Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
oo9E OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Arm ., 1926.
PANAMA MISSION
| Speech ct MIR. RIyrs nc ~.

the o,I,. .,.t;. are The pTincip0i, If no
oniy SUBJECTS IN which our participation was do
sned ny The States who invited our ,,,on,,,'.,a
e ohSiess oil Panama. In the extract - :,
feao 10 Tie committee, from the letter of 81,
eN'c"h Ninister, he expressly STYLES tbar, 3D.
we P!Wctpal subjects" for consultation viii
e - ana indeed they are the onlv subec,s
M;s;i. W "''h' II Is true that the Colombian
o,ber s,h;Sse IN loose and general way, some
~, SUBJECTS winch might engage the attention -,
'he y. D. In the Congress Of Panam. p., VI y.
u"ehs on these two with particular and emnba,;ra,
e'"es,hess, n " points of great intercs, ,, IL, t
! immediate utility 10 the American S,,,es H.,
"'"aF WIN Spain,' and strongly arpcars - ,he
cooperation OF this Government in rsIa,;,,, "'e
them. IA relation 10
-o.. WIN now proceed TO show that there i, every
| ,easoh 10 believe, from what has aIre,dy ...I
between our Government and m. S,.n;aI .
can "ates' that the result OF our particir ,,io il;
| 'Gese SUBJECTS at the Congress of Panap, ,iu ho
/ he auopion oi measures endangerino the f,,,,ro
peace o. the country. Sir, the priacinle os rsssN
| lance oy force, Is already agreed upon. No,L;n,
einah' Out TO ADJUST the details connected with iIs
H'' ana 10 consummate the atuierstonai,,g
a1 mas 'heauy taken place by entering into for
~ IN me very pregnant extract from
the letter OF the Mexican minister 90 III =
nave already had occasion twice 10 refer. be s,vs
80 "he powers OF America are Of accord ms IN ye
'S'u"ee' oehoves them " 10 discuss The moan.
5n"s W mar resistance all possible force and
10 determine by previous concert, in wba, mode
ps.' is'o lend lis cooperation; and we
s '"r"ea 10 'he Congress at Panama for the pur-
- a.. es upon ms discussion, and airang-
ms 'ie terms oil this concert or system of co-ons
| ration Now letus see what rho C,I..t;.
Munster says" The manner in which all coIoni-
| Aa''oh VI European powers ON the American con-
A' sH"ii De resisted aud their interference in the
t.eseh' contest between Spain and her former CO.
iuo'eii.eu' are other points of great ijite-
rest we're IT proper eventual alliance. in ra.a
{, ems shonia occur, whichis within the
range oil possibilities, and the treaty of which mn
use should be made until the casvS f,,,.s sho,',,
happen, 10 remain secret: or if this should 60 49,.
mature, convention so anticipated would he
u'iie eht means to secure the same end of nreven,
ing foreign influence. This is a matter of ;mncd;
u'e W.!"y 10 the American States that are al war
WIN SPAN, and as an accordance Nth the re
re aeo'u'dfions and protests of the cabinet
al Uashngtoa. The conferences held On ,h;s
subject being confidential, would increase ,,,,,a,
ichoship' and promote the respective interests of
the parties. The Secretary of State, in his an
sWer 10 'hese letters, does not express disse,,
rom me propositions or statements contained in
them; from which will no. arsue al,bon,,, 7
do 60 with great piansibikty, that he is to be
~AaI. as asserting 10 the particular measure
| % RoHcy, suggested in the extract last road D.,
tiers undertake TO state matters of far, rho o,n;;
'he secretary to qualify deny is a full admis
a'on VI 'heh' III Is rule of familiar applicaton
~ me investigation of evidence in private ron,oyer
sies' That whatever is affirmed by one Marty i, ,b.
Vi the olher, and not denied is considered
as admitted by the latter, and has all the efFsc,
~ PoS''ire CONFESSION against him. Now what
letter 10 Mr. Clay "The powers of Ame1;c. ~ ms
Guiding the u. S. ofcourse) are of occor5 ~,
resistance" The Colombian Minister. after sps~
eeslihg particular measure to secure tho 80,
us 0 the parties IN this resistance saws stTbis
Is IN accordance ,cith the repeated declayo,;ons
ana protests Of the cabinet at JVdshi1gto1., Mr.
LAY does not gainsay either of these assertions
anu ~oeS therefore IN effect, admit them to be true
s"' we nave direct and positive evidence
upon tlis SUBJECT, under the hand of the Secret,v
himself. La our diplomatic intercourse ,,i,h 49,
spanish American States, he has treated and beLj
our 10 them certain vague and oracular expre,~
siohs In message of the late President as =
P'edSe' on the part OF The United States. NOT IN
permit any interference with the European powers
Ia the war between them and the mother countrr.
mem ourinS the last SUNNI r, a Fresh flee, ap-
t,. u, tue '" est Indies. with the supposed
uesisn oil taking possession of the Islands of Cuba
and Porto Rico, and an appeal was made n nc
"y 'hose States TO interpose in their behalf Mr.
NidS REQUIRED 10 this " memorable pEedre !" az he
expressly calls it, and in fullment and nrsc,icoI
recognition OF 1t as pledge an fact. he wrote ,o
Mr. Brown, our Minister 10 France. ins,ruc,;n =
MN 10 say 10 that Government that we Is could
not consent TO the occupation of those Islands he
"iy i1ur oPe"h power other than Spain, under an '
contingency whatever" He afterwards communal.
cateo copy OF this letter 10 Mr. Poinseu. on,
ninister to Mexico, ana authorized him TO read
~ 10 me J"nefionarieS Of that goUeyn1,eut ms nm
] MfcTPTetati00 Of our policy toward the States NJ
/ Spanish America, and /" ,ofat tce mere Drenayed
to de- in their behalf II this proceeding does mo-,
commit The Executive of the United States. (so
lar as they have power to decide the question \ to
the point OF resistance, upon the happening OF a
certain event, j am utterly at a loss TO conceiyo
| what could have such an effect
We have heretofore seen that Our AIini,e, -
Mexico, acting under the authority Of and in ,,,a
sumed obedience 10, the Secretary of STATE had
stated 10 that Government, g that the United state.
bau PfeGged themselves not TO permit anv third
power to interfere either with the Independence NJ
form oil Government of the new States ,, Ru, a..
are now told by the Secretary that the United
","!es nave MADE no such pledge;' Or as he ex-
! plains himself, have " contracted no eyoogc
meHt" to tia, effect Sir, never supposeJ sb,,
any treaty had been entered into with these states
! ~ which we were bound to MAINTAIN tbe;r ;da
pendence aud this IS all that the assertion of ,b
! Secretary Of State amounts to. Ii does M, cor
uadlct the idea that Oiciai decIaratious have bee
naue' and formal assurances or support rive, to
these governments in the name of the H. state
ST. II is impossible tor any man TO examine the
Documents before US with an impartial eve. and
disguise from himself the fact, that it is tbnc
perfectly understood ndGgreed between the de
plomailc unctionafes Of this and the Spanish A,ns
ican Governments, that all America is 10 mai.
a common cause in maintaining by force the doc
.ri"e' OF new public code, which Mr. Clay, feel
,"s ,n.' rev things require new names) calls 90 in
ter-continental'' not International law anil 49,
purpose for which we arc summoned to the Con