Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-05-13

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against the South Aner leans, for It's &C.
comp lishmenl. Some dissatisfaction
was manifested by several members of
the Congress at AK La Chspelle, at this
avoaa. Oh the part OF the United States,
Of their .eadiness TO recognize the inde-
pendence oil Buenos Ayres.
The reconquest in the campaign of
1919, OF New Grenada to The Patriot
cause, was Immediately followed by the
formation OF the Republic Of Colombia,
consisting OF three great divisions OF the
preceding Spanish Government, Vene-
zuela, Cundinamarca and Quito. II
was soon succeeded by the dissolution o.
Spanish authority in Mexico; by the
revolution in Spain itself; and by the
miliarp operations which resulted in the
Declaration of Independence in Peru.
In November, 1920, was concluded the
armistice between The Generals Morillo
and Bolivar, together with subsequent
Treaty, stipulating that in case of re-
newal of The war, the parties would abb
stain from all hostilities and practices
not consistent with the modern Law OF
Nations, and the humane maxlms CT CT.
vilization. In February, 1921, the par
tial independence Of Mexico was pro
claimed Ygoaia; and in August of the
same year was recognized by the Span
Iish Vice-Roy and. Captain General
O'Donoju at Cordova.
The formation OF the Republic Of Co.
lombia, by The fundamental law OF l7th
December, 1919, was notified 10 this Co.
verpment, by lis Agent, the late Don
Manuel Torres, on The 20ih OF February,
1921, with request that it might be re-
cognized by the Government of the
United States, and proposal Tor the ne
go,iations of Treaties of Commerce aud
Navigation, founded uAon the bases Of
reciprocal utility and herfect equality,
as the mos, elhcaclous means OF strength
ening and increasing the relations OF ami
ty between the two Republics.
The request end proposal were re
newed in a letter from Mr.. Torres, OF
the 3o,h OF November, 1921, aud again
repeated on the Cd day OF January, 1922.
In The interval, since the first demand,
the General Congress Of the new Repub-
lie had assembled, and formed CoDsti-
tuition, founded upon the principles OF
popular representation, and divided into
Legislative, Executive, and judicial au.
tnori,ies. The Govcrnm under this
Constitution had been organized, and
was in foil operation; while, during the
same period, the principal remnant OF
the Spanish force had been destroyed by
The battle OF Carabobo, aud its last frag-
mems were confined to the TWO places oil
Porto Cabelio and Panama.
Under these circumstances, resolu
ton OF the House OF Representatives OF
The u. s. Oh the 30h OF January, 1922,
requested of the President 10 lay be-
fore The House, the communications
from the Agents of the United States,
with the Governments South of the Unit
cd States, which had declared their in
dependence and those from the Agents
Of such Governments here, with the Sc
crelsry OF State, tending 10 shew the po-
litical condition of their Governments,
and the State of the war between them
and Spain. In transmitting to the
House the papers called for by this re-
solution, the President, by his Message
OF Slh March, 1922, declared his own
persuasion that the time had arrived
when, in strict conformity 10 the law oil
nations, and in The fulGlment of the du-
ties of equal and impartial plstice to ali
parties, the acknowledgements OF the in
dependence declared by the Spanish
American Colonies could no longer be
Withheld. Both Houses of Congress
having almost unanimously eoncurred
with these views of the President, an APP
propristion ives made by law, (4,h May.
1920 for such missions 10 the indepen-
dent Nations on the American Continent,
as the Presiden, should deem proper.
On the day after the Presidents Mes
sage of the 9th of March, the Spanish
Minister Ahduaga, addressed tothis De-
partment a remoHsirance agans, the
measure which it recommended, and a
solemn protest against the recognition OF
The Governments mentioned, Of the IN.
surgent Spanish Provinces OF America.
He was answered on the 6th of April,
by letter recapitulating the circum-
stances under which the Government
of the United States had "yielded TO an
g obligation, of duty Of the highest order,
"by recognizing, as Independent States,
Z" Nations which, after deliberately as
" sorting their right to that character, had
F" maintained and established it agains, all