The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-06

! III equity. And M epnmoDl suhjrsf now re-
/ mains nf sufficient magnitude TO require a
: movement 81 new and important as the
! assembling of a Congress of all the Anne
rlcan Nations, which cannot bui Excite si's-
/ plcion and Jealousy IN the other hemisphere
aud might so affect inJnrously tie inter
est. nf the new States themselves.
Should this happy state of things ever
change, the hsrIy interest which the UNI
ted States have ever taken 10 the welfare
of these their sister soSerelgnlies. ought IL
be reg rded BY them as The surest pieds",
that ne canuut be indifferent 10 ami thing
TINT concerns them. An eye the most
vrsilant we shall ever d rect 10 their pros
psrlly the appearance of the fist 81 I'D,
rising IN obs ure its light, will be anuonnc
ed IL then and the United States viii
then manifest the deep interest when they
feel IN the elevation aud happiness ot all
the Nations of lhr New " Grid.
When such an event shall occur, the L.
niled States will probably be the first to
solicit the assembling Congres. of Anne.
richn States, aud the invitations which
/ they shall then give To others 10 be there
represented, will be such az their friend
ship aud respect shall dictate, and upon
/ terms which the most fair and liberal prn-
ciples Of pulley require. The same, this
! committee have no dosbt, would have
been the character of the inyltatI0n given
| To the United States. upon this occasion, if
! the new States of America, when they
conceived or matured the scheme for as
sembling the Congress at Panama, had
entertained the most remote idea that the
| United States either would Or ought to be
there represented. All tbe conventions
concluded between these States, however,
prove, beyond doubt, that wen at the date
Of the most recent of all heir conpacts,
none Others were expected or desired TO
| be representedat this Congress but the
States of America who had formerly been
colonies Of Spain, aud who were then en-
gagged in WAT with that power. That the
great OBI Get Of this Congress was, to ad just
between themselves he most eiftctual
means Of conducting tbs war To the most
speedy and happy conclusion; aud that
the presence Of no ntItrol State could,
therefore, be anticipated.
Before they conclude their report, the
| committee beg leave to remark, that the
intimation given by the President, in his
first message to the Senate, that this mea-
sure in which he had thought proper to
| take no step, before ascertalning that his
opinion of its exppdlency would concur
with that Of both branches ofthe Ltgisla
ture, was, nevertheless "deemcd by him
TO be within the conPetetcy Ofthe Execu-
tive" did not escape thelr observation
But, rs the correctness of this opinion, en-
tertalned or expressed ty the President,
will constitute proper matter for the de-
liberation and decision of the Senate,
when they shall enter upon the considera-
ton of a resolution now lying on their Ia
Bile, and not referred t. this committee,
they did not believe that they were au-
thorised. by the Senate, to consider this
subject, The Committee, therefore. for
heAl from saying an, thing in relation
thereto.
The committee feel most sensihIy, the
embarrassing sltuationin which they are
placed. On the one hand, the duty which
! they owe to themselves, and to the Senate,
aud to The President, requiring that they
should examine fully aud freely the mea
sure proposed, and shDuld state the rea-
| SOh alldt iSu W btlh t'INluolbll3 WHICH, ivy
felt themselves hount to adopt. On the
other, they were wei aware, that the "a
dopton of this conclIsion ADD the assign
ment of the reason which propuced it,
might contribute no. a little TO embarrass
the President, whose acceptance of the
invitation given, was already announced
| Placed in this delicate situation, after be-
slowing upon the subject the most mature
consideration, believing it to he u sacred
duty which the Senate owed to the SOW
erelen States that they here represent, II
exercise the Constitutional power conferred
| upon them, by examining at this time, ey-
cry feature OfthS new project, and d, cid
lns upon its expediency or inexped!ency,
as 10 them mint, seem right, the commit
tee could not hesitate 10 disclose all the
views in relation 10 this important matter,
in order that thes-, being fully exhibited
to the Senate, ILight be, by them, either
| adopted or corrected. The committee
were induced TO adopt this course with
less reluctance, by the assurance given By
the President, that, until he could be aid
ed by the advice and consent of the Sc
nate, he would take no step TO carry the
measure which he had proposed into eject.
Most willingly would the committee re-
commend to the Senate to abstain from
pronouncng any opinion upon this now
delicate subject, If they could permit them
selves to propose to this body "A derelIc-
| ton OF It's bounden duty, or the adoption
Of any course, that might lead it 10 shrink
from its high rcsponslbity But con,inc-
ed that the Senate had the right, and were
bound To decide directly, upon the expedi-
ency of this new scheme, without limiting
their declsiol to the mere nominations IN
cidentalIy connected with il and conyinc-
ed that the project itseIf, siewed in any light
was highly nexpedent, at this time; the
committee thought it better 10 exhibit these
their views, and 70 advise the exnresssinn