Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-05-13
From the Scioto Gazette.
PANAMA MISSION


The press Of other matters having hi.
thcrto put it out of our power to notice
the various documents connected with
the mission to Panama, we think we cam
not do better than TO extract the follow.
ing brief view oil their contents, FOR which
we are indebted to late number of the
Detroit Gazette After deserved com.
plimen; to the Presidents Message, the
Editor proceeds TO epitomise the docu-
ments as follows :---
accompanying the message was q
note from Mr.. Clay, Secretary OF State,
with which he transmitted several docu-
ments of The kind called for by the reso-
luton Of the House Of Representatives
on the 5th February. The first is OF
considerable length and Of great interest
lit contains extracts of letter from
Mr.. Adams, Secretary OF State. TO Mr..
Anderson, Minister Plenipoen,ary to
Colombia, dated 9Th May, 1888 and is
an able review of the course pursued by
our government. in regard TO the, contest
between the South American patriots,
and Spain--it enumeralcs the objects to
which the attention of the new Republics
should be called, and the principles
which are to govern 10 our negotiations
with them. Among the important his
torical facts contained in this docume nt,
the intentions of the Holy Alliance in
respect to the South American States,
in 1918, arc noticed.-In abiding to the
recognition Of the independence of Bue-
nos Ayres, as proposed by our govern
ment to that OF Great Britain, Mr.. Adams
Says The British Government declined
accepting the proposal themselves, with.
out, however, expressing any dlsappro-
baton Of it; without discussing il as a
measure Of principle, aud without as
signing any reason for the refusal, other
than it did not then suit with their policy.
1t became sabject Of consideration at
the deliberations OF the Congress OF AK
La Chapelle, in October, 1918. There
js reason to believe that it disconnected
projects which were then entertained OF
engaging the European Alliance in ac-
tual operations against the South Ameri-
cans, as it is we'll known that plan for
their joint mediation between Spain and
her Colonies, for restoring them 10 her
authority, was actually matured, and f.
nally failed at that place, only by the re-
fpsal Of Great Britain to accede 10 the
condition Of employing force eventually
against the South Americans, for its &C.
complishment. Some dissatisfaction
was manifested by several members Of
the Congress Of AK La ChapelIe, a, this
ayowal on the part Of the United States,
Of their readiness to recognize the iudc-
pendence Of Buenos Ayres.'
:" The second, third, and fourth docu.
ments, are from the Ministers Of the go.
vernmen,s Of Colombia, Mexico, and
Central America-they are dated in Mo-
vember, 1895, and are the formal invi.
tations to our government, to send Com
,nissioners to the Congress at Panama;
aud each contains an explicit decIasa.
ton that il is not the intention of the
South American powers TO require any
act from our representatives at that Con-
gress, that will in the least compromit
our neutrality or harmony with other ma
tons. The fifth and sixth documents,
are answers Of Mr. Clay to the invitations
OF the South American Ministers, dated
IN November and December last, in
which he communicates the intention Of
the Executive to accept the invitation.
Apart Of which will be found in our first