Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-04-08

the nomination and appointment to otii-
ces of diplomatic character, only, eH-
listing by virtue OF international laws
and does not authorize the nomination
and appointment (under the name OF
Minis,ers) of Representatives to an AS
sembly of Nations, like the proposed
Congress OF Panama, who, from the ma
ture Of their appointment, must be mere
deputies, unknown to the law oil nations'
and without diplomatic character or prl-
vilcge.
Resolved, That the power OF forming
or entering IN any manner whatever IN
to new political associations, or coniede-
racies,. belongs to the people oil the y.
States in their sovereign character; be-
ing one of the powers which, not having
been delegated to the government, IS re-
served to the states or people; and that
it is not within the constitutional power
of the Federal Government TO appoint
Deputies or Representatives OF any de-
scription, to represent the United States
at the Congress of Panama, or to parli-
cipaie in the elaboration, or discussion,
or recommendation or acts OF that Con-
gress.
Res 9lped, AS the opinion Of the SEN
ale, that (waving the question OF consti-
tutional power) the appointment OF De-
puties TO the Congress al Panama, by the
United States, according TO the invita-
ton given, and its conditional acceptance,
would be departure from that wise and
settled policy, by which the intercourse
of The United States with foreign nations
has hitherto been regulated, and may
endanger the friendly relations which
now happily exis between US and the
Spanish American States, by creating
expectations that arrangements will be
entered into by us, at that Congress,
which the Senate could not rstliy, and OF
which the people of the United States
would not approve.
| Resolued, That the advantage OF The
| proposed mission TO the Congress OF Pa
mama, (if aliainable,) would, IN the opin-
! ion OF the Senate, be better obtained with
out such hazard, by the attendance OF
one of our present Ministers, near eIlher
of the Spanish governments, authorized
to express the deep Interest we feel IN
their prosperity, and instructed fully to
explain, (when requested3 the great
principles of our policy, but without be-
| ing member of that Congress, and
. without power TO commit the U. States
, to any stipulated mode OF enforcing
those principles in any supposed or pos
sible state OF the world. And on the
question to agree thereto, it was deter
! mined in the negative. Yeas l9-Nays
i24.
! On the question to agree to the rese-
luton reported by he committee on Fo-
reign Relations, 10 the following words:
F" Resotved, That it is nor expeden,,
at this time, for the United States TO send
any ministers to the Congress OF Ameri-
can nations assembled a, Panama"
1t was determined in the negative.
| Yeas-Messrs. Benton, Branch, Ber-
rien, Chandler, Cobb, Dick, rson, Eaton,
Findlay, Hayne, Holmes, Kane, King,
Macon, Randolph, Rowan, Van Buren,,
White, Williams, Woodbury-le.
Nays-Messrs Barton, Bell, Boulig-
my, Chambers, Chase, Clayton, Edwards,
| Harrison, Hendricks, johnson, OF Ken.
Johnson of Lou. knight, Lloyd, Marks,
Mills, Noble, Robbins, Rnggles, Sand
ford, Seymour, Smith, Thomas, Van
Dyke, Wiliey-24.
| On motion by MIR. Chase, that the
committee be dischargcd from the fur
Their consideration of the message of the
| President of the United States, OF Goth
December last, nominating Richard &.
Anderson, John Sergeant, and William
b. Rochester, to the appointments there
in mentioned, twas determined in the
atiirmative-Ayes So Nays 6.
On motion by Mr.. Chandler, that it
being now ten minutes pas, 10 O'Clock,
the Senate do adjourn. Determined in
| the negative. Yeas l5-Nays 80.
On motion by MIR. Mills, that the Sc
nate proceed to consider the nominations
Of Richard c. Anderson, &c. j, was de-
termned in the affirmative. Yeas 25--
Nays 10.
On the question, Will the Senate
consent and advise 10 the appointment of
! RICHARD c. ANDERSON, i, was deter
mined in the affirmative. Yeas o.
Nays IL.
Ycas-Messrs. Barton, Bell, Benton,
Boligny, Cham bers, Chase, Clayton, Ed
wards, Harrison, Hendricks, Johnson Of
Ky. Johnson Lou. Kane, knight, Lloyd,
Marks, Mills, Noble, Reed, Robbins,
Ruggles, Sanford, Seymour, Smith,
Thomas, Van Dyke, Wiley ~.