Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-03-23

The purport of these treaties, was mentioned
by d. Gual only in general terms, but ne said
| that MIR. Salazar would be authorized 10 COM
municate copies of them to this government
and eventually to propose that the United
States should acceGe to them or take part IN
the system, which it was their purpose to ORR
pinate In January last, about the same time
when Dr.. Qua! was making this confidential
communication to Mr.. Todd, we learn by des-
patches from MIR. Forbes, that Mr.. Mosquera
was al Buenos Ayres, and had made his propo-
sails of negotiation 10 the government there
Mr. Forbes speaks doubtnlly oil his prospects
of success The general intention, but not the
| specific purport of the treaties had also been
communicatedby Mr.. Mosquera TO Mr.. Forbes.
But the Colombian Minister had been more
confidential with Mr.. Provost, who, in a des-
patch dated the l4th of December last, states
that he had obtained a sight OF the original
treaty. He describes it in preceding letter,
as treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive,
containing'a pledge from each OF the contract
ing parties, to send deputies to the lsthmus,
within limited time, for the double purpose
Of effectin an union in support OF representa-
tive system throughout, and OF preventing par
tial associations with any one of the Powers in
Europe. An agent, (he adds) has gone to
Mexico with the same object, and 1t is in con-
temptation, as soon as the several treaties shall
be ratified by Colombia, to invite representa-
tation f ON the United States, TO preside at a
meeting intended to assimi!ate the politics OF
the south with those OF the north;" and In a
letter of l4th December, after having seen the
treaty, he says, SIT embraces in the most ex-
press terms, the several objects to which al
luded, together with stipulation not to enter
into partial arrangements with Spain, and not
TO listen to overtures on her part, unaccompa-
MED with an acknowledgment Of the indepeu-
dence of all"
M. Provost, as we'll as Dr. Gual entewains
higher expectations of the success of this ne
gotiation a. Buenos Avres, than Mr.. Forbes.
Mr.. Provost thinks that it must succeed, altho'
the Government of Buenos Ayres is secret,
averse to it, and implicated in secret intrlgues
with the Portuguese Government and General
LIE Cor, for confederacy of different charac
ter. Dr. Gual told Mr.. Todd that proposals
had been made by the Portuguese Government
at Lisbon, TO Colombia, for general confede-
racy Of all, America, North and South, together
with the Constitutional Governments OF Portn-
gal and Spain as a counlerpoise 10 the Euro
pean Holy Alliance; but he said they had been
rejected On account Of their European aspect
Loose and indefinite projects Of the same kind
have been presented by the present Portuguese
Government to US, but they have never been
considered even as objects of deiberation
Brazil has declared its own Independence Of
Portugal, and constituted itself into an Empire
with an Emperor al its head. General lie
Cor has lost the real command Of his own ar
my, and has been, or cannot fail shortly to be
compelled 10 embark, with all his European
Portuguese troops, for Lisbon. Then will
come the question between Buenos Ayres and
Brazil, for Monte yideo and the Oriental Band
OF La Plata
Of this mighty movement in human affairs,
mighlier far than that Of the downfall Of the
Roman Empire, heUnited States NAV continue
to be, as they have been hitherto, the tranquil,
but deeply attentive spectators They may,
also. in the various yicissitudes, by which 1t
mus. be followed, be called 10 assume more
active and leading part in'its progress. Float
ing. undgested purposes of this great Amerl-
can confederation, have been for sometime fer
menting in the imaginations OF many specula-
tive statesmen, nor i. the idea 10 be disdainful-
" rejected, because It's magnitude may appal
the understanding Of politicians accustomed to
The more minute, but more complicated ma
chinery Of contracted political standard.
So far as the, proposed Colombian contedera-
CIV has for its object combined system Of total
and unqualified Independence of Europe, to the
exclusion Of all partial compositions, OF any
one of the emancipated colonies, with Spain,
it will have the entire appreciation and good
wishes Of the United States, but will require
no special agency Of theirs to carry itinto effect
SO far as its purposes may be to concert
general system of popular representation for
the government of the several independent
States which are floating from the wreck OF the
Spanish power in America, the United States
will still cheer it with their appreciation, and
speed with their good wishes its success.
And so far as its objects may be to accom-
2lish meeting, at which the United States
should preside, to assimilate the politics OF the
South with those of the North, more partrcu-
lar and definite view Of the end proposed by this
design, and of the means by which II is to be
effected, will be necessary to enable us to deter
mine upon our concurrence with 1t. An agent
from France, named Molten, and MIR. Lorich,
the Consul General of Sweden in the United
States, arrived at Bogota IN January last Or.
Gual told Mr. Todd that Molten had no letters
or avowed powers, though he had intlmated he
was there by authority; that he was considered
as SPY Oh behalf of faction in France. HE
had insinua,ed that The United States were m
Ruenced 6y interested notices. III recognizing the
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