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

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1sadt "a S.nots IF the United States
on the Panama .his"oa.

x-n,n,nfs 10 them REFEREED. 10 prove Niat
IL, State. ulia originated tlir prnlect %
.h,s fn,rr,sa. and stfl.d the at,.cts
.ta,n,r f,r IL deliberations, aud Who m"-t
.,uaLsl,, haee sir,'.dy adjusted " thu pre-
iim;nsry rules .f that assemble viii I'd
mil. "a r., MATTERS of discussion, an, dhrf
.hsu thnre uineh they themselves ht,. 81
pr,,io,-ls announced. Should tbis b. I'll.
cas-, the degraded position ~hirh thu U
nit,d States II st thrn uccapy dtl. C"n-
cr.ss must bs apparent to all NIihoui
s0,rriing further, however, At this nu",
IL this consideration. The Committee will
enter into the .xaln,natIon of the several
topics sngg, si.d by the y esldent -
th sugh ihr discnssien Of ihrpn was mat
Ger sattlpd aud already sgrr"d.
TIL. 6rsi uflhrse subjects stated ny the
Presided, - i" The establishment uf prin-
cit,l-s of iiberal commercial intercourse.
Thu motives fur dr>irlug this sr" stated TO
b., that " the Sonth.ra American ustiOns,
IN ih-irinly,cuur-. With the Unit-d States,
have som-t,n-s unaffected dispositions To
reserve a right Of granting speci II fayars
aud privileges To thu Span,sb nation. At III"
price Jf ih.ir recognition At othrr., they
have actually established duties dnd lnpo-
siiions. oleratiIg unfavorahy Ia III. Unl-
ted States, To thr advantage of European
Powers and snnIrtim"s thy have appear
sd 10 CONSIDER that they might interchange,
among thrn.,lvrs, mu'uai concessions #
exclusive fa,or, ~ which neither European
Powers unr the United States should be
admitted
In considering these yeasons, II cannot
escape the nbssrssilnn OF any, that. inInan
if.sting dis3ostit MS tn establish such com
tr.1c.ai relations. the Southern 4 nsrican
Eatinus must have been actuatrd hy thr
only motive that ever operates either up.
Oh nations or individuals, III egar1 III their
mrre conmrrri1 ntei~aurse---a desire
fairly to advance their 0Nn interests, aud a
belief that they could by such means pru-
pefly accomplish tai, end. H.. IN tins be-
lief these nations are right, then the Uni-
ted States can scarccl, be ,I.wed as ac-
ting towards them IN that spirit Of gene
nous kindness aud frat.rual friendship, Tiny
hav. .pruf,ssed, wren they would strive IL
induce them To establish ~ liberal prncl.
pies, such As would be- injurious Ia the NJ
tprrsts af these southern nations them
s+l,rs. Aud. II they are wong, II seems
10 this committee. thai the task of tXhhl.
ting their errors, may be- much better per.
Formed. as hitherto ii bath be'n, by par,i-
enlar discussions with .ach separately,
than By general demonstrations made 10
all, assembled as a Congress.
The interests of commerce are necessa-
rily peculiar, they grow out oi numerous
LII ali ,,Ii-
mate, -popula i'm, manners. customs, md
other CAUSES, no one Ut which exists alike
IN any two cations nn the globe. Few
general prIncipes, therefore, can r,et APP
ply, with equal truth. TO 81 many peculiar
tiles aud such 10 do 50 apply, need mol
the sanctlon uf solemn compact IL give
chem effect. They may be very safely
'copfded Ia the natural disposition of man,
promptly 10 discover, aud eagerly to al
vance, his own best interests.
Whd,s, er dlsposltlons then may have
been ,naustotrd hf the Southern Nations
Of America, This Committee thlnk that
their effects, both npou themselves and the
Uullrd States, will constitute subjects
much more lit for s"phrat. discussions with
each. than OF general investigation before
all And the Cumrnltt.p are the more
conirined IN ths apinlon, by The assurance
given by the President, IN his message,
thE I'm most of these cases, their rsgu-
lallOns unttyerabir 10 ms, have already
yleldfd To friendly exposlu!ai,on aud re-
monst' ance," and, by the fact that the
treaties recently concluded hetnern these
States, ceniam cypress stipnlaiione, that,
Ia a :.
any treaty will Span, nr any other nation,
70 thu prejudice os their Independence,
but Ia nIdl1'dln al all tunes, their mutual
Interests. with I'll" dignl,i aud energy pro-
per To free AID independents States.
II lsirus a difference Of opinon appears
20 sxlst, al present, between thr uul,.d
States and one of ths new Rep, bIics 1t A.
merlca, 10 relation 10 sinsl" principle If
tbelr commercial intercourse. When thu
S"na'e recnllect, however, that treaties
have hreu already concluded between the
United Sfstrs and thia. others nf these
hpphbFts, III cach VI which treaties Tins
poni has been srttlrd, rs the Cmlrd States
the,rsrlfe, think right, the Commits, be-
lleve that ihaSrnate viii concur with them
IN The opinion. that II ~ much hert4 Ia
continue the discussion Of tins subj ct, with
the discerning State stngIy. urging upon
hrr IA" .Xsmpl, III her sister States, chan
20 put IN hazZard the snpulalioas alrra,!,
secured, hy voluntarily .ntsllug into an
"Tamlnat,an of then exprdiency, before
ths contemplated Congress.
&" The ronsrntaneuus adoption of princi.
plies OF martini" u,utraluy. favorable TO
the navigation of peae. aud commerce la
tune ut war" IS the n.st Object Which in
the opinion OF the President, should " also
form subject nf consideration To this
Congress In relation TO this, so far as IL
regards the commerce of peace, the Com
nhItlee have already expressed their npin.
ion aud, ~ Ear as it is intended tn settle
the rules of war, AZ applicable 10 nayisa.
lion, the Committee will only remark. that