Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-05
CoMGREs sroNAr.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
April 6, 1926.
PAN 4 MA MISSION
Speech Of Mr.. RIvEs Of Ia .o.,,,,

IN the assurances of the President, ia, {. 30 IN;
a"ees VIII be contracied,'' and. in g.ner,I H.,
ing WIZ De done incompatible with our men.
&. OF, importing hostility TO Europe. =
al, 81, 10 'i'hss may be done which would com
a.. VIC iu'ufe peace of this country. and yer M,
amount 10 an alliance or bjolofjon c ,,,,t.'.I;
~, VI an act ~ hostility 10 Europe. have en-
urea TO SHOW, and hope have shown. ,o
VIC SUBSECTION OF the committee that IN. ,peos,,ra.
"oses'eu by the President himself. have n ,I;,ec,
70, " commit the peace of the country. ard
80 e~"Ho' pe said that they constitute an ALI
y 10 Europe. The President has ci,en
Interpretation of the meaning of his decI,rs-
uio'''hs subject, by recommending measures
~ u"que>uonable tendency il is TO commit ,be
VI ,ne nation, In certain CONTINGENCIES. n,
! or,a-;.9 '"te mat he disclaims all intention nj
Itto mig a!Iance-, or OF doing any thine
""''" YOU'D be incompatible with our neu,raIi,, g
or import hostility TO Europe Sir ] 40 not
;fues'ioh me integrity and good faith of the Pre-
,'"en' declarations. | am not afraid tina, y. IN
'e""S 70 "eeetue as; but tie consequences may bs
equally ia'a, 1t IRE Geceioc o,ySeires. lie, US NOT
our eyes against the light, because it NAV dis
- " "s unweicome dangers. Let us take The
OF Tie President in the sense in which
1'' were made. Let as understand tbe,, =. 10
Understands them; and, when so understood ,bov
the nation 'OI 'he peace oil
Bat, it is said, if we have no security in ,bs 10
ciafations OF the President, we have rcf,ne
wHch cannot iIil us, in the SUPERVISING ro,ya,f
NI;.:' over whatever may be done by our
a. 'i:a'na. SIT, in the ordinary case of
treaty, negotiated lcithom ,yepio,,c ,aoe1,j,,,
''oH 'o"h the Senate, this might he N In s,.l,
.sse the senate would be free to act. uron 4, s,,r
Jee'' submitted, for the first time to tbeir co.,;
uerauon, according to the views which ,L. ocno
- tHon' suggest; but, in the present instance
Icy are consulted 6eJorehGnd-thev are fuJlv An,
1850: -! !"e ooJects ard views with which the
The, ed-and' with all this information,
my give IL their unqualified sanction. IJ,les
IS circumstances, would they not stand coy,-
''t'G"' 10 TatiIy any measure which should lsi,i
""'ely spring from the objects and views thar hal
oeeh mus aro~ed TO them? think, sir, ,bey ~
questlonably would VA
we must then, in deciding upon the measure
~ 70 our consideration, ool, 10 its pyoJa-
e'ss- .ss sSsaGte results. Gs--tiE1aisG AMI q {
results Sir, this mission is the first SfcD, in a
new scheme of foreign policy, which, if taken.
VIII draw after it the adoption of the whole system
we are now called upon, therefore, TO decide
detnHUety, whether we will give our sanction 10
this new system. il is well known TO The members
oil this committee, that there are two distinct plans
OF policy in regard 10 our South American neigh
hours, each of which has its advocates and suDnor-
ters The one proposes TO conduct cur intercourse
with them upon principles of the utmost liberali
ty and kindness, but at the same lime, to avoid
! embarrassing political c0pneri92la,' with them
The other, pretending that it sees some moral an
physical necessity which binds together in one
common fate, the desiinies of North and South
America, aims 10 unite them, by The ties Of more
intimate association, under one grand riS uian-
TIC conJedsTdcy, in imitation of the bright eyem-
I'iar OF the Holy Alliance of Europe The for
iner is the system of Washington, the Father NJ
ms 1ointry-oi the saGes and parrots of the rev
o!uiion -ot the statesmen of the early and purer
eras OF the Republic. The latter is the system of
| new school" of politicians. II is the svs,en,
adopted by the present Administration, and is pTe-
seh'ed 10 Us under specous name, Appealing al
once to the pride of seli-ove, and the svmDatbie.
OF an imaginary kindfsd. 1t Is called the .fn,cyi
| Gun system
Sir, as this American system owes its o,jrin r.
the present Secretary OF State / cannot do bsr,l
than furnish an explanation of ii in the words o
ilat gentleman himself In speech made bv hin,
on .,'s hoot IN 1920, he gave Us the first oi1Eu
e t"'S 49, T"" '2ncepfton Of an Amcricrn pOHcg
he would give, couIs i. -: ', ""'' =
tages Of pursuing the cours," ee'"'e we "tF"A
ID our power to create sysfem o. 'p 'I ~ = J.
~ be the centre and in which all South IN sNa
act wi,hus." "Imagiae the vas; power '' ~ W
t,ro continents, aud the value of the iniercour
between Ncm, when shall have a populaii,
We, of forty AID they OF seventy millions. In relate
va TO South America, the People OF tie Unit
led, States viii occupy the same position, - the Pc
hi pe OF n sw England do to the rest Of the Unit
.i,"I States" 1--WE shall be the centre OF syStt
which would constitute the Tdilyjng point Of b
riff Inan freedom against all the despotsin OF the
with world Le'(us 20 longer watch the nod Of a
European Politician. Let Us become real and Il
ry. 4acricGus, aid place ourselves al The head Of
- .fnericuH sV$em." How freely these princir
hate been introduced into our diplomacy since
. Cr accession Of theprssent Secretary TO the Dep;
il.n ntnt OF Foreign Ah,irs, and how cfectually &
into hive been instlAed by i'm into the minds oi
rs representative ahoad tie following extracts r
"a despatch Of Mr.. PoiBett, orr Minister TO Me
y the leo, afford abundant prof: d" first objected to
nd exception in favour Of he American nations.
'''op merly Spanish possessions, Tie ground, that
~ distractions ought tobe made between any Of
sive members OF the grc0 .11lericdH JdHiifg; that
Britain having asseusd to such provision, OF
not 90 influence ~ United States because
RcpUtHcs IF .anIrica trere HBited BIZ one
'''" the same interest, and that IL was the n,ere.
the EHTopcan Pow,rs TO cause such distinction
be made, as would divide il into small confed
ces, and. it possible, 90 prevent us from so unit
half a. TO present one font against the GitcmpI
,sJL. Europe UpOn our Republican institutions. Z
p may II might therefore have been considered by
"ihe British PlenpoteuiAries important 10 lay the
H. w. dadon OF distinctions, which must disuni'e ne
led 30 that II much more n7nicely our interest,
vel all The States Of America sho4d be aujfr
,i". intimately as possi5e--an union which could
ofhe exist the oasis Of the most perfect cquaHt,
winch recipi ocity.' -" To this propo4si Instant
no. piled, that would prefer agreeing 10 the OIL
% As Il stoo1, rather than consent to he goye-ne
tues the uef'ion OF Great Britain; That ON int'
/, aod were separate and distinct; that nation 'orme
of the European Powers, and the Jnifcd s.
' ''' tJcyc tie head of IRE Hmeyicnu Potcryg
horse that in treaties which were intended 60 siren
d, en- the interests of the latter no slusiou ought
.,t,. made 10 those made with the former. Great