Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-11

: Oh this nature nugaiory in time OF peace.
c.', In the event of war between IN. irn;,e,
S'"es and either of those powers, an even, which
.o"eseF remote, ought TO be provided against: such
o,s would enable this country to assist
very materially our enemies, without viol,,;rr ,h
treaty. With these impressions. and with his
view OF the subject, will not agree to this nrov;-
SION - and as know the Plenipoen,iaries ana ,ho
ie.ioent OF the Mexican States 10 be obstina,eIv
o ., on carrying this point earnestly sol;eit
..', Soa VIII instruct me ii you think oupbt IN
IT.
c1lraet 81 letter, NO. %, from Mr.. Pain
seq 20 .hr. Clay, dated .Nerico, 2Sth Sepfem-
Der, 1928. 80" ''ep'em-
:, e 10 conclude the pending negotiations,
IN ne Tor the President to communicate the res,,,t
=, ms message to the next Congress, I urged the
:. vi 'hese states, either to permit Alaman
W .o"'ihue them; or to appoint another Plenipo.
tertiary He preferred the latter al,err,,;ye snd
mas gwen powers 10 Don Jose Gomez Pedr.za.
s"e secretary OF War, who now holds the MORT
toiio OF the Minister of Foreign Relations All In
,er'm The Secretary of the Treasury. being A.
oou. 10 ieave town for the coast, on business CON
ne..o' Win the capture OF the castle of JJlloa.
- IVA; expressed TO complete the negotiations
nad ''To conferences, yesterday and TO-DAY I'm,
oe exception contained in the fourth article OF the
treaty between Great Britain and Mexico m
""Gn Alluded IN my communication no. is. and
'cwh'ch the Mexican Plenpoten,iaries pertina-
eiousiy adiere, has prevented our coming 90 any
conclusion. ~ any
:" They con,inueto urge the fraterpal lie. bv
which they are bound to the Amer;c.n n.,;,.S
"h'ch formerly were Spanish possessions. and the
ue''es Vi alliance, offensive and defensive which
nave oeen made between them. But what really
prevents them from yielding the point, is their bay
ing succeeded In persuading the British negot;ators
10 insert this exception in their treaty
VIM howeVer, give you succinct ACCOUNT of
subject. Oh 'h's
hrst objected to the exception in favor of Tho
american nations, formerly Spanish pos.ess;ons
ON the ground that no distinctions ouob, 10 hs
i.sue' between any OF the members of the great
1Ahe,'cah family; that Great Britain having con-
sen'ed 10 such provision ought NOT IN i,fI,.nc.
The United States because the ReD,h,;.. 80 w.
rica were united, by one and the same ;n,er.s, ,a
'ia II was me interest OF the European Powers 10
cause sucn distinctions 10 be made as ,von,d d;
f'oe IL INTO small confederacies, and if possible
! 10 prevent US from uniting as to nre.e,t ono
,,on' against the attempts Of Europe upon our
~" institutions That it might therefore
nave oecn considered by the British Plenipoten,;,-
res important to lay the foundation of disirc,ors
wHch must dsunite us; but tina, i. was ,nuch more
n''hlesuy our interest, that all the States of
rica should be united as intimately as possible. an
union which could only exist on the basi, of the
most perfect equality and reciprocity.
Inc FienIpotentisries of Mexico observed. in
80. 'n"' "ieNico was united by fra,ernal ties
ana strong synpa,hies, to the nations which b,d
IKE themselves, shaken off the yoke OF Sc,in. and
that they had concluded with them an ofFn.;.
apu defensive alliance, which united then, move
Intimately, and placed them on difFeren, soo,;na
rom 'hat on which they stood towards the IJni,eJ
S'ates. To which lrejoned, that the policv ,ye
""u observed towards these countries gave us a
risht 10 expect, that no such distinctions a, those
sousht 10 lie introduced into the treaty. shoud be
made IN our case, and entitled us 10 be cons;dsreJ
on, at least an equal footing with any af tho A
mericaa Republics. And further, that this exce,-
uon could, now, avail them nothing as our treat
! WIN Colombia, and those probably by this time
concluded with Buenos Ayres and Chill. contained
no sueh provision. The Penipotehtiaries of Nex
leo hastily remarked, that war might dissolve
any one oil those treaties, and in such an even,
they thought Mexico ought to possess the po,v.,
10 evince her sympathies in favor of either of ,b
american nations, which had been foru,erIv g..
nisb possessions, without violating her ney,raI;,y
+ 10 this observation replied, that I considered
'his argument conclusive, why the United St.,es
should moi accede TO the insertion of s,cb = -;
sion IN the treaty that regarded a war between
the United States and any of the other R.,,,l,I;.'
\ oil America, as very remote and improb,bIs q
vent; but that never would consent. bv ,r.o,v
70 place the ioTmer in a less favorable si,ua,ion
IMAM 'helr enemies, If, unfortunately, those re
puDiics should ever become So This was the snh-
stance OF our discussion, at the first conference on
tbs SUBJECT. III has been alluded to since in coo-
versaiion, 10 manner that induced me TO b,Iis,a
tthey were bent 90 carrying their point aud the0
must have perceived that was equally deci,lsd nn,
to yield it,. ''N "o'
4 yesterday, after adjusting all other dispu,ed
points, inserting aa article, similar. TO the I5th
article OF our Treaty with Spain, signed =, g.
Lorenzo Ell Real, in 1895, and one on the o,ros,
detention, and delivery Of fugitive slaves The sh'
lect was again renewed. The Presiden, ,be, 80
was so decided on the subject, that tbev fe.,sJ
there could be no Treaty without H. renlied ,La,
was perfectly aware what would be the vie,, ems,
! Government would take Of this subiec, ,nd I
could not agree 10 provision which would csnse
the Treaty TO be rejected at Washington; that su,L
distinctions were entirely contrary TO the coorss 81
policy we were DESTROYS America sbouId ,,n,s,,.
and that, by persstibg in them, Mexico pIaeeI
herself In opposition TO the interests Of all ,be o,h
or American Republics, and tina, uselessly. because
whatever advantage she had promised herself from
such an exception in favor Of the former Soanisl
Colonies, II was now manifest that she couIJ do
rive none, as the other American States had ,nsds
their Treaties on different basis. I remarked
too, That It appeared TO me very singular lie,
they should persist in their desire TO insert n,o,
sion IN this Treaty which had already occasionad
the naturalization of the first Mexico had .n,ersd
into; certainly exposed the second to be reiec,-
| ed by England; for the Plenipotentiaries of ,S.,
Power bad consented to it, only because The ,e,,r
WAN So!omoia had been made and ratified he,c.