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

tins psrt nf ~. message, are alfeacs sri-
if.d aud no reason Il knewn 10 this Com
natre IN excite tbe slightest dorht, thd
the cthprs OF IN - States. Win shnh
irrsiie. are unt u concluded, Mill frel any
a.i-,nchns,ir. Ia enter Into sl.nIar stlPua-
tiotrs for theu,srl,r..
Thu. is yet another subject, (says the
Preadrai,1 upon which without entering
into zay treaty, the moral inha"nc ai thr
! y ilrd states, may perhaps, be- exeried
With beneficial consequences, at such n
ni.etlug--the advancement Of religious H.
, berry" And ~ a motive for making an
/ effort 10 accomplish This object. he states,
| that, IAN exclusi," church has been iace' :
pnl atrd with the pol teal constitutions of
sumo Of the Southern nations without
liberation of any o,hrr than tue dominant
| sect"
IL the opinion of this committee, there
IL ma proposition. cnncrTnl9g which tie
! prupl. of the United States are now and
sypr have hren more unanImpns, than that
which denlrs, not merely ih- exprdirncy,
! bun lhc right, of intermeddhng with the
/ internal alfurs Of other STATES and en-
! prclaly of seeking 10 alter any pfoTisnh
i they may have thought proper 10 adopt AS
Fundamental laN, III may have ibcorppr-
alrd viii their political constitutions. -
! Add II there be any such ohl.ct more sa-
! Z Ell aud delicate than another, as to Which
/ the Umtrd states ought never IN inter-
mrddr, even by nbstrbaiv" advice, II Is
| thai which concerns religious lbsty. The
most crDe and devastating wars have been
produced b. such lnterfe, euces, the blood
of man has been poured out Ia torrents
and from the days Oitbr crnsddrs, 10 the
present hunr, 40 benefit has resulted to
the human family from discussions carried
on by natlpns upon such subjects. A
mnng tlIp variety even of Christian nations
which now iuhabit the a.lh, rare indeed
sfr the examples to br found of States
Who have not established an exclusive
church and Ia Ear the greater number Of
these liberation Is YET unknown. ~ nUnr
OF the communications which have taken
place, ~ thu most distant sllnsinn made Ia
thus delcate subject, by my Of tn. mlnls-
tcrs who have gwen this invitation aud
the COMMITTEE feel very confident IN thu
opinion that, fever an lutllndtion shall be
made to thu so,rrrlgoties they represent,
that II WAS the pun posi- Of the u. States ~
discuss at tn. proposed Congress, their
plans of Internal evil polity, or any thing
tnurhng thr supposed interests Of their re
llgions establishments, the invitation given
would soon be Withdrawn.
TIL. ComnIlt"r have thus exhibited 10
the Senate IN detail all the subjects which
they have been enabled to fad particular
ly stated, either by the President in his
first message. or by any of ths ministers of
the new States of America, ~ matters in
tended Il he discussed at the cuniemplat-
ed Congress. In reviewing these, they
Will repeat, that concurrence of oplnlun
dops not seem IN .Alst. hrtwecn the differ.
cni parties, rs TO the subjects of debera
ton: nor has the mod. OF discussion or
drcisinn been IN any way settled between
them. In relation To- some ut the subjects
alluded To, AZ fit matters for considerations,
differences Of opinion. radical and lrrtcon.
eileable, seem already tn exist, which diS-
cu,sIon may aggravate, but cannot az
soags. A. 10 others, their very agltat n
IN this mode, threatens seriously The coIu-
prominent of the neutral relations whirh
the United States are now maintaining,
and have 80 carefully observed throughout
tina whole contest Others, az ,in, ave un-
III subjects for delhrralIon ~ tins mode
at all tunes, and any agreement resulting
from their discussion, must impair that
freedom of action " hch 1t is So necessary
tar the United states Ia preserve as To
these ; and, ~ IL The residue, they ar. 81
thcr not ut sufficient importance Ia require
the adoption of this new and nntrlcd rY-
pertinent of a Congress of nations. ur may
br much better adjusted and settled in Sc
parate negotiations with each, than in gem
eral conference with all. For these rra-
sons, II Their "ers none other, this Com.
mltlre should regard the adoption OF the
measure proposed by the President as
highly inexp'd dent at tins time.
Although, IN the message Of the Pres-
den', nj the oh instant, no new subject of
dcllberatlan II the contemplated Con
srcss rs specially stated. yet, from the do
cnm"nts accompany ing that message, aud
therein referred Ia, rs containing iniorma-
ilnn, trndng To- SHOW the rxprdlcncy of
adopting the proposed measure, II appear,
10 ms committee, that the present and fl
ture condition of the '.lnaluing Spanish
pnssrs4lous IN America. are considered A.
proper matters To be- there agitated and
settled. Such being the Inference of the
COMMITTEE they viii P'nceed to lay be
tore The Senate their opInion upon this
subj ct also.
The Committee are well aware. that the
u, States can never regard with indifIrr
ence the situation and probable destiny of
the neiShborins Spanish Islands OF Cub,
and Puerto REQ ; hut So tar from hel,y
l"g II rxp.dleut to drscnss these subjects
alta Congress OF all the American States,
aud especially al TIM time, Ia. Committee
CONSIDER the great probability that such il
discussion might he forced upon the UNI
ted States, # they are there represented,
AS a circumstance, furnishing IN itself the
! strongest directions To the adnnti,n ,f IN.