Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-03-20

mtted by the President oil the united States tC
i. Congress:
: To the House of Representatives of the o. States
WAsHINoToN, MARCH, Is, 1926.
In compliance with the resolution ofthe House
of the 5th ultimo, requesting me 10 cause to be
laid before the House, so much OF the cores
pondence between the Government OF the onited
States, and the new States OF America or their
Ministers, respecting the proposed Congress,
or meeting Of Diplomatic Agents at Panama,
and such information respecting he general
character Of that expected Congress, as may be
in nv possession, and as may, in my opinion,
be communicated without prejudice to The pub
lie interest; and also, to inform the House. so
far as in my opinion the pubic interest may
allow. in regard 10 what objects the Agents oil
the United States arc expected to take part in
the deliberations ofthat Congress: now trans
mi, to the House, report from the Secretary
of State, with the correspondence and informa-
ton requested by the resolution.
With regard to the objects in which the A
gents of the United States are expected TO take
part in the deliberations Of that Congress, |
deem i, proper 10 premise, that these objects
did not form the only, nor even the principal
motive for my acceptance Of the initiation
Mvf6rst and greatest inducement was to meet,
in the spiri, of kindness and friendship, an over
ture made in that spirit by three sister Hepub
lies of this hemisphere. The great revolution
IN human affairs which has brought into eXis-
tence, nearly at the same time, eight sovereign
and independent nations in our own quarter OF
the globe, has placed the United States in a
situation not less novel, and scarcely less inter
estine, than that in which they had found them
selves, by their own transition from cinsIei
of colonies 10 a nation OF sovereign States -
The deliverance Of the Southern American
Republics from the oppression, under which
they had been so long afflicted, was hailed with
great unanimity by the People OF this Union,
as among the most suspicious events OF the
age. On the 4th Of May, 1922, an actof Con
eress made an appropriation Of one hundred
thousand dollars ST such missions to the In
dependent Nations on the American Continent,
as the President of the United States might
deem proper"
In exercising the authority recognized by this
act, nv predecessor, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, appointed, success
siyely. Ministers plenipotentiary to the Repub-
lies of Colombia, Buenos Ayres, Chill, and
Mexico. Unwilling 10 raise among the frater-
nity Of freedom, questions of presidency and
etiquette, which even the European Monarc ms
had of late found it necessary in great mea-
:, Colombia, Buenos Ayres, and Chill, without
exac,inp from those Republics, as by the an
Gent principles of political primogeniture he
might have done, that the compliment OF a
Plrnipo,entiary mission, should have been paid
first BY them to the United States The IN
s,ructions prepared under his direction 10 Mr..
Anderson, the first of our Ministers 10 the
Southern continent, contain, al much length
,vh n thOEpnt
it desirable that relations, political and
commercial. with these our new neighbors,
should be established, for their benefit and ours,
and that Of the future ages OF our posterity "A
cow of so much Of these Instructions as relates
70 these general subjects, is among the papers
now transmitted to the House. Similar IN
s,ructions were furnished to the Ministers APP
poin,ed to Buenos Ayres, chill, and Mexico;
and the system of social intercourse which IL
was the purpose Of those missions 10 establish
from the first opening Of our Diplomatic rela-
lions with those rising nations, IS the most et-
fective exposition Of the principles upon which
the invitation to the Congress at Panama, has
been accented by me, swell as OF the objects
of negotiation at that meeting In which II was
expected that our Plenipotentiaries should take
part.
The House will perceive that, even at the date
of these instructions, the first treaties between
some Of the Southern Republics had been con-
Guided, by which, they had stipulated among
themselves this Diplomatic assembly at Pana-
ma. And it will be seen with what caution, so
far as it might concern the policy OF the United
States, and at the same time, with what frank
ness and good will towards those nations, he
gave counlenance to their design ofinviting the
United States to this high assembly for consul
tation upon american interests. 1t was not con
sidered conclusive reason for declining this In
vitation, that the proposal for assembling such a
Congress had not first been made by ourselves.
1t had sprung from the urgent, Immediate, and
momeptous common interests OF the great COM
munities struggling for independence, and, as
!, we're; quickening into life. From them the
proposition to us appeared respectful and friend
r.. from us to them, it could scarcely have been
made. without exposing ourselves TO suspicious
Of PURPOSES of ambition, if not oil domination,
more suited to rouse resistance and excite dis
trust. than to conciliate favor and friendship
The FRS, and paramount principle, upon which
it was deemed wise and just TO lay the corner