The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-13
NINDTaHwrrx coN5Rnss,
REPORT
Oftke Commiites Of teretgn .3fairs IN me
House Of Representatives,.

GanCress at Pdnaina. oif hihisieiF vi
carry with the,n the same pe"ers-r-no lar
rrr, no nar. Discretionary -ths1 ha'f st
Of h.en vested ~ the iareign Ministers u
tb. II. States. Il has been the character
istir polic, oft1c II States To ask ~ ours
Suns shout TIVE quality or constitution u
III, Power ta nhich OUT AH listers wer'
sent. We have rested fer our eeurlly
nat on ti,nid cac,dation 81 the rowers ="
che rrnmrnt. or of the body, viii
which our Ministers we've tn treat. hut ot
our constitution tfeg sards II no ne. !
has been iedliierent To as whether Earopt
were At peace or Al VIZ ~ BY what I'LL
her so,ereigns flied then thrones. To IN
sLincp IN single case--we have sent mis-
einns to France, alike under the ancleal
sbsnlutr MONARCHY hunted monarchy, AID
revolutionary aaa city; 10 thr Convention
ssd 10 the Directory io the Consular and
the Imperial despntislns, aud In ihe present
Constitutional Government. The pDstnr.
OF affairs B., hiea our Ministers have found
~ that county, has often been novel -
their personal position. unprecedented ;
the scenes they ~itarssrd strange aud IN
exampied. But OF aons of oui successive
pieSinns. could II have been SAID. IN any
norcl; thpt IS, il opened door IN an, re
lssli0n of the constitutional checks IN thu
administration ofthr foreign affairs of til
Government =, hone. In like nanner. the
mission to Pana na>s IN the slrictest con-
forG,ity with our wholrintetnalionalp ollc. :,
po,ich is, to be represented wherever ",
have important potlcal aud commefelsl
C.unpctiuns Oar Commissioners wnl e.
there to do the business r. The country
Their appearance AZ that nertlng cannot
81 ely have the effect III Breaking down
thr Senate aud House Of Representative
spd bl a kind If dlct.turlalpOnet, nnkaown
o. the Constitution, al binding the country
o. = toregB lllanc..
Lastly, may br objected that. IN a cop-
g. 'ss of assembled powers, there is some
thing essentially pe,uctous, which this
county instead Of approaching, light IL
Inn; and he existing org anizatlon ~ III
tllcntal Europe may be- q1oied ~ the H.
lustraIInn. The Commute. deem II hardly
pecessary to remark tb II the perniclons
character al m" late European Congresses.
o. Of any European Congresses, docs not
consist, 10 the act of assembling aud lfeat-
wax together, hut IN the character of the
g ,,erumrnts assembled, aud ~ IN. abl.cls
effected o Al ned At. 4 Congress OF des-
~ nc Powers, nirldng the force If lafgp
standing armies, sndkDe"tng To enncert
measures for Nlolrnt interference IN the IN
eernal at airs uf other States Is certainly
pc nIclous assembly. IN other words, des-
pouC governments, standing afmles and
Wprovokrd invasion, are petucIous IN a
single State, and propol tlondhly more so,
whcn several despotic governments ltague
gbejr io,ce, to prevent thu establishment
ofhberaa institutions, 10 any country nat
beyond their reach. But # the States If
Europ. were free Republics. blessed with
popular governments, written Laws, el.cll.e
Magistrates, and senatorial hodps b.yond
che reach of corruption the COMMITTEES do
not perceive that a meeting 81 the dlpo-
matte Agents nj such go srnasenls, 10
fern Treaties and Conventions, on their
mutual interests and concerns, that are To
be sent home 10 their constitutional raiily-
lpg functonaries, would be in ans degree
alarming. Moreover II IL an oh, luus -.
bection, that THIS argument against the
Mission. to Panama, int prove any thing
proves too much. If the pernlcinns cha
racter OF the Power, TO winch the Mission
Is TO be sent, form a reason for not srnt,ng
II, It would be Impossible for the United
States to maintain single mission 10 Eu
rope. Our ministers there, are, in every
case accredited IL 60, ernmpnts, consIruc.
Ed AZ We think, on principles. which could
not br Introduced here, without immediate
pttonsi ruin. ifrt he safe for MS 10 hold
diplomatic Iotprrourse with the unhm,lrd
M oh al l.. L.
Gus To bold the same klid OF intercopprsr.
with an assembly Of the agents OF our
oelghboriug Rrpubtcs.
Having thus considered the objections
winch may exist 10 this measufe, aud en-
orav"t.d to Sow that it Is strictly within
the line OF the international policy of the
United States, the Committee regard II AZ
their duty "a the House on the present &C
ca~i0n to dwell for a moment on the sub
jects of discussion, at the Congress OF Pa
GHrna.
BY the terms of the invitation, as well IA
the nature of the ease, the Discussions At
Panama are to extend to all subjects OF
Importance.
TO the New States, as among each o.
ther;
Or as between tkem and Spain -
Or OF importance directly To us, in our
.eonnexiOn with Them
Each power isst liberty 10 propose What
subject for discussion or neg tiaton. il NAV
please: the Only limitation being. thai
which the United States impose on them
selves, with the understanding of the othe
POWERS, that we are to engage in no DIS.
cussions inconsistent with an entire neutral
Try.
Although in different degrees, the three
classes of subjects, above enumerated are
Interesting TO the people of the u. States.
The relations Of the New Slates Ia .,.b
cher ARG Very ituno,,.,, -. -. .r,