Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-25
VOL. XIII. NO. IFS.
MISSION TO pANa,,.

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OF the United States in relation 20 ~
.Lon 10 BANANA, with the amepdmen, :, - .us
'ne,e'o by Mr. McLane. p'oPoSeo
pos;,;on 'inson' OF Pa delivered his views in on-
w.s ca, " 'iie amendments to the resolution ri.
made ~. oy 1dr Garnsey, of New York. Who
b.r, I"o ~ speech on the same side. Mr. -
i .1', OF IA then delivered snee.h 1nS
~ support OF the amendment. o.,
MI buchanan, of Penn. said he rose .,
Nj II. trends from Delaware and Yirpin;, M
,on,I anu MT. hives,) modifca,ion vb;oh
ed il hol all The important principles con,ain-
,L;, "a. '"er amendments. He did No, ,,aaa,
inns modification because he beI;o,aI ''o' suesest
~. VI because he himself had felt The fo,c.oe
wy We oo)ectons which had been urged 40 .;n., Va
iIe principles which these amendmenss oo.." S oi
"ou m cheeruily vote for them in their nrssso,
Ii. hes, ~ genoemen. however though, il would
s.h;a ooViate all difficulties, and 10 p,esen, ~
s1cJec's In such manner before ,bs fe. "e
s.;a np man could Tor one moment bsI;e.a IL
;, "a "eee amendments intended bv thai, .,
Nj; ue''ohs either TO the President ~ IL;
s,.a,; OF 10 do more than express IN. 80
immens. oi".on OF inns House, upon a subject of
.,t Importance, which had been brouoI, :,
'eeuiar manner, before il for ,le,e,r;,; ST. ~
- ~ II adopted, would test The s;nc.,;,s
,, gentlemen, who had declared tb,t IL
.s otJec'ion 10 The amendments now bero,. 49,.
was, That they contained an ;os,r,.,; s
sen, 49, toase 10 The Ministers which would hs
modification "'"ah 'nen read his
MT McAane, of Delaware. replied. tina, ,. h,s
al The time lie offered hi, amsnS.
'ie mouse, that he had regard TO i,s 80;
-. ohiy' ana was willing TO adopt anv modit;.
ca"oh winch would suit the views Of Gsn,i.
o''ueu' 'hat The principle Of his amendmen,
was preserved untouched He w,a nor'-
pared to act in conformity with thai decl.,a,;o
,'au ceeN made In great sincerity and beine e.,
,Tss III wha' particular words, the opinion, nS III.
,io"se was clothed, and believing that the reso,m
l'oh now offered by his friend from Pennsvlv.n;.
~ a,r ga, mar was essential in the amendment he
faa oHerea, he accepted il as a Modification
Ar. Hives, of Virginia, observed that he ma.
not tenacious of the particular form of ,hs $50
hent lie had offered, and believing its sub.,,n.a.
De embraced in the resolution now drawn - ~
gentleman from Pennsylvania, he yyi,bdr.;, b;s
own amendment. A's
Mr. Forsyth, of Geo. rose TO su,oss, s,;.,.
alteration IN the resolution. Instead rs GO
= The House would not adopt" he thouob, !, 49,,
De proper TO say, g the House would not sanc,;o,
the adoption.''
Mr. McLane sgnified his willingness IN sccs,.
10 hls alteration he said that he accented j, he
e'ose ne haa been entirely sincere in the desire tn
accommodate his amendment TO the wishes of ,ho
gentlemen of the House A, the sar,s H. ',s
'"ish"d ~ 10 DO oIo"riy under sroud thar he "A
consider Inc amendment, in its original foru,
iiaOie 10 the several objections which bad go
So against IL. lie was not, however. anrio,s
i 70 combat those objections, and he though,
he could give better proof of his sinoa,;." o.enl
MS adopting the notifications now prorose5 nap
a call being now made for the oi,esi;on
I MT. Reed, OF Mass, said that when a.. c.
amendments had been presented to the Comm;,,.a
tney had been printed. Even the smallest altsro,,
tiohs mao been thought worthy Of the delav ne
10 print and submit them to the considera-
uon OF members. substitute is NOW Offered r.,
the whole, and he thought i; was no more ,bsn
iaH' una! similar opportunity should be allowed
OF examining this. With this view. therefore ss
should now move that the committee rise.
Mr. Irimole, OF Kentucky, requested the gen.
.eInan 20 Withdraw this motion for a moment, and
MIR. Need having complied, Mr. II. said ,b.rs
might be some proprety in the course sncsss,sa
Inc resolution now offered might very possibly be
exactly right. He did not doubt that pre,t go
had been taken in drawing i, up, not 10 commi,
the rights, policy interest, of the country nm On
weishty question. He suggested, however
lna IL !iie committee should agree to report the
resolution to the House, they would have til TO-
morrow TO consider il; and in the mean ,vb;,s az;
resolution might be laid aside in Committee .n5
the appropriation bill taken up, and then botb re-
ported together TO the House
MIR. Estill, OF Va, renewed the motion to rise
put withdrew il al the request of
i Mr. Buchanan, OF Penn who s.i3 ,h.. 1. -
again TO reI eat that every principle con,.;n.. =;
the former amendment, is preserved in this Tn,
very same language is employed with this onIv
d'he' ence, that, az now modified, no een,Ie,n,n
however fond OF inference he might be. could
possibly infer from il that this House il des,ou. II
lnstrueti"S either the President or his ministers.
lie was not in the least opposed 10 the corumi,
, tees now rising, though he did not feel himse,e
) warranted in renewing motion TO that effect.
MIR. Cook, oil Illinois, observed that he had 10
lieyed, when the amendment was first propo-ed tz
the gentleman from Delaware, and did still believe.
now it had been modified by the Gentleman from
Pennsylvania, that the adoption of the proposition
contained, as the deliberate opinion OF this House
was question Of far more weight and mportaoco
than the sending ofthis mission to Panama. Wa,
shall be the principles Of the policy Of this nation
in relation to the several different Governments of
South America, and in respect to Cuba snd Por,o
2 Rico, was certainly question more irnportspt
than that Of the mission now in dispute From
: having heard the amendment read he was inclined
to think that the alteration which had been mad.
: in II rendered The question which was presented
, still more important than the original amendment
Z And when called on TO express his opinion on
question so extensive and so momenious he wish
cd time for dejibeTation, that he might weigh eve
~ sentence, and every VOID, and letter of the
proposition.
: Mr., Trimble, Of Kentucky. suggested that, as
the usual hour Of adjournment had not yet arrived
he thought the Committee would gain time and
would make useful progress by continuing now 10
sit. 1t appeared 10 him that the amendment, as
now modified, was even more Objectionable than il
was before. But be this as it might the result OF
bssy declaration, on the part Of this Govern
ment, could not but be fraugbt with evil. He felt
perfectly confident that the gentleman who bad Of
fered this modification OF the amendment, was not
DESTROYS 20 deprive others of an opportunity 70 ex-
anime it. He sure, that none Of the gentle
men who advocated the measure, would wish the
House TO be taken by surprise. 10 had never