Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-24
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.

OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.
The following Report ofthe Secretary of State
10 the president, accompanied the Message of the
president, OF the United States to Congress on the
SUBJECT OF the Panama Mission. The list of parer,
annexed to it has been already published. and we
snail lose no time in publishing the Documents
''e eI,, al large Nat. Int.
The Secretary OF State, to whom the President
mas referred that part OF the resolution the House
oil Representatives, of the Sd inst which reouests
that he would cause 10 be laid before th;. Honse
y so much OF the correspondence between the Gev-
eminent OF the United States, and the new States
america or their Ministers, respecting the propos-
ed Congress, or meeting of Diplomat ic Agents a,
Panama. and of such information respectpg ,L,.
general character of that expected CONGRESS. ma
may be in his possession has the honor now 10
report
That during the last Spring, he held, at the De.
partment OF State, separate conferences. ON the
same day, with the respective Ministers of Colon.
| bia and Mexico, in the course of which. each &c
them verbally stated, that his Government was
DESTROYS that the United States should he re-
presented at the proposed Congress, and that
ne was instructed to communicate an invitation to
ther Government to send representatives TO il but
'hat, as MS government did not know whether il
would be agreeable or not to the u States to re-
ceVe such Invitation, and rs it not wished to
occasion any embarrassment to them, he was cbsrp
! ed informally TO inquire, previous to the daivesv
OF the invitation, whether it would be accepted il
/ gwen by both o. the Republics of Mexico and
colombia. 1t was also stated, by each of those
| ministers, that his Government did no, expect that
me United States would char their presen, neutral
pocy' nor was II desired that they should take par,
IN such OF the deliberations Of the proposeJ Con,
Sress asmght relate TO the prosecution of the ex
listing with Spain
HAVING laid before the President what Transmitted
al these conferences, his direction was received
about week after they had been held, to inform
the ministers oil Mexico and Colombia, and thew
we've accordingly informed, that their commuuics
tion was received with due sensibi,v IN tho
friendly consideration Of the United States hv
winch 1t had been dictated; that, of course ,hev
could not make themselves party to the war be-
tween the new States and Spain, nor TO councils
ior oeiiDera'ins on the means of its further prose
cu'ion: that the President believed that such =
congress as was contemplated, might be highly
useiui IN settling several important disputed oues
uohs OF public law, in arranging other ma,,ers of
deep interest to the American Continent and =,
strengthening the friendship ard amicable intex-
! course between the American Powers that before
s"cn congress, however, assembled it appeared
10 'ne fresident 10 be eXpedient TO adjust between
the different Powers to be represented sever,I n,a
hmihary points, such as the subjects TO which the
"'teh'ioh Oh the congress was 10 be directed, the
nature and the form Of the powers TO be given 70
the Diplomatic Agents who were to comnose IL
and the mode Of its organization and its action If
! these preliminary points could be arranged in
manner satisfactory TO the United States the Mi.
nisters from Colombia and Mexico were informed
mat 'he president thought that the United States
ought 10 be represented at Panama Each of
'hoSe Ministers undertook to transmit TO his Co
both gwen 10
In this posture the overture remained mill tta
letters were received, which accompany this re-
port IRON the Ministers Of the Republics of Mex
ico and Colombia, under date Of the I'd and Sd No
vemoer, 1873 A similar answer was returned to
each Oh those letters, in oficial notes; copy OF
one oil which is with this report.
The first and only communication from the Mi.
Mister OF The Republic Of Central America 10 tbs
department, in regard TO the Congress at Panama
ID contained III his official note, COPY of which
together with copy of the answer which was
returned, will be found along with this report.
copies oil Conventions. containing stipulations
respecting the intended Congress are herewith re-
ported, between
The Republic of Colombia and that of Chilli.
The Republic OF Colombia and the Federation
OF the Centre of America; aud
The Republic Of Colombia and the United Mexs
lean States. ''" 1'ieA
The Secretary Of State has also the honor 10 re-
port to the President, extracts from the intruc.
tlons which were given by the Department OF
state TO Mr.. Anderson, on the twenty-seyenth day
oil May, 1928, and copies of certain parts of The
correspondence which, since the last session of
Congress, has taken place between the Executive
OF the United States, and the Governments of Rus,
STA, France, Spain, and Mexico, of which n dey-
cnptive list accompanies this report. In respect +
70 the negotiation which. Mr.. Middleton was ai,.
thorsed by the despatch of the 10Th of NAV last,
Tone OF the papers now reported) to institute at
81 Petersburg, considering the lapse of time,
ana the great and lamented event which has
lateiy occurred in Europe, perhaps there is no
adequate reason for RETAINING from a communion
uon OF 1t to the House, which is recommended
by It's Intimate conpexion with the interests of the
new Republics. About The same period with the 4
GATE Of that despatch, instructions were given 10
MT Everett, to lnCulcate on Spain tie necessity
OF peace, and 10 Ministers in France and Eng.
land 70 invite the Cabinets of Paris and London q
10 cooperate in The same work The hope, not u
YET abandoned, was INDUCED that, by an united
exerlion OF all the great Powers, and especially
OF Russia, Spain might be brought to see her true
interests IN terminating the existing war. Oh1
negotiations growing out Of. and subordinate to,
mat which was authorised in the beforemenuoned
despatch Of The 9th OF May, 10 Mr.. Middleton,
nave been more recently commenced. They have
ior 'hen object the prevention Of disorder in de
spanish Islands 81 Cuba and Porto Rico. and slso
TO guard tbe United States against the danger {. /
bed examples and excuses, of which in the course
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