Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-11

tr;,. Aie"Poientiaries replied, that all the Spa
~, MS" American Republics had moi made thai,
treaties, and instanced Peru and Guaemal, ,rhev
reauiiy admitted that Peru would, in all prob,br
Ioiiow the example of Colombia: and then ob'
Gu hat, after what had so lately passed he
"eeh Mexico and Guatemala, by which il ,vas
eV'dent mat the latter had more 10 fear than IN
i ope rom the former, she would scarcely adopt
80. po"cy' which would place her in closer
.o' Win Mexico, and separate her from the nth
81 states OF America. AS it was late before ibis
terday. o'e Passeu yes
n n morning, early, received a wish from
~" i'amost Arispe, priest and an init
~ ~ ~ ."ihe' VINO brought a proposal from
we fienii'oteI;iaries, to annex cond;,;o, tb,,
the exception should extend only 10 those Sn,n;s,
Nneiieah nations who would ,rea, with Mexico
ou 'oe same terms told him. that mus, perss,
i" my oiJection, and would net ai,ni, the pr;nci-
pc al an that believed the exception Mexico
insisted upon making, would avail her no,Linc for
~ oner american nation would agree to it bu,
amo-;c, 1s.'ne'ions al all, among the nations of
ea' Were, IN my opinion, destructive of
nc e oeS' interests OF this hemisphere. AS | knew
wax nc Is appointed one Of the Plenipoten,iares of
III, M. government 10 the Congress of Panama. /
'"'eu 10 MN that the course of policy Mexico an
la .u determined 10 pursue, would leave her at
.a, Iohs'ess entirely alone; for il was 10 be ex-
Pec'eu 'hat those American Republics who stood
towards each other on the same FOOTING. and whose
interests Were Identical, would be united more
,iose'y among themselves than with third. which
o"e' proper 10 pursue separate line of
Poi'ey' aud to unite herself more closely with a
european power than with them, Notwithstanding
'hey had obviously all the same intere.,s Ar,ss
some further discussion, in which went over the
whole course ofpolicy pursued by the IJni,e Sta,e
towards these countries, and recapi.ulated the rea
suns "nch induced me to believe that the great
interests OF America required us all TO be init
'na'eiy united, he either was or pretended IN he
convinced, and promised to use his influence "a
yield this pont ~
- We met at noon, and the PIenino,entiayies ne
'his Government commenced the conference. bv
saying that, as had not agreed to the mod6ca
no" proposed 10 me through Arspe they had now
one 10 submit to me, which, they presumed, could
no' refuse, as hadhc day before expressed an opi
mon 'hat Their treary with Great Britain would be
rejected IN London, on the ground of this exceu-
'ion. they men proposed TO insert the following
words : win respect TO the exception contained
IN me - article, which speaks of the Renubics
which formerly were Spanish possessions. il shall
be understood in the same terms which finally shall
agreed upon, IN relation 10 this subject between
Mexico and England
o THIS proposal Instantly replied, that I
would prefer agreeing TO the article as Il, stood
ra.her man consent TO be governed by tho decision
OF Hfeat britain; that interests were separa,e
and distinct: that nation formed one of the Euro
pean towers, and the United Stale, " ere the head
OF me American Powers; and that, in treaties
"",n "e'e ih'ended TO strengthen the interests of
the iat'er, no alIusion ought to be made TO those
made with the former: GreatBritan had concIrd
ed treaty with these States in order 10 serure
pTohtaoie commerce with the Americans I'm, no,
interests were European, whereas ours were s,ri,,
american. w 18th respect to the opinion / had
ADVANCED that their treaty with England W ould no,
q r. IflS1lI IN II
pose so iTom the fact, that one of the PIenpo,en
tiaries of that Government has assured mo H.
ception IN question never you'd have been ,oreod
10 oy them 1t they had not been shown The treaty.
win CoiumDia, which contained this principIe OF
exclusive alliance among the Spanish American
STATES. II hao oeen ratified here, and thew sun
posed IL would be ratified in Colombia, and there
lore consented TO what they considered irrernedia
oie' Saiished that we were excluded as well as
themselves III, therefore, this state oe tIi,gs
constituted their only motive for agreeing TO It. and
they hau 90 declared to their Government had
right to suppose, as the principle was no, ssnc
uoned Dy Colombia, that the treaty, with that con-
u"ion' would not be ratified in London: and
knew that the Charge d. a flares of H. h. M Iad
sent in note to explain the only rcsso,a ,,t,. CIV
BRITISH tIeniPoentiaries had agreed TO that rrovi
sion IN The treaty, and TO declare tina. 90 ,L
treaty between Mexic0 and Colombia had No,
been Taihef by the latter, those reasons no Iopge
existed, and the exception ought to be evn,,co1
III 'he Cabinet OF London took the same yi.,v y;
w 'ie "''e'a'ioh would be Insisted upon; but n,
the contrary, ii il should appear TO them NOR -,
portant in political than in a commercj,I -,
they might not object European Po,ver q,
the establishment OF such distinctions a. tboso
proposed, because these must necessarjlx se,.rs,o
the interests of the American Rep1hfics. al
that nothing but the policy of Great Britain ,,iab,
be disposed TO adopt towards America. as o,e e
/
so unnecessary sacrifice Of their orurnerciaI -;
terests. III
" The Plenipoteniiares OF this Gors,,-,.u,
then asked what would be their situation II ,bei,
treaty with Great Britain should arrive ta,it;sd
alter they had signed one with us yythou, ;.e,i
ms exception. Rware that this was the real ,f
hculy, as well as the source of this ol,s,io.c 80,
their part, replied that, in my opinion. az tho
PlenipoieniiaTies CT Great Britain had r.. :;
dueed 10 consent 10 this exception frem the nis,s-
ken belief that the treaty with Colornbi, - IT.
the principle was established, would be ratified b
po'h parties, and that therefore, they must AMI,
IL, however objectionable, or make no ,rea,, =,
al WIN Mexico: and az these motives had fsuon
10 The ground with the rejection of the tre,,, t
Coiomola, u would be not only decorous hut io,.
orao'e IN the Mexican Government 10 agree. n,
o"ce' 10 eHPunge that eNceptonabe provision of
tleiI treaty with Great Britain. One OF tbe plo
nipoteniaries who had assisted at The co,fe,erao.
win those OF Great Britain; protested that the
ino'iVe alleged by the British Plenipotentiaries b.J
NOT been the only one. | could only reneat. Tho,
one OF the British Plenipot entiaries had assn,ej
me 1t was entered on The protocol Of the confer.
enoes' That the previous treaty OF Mexico win
Colombia was the only motive which induced thee.
70 sccede TO tls exception in favor Of the So,,isl
American States Wv pans"
They continued to insist tina, thew were ho,,.l
BY ifaternal ties 10 the Spanish Arcr;o.. g..