The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-13

themselves, thai the mother country hat
continued To- RUE them, ss thai Their en-
efelrs should he wasted IN ci,h wars. -
The Commlire d. moi lntrud 10 sugu,
upfa.orably for IN peace and harmony -
these siatrs, but II - obrlohs that IN
Simultaneous risr Of so May nrighbo1n.
independent Republic, must hr attCndrt
wit lis hazards. Rival claims to port'ou'
of territory may fur,n subject al canfrn
! Tim amaug III. new States, ~ they did II
ouf own eoniedefaey, after the war oi the
! iiesululou. A controversy ot tbs klnt
ms actually arisen between NeEIco and
Gnatrinalp, which, The Commute. trust
will bs settled by friendly compromlse. ior
f.n e,cais could be more to be deprecated
by Us. tran war between two States, ~
ing On aud near the Gulf of MrKco.-Un
fortunately, contro, ersy OF the same
KIND has broke out INTO war, between
Brazil and lhe United Provinces of La Pla-
Ia, for thu disputed possession of the Ban
d. Oriental. The rifrct Of this war IN Us
has been instantaneous. II has .lrrtdy
become necessary tn ask iur az additional
appropriation for the Naval service 81 the
year, of nearly one huudred thousand dol
lars, 10 protect the property and lives at
our ctii1rns. T. ON the dangers TO whIch, ~
the progress of this war, they vii br tx
posed Now, II has hnen expressly proVI-
ded, IN The treaties ,hich led 10 the form
alion ot he Congress of Panama that the
ministers there assembled shuaid exercise
he oftce II mediators, WHEN such differ
eaces shall arise. Brazl and la Plata
nave both trrn nv tied tu thu Congress, Il
had II hem IN active operation. u certainly
~ within tue reach of political reliability,
thai thls unfortunate controversy might by
friendly medbtion, have been prevented
from upening INTO thu Fatal issup Of war
t. the work oi medIation, IN al such cases,
the Unilrd States ould come 80 the most
dlsInlereslrd party aud ~ we on, selves
have xpefltnee d lhp htn"hls of the niedl-
atlon IT foreign friendly Power, It may
happen tint We may r'nde, the like good
olBee tn our sister States. Could We but,
III slnge instance, avert 90 terminate a
war, II would ltsrlt form sufficient motive
for accepting the IN ftdldn. W. clam NO
nghi OF IDleffereuee. ~ do DOT "btrudc
ourselves as unpitts. We are invited To
CO gross, where W. are told these nation
al differences II any arse, " ~ he discuss
81 We are told thu our presence, counsrl,
and experience, are desired. No maxim
Of the most cautious political prudence bids
us stand alnnt Next Ia peace on Our own
part, their peace aud prosperity are our
leading interest And tina policy Of main
taalne peace, through HE lnstrumentally
f friendly medntlou ~ entirely congpnldl
with III" pflnclprs and feelings of the PEG
llls af lhe u, STATES / America aud sane
TONED by Their pracllce.
The next general class of subjects 10 he
discussed nj the Congress of Panama, are
tie ri tons Of the NV States "ih Spain.
This subject, II Is expressly stipulated, Is
onlY ~ be approached BY our Mlnlsters,
Il .lder tn ressr, alton Of strict neutrality.
Wore than tins, our great Efforts viii I've 1T
rect,d IL pael6tatlon. The policy of TIA,
Un,ted States, IN this respect IS sufficiently
nnfnidt IN the letter of the Secretary oi
Slhte, 10 NJ, Middleton, dated Way 10,
i825 :-and the l"lt.r of the Secretary of
State II Nr oalagar, dated December 90
1923 Parifcatlun bet ecu the bpIlg,r-
snfs !. IN ohjecl, which, il is our most dcci-
dsd ntc'es Ia pursue. No ,inslc political
e ii perhaps could br named, more desl-
rabl. 10 thu United states la reference TO
thin Industrious inter sts. than the trrmn-
alton of lhe present contest We suffer e.
very way by lts contlnsance our com
mrrce with SPAN langnisles. and il is I'M
possible that it should assume profitable
'eEpanslon with the new States.
Connected with the briIlgr rent relations
between Spain aud the New States, is the
fte of the Spanish Islands, particularly
Cuba. 1.-THE war continues, the invasion
Of that lslaad will BIZ attempted; it is an a,
vowed subject of discussion ut the Con-
< ess. This is 4 subject of the greatest
moment IN the United States, in every res
pect. We have an intercourse with that
Island. which acts upon our industry IN all
It's branches. The Moro may he regarded
as Il fortress al The mouth of the Mlssissip.
p; and What is infinitely more important,
unless Cuba should be invaded by AN over
whelmlng forced ,uch force as the New
States will hardly he able 10 organic THAT
invaluable Island may renew, almost thin
SIGHT of our shores, the terrific example of
san Domingo. Any effort on the part OF
the United States 10 avert such catastro-
phe would be cheaply made none could
jnstif4bly be omitted. Had the Govern
ment Of the United States, alter being iuvi-
ted to attend conference of the Ministers
of the Powers. by whom that INVASION is
projected, declined TO be prescott, they
would have been lily responsible ia the
people for whatever disastrous effects our
friendly interference might have averted OF
delayed.
The last general class of subjects to be
discussed and treated at Panama. are the
direct interests between the United States
and the new Republics unquestlonably.
as far as we are concerned, the most lm-
portant branch If the negotiations. With
several of these powers we have no treaty
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