Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-03-24
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Documents accompanying The Presidents Message On
tic Pdisainr Question.
REPORT of the Secretary of State to the President
whict accompanied the Message OF the President of
the United States 10 Congress on the subject OF the
Panama mission. The list of papers aaIexcl To il
has been already published and we shall lose no time
In Puoi!shlng The Documents themselves at large.l
The Secretary OF State, 10 whom the President has
referred that part uf the resolution of The H,uso of
pfesentaVcs, OF the ID inst. which requests that he
would cause 80 be laid before that House $50 pch of
NE correspondence between tLe Government of the
United states, and the States OF America or their
ministers, respecting the proposed Congress- or meetnr
of Diplomatic Agents at Panama and of suc inf,r,,
ION respecting the general character oi that expeced
Congress- rs may be IN his possesoonn has the honour
now to report:
That during the last Spring, he held. At the Deno,t-
mcn OF Stale, separate conferences. on the same or
with tile respective Ministers OF Colombia and Nryico
IN tSie coarse ot which, each Of them verbally stated
'ha' III, Government was dcsireus that the u States
Nho"'c nc represented al the proposed Congress and
tina! he instructed To comnuDi % an invitation, q,
hei' tEovernncnt 10 send representatives. to liz bu that
as his Government did not kno.y whether if vonIJ he
agreeable or NOT TO the D. States receive such an in
Viiation, ana as Il was not wished TO occasion any en-
oarrassment to them nc was CHARGED INFORMALLY, In il;
CURE previous 10 the delivery the invitation whether
would oe accepted If given by both the Republics
o Mexico and Colombia. 1t was also stated bv each
OF those ministers, that his Government did not exnect
mat the United States would change their present
trail policy nor was it des that thew should take mart
IN such OF the deliberations OF the proposed CONGRESS-
with Spain. "'
Having laid before the President what tronsnired NJ
these conferences lis direction was received about
week alter they had been held, inform the Ministers
o' 'ieHco ana oombla and they accordingly in
oFci at their communication received with due
Sens5iiy to the friendly consideration Of the n;fe
2'ates by which had been dictated: That of course
,ney collu mol make themselves party to tie war be-
tween Tie new States and S. ain nor TO councils f,r do
oeTatng on Tie means OF its further prosecutions that
the PRESIDENT believed that such CONGRESS as was COW
tenpiaed, might he highly useful in settling several i'm
Po'iant disputed questions of public law in arranging
oecr matters OF deep interest to the American CONT
nent and IN strengthening the friendship and anicable
intercourse between the Ameruau Powers: that before
such Congress- however, assembled il rod IN
me PRESIDENT to be eXpedcnt to adjust between thc
dIerent flowers to be represented several prel;uorr
points such as the subjects TO which the attention of
the Congress was TO be directed the nature and the
form OF the powers to be given to the Diplomatic Aoen,c
VINO were 20 compose H. and the mode of its orcanza
eioh ana lis action. IL thcce preliminary points could
DC arranged IN manner satisfactory to the e. States
the Ministers from Colombia and Mexico were inform
ed That the President thought that the United States
ousnt 10 be represented at Panama. Each of those
Ministers undertook TO transmit 10 bis Government rho
answer which was thus given 10 both
III tins posture the overture remained until t,a letters
we're received which accompany this report from the
ministers OF the Republics of Mexico and Colombia
y, TO- " SINH
lar answer was returned each Of those Ieiters in
cal notes copy OF one of which is with this report
ne iirst ana only communication fror the Minister
c The Hepubc O Central America TO this Department
"a regard 90 lie congress at Panama, is contained in
MS oIci" note, copy Of which together with = conv
o me answer winch was returned, will be found along
with this report. "e
Copies OF Conventions, containing stpula,idns 70
spcchS the intended Congress, are herewith reo,rted
between P''u'
The Republic of Colombia ard that of Chill.
The Republic of Colombia and Peru.
Tie Republic Of Colombia and The FcIerot;o or IT,,
Centre of America; and " ''''
States. "''0u '''e"Icah
The Secretary Of State has also tho honor to roort "a
the President, extracts from The instructions i;t
were gwen by the Department Of State to Mr. Apdcr
son. on the twenty seventh day Of MAY fG2f and ca
PIES Oh certain parts Of the corrcspondcrce ,vh;c e,
me taSt session OF Congress, has taken place between
the Executive of The United States and the C.,ycr
"eh'5 OF Russia France, Spain and Mexico of which
descriptive list accompanies ttis report I'm rrs,cc
10 the negotiation which Mir Middleton was authorized
oy Inc despatch Of The 10th OF MAY last one of ;le M
Pcrs now rcpOrtcd) TO institute at ST Pcerstuoh 90,
sdering tc lapse Of time and The Great and l9.ncnod
event which has lately occurred in Furopo pcrhons
'heFc Is no adequate for retaining from com
,"uca,loT OF II to the House, which is recommended
oy us intimate connection with the interests oC Ito
new Republics. About The same porio5 viii flo it,
" d' uSsPach instructions were given 10 Mr. Everett
o'c"te On spain The necessity Of peace and TO our
III rance and England ~ invite tie Cabinets
ans ana i'ondon 20 operate in the same work
No; L'D 'o' !e, abandoned was INDUCED that by an
100 cNeruon OF all the srenf Powers and especall,
sf pam iniEt he brought to sec her true inter
,n -" terminating Tie existing war Other peroiia
o", GROWING cut Of and subordinate 10. that which
%rI "uG~cd in tie before mentioned despatc Of o
l., LEU y, way 10 W. Middleton have been more recent
~ commenced Thcy have for their obiec, t,c 800
ton Of disorder in tie Spanish Islands r. 'I r.
70 l.'co' ana also TO guard the United states against
les q-.r. .