Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-01
Extract ofa Letter, No. %, from Mfr. Poinsett to

Extract ofa Letter, No. %, from Mfr. Poinsett to
| Mr.. Czay, dated Merico, 28h September, 1925.
"Anxious to conclude the pending negncia-
tons, in time for the President to communicate
the result in his message to the next Congress,
urged the President Of these States, either to
permit Alaman 10 continue them, or 10 APP
point another Plenpotentiary. He preferred
the latter alternative, and has given powers TO
Don Jose Gomez Pedraza, the Secretary OF
War, who now holds the port folio of the Min
lister Of Foreign Relations, all interim. The
Secretary Of the Treasury, being about to leave
town for the coast, on business connected with
the capture of the castle Of Ulloa, desire was
expressed to complete the negotiations before
his departure In consequence we have had
two conferences, yesterday and to day, but the
exception contained in the fourth article OF the
Treaty, between Great Britain and Mexico, to
which alluded in my communication No. g,
and to which the Mexican Plenipotentiarrs
pertinaciousy adhere, has prevented our COM
ing TO any conclusion.
"They continue to urge the fraterna ties by
which they are bound to the American nations,
which formerly were Spanish possessions. and
the treaties of alliance, offensive and defensive,
which have Been made between them. But
what really prevents them from yielding the
point, is their having succeeded III persuading
the British negotiators to consent to insert this
exception in their treaty. will, however, give
you succinct account of what passed, ar our
several conferences on this subject.
81 first objected to the exception in favor OF
the American nations, formerly Spanish pos
sessions, on the ground, that no distinctions
ought to be made, between any OF tine members
of the great American family; that Great Bri-
tain having consented to such provision,
ought not to influence the United States, be-
cause the Republics of America were united,
BY one and the same interest, and that 1t was
the interest of the European Powers to cause
such distinctions to BIZ made as would divide
il into small confederacies, and if possible, 10
prevent US from so uniting, as to prevent one
front against the attempts OF Europe upon our
Republican Institutions. That it might there
fore have been considered by the British Pleni.
poten,iaries, important to lay the foundation OF
distinctions which must disunite US; but that 1t
was much more maniiestly our interest, that
all the states Of America should be united as
intimately as possible, an union which could
only exist on the basis of the most perfect equal
ty and reciprocity
"The Plenipotentiaries of Mexico observed,
in reply, that Mexico was united by fraternal
ties ana StToIiS S!uPdiuieS, W TIC ndiiohS "hiSl
had, like themselves shaken off the yoke of
Spain; and ina, thsy had concluded wish thsrn
an offensive and defensive alliance, which unit
ed them more intimately, and placed them on
differen, footing, from that on which they
| stood towards the United States. To which
reioined, that the policy we had observed to
wards these countries, gave US right 10 ex-
pect, that no such distinctions as those sought
to be introduced into the treaty, should be made
in our case, and entitled us 10 be considered on,
at least, an equal footing with any of the Anne
rican Republics. And further, that this excep-
ton could, now, avail them nothing, as our
treaty with Colombia, and those probably by
| this time concluded with Buenos Ayres and
Chill, contained no such provision. The Pie
nipotentiaries of Mexico hastily remarked, that
war Nigh, dissolve any one of those treaties,
and in such an event, they thought Mexico
ought to possess the power, to evince her SYM
pathies in favor of either Of the American ma