Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-07-13


cause Of republican freedom.
Boston Com. Gas.
We were not little surprzed to read the above
article in the columns of our respected friend, the
editor Of the Boston Gazette.
That the Panama Mission may not result in any
thing of consequence. is possible; and to tell the
truth, we feel very little anxiety that it should pro-
duce any Conventional arrangements, other than
such as may be made of commercial nature. But
supposIng il to have important result still will It
not have been either "useless'' g visionary" 1t
will have been far from useless, if it prove to
the South American Republics that we consider
chem friends and equals, with whom we are will
ling to keep up what might in private life be called
acquaintance, instead slapping the door in their
face when they civilly ask us to visit them. 1t IS
undoubtedly practical measure, differing IN no.
thing from the policy of preceding administrations.
except in its putting into practice that recprocyof
feeling towards the Southern Governments which we
have always heretofore professed.
| Where has the worthy editor seen. in the le-
gslation of this country or in the execution OF its
laws, IS the plan of Congress to ANTE our deStinies
miM theirs, or to form alliances OF any 'sorts'
There is nothing Of the kind to be found in our laws,
resolutions, Executive Communications, or reports
of committees. There is one broad error, at the
bottom of the whole paragraph, and OF similar COM
mentaries which we have in other intelligent
and respectable papers, 1t consists apparently in
confounding the international and peculiar projects
of the other Governments with that of the Govern
ment Of the United States, which has not only not
engaged in any scheme of uniting our destinies
with theirs" but has specially protested against ii.
The project certainly had some reference to ''eect'
so far as we looked on it with favourable eye: we
hoped that the effect would be to conciliate the good
! will of the Southern Governments We believed 1t
would do il and WEI believe STILL Nor will our
f opinion be changed, though the unsettled state OF
things in the republic of Colombia, with whom the
-. horn
to defeat or defer the assembly of the Congress.
Our object, however, in taking up the pen was
not to date this subject, but to direct the ateu-
ton of the very respectable editor of the CONNER
cal Gazette to the following extracts from the Pre-
. sdent's Message to the House of Representatives,
in asking its sanction Of the Panama Mission, which
s. will show him how entirely he has been nised by
d contemporary commentary, to the actual nature
and objects of that mission and especially as to its
alleged compromment of the destinies of the Uni
IS ted States.
n With regard to the objects in which the Agents
l. of the United States expected to take part in the
e deliberations of that Congress, | deem it proper
premise, that these objects did not form the only,
nor even the principal motive for my acceptance of
J. the invitation. My first and greatest inducement
e was, TO meet, an the spirit Of kindness and friendship
" an overture made IN that spirit By three Sister Re-
e ptt6hcs Of this hemisphere"
Were it merely that aoe might be correctly and
and of the progress and issue Of heirnegotiaons,
should hold it advisable that should have an ac-
credited agency with them, placed in such CONT
dental relations with the other members. as would
the authenticity and the safe and early trans
&c mission of its reports"
is elf it be true that the nobest treaty Of peace
he ever mentioned in history is that by which the Car
thagenians bound to abolish the practice OF sac
rificng their own children, bscausen Wos stipulated
ic in favour of hua,, nature, cannot exaggerate to
S, myself the unfading glory with which these United
States will 90 forth in the memory of future ages IT.
TO by their friendly COUNSEL by their moral influence,
no BY the power of argument and persuaslons alone,
e as they can prevail upon the American Nations at
is Panama. to stpulate, BY general agreement among
~ themselves. and far any of themselves may be
concerned. the perpetual abolition Of private a0ar up
on the ocean, And if we cannot yet iatter our
II selves that this may be accomplished an; advance
. towards it, the establishment Of the principle that the
ne friendly flag shall cover the cargo, the ctahnet Of
OF contra5and of aUar andth Fictitious paper bockades,
engagements which we may reasonably hope will not
he prove mpractcable will, if successfully inculcated
IL redounded proportionay to honour and drain
ne the fountain of many sanguuary war" :
ST. "a concert of measures, haUaag reference 10 me
more efectual abolition of the .afcan slave trade,
H. and the consideration of the light in which the poll
dis ca condition Of the Island of Hay is to be regar
w died. are also among the subjects mentioned by the
r. Minister from the Republic Of Colombia, as beiev-
ed to be suitable for deiberation at the Congress"
After urging some other topics, the President, in
his Message. says
s. 81 can scarcely deem it otherwise than super1u-
e GUS to observe, that the assembly will be IN as ma
nj tire diplomatic and not Legislative That nothing
H. can be transacted there. obligatory upon any one Of
tn the States be represented at the meetng' unless
Is with the express concurrence of its own represent
We taves; even thep but subject to the ratitca-
IN ton of its constitutional authority at home TIE
Dr faith of the United States to Foreign Powers can