Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-22
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The third matter of fact, TO which the attention
oil the reader is solicited, il the determination OF
the President TO send Ministers to the proposed
Congress at Panama, and his own peculiar motives
ior uong So His attention will not be asked for
an examination into the policy OF that measure.
because II Is readily admitted, to be one presenting
air heid Tor differences in opinion; and full in
duigence ought TO be given to Mr.. Adams in the
exercise of his own opinions even 10 the full @,
rent oil the plea OF error i'm judgment-and hecaus.
that point has heretofore been abun,iautly discuss
ell. Nor will any censure be attempted to be cast
upon MIR. Adams for the want of foresight into
the tfndt abortion OF the proiec, of the panama
Congress Ii is readily admitted that the failure
mas arisen from cases beyond the ken of human
foresight. The case was novel, the project new.
ana 1t. objects might he highly impor ant. The
aa.en'ioh asked relates to the display of Mr. Ad-
! ams' diplomatic skill, upon the novel and impor-
ta,' occasion; and to its probable effects upon the
| relations between the United States aud the new
governments, which have spr ug up in Mexico
ana south America from the c- devant colonies OF
spain The writer thinks this subject so highly
interesting. tina, i, will deserve To be placed bfiore
me American people in full, bu plain and sim.
pie point OF view. This task will call for much
quotation. In the Presidents message of the 5th
december, 1873, the subject of the Panama Con-
| following words: ~
among the measures which have been sug
ges'ed 10 them by the new relations with one an
other, resulting from the recent changes of their
So"'ion IL udt OF assembling. at the lsthuus of
Idhana, Congress az which each OF them should
b. represented, to deliberate upon obiect, imoor
tant TO the welfare OF all. The Republics of CO.
iombia, OF Mexico, and of Central America nav.
already deputed Plenipotentiaries TO such meet
ing, and they have invited the United States tn t
a'So represented there by their Ministers. The
invitation has been accepted, and Ministers m,
me part Of the United States tciH be commis
S'oned to attend at those deliberations. and IN
axe par' IN them, so far as may be compatible
hat
intention nor the desire of the other American
States. that we should depart"
me most Objectionable circumstance contains ed
IN ms communication is thought to be t,,e claims
o, .he President to commission Ministers to the
congress, without the concurrence of the Senate.
as evidently being one of the measures hn had
contemplated Tor paving the way 10 unlimited
power and, as justification of other parts of the
same message, Intended, is believed, to proclaim
great civil revolution in the governments OF this
Union The following the invitation given Inv
Mr.. Obregon, the Mexican Minister, in letter 70
4ir. Clay, dated the Sd November, 1925:
AeSot'on ~ me United States Of .Merico,
WAsHINGroN, 3D. .tou. 1925
the underwrlIten Munster PIenipotenIiary
nas the honor OF orming the Hon. Secretary OF
State, that he has communicated TO Li, Gnvarn.
iieht The conversations which occurred br,wenn
theT, Oh his making known TO them the d.t.r,ni
hanon OF the Governments Of Colombia ami Mexi
co. 70 form Congress OF Representatives irorn the
been invited; in which were TO be discussed uh
Jectso OF general interest 10 all the American Pow
e's' as wen as those which might be particularly
suggested by the existence aud actual position nj
ne new rowers' and, IN the meeting OF which,
1t was thought proper, by the Government of IN
Subscriber, tina, the United States OF America bv
means oil their Commissioners, should constitute
and take part, as being much Interested in the
hrst and principal subject upon which the t,on
gress would be engaged.
:" In consequence Of which be;rcr ,ro.,
the concurrence oil this Governments in the idea of
discussing the hrst point In Congress, a. WAS de-
sired and that il would send Repr entative, IN II
under condition, that the neutrality IN which il
stood towards Spain, should not he violated: and
That 1t should be invited thereto by the Republic.
OF Mexico and Colombia: who should moreover.
SIGNIFY The affairs with winch i; was 10 DE occu.
ped 10 promote it, object, aud the necessary uni.
iorinity OF credentials or authorization of the re-
spectve Representatives:-the President of the
United States of Mexico, has charged and com
hlssoned anew, the undcrwritten to make the
iuV'auou, and to point our the affairs as stated
fhe Government OF the subscriber never SUD-
posed, nor desired, that the United States of Anne
iicd would take part IN the Congress about To me
held, Ia other matters than those which, from
their nature aud Importance, the late admInisira
uon pointed out and characterized, as being of
general interest to the continent; for which rea
son. one OF the subjects. which will occupy the
attention OF the Congress, will be the resistance or
opposition TO the interference of any neutral ma
tlon IN the question and war OF independence
between the new Powers OF the Continent and
Spain.
me Government Of the undersigned appre-
MENUS hdi, as the powers OF America are Of ac-
cord as TO resistance, il beh0ves them 10 discus,
te means OF giving 10 that resistance a possible
'o'ce, thdt the eVii may be met, II II cannot br
ayoidedi anu the only means OF accomplishing TIM,
oiyeci, Is ny previous concert l. to the mod. ia
winch each OF them shall lend its CO. oper alton;
Tor otherwise. resistance
udiiy, and IN manner much less certain and If.
feciive.
ne opposition 10 colonization in America by
the European Powers, will be another OF the uucs-
tons which may be discussed and which is i'm l,k
predicament with the foregoing
After these two principal subjects. the Repre.
sentatves of the United States OF America NAV
DC occupied upon others, to which the existence
oil the new States may give rise; and which il is
not easy to point out or eDumerate: for which the
Government OF the United States OF Mexico will
give instructions and ample powers to its Commits
sioners, and it trusts that those from the other
Powers may bear the same
the Congress Is TO be assembled at Panama
al which city the Representatives from Colombi,
Peru, Guatemala. and Mexico, will have already
arrived at The date OF this; they will he engaged
upon the preliminary rules Of the Assembly: and
likewise upon questions which bclsng exclusively
10 the belligcfent~
o The United States Of America NAV send their
Representatives to that city, TO take part in those
questions, which, long since, they were the first
I'D uJ.istihS 10 the word they regarded as OF tran
scenddnt Importance 10 the interests of all America
aud in others TO which the formation of the ucSy
oiaes VIII give rise; the concurrence in which
WIZ, moreover, accomplish the object so much de.
sired, by the respective governments of mauifrs a.
my, by deed, the disposition and facility which
vac powers OF this continent possess, to act in con.
cert in The common cause.
=" To Which end, and i'm co,urIi,pcc ,,,;,t H. o.