Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-02

DEPARTMENT or STATE.
To Mc'srs. JoHN SERGEANT and J. Il. PoIY
sErr. appointed Envoy, Extraordinary and
Ministers rlenipoientlary TO Iacnbn,a. Ne
&c &c
GusrLEMEs BY the appointment of Mr.
Poins, made by and with The advice aud con
sent of the Senate, as one of the Ministers 81
the United States 10 the fongr s. Of the Ame-
r'cdn nations, expected 10 assemble at Ta,uba
~, YOU have become associated in tina ~ 5, ION
Mr. Pulnsett, II Is therefore anticipate, d, will
be disposed cordially IN cooperate ia the PEI.
iormauce a. t'ost du les which have, teen en-
loin' Il nv tie instruction, II. retniUrc addressed
10 Mr. Anueiso and Nh. Sergeant, 81 to eth.
or Of Ihcn ~ iar ~ they remain T., he rx
ecuted And the President relies. with gteat
confidence, on the zeal and ability Of both OF
you, 10 promote III this important service, the
interests OF cur cnnniry.
The instructions ad3resscdin NrsSrs. Andrr-
son and Sergeant. have been sufci nly eHpli.
cit as 10 the nature OF the assembly. Accord
ing TO our views, 1t is To be considered as en-
urcIy diplomatic NJ one of the represented
nations is 10 be Gnall, bound by any treat,
convention, or compact, 10 which it does noi
freely consent according 10 all the form. OF us
own PARTICULAR Government. N,h that ndis.
rensabtc qualification the mode Of conducting
the conferences aud deliberations ofth~ Miuls.
irr' IS len TO Noul sound dissection, krepng
m view thu observations winch have been
made in your general instructions. am m.
durrd again TO advert 10 this oriC IN cons,
qutoc" ~ Il letter from the Colombian Minis
ter, under date The 10th OF November last, "a
copy Of which rs herewith transmttcd) from
the tenor of which II might probably be mirl-
rcd, As his opinion that majorit, ut voices in
the assembly, ON any gwen proposition, is Ia
hr decisive. W. have not vet Obtained copies
OF the treaties concluded at Panama which are
mentioned "a that mote. To these We have IA
right, and We shall conllnJIe To expect them
We have 40 Later information than that con
talucd IA Mr.. Strgeaut's despatch No. / under
1alr the lyth olJannar, last, and ITS accom-.
pnnimcnts, as to the probable innr of the con
venton of the Ministers Of The several Powers
The course which he adopted ct Announcing
hlmseItto such OF them as had arrived at Maxl-
CO, Is approved. From The answers he T,cei,
ed to his note, Ii appears HAT eight months
from TIE 18th OF July last, were Sp cIGcd as tn,
period WITHIN which the nearie, concll-
drd AZ Panama were Ia be ratified, and which
II WAS expected the Congress would again
meet. IhHt trrm expired on the 18th in
slant 1t is prGbahle ther. fore. that, about
thus time the AllnterS of the various Powers
will assemble at facuba, Il. But IL they should
hn' meet Dclur" the Isl OF June nest Mr. Ser
geant may after at dav. return 20 the United
states without further detention. In the event
OF his return, MIR Poinsett wall consider tn IN.
mes 81 tar lolut mission as devolVinG On hiu. "a.
lone ahd should the Congress assemble sui.
sequent to that period. aud Mr.. Sergeant should
avail himself of the permission now given him
tn leave Mexico, Mr.. romseu will attend The
Congress IN behalf of the United STATES
The Intelligence which has reached US from
many poiuI,, A. 10 the ambfiou projects AID
views Of Bolivar, has abated very ,nucn the
strong hopes Inch were otcr entertained OF
the favorable result, 81 the Congress OF the A.
meIican nations. lfihat intelligence be We'll
founded, Gas there Is much reason TO appre
bend, n Is probahls that he does not look
npon the Congress III the same Interesting light
that he Formerly dh Still the objects which
are contemplated by your distractions are So
highly Important, tint the President thinks
Their Accomplishment ought not TO be ahan-
doned whilst any hope remains. Their value
does not entirely depend upon the forms of the
Governments which may concur in their es-
tablishmeht, but exist Al all fines, and under
every form of government.
Iou viii in all your conversations aud inter.
course with The other Ministers, endeavor TO
strengthen them in the oh of free institutions,
and to guard them against any srnb tious
schemes and plans, from whatever quarter