Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-04-10

no matter ho,y established, sort oil 'hoe pehoenc'
in fact By that arrangement she mas voluntarily
and in most essential particular. IN respeet 10 az
foreisn nations changed her character, and become
"a saw the least not an Independent Stale. pndel
the actual circumstances Hayi, the President aoes
not think that it would be proper at th's une :.
copnseit " a New State The acknowledgment
or declining to actlowlet &c, the Independence u
Uayti. is not a measure of sufficient nashi'uue ~
REQUIRE that in either of the alternatives y shou'
he the result ola concert between all the American
powers. ,,
You will avail yourselves Of all suitable occasions
a. rraes mon th. ministers of the other American
States the proprlety OF free toeratlnn oil teSoh'
within their respective limits ne Trainers ~ oui
Constitution Of Government have not only re-
Trained from Incorporating with the state any pc.
culiar form OF religious Worship nut 'hey nave ~
trodaced an express prohibition upon the power OF
our CONGRESS- to make any law respecting AN es-
Establishment of religion With us none are dehled
the right which belongs to ALTO worship Uou ac
cordna to the dictates OF their own cons fences an
our villages and cities at the same houroiteh III the
same square, and by the same KIND OF summons,
congregations of the plous and devout OF every re-
liguus denomination, are gathered tosehef III tneif
respective temples and alter performing according
20 their own solemn convictions ue'f re'Is'"us ""-
ties quietly return aud mix together III the cheer
ful lument of their domestic and social obligations.
Not unfrequently the heads OF the same family ap-
pertaining to different sects, resort to two dfefent
churches, to offer in their own chosen way the'r
prisons, each bringing back to the common mousse
hold stock the moral instruction when pom nave
derived from their respective pastors. IN the INT
ted States, we experience no inconvenience from
the absence of any religious establishment anu .he
universal federation which happily prevails we
believe that none would be felt by other nations who
should allow equal religious freedom II would he
deemed rash to assert that civil liberty and an estab
lshed church cannot exist together III The same states
out it may be safely affirmed that history affords no
examine Of their union where the son OF the state
has not only been established, but exclusive II
any Of the American powers think proper TO INTRO
duce into their system an established feiIgol, al
though we should regret such determination, we
would have no right to make "a formal complaint nn-
less it should be exclusive. As the citizens Q. any
OF the AmercanNations have Alright when herewith
out hndrance, to worship the Deity according to the
dictates of their own cOnsclences, our elZehs ought
to be allowed the same privileges when proniptedby
BUSINESS or inclination, they visit any ct The Anne
rican States. You are accordingly authorized to
propose iunt declaration, to be subscribed by the
Ministers of all or any of the Powers represented
9hat within their several limits there shall be Tree
federation of religious worship. And you Will also,
in any treaty or treaties that you may conclude, en-
deavor to have inserted article stipulaling the
liberty OF religious Worship, i'll the territories OF the
respective parties.
When this great interest is placed on the basis
OF such solemn declaratlan and such binding trea-
ty stipnlatiuns, ii will have all reasonable aud prac-
tical security And this new guaranty will serve to
give strength to the favorable dispositions of enigh
ened men in the various American States against
the Influence Of bisotIy and superstition. de-
glaraton this subject in which you are authorize
ell to unite as well as that directed against Europe.
IN colonization within the territorial limits OF any
0f the American nations, here in before mentioned.
does no more than announce, IN respect to the I'm
ted States the existing state n their institutions and
laws. Neither contracts any new obligations, on
their part. nor makes any alteration as to them, in
the present condition Of things The President be-
ing the organ through which this Government COM
municates with Foreign Powers. and being charged I
with the duty of taking care that the laws betathtu
ly executed is competent toauthorze both Geclara-
lions
Questions Of boundary, and other matters of CON
iroy ersy, among the new American Powers, will
probably present themselves, and OF which an ami
cable adjustment may be attempted at the Congress
Your impartial and disuterested position in relation
to any s1ch Disputes may occasion you to be called
upon for your advice and umpirage. fon will,
your assistance may be required to settle
those controversies, manifest willingness to give
your best Counsel and advice, and, II 1t should be I
desired, YOU will also serve as arbrators A dis
nete is understood to have existed, and to remain
yet unsettled between the United Mexican States
and the Central Republic, in relation to the Pro-
vince of Chiapa The President wishes you to
give il particular investigation; and, if justice
shall be found on the side of the Republic OF the
Centre, you will lend to its all the counter
lnce and support which you can give, without ac-
fnally committing the United States This act OF
friendship on our part, is due as well on account of
the high degree Of respect and confidence which
that Republic has. on several occasions displayed
towards HE United States as from its comparative
weakness
FINALLY ] have it in charge TO direct your atten-
ton to the subject Of the forms of government, and
to the cause Of free institutions on this continent.
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