Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-04-02
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sage covering the ms rRUCTl0NS given By
the exssutive to the ministers Of the Congress
at Panama, with a req Iest that they night be
30 disposed OF, as TO 1--WE the people an oppoP
tunIty OF seeing and Juggling of the motives
which induced the President to accept the IN.
yitstion OF the South American States, and the
actual des gns OF the design. BY party man.
nuyre, and party vote this request was re.
fused--ihe President was denied an oppoFtu-
nIsy of vindlcsting hrs conduct IN the usual aud
proper ways and to add injustice 10 insult the
eor.fdeafat seal of the Senate was laid upon
the documents, aud theiF contents hidden from
the public eye. he message aud documents
were however subsequently and ats very late
date re transferred iron. the executive TO the
Legislature Journal OF the Senate but no order
relative TO their beng printed was TAKEN
They thuS lie IA the room OF the Secretary OF
the Senate, end eouid have lain there, and the
people been ignorant of heir contents. bat for
the activity OF conductors OF the newspaper
press The editor OF the National JournsI by
attending az the Office Of the Secretary and so.
betting the courtesy OF tiat gentleman, Obtain.
cd permission 10 copy tie instructions, and has
published them They are uow before the
people, WHO must Judge Of the recNtadc OF
the intentions Ged the wisdom OF those who
planned tnem. We are sorry that our limits
do not peEmu rs 10 publish IN erteaso these
much talked OF and Interes ing documents At
considerable pains however, we have condens
sd ami extracted enough below 70 ehew then
most promnent features AZ well as the real Oh
jecis OF the Panama Congress as tar we
were concerned. This subject has now become
matter of history, impartial posteri,y will de.
eide upon he actual merits OF the case, and
that decision must be favorable we know, to
the m0Hpes of the Executive OF the u. states
The IssTRUC Ttops directed to Messrs An.
derson aud Sergeant are long aud ably drawn
up.-fhe subjects referred 10 are discussed in
mastery nanncT---lhe most perfect devotion
Is shown throughout TO the interests and good
OF thus county, and 10 the cause Of freedom
throughout tue world he Instructions open
with the reasons which induced .he Presldent
TO socept the invitation OF the South American
States.
"He could not, indeed have declined
aR!Bvitation proceeding from sources
30 highly pecta0le, and communicat
ed in the most delicate and respectful
manner, without SUBJ e citing the United
States to the reproaeh Of insenaibility To
the deepest concerns Of the American
hemisphere, and perhaps, 20 "ant of
sincerity, in most important declara.
tons, selemnly made by his predeces,
sor, ia the face of the Old aud the New
World. In yielding therefore, TO the
friendly wishes of those three Repub-
lies, communicated ia the notes of their
respective Ministers, at Washng ton, of
which copies are herewith, the United
States act in perfect consistency with
ell their previous conduct aud profes
slons, III respee. TO the New American
States"
1t has, often been objected tina, this Mission
was calculated to torn "entangling alliances"
and to draw this country into federation with
the new states ot the South. The is sufficient
9y answered by The following:
SIT is distinctly understood, by tbe
President, that il TO be regarded, in
all respects, as diplomatic, in contradis -
tinction to body clothed with powers
OF ordinary leg station; that is 10 say,
no one OF the States represented is to be
considered bound by any treaty, con :
yention, pact, or act, to which it does
not sub scribe, and expressly assent by
ats acting repre- sentative; and that in the
instance - treaties, conventions. and
pacts, they are 10 be returned. for 6nal
ratification, TO each contracting State,
arcordingto the provisions of its par
tcuiar Constitution. All idea is. there.
fore excluded Of binding a minority to
agreements and acts contrary 10 its will,
by the mere circumstance Of TIE con
currence of a maiority Of the States in
these agree M nts and acts Each State
viii, consequently, be governed and left
Tree, actornIng 10 its own sense of lis
particular interests. Al notion is re
.iected of an Amphyctionic Council, in
vested with power finally to decide con
froVefses between the AMERICAN states.
or to regulate Tin any respect, their con
duct"
What might have been The beneficial results
OF the mission, are stated as follows:
"Such an assembly viii afford great
facilities Cor free and friendly confer
ences, ior outual aud necessary expla.
nations, and for discussing and estab
fishing some general principles, appli.
cable to peace and war, to commerce
and navigation, with the sanction Of all
America Treaties may be concluded.
in the course of a few months, at such
a Congress, laying the foundations of
lasting amliy and good neighborhoed,
which Il would require many years 10
consummate, if. indeed, they would be
= all practicable, by separate and sue =
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