Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-27
PANAMA DOCUMENTS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Amohg tho MOTT Important objects which arc ike
" to engage the attention the Congress- istfat of
cndeavorins to fix some general principles of inter
course. applicable TO al the powers OF America for
the mutual gulaion OF iheir commerce ansinayiga
ton The United States from, the origin ofthc pre-
sent war, have, all proper occasions, uniformly
proclaimed that they entertained desire TO procure
Tor themselves from any OF the new powers peculiar
commercial advantages. They continue to adhere 10
this disin;erested doctrine. You will state in Your
conferences that they have not sought, in ,rcatn,
wth the American States, separately, neither viii
they seek, IN joint Negotiations with thcn, Tor Guy
privileges Which not cq0sly extended To eVv ~ one
otthom iadeed they are prepared themselves. To
extend to the powers of Eurcpc the same hhcrol
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iured Powers. TIE principle noa proposed does not
preclude those particular arrangements which are
founded uHcn real and Just equivalents, independent
OF more commercial reciprocity, BY which certain al
manages are gr5uted To particular Power, but Il Is
wiser even to avoid these as much possible. II
TIE plcIbIe be correct its rSal apIlcdtion IL
must D. allowed TO be particularly adapted 10 the
condition and circumstances of the American Pow
ers. fhc United States have had no difficulty in
treating ON that principle, With the Republics ofCo-
lombia and Central America, and i: is accordingly
inserted liz the treaties which have been made with
both those powers Other Of the American nations
arc believed 10 have disposition to adopt it. The
United Mexican States alone have opposed it, and in
their negotiations with us have brought forward the
inadmsSlb!c exception, from lis operation oe those
AMERICAN States which have a Spanish origin, in
whose behalf Mexico insists Upon being allowed TO
grant ccacrcal Nvcrs which she may refuse 20 the
United States. Cttkc WOW which v7c entertain of
such exception, you viii be able 10 possess YOUR
selves by perusng despatch from This office to Mr.
Poinsett, under date the 9th day of November 1925
copy of which is herewith lie has been instruc-
tedto break OF the negotiations if contrary To ex
ectaton, the Mexican Instrumentation persist in
the exception. What renders il more extraordinary
IS, that, whilst they pretend that there has been some
thing hiir such an understanding between the new
republics no such exception was insisted upon b.
either Colombia Il Cen raj ReGnl c. 1t was not
even mentioned during the late negotiation here
which terminated il the treaty with the latter power
Wlcther it was adYcrted to .! not in that which
was conducted by Mr. Anderson with Colombia he
viii recollcct. We can Consent to no such exccp.
ton You will resist it in every form, if it he brot
forward, and you Will subscribe TO no treaty which
shall admit -. We are not yet informed whether
Mexico has abandoned the exception and concluded
with hir. poinsct commercial treaty, or has perse
yerol m it, auGlbroken OF the negotiation Tie ba-
sis OF the most favored nation, leaves the party who
treats on 1t, free TO prohibit what foreign +.rodnce and
manufactures he plc1scs and TO impose on snch rs
may be admitted into his ports any duties which h,s
pohcy or his Interests may require. The principle
only cnjons impartality, az to the foreign Powers to
whom It IL applied, ana consequently that his prohi.
billions and his duties. whatever they NAV he shall
equally extend TO The = nee and manufactures OF
all OF thcn Ifa naiiOI..ts already contracted en-
gagenchs with another Power by hi h If las orar-
ted commercial tavoTs, lnconvcnynt or injurious Il,
itself, it may be contrary lis interests to extend
States have made such improvilen concessions io
any particular foreign Power, nor have any of tb.
other American States,as far az know. The
time and the theatre there lore are prop;tio,s for M
adoption Of broad and liberal comm crcal principle
which, by dispensing equal favor to all depfiycs eve
rs ono ofany jrst cause OF complaint.
4 ,. To the other leading principle which has been
stated, that of allowing tic importation into or e
expectation from the ports Of any American nation
/ in the vessels of every other, of al produce and
monuiacures, the Introduction or expectation of
which is admitted b. law, both the nIiivc and tho
foreign vessel, anI the cargo pavnr the Same
duties and charges, and no other, tie President
attaches the greatest Importance. You will press
! it in your conferences, with an e1rncstness and
zeal propoTtonatc to its high value. end 10 tho
llocraity in which it j. cJn:eyed lis reciprocity
IS perfect; and when it Comes TO be adop,cd by ali
nations, we can scarcely see any thing bcyond t. in
the way OF Improvement 10 the freedom and inter
cfis OF their mutual navigation. The devices of ma
rtime nations have been various TO augment their
marine, NJ the expense Of other powers. Whom
there has been passive acqTiescencc i'm the opera.
ton OF those devices, Wi bout auy rcrt 10 counter
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