Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-30
Dkr.nraesr OF srSrz


Udsti-yioI., 1914 March, 1921
To Mcssrs JONI SFhsEsNr and j. r. PoSrslIr appointed
cubayn, &c. &C. &c.
oieafns, BY the appointment Of MIR Po:nsct, made By
aud with thc advice nad OF Senate as ore of the
Ministers o te United Su,cs Congress of the Aner-
can nations expected to assemble acubaya, you
autcioatcd will b. disposed cordially to co oArate IN the
performance of those duties which have enoned by tine
Sergeant 10 either Of tcn, far they rowan be exc.
ou,e And the President relies, with great confidence ou tho
'e' and AGILITY OF both OF ya 10 promote ia this important
service, the interests country
The nslrucsns addressed 10 esrs Anderson and Serycan,
have been sufficiently explicit the of assembly
According 10 views to be considered entirely dpo
matte No of the represented iisly bound
iccly consent according to al the forms its own particular
Government With that Indispensable qualifications the mole
tiers Is left 20 sound discretion, keeping the oser-
vatc' which have been made in your general instructions
am induced TO advert 10 this topic in consequences letter
from the Colombian Minister the 10Th of November
last "a copy of which herewith rasmiied from the tenor
majority OF voices IN the assembly given proposition
to he decisive We have yet cupes the
ties concluded at aiaua, which mentioned in that
To uee we have right aud shall expect them
We nave no later information than that contained in Mr.
Sergeauts despatch No under date the 10Th of January last
and its accompanmens probable time of the conven
ton of the Ministers OF The several Powers The course which
ne adopted OF announcing himself such Of as had ar
rived at Mckee, approved From answers he received
To his note appears that eight months from tho july
lat were speched as the period within which the ea:~s
concluded at Panama were to be ratified, and when
pected Tie congress would again That expired on
ue rom instant III IS TObahc therefore that, about this
the Ministers Of the various Powers will assemble al Tacubaya
But they should before the OF June next Mr.
Sergeant after that day, United States with
out further detention In the of his return r osett
will consider the duties of the joint mission devolvng on
HIM alone; and should the Congress assemble subsequent to
that period and MIR Sergeant should avail himself of the
mission nov given him TO leave Mexico, Mr. Porseu will
attend the CongIess IN behalf of the United States.
Inc intelligence which has reached from points
10 the ambitious projects and of Bolivar has ahaed
much the strong hopes which of the
favorable results OF the Congress of the American nations
that intelligence be well founded, las is much reason 10
aPrehepd 1t probable that he does upon Con
IN the Interesting lgi, that lie formerly did Still
the objects which contemplated instructions are
highly important, that the President thinks their accomplish
ment ought not To be abandoned whilst remains
Their value does entirely depend upon the forms Of the
Governments which may ia their establishment. but
exist at al times and under every form of government
You WILL in all your conversations and with the
other Ministers endeavor strengthen them in the free
institutions, and TO guard them against ambitious schemes
and plans from whatever quarter they may proceed tending to
sahver liberal systems.
Mr. Rochester having been appointed Charge d'Afairs TO
Guatemala, Mr. John Speed Smith, of Kentucky formerly
Member of the House of Representatives appointed
tay Mission In the his acceptance of which
advice has reached the Department. is expected 10
you.
You Liberty dctain the bearer this litter reason
bic time to convey dispatches you wish forward TO
this Government If you should wish him remain al
Mexico for that purpose after stopping about to
cover from the fgues Of the journey and voyage he will
return 10 the United States with such dispatches you NAV
conide to him.
am With great respect,
Your obedient servant