Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-25

re presented at the Congress- of any of the subjects
oou,priseo IN your instructions. And on those, espe
ci"y oi coiinerce and navigation, maritime law and
neut' al and belhgercnt rights 1t is the President
wsh that IL those interests canno; be adjusted sati
factoTy to all the attending powers you should form,
nefe'tne'ess, treaties With such may be disposed
10 conclude them with You. Eat in the conduct Of
any such separate negotiations, YOU will carefully
avoid giving any occasion OF offence to those powers
VINO may decline treating; and, if YOU should have
reasonsto believe that the fact itself of opening
SUCH separate negotiations would have the tendency
OF creating unfiiendly feelings and relations with
o'her American powers, you will decline entering
them altogether. You are also authorized to agree
upon transfer OF the conferences from Panama to
amy other place the American continent that may
be considered more eligible for conducting them.
In now proceeding to direct your attention partc-
ulaTy to the instructions of the President by which
alter having settled the preliminary point to which
nave just adverted, you will govern yourselves, the
hrst observation to DO made is, that in accedin to
the invitation which has been accepted no ntcntion
mas been entertained to change the present pacific
ana neutral policy of tac United States. On the
contrary, Ithss been distinctly Enthusiastically the three
repubhcs who gave the invitation, and has been en-
forced on our part, III all communications with
them IN reguard to it. that the u States would strict
~ adhere to that policy and means faithfully to per
form all their neutral obligations. Whilst tie exist
Ing war is limited to the present parties it is as un-
necessary, as it would be unwise. in the United
states To become beigercnt. 4 state of things can
hardly be imagined IN which they would voluntarily
publics, it would be entirely useless since they have
been all along able. unaidcd, triumplunty to mnn-
tain their cause, and to conquer the arms if they
have not overcome the obsnacy, of Spain by
maintaining the neutral position which the United
States bavc assumed they have been enabled to
hold strong language to Europe. And successfully
to check any disposition which exist cd there to as
slst Spain 'thc re-conquest of the colonies. If they
had departed from their neutrality, and prccip nted
themselves into the war, there was much reason 20
appehcnd that the cXertious might been hive neulro
zed, If not overbaianccd, by those of other movers
who would have been drawn, by that rash example,
mto the war III hehalfof Spain. keepin,r therefore
constantly in view the settled pacific policy of the
United States and the duties which flow from ,hnir
rallty, the subjects will now be particularzed
which 1t Is anticipated, will engage the considera-
ton OF the Congress at Panama.
These subjects may b. arranged under two oencr
al heads: lst Such relate to the future prosecution
III the present war with spain BY the combined or SEN
arate operation of the American be!ligercnts And.
IDLY, Those III which all the nations of America
whether neutral or beillgeent NAV have an interest
In respect to the FIRST for aread, stated we
can take no part Discussions Of them must be con-
hned to the parties to the war. You will refraiu
from engaging In them You will not be expected
or des cd to do hut whilst it has been perfectly
understood that the United States could not at the
congress: leopard their neutrality, they may be
urged 70 contract an Alliance offensive and defensive
on the contingency of an attempt by the powers OF
Europe. commonly called the Holly Alliance oifbcr
to aid Spain to reduce TIE new American republics
their ancient colonial state or to compel them to n
dont political systems more comfortable to the rocy
and views Of that Alliance. Upon The suggestion OF
such attempt being actually made there can bn M
doubt what It would be the interest and bounden du
ty oil the United States 70 do. Their late Chief Ma
gistrHte soiemnly declared What, i'm that event he
considered they ought to do. The people of the
United States acquleseed in the declaration o,d
their present Chief Magistrate entirely concurs in H.
II, indeed the Powers of continental Europe conld
have allowed themselves to engage in the war. for
either OF the purposes just Indicated, the United States
IN opposing them with their whole force would have
been hardly entitled to the merit 81 acting on the i'm,
pnise OF generous sympathy with infant oppressed
& struggling nations. The United States in the CON
tingencles which have been stated, would have been
compelled to fight their proper battles not loss
because the storm of war happened ia IN re on nm
other part OF this continent 1T dstnucr from thor
borders. For it cannot be doubted that tho nrcsr,,
tuous spirit which would have impelcd Europe upon
the other American Republics, in aid of Snoin or
on account of the forms ofther political institutions
would not have been appeascd if he, arms i'm sual
IN unrightcous contest, should have been successful
until they were extended here, and every vestire of
human freedom had been elaborated within these
States.
There was time whcn such dcsirns ycr9 corioue.
l. apprcbendcd and It is believed that the declara-
ton of tie late President TO the Congress the Uni
I'd States, WHICH has been already referred to- had
powerful effect III dlsconcCrt1g and arrcstur their
progress. Abcgt the same period Great Gr.a,,
Uanlfcstcda determination pursue the same poljcv
III regard to the new republics, which the United
States had previously marked out for themselves.
Aher these two great maritime powers, Great Bri-
tGu and the United States had let continental Irope
know that they would not sec wi Indifference INV
forclbc interposliion IN behalf Of old Spain it. was
evident that no such Interpogii ION would or wh INV
prospect of success could be afforded. Arcordino,
~, since that period, there have been no ntnalios
OF any designs On the part Of the European Alliance
ago.nst the American TcDu les ITthat alliance
has seen, with any dissatisfaction, 'ag NAV be well
imagined the successful progress ftosc republics
both in the war and in tho establishment Of tbei1
FREQ political systems, they hove confined Themselves
tosl'crt and unaysiling regrets.
The alspiciOus course ofcyeais has not only occa-
stoned tie abandonment of any hostile intentions
which were entertained, fsuch were ever entertain
cd by the European alliance but there is stronr rca.
to opo that 1t has led 20 the creation OF pacifc
VI not friendly, views towards orr sister rcpublirs
Upon The entry Of the President Of he United States
on The duties Of his present Office, his attention was
aHxiJusy directed 20 and has been since unrcnitn0v
employed Oh, the object ofesablisng peace between
Spain and those Republics. III considering tho
means for iis accomplishment, no very sang,lino
hope was INDUCED from approacht to Spain directly
and y thought best TO cndcayor to operate on
hor through that alliance on whose countcnnnce aud