Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-20

WHILE which would be sufficient induce him TO give up
the objection he had urged An idea had been aoat in the
House. that the change OF arrangement by the Depart
ment OF State in asking for full mission instead OF the
appointment oil Charge, Gas had been at first proposed)
mad had some reference to the indulgence of the wishes
OF the present minister be continued in his appointment
Not only was this not but the reverse true. The
minister bad applied for leave 10 return, and it had at FIRST
been the wish OF the President that the request should
be complied with under which view, the state De.
parment had asked only for Charge, but communca-
tons since received had convinced the Government that
the pending negotiation ought not TO be suspended; and
that would be much likely TO be brought 10 sac
cessu issue, if len in the hands OF the minister who had
commenced and carried than if condcd the ma
nagement OF Charge, TO be sent out i'll his place. Un-
der these circumstances. he put it TO the gentleman
from South Carolina, (AIr Davis,) himself to saw.
whether the Executive was not the proper Judge i'm
the Was this House ia every case of Forcion
Missions TO intrudc itself into the confessed official ,is-
don Of the Executive! Would il refuse to- act mil II
had first got information every, the most trivial
point in every negotiations AS the Organ of one of the
Committees Of the House, Mr. A. would lend his coun.
enancc to that doctrine. He the Exccutive should
not be called upon always TO yield to the Intervention of
the House, in that which did appropriately beIong 10
its jurisdiction But surprising the view OF the gentleman
from South Carolina TO be just and admitting the Govern
ment OF Colombia TO have been dsmembered had the gon
tenan adverted TO the magnitude and the importance of
the Government of New Grenada?-That Government
was about to assume important stand, and constitute
power worthy of regard In former discussion on This
subject question had been raised whether the new State
would possess any seapor Information had re bcen
received from gentleman who had been high in office In
that country which enabled him state that the new Co
md
three on the Pacific Among the former were Cartha.
gena, ST. Martha, Chagres, and Puerto Beo
| Admitting the Republic 10 have been subliyiled into
three Governments was not their importance such as
well TO deserve full mission from this country Had we
not s0nt such missions TO South American States of less
Importance was 1t the design of the gentleman
pend our mission at New Grenada, recall the Minister
and send ont Charged II that was his plan instead of
gaining money! he would lose it. Tin support OF this po-
son Mr. A. read TO the House detailed estimate goino
to show that such change with its accompanying eXpen,
Ses would occasion during the present year loss the
Mr.. Asaid he had it from most authentic source from
gentleman General Sanander) who had filed the very
highest office in Colombia that was distinctly under.
stood there that the foreign relations of the country "a
they had existed before the change, still TO be main
tanned at Bogota, and that all the three new governments
were TO remain faithful TO the negotiations which had a
Ken place AS them the country important; as nego.
taons with it were still penng the proposed arrange
men would save money; the European Powers kept
up their missions at Bogoa, and it highly advan-
tageous that this country should cherish commercial inter-
course and friendly relations with the new Governments
in the South he trusted that the gentleman from South
Carolina would consent TO withdraw his amendment
Mr.. Polk stated the fact TO the House that information
had been received recently from which appeared that as
late as on the Path of September last Great Britain had
SUI Minister Plenipotentary at Bogoa.
Mr. Archer here nterposed, said that not only was
credited here.
| Mr. Polk resumed: II was true that the RenubIic If
Colombia had been divided into the three States of New
Granada, Venezuela and Equator, but negotiations were
pending with view TO unite these three States undera
central Government at Bogota. He thought the House
ought not TO interfere while it remained uncertain whe
ther these negotiations would not succeed The House
had approved the sending of Minister there and
might safely be left with the Executive 10 recall him
when should become proper Should the negotiations
be broken Off the public interest might be affected to
much greater degree than gentlemen supposed especially
as the European Powers continued thel Ministers at
Bogota.
Mr.. Everettso that this subject was so fairly within be
province OF the Executive, that the House could scarcely
be considered as authorised TO stop the appropriations He
should think would act rashly do He confessed it,
would he
come the duty Of the Executive mission at
Bogota TO the appointment of Charge Four years since
Colombia had had Minister here OF the FIRST grade but he
believed that there had been none of that rank snce NJ
oaiazar ohe had mad Charge during part of the time
since The gentleman present here from that country
was only nominally Charge He had been Consul C,e-
neral and while holding that appointment, had consented
to act Charge. Under these circumstances he did not
think this country jushedin keeping up full mission
there The three States into which The Republic of Co
omba had been divided, distinct from and ndepen-
dent - each other, and might probably remain So 1t had
indeed, been stated the authority of letter from Gen
Santander that negotiations foot to bring about
union between tem so far as their foreign affairs the
public debt were concerned, but he had this morning
heard that New Grenada had resolved TO suspend the paw
mcnt of the public debt until such union sbold take ,co
This, he considered but bad symptom of the result of
the negotiation He hoped, however, that it might sue
ceed with respect TO our commercial negotiation
he should Judge that it had been brought successful
termination, for he found stated in recent article of in
tegencc, "that by the active exerons our Consul at
Carhagena reduction OF three dollars had been made
American Hour This, he presumed, the object of
the negotiation, but had been made out which
in his judgment, would justify the House in Withholding
the appropriations he should consider it his duty TO vote
against the amendment.
Mr. Davis, in reply TO Mr. Archer observed that the
gentleman from Virginia couldnot surely have understood
him MS directing his becton TO the person of our minister
at Bogoa III the mission TO be continued he should
be as willing that Mr. Moore should fill it as anv other
man What he objected to, having a minister at
all where minister had nothing do; or where this
country had other than a commercial interest 1t had
been the declared policy of this country that we were to
have no foreign political relations The gentleman had
told the House that this State had nine commercial
ports What if its entire coast one continued port
that would not alter the case. The question was moi
T. whether she had any ports, but whether we had any
commerce with her, and it appeared, he had before
stated that lSO,0OO was the whole amount To his aston
ishmeni, the gentleman from Virginia had complained of
the House as ntrudng the province of the Executive
Whenhad such language last been hcard' Not since the
4 Revolution. This House intruded the Executive
r He had thought it treating the Executive viii,
due respect TO send nteTogatoes the Department he
lore Offering the appropriation He had right at once TO
move his amendment What The peopIe m riobf
TO enquire how the expenditures of the nation were
going! This sentiment TO come from n son of Vir-
ginia from republican legislator Was that House
TO move at the beck of the President? Was il TO
defer to an inferior department of the Government?
lie represented aX-Payng people, and exercised por-
: ton OF the taxayng power IL was his duty and his
right to inquire, and he chose to exercise the right of in
quy before he appropriated money for the expenses of
mission TO Government that had existence The no.
Icy ought TO be reversed That class of expenditures in
this country rapidly increasing, and ought to be stop
ped. These were appointments which, more than any
Others tended towards the corruption of that House The
members had direct power of checking H. because the
right TO appoint Ministers held TO arise not under the