Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-06

minister. (hen no mniser.) else that all negotiations
were to be suspended and all communication cut OIL
There Mr. A. again read the extract from the official note
of the Secretary Of State TO Mr.. Ellis, directing him to
demand his passports, in he did not receive such
dsavowa from the Mexican Government Aud il is
upon this point, continued MIR. Adams) that he had
made the remarks alluded to by the gentleman from
Georgia. aud with regard this point that he had
been anxious to obtain this information from The Prrs
dent Of the United States
The continuance Of all amicable negotiation between
this country and Mexico in pursuit of the claims OF our
citizens upon the latter thus renounced by this Go
vernmenl; or made conditional upon The dlsavowa,
the apology Of Mexico for the ac of her minister And
this, Mr. A. had pronounced and proved 10 be contrary
10 all The diplomatic experience Of the Government 1t
The policy Of nation which ready for war;
upon any prelext; pcIpeluny appealing 10 Joves tum
der; and proposes that should cut off all expectation
hope Of any indemnity for the claims Of our citizens
from Mexico, otherwise than by force. This the
point upon which Mr. A. would ask the gentleman from
Georgia or the Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs 10 reply to the observations he had made, and
10 The authorities he had quoted lie had cited five
different cases. in which the conduct Of several foreign
ministers towards this Government had been offensive
10 our Government He had read but small portion of
the evidence and the facts in each case had shown that
there nothing in this net Of Gorostza poinPdly
condemned by the Secretary of Slate in his report and
made The allegation for breaking oft all negotiations
with Mexico, which could bear any comparison with
those acts OF insult and injury to this Govern
ment He had shown, moreover, that the four first AID.
nniStrationS OF tnlS government Hao never
breaking off negotiations with those several nations,
the consequence Of refusing to dsaVow the personal
Of their ministers. [tere MIR. A. briefly reviewed the
circumstances Of the cases he had previously cited.
Mr. a. said that it might have been hoped that under
the change of Administrations which had taken place
since these incidents look place, something conci
liaory than This perpetual recurrence 10 Thunder would
have been resoted to- and he hoped that the action Of
the House would show that not pre- pared to
ton such policy. 1t dangerous precedent 10 set
up. Once admit this principle, and the consequence
would be that this Government would soon he at war
with every nation in the world. Mr.. A. conended that
the actions of The representatives. of foreign Govern.
1nents should ever be viewed with much allowance
Their duty 10 their own Government might easily lead
them 10 do what might be offensive 10 ours; and it
debae matter TO SETTLE BY strict rule the exact line
Of these relative duties The very maintenance Of the
rights OF his own Government may often lead the repre-
sentative into doing that which, in ITSELF may seem an
offence to the other; and monstrous doctrine
say that for every such offence this Government is
break off negotiations with another unless the latter dis
uroH'ed this ect of its representative.
Ms Adams would no, pursue this subject further at