Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-14
A LEAF FROM HISTORY.

History of the United States have an important
bearing on the question of the " annexation OF
Texas to the United States, TO consummate which
many of the Democratic party, and some even Of
our chivarous Wings, seem to be willing to en-
bark the Nation in an inevitably calamtous war.
| On the 18th December, 1925, the President Of
the United States Mr.. ADAMS transmitted to the
Senate Of the United States Special Message, re-
Winding them that, in the message to both Houses
| of Congress at the commencement of the session,
| it was mentioned that the Governments Of the Re-
publics of Colombia, Of Mexico, and of Central
America, had severally invited the Government of
the United States to be represented at the Congress
of American Nations to be assembled at Panama, to
deliberate upon objects Of peculiar concernment TO
this hemisphere and that this invitation had been
accepted and nominating RICHARD G. ANDERSON,
of Kentucky, and JOHN SERGEANT, of Pennsyl-
vania, to be ENJOYS Extraordinary and Ministers
IPlenpotentiary to that Assembly. In that Special
Message President ADAMS remarked as follows:
"Athough this deemed TO be within the
stituona competency of the Executive have thought
proper take any step before asceranng that my opn
ion of its expediency will with that of both branches
Of the Legislature first by the decision of the Senate upon
the nominations be laid before them and secondly, by
the sanction of both Houses the appropriations, without
which it cannot be carried into effect
"a report from the Secretary of State, and copies of the
correspondence with the South American Governments this
subject since the invitation given by them, herewith
mitted to the Senate. II will be that the Uni
ted States neither intend expected take part
any deliberations Of beigeent character That the motive
Of their attendance neither to contract alliances, to
engage any undertaking project importing hostility 10
any other nation"
On the 2sth December, 1925, the Message was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, to
consider and report thereon and, on the 9th JAN
uary, 1925, Mr. Macon, from that Committee, re-
ported at length against the recommendation Of the
Executive, and concluded by recommending to the
Senate the adoption of the following resolution:
"Resolued, That it is not expedent, at this time
| for the United States to send any Ministers to
| the Congress of American Nations assembled at
: Panama
| The Committee, in this report, g doubt the au-
thorty of the Government of the United States = to
enter upon the proposed negotiations, and strongly
condemn the propriety and expediency of the
measure.
Whilst the subject was under consideration in
the Senate, March l4th, lS26,) Mr.. VAN buren,
introduced series Of resolutions, the FIRST of which
denies to the President the authority to nominate
Ministers to the proposed Congress of American
Nations, and the second of which is as follows
Resolved That The poacer of forming or en-
II sfering I'm ANY MANNER wHATEvER) INTO NEW Po-
LITIcAL ASSOCIATIONS coafsdeyacies, belongs TO
The People Of the United States, tn their soUer-
| eign character, being one of the posCers sOhich
ed ~ he
reserved 10 The States, or People and that it is
mot within the CONSTITUTIONAL POWER OF THE FED
ERAL GOVERNMENT to appoint Deputies or Repre-
sentatives of any description to represent the Uni
ted States in the Congress of Panama, or to par
'tcipate in the deliberation, discussion, recon-
mendation, or acts of that Congress"
Will it be Observation-Disclosures the decided
tone not to say savage erceness, of the Democratic
leaders at the present day, on this identical ques
tion-that every Democratic Senator voted. on the
question of agreeing to the above proposition, in
favor of IL thus solemnly denying the constitu-
tional power of the Government to meddle with
" annexation " in any form9 Such is the fact.
| Without OBTAINING the reader, by any remarks of
ours, from serious meditation upon this fact, we
cannot refrain from adding the following extract
from the speech delivered by Mr. VAN buren,, and
echoed by all his party in support of this memora
Bile proposition:
"I is then, the design Of the Executive to enter into
agreement the Congress- W not material for the present
in what FORM that if the Powers of Europe make
cause with Spain otherwise attempt the subugaton Of
Spanish America shall unite with the latter and contribute
our proportion the necessary make e
octual and further that shall bind ourselves that Con-
gress to the in which shall any attempts
by the European Powers colombo any portion Of this
ncnt This design has been fully, frankly, and explicitly
stated the Spanish American States, and Is the
Senate Of the United States willing sanction measure Of
description not for the present whether be by
treaty by act decree, ordinance of the Congress Win
you, in any shape form, preliminary final give your
sanction Upon this subject at least have had thoughts
hem will affirm that there is member on
this floor who will his willingness into such
stipulation If Mistaken desire to be corrected. No; am
not Whatever may be his views, within these walls
syet prepared give his sanction such
by which the peace the country is to be exposed con-
great question Of peace will be taken from the Repre-
senttvcs Of the Peopey which, instead Of retaining that
freedom Of action which possess shall bind our
selves in certain event, to pursue certain course what
ever those 10 whom the Of the country may then
have been committed shall think the honor interest OF the
country may rcqureby which, in the language of the Father
Of his Country, shall quit our own to stand foreign