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Buenos Ayres, and Chill on tho 27th January 1895
none was appointed to Peru till May. 1896 yet 70
certain that Peru was much recognized by the
United States as the other Gcvernnens from the 4th
of May, l622.
This g,eat precedent governs all that follow II
The acknowledgment of the independence Of Texas
stands next in history. 1t Is most instrueuye
precedent strictly following the forms observed respect
ing the Governments Cd Spanish America
On the 18th of june 1896. on the motion OF Henry
Clay, the Senate adopted the resolution
That the Independence OF Teaa: ought TO be s
be received ths has IN successful operation civil govern
ment capable Of performing the duties and fulfilling the 'on
The House Of Representatives, on the 4th Of July.
1896 adopted resolution in the same words and added
That the House Of perceive with sssac
ton President Of the United States has adopted meas
ascertain the political military and civil condnon OF
those resolutions were ne" formal Acknowledgements
Of Government in Texas. The report OF the oenatc
Committee showed the circumstances were not sum,
cently known, and both Senate and House AWARDED
further information at the hands Of the President
On the 2lst of December, while communicating the
information President jackson accepted the occasion
to express to Congress his opinion on the subject
The following passages are very Instructive, toochhg
the authority TO recognize new States;
"Nor has any deliberate inquiry ever been Instituted In
Congress OF legislative bodies ne 10 whom De
lonced the power Of orig nay recognizing new State
power the Of thi Sqyir0IeH under come efrern
ssoe,.S and only granted in the Consultation /.
sary involved In Of the great pope girn Congress
to appoint Ebassaors and other public Ministers and in
that conferred the President to receive Ministers from
In tho preamble the resolution Of the House Of Repre-
sen,sve, it is distinctly infatuated that the sxpedency Of
recognizing the independence Of Texas should Dc f TO ne de-
eisn Of Cong,ea IN t rep the ground Of e5pedeHey
diO'ea 10 and do not therefore think neess
sary express any opnios TO the strict gt
Of the Executive either apart from in conjunction with me
Senate the subject tto be presumed that on no
future occasion will dispute arise none has HERETOFORE oc
cured between the Executive and Legislature In the exercise
of the Of recognition II will ara be considered con
.ses .pith the yr Of the Constitution, and MOTT sAFs hat
should be exercised when probably leading to war; with
previous understanding with that body by whom war can
be declared and by whom all the provisions for sustain
ing s pes must be funished Its submission TO Congress
which represents in Of s branches the States OF The
Union and the other the people the United States where
there may be reasonable grounds apprehend
sequence, would certainly afford the fullest to our
country and perfect guaranty to all other nations OF
adopted
still stand aoo" he closed with the following declara
ton; , III, l.,
pctv and direcne. the views which after much reflection
have been led 10 take the important subject have only
differ with upon their Judgment win be the result Of dis
Passionate prudent and wise deoeraion with the
that during the short time h contnne connected with the
oyernent shall promptly and cordially unite with you in
such measures may be deemed bet fitted to increase the
The concurrent resolutions Of the Senate and House
of and that Message OF President Jack
leave no doubt that the views which presided over
the recognition Of the South American Governments
still prevailed and that the President was rs far from
asserting as Congress was from admitting that the
recognition Of new nations and the foreign policy OF the
United States, is purely Executive question
The independence OF Texas was finally recognized in
pursue nee the following enactment in the Appropria
on bill of the I'd session OF the oath Congress, which
FOR tbs outfit and salary Of diplomatic agent 10 be sent TO
the Republic Of T1a. whenever the President Of the unitsd
pendent Power and shall deem e1pedient TO appoint such
Minister" rs h. s. Stat. 100
That law was approved by President jackson.
Not only is the exclusive assumption without coun
tenance in the early history OF the Republic but II is
rreconciabe with the most solemn Of the present
Administration. The independence Of Hayti is nearly
as old as that Of the United States it antedates that Of
the South American Republics and the Republic Of
Liberia has long been recognized by European nations
proved by President Lincoln On the 3th OF July le62
which enacted
Tha; Che President Of United States be and he Is
hereby authorized by and with The advice and Of the
Senate to appoint diplomatic rePresentaves OF the United
Each OF the to be appointed shall be scored
tied Commissioners aud ConsuGenera and shah receive
1 the compensation Of Commissioner" Ic
| That was a formal recognition Of those Republics by
lar whether the President sent diplomatic representa-
yes or not. Quite in the spirit Of these precedens is
Those questions which respect the rights OF part Of
foreign empire wmeh a,ses ana eon,endns ior X. nde
what shall bel who place the nation in such
shall appear wise TO whom ntru.,ed it's foreign
aonsthsn that tribunal whose power well a. duty
confined to the application of the rule which tho legislature
But the joint resolution does than declare the
refusal Of The United States to recognize archical
usurpation in Mexico 1t dscloses general rule Of
policy which can be authoritatively and automatically
expressed only by the body charged with the legislative
Re.oired, BY the Senate oad H'u.e Of Regresesianre.
Of ne United states Of z"crtea "a Cong,oi "a
unwilling by silence the nations Of world under
impression that they Indifferent spectators Of the
and they therefore hnI Il 1T to declare that il doe. not se
cord with the policy Of the United State. TO ainoweds
government in America under the auspices Of Euro
pean Power.
The Committee are Of the opinion that this authority
to speak In tho name OF the United States has
before the correspondence in question been considered
q purely executive function. The most rcmaI table
declaration Of the kind in our history. which events
now likely TO make OF grave practical Interest
as when it uttered is President Monroes decara-
ton in his Message Of the ID Of December, 1873 that
with the governments which have declared their In.
dependence and maintained it and whose independence
have great considerations and first principles
acknowledged. We could not view any nterpOson for
the purpose Of expressing them controlling In any
other manner their destiny. by any European power
in any other light than the manifestation of an IN.
friendly disposition toward the United States. But
though always the accounted expression OF the feelings
Of the American people it has been regarded
the settled policy OF the nation because formally
declared by Congress- 1t has always been treated as
merely eveqtive expression behalf OF the people
which Congress alone could elevate 10 the dignity OF
the national policy by Its formal adoption
In 1895. Mr.. Poinsett the Minister TO Mexico, hay.
States to that policy in behalf Of Mexico. resolution
was promptly Introduced into the House Of Representa-
tives and adopted on the 9Th Of March, le26. that
III oonmtse On sbsr xnss 20 hsus and report
United States to the Republic Of MEXICO his Official char
that he United State. have pledged themselves not to permit
any other power than spain to interfere either with their
uhe South American Republcs Independence form Of
MI Poinsett hastened to explain by his letter Of the
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