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the nation unless sanctioned by the C,n,-c.,,
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the nation unless sanctioned by the C,n,.c,
the United States" H"
Mr.. Clay. In transmitting th,s lc,,o.
House. declared that the United s.,,,. ~
contracted no engagements nor MAIDEN.
TO the Governments OF Mcs.so u.r
America, or either Of them. t,n, fla, %
States would not permit the inter ,,r.,., ,
foreign power with the Independence nr i.r,"
government NJ those nations. II. irar,.
went OIL my attempt By force bad bee, mia
by allio' rope 10 subvert tAr .b.r.... ~,
the soutl nations on this continent. o,I ia
erect upo ne ruins OF their fgou iu.t.rt .,,
monsrchiral systems, the people of ,ar ,n.I
States would have stood pledged. IN the ,.....n
OF tho President ~ the United state. u,, .,
any foreign State, but to Themselves alG t...
posterity, by their dearest interests and li,,..,
duties, to resist u the utmost such a,tuupt. ,r,
II Ia TO n pledge OF that character that Mr.. po.,.
sett above refers" Here II viii be aeon I'm,
Mr.. Clay admits that the Monroe message dbl
not pledge this Government Ito any fufcrn
State" With this admission the House WA,
satisfied. and the matter was dropped.
When the question OF Recognizing Texas cana
before tho country In 1885 tho House claimed
that tho er ped icncy OF its recognition .hou.d A.,
left to the decision OF Congress. Andrew Jn,s.
son. the then President. was not the man d,
give up any lawful right, or to yield any pr.
r~ogative OF his high Office. but hn hal bon
brought up In tho school Of Jefferson and Mail.
son, and he cheerfully recognized tho proprirty
OF deferring to and cooperating with CDngre.,
In q matter OF so much Importance. In hi,
message Of Dec. 81. 1880. he says;
"in the preamble 70 the resolution OF the ifous. n,
representatives II is distinctly intimatcd that tLn OK.
pediency OF recognizing tho inie pendencs OF Ter.
should be left to the decision OF Congress. Int
yiRpy N N the UFpunA nj aWnaAI.n.w 49,. a.
concur. and do not therefore consider IL ncc,.saryt a
express an opinion as to the strict cOnsutuuu..I
right OF the Executive. either apart from or 10 con.
Junction with the Senate. over the subject. IL Is to
be presumed that on no future occasion viii a dl,p.t,
arise, as mono has heretofore occurred. between ia,
Executive aud the Legislature In the exercise % IA,
power OF recognition. 1t viii always be considered
consistent with the spirit Of the Consultation. aud
most safe. that 10 should be exercised when probably
leading To war with q previous understanding VITA
that body by whom war can alone lie declared. and
BY whom all the provisions for sustaining IL, ptr.i
must DO furnished. Its submission to Congress,
which represents In one OF It's branches the States ot
this Union. and In the other the people OF the United
States, when there may be reasonable ground to d
prehend so grave q consequence. would Certainly
AFFORD the fullest satisfaction 10 our country ami
perfect guaranty 10 all other nations OF the justice
and prudence OF tho measures which might 10
adopted"
We may. therefore. add Andrew Jackson TO
the list OF Presidents who believed that Congress
should DO consulted rs to the propriety OF recos-
mixing q foreign State.
In 1si9. when Hungary was struggling for is
independence. Zachary Taylor. then President,
sent Mr.. Mann as . special agent to obtain In
formation as 70 the status OF the n surrectionary
movement In his Instructions 10 Mr.. Mann.
Mr.. Clayton. Secretary Of state. says:
"should the new Government prove to be. In your
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should SEQ At, that the President would In that even,
be grstined TO receive a diplomatic agent from H1a.
gary TO the United states by or before the next meet
Ing OF conCreAs, and that he cntertAins no DOUBT
whatever that In case her new Government should
prove 10 be nrm and stable her Independence womb
be speedily recognized bU thai enlightened body"
President Taylor and Mr. Clayton theretors
stand committed TO tho right OF Congress TO
recognize q new Government. and Il Is 70 be In
ferred that they. like Jackson. would have lei,
the matter TO the decision Of that body.
WASHINGTON. Doc. 81. J. 7.