IS.
V
.ft'-
' -V' , i' ' k - :i - a- .
;i ' -i -f tica that ta to ;ay, zo ess of the States ht ve been enabled to Isold strcr,; lar.-- .
1:A!TA;D0CUI.IZIJT8. v 1 rrnrppnted is to bo c.sidered bound by to Curope, arid succcciMly to ctuc!; r :iy
- ' " -r . t.sy treaty, ccrivcuiic.., pct,.cr, act, to disposition, which existed there to mint
v.hica it iocs net sub:crib2, and express- Spain lahCreunquest cf the, Colcmps.
w V r---.- u r 11 T-l:lir?. la ly a.scnt by it3 actin representative and If they had departed .(rein their neutrali'-,
1 - - . - -A.Si- iuindknrx Af n. ami orecipitatedtherasalvesinto ihe wr.
LiiAi 1. nine, xiJ i uiav.n m-v.vv, - j
To As l:::"? c-J jV.;::- Zlercserjuiivcs efjnt
" -vV " V V.V-air-TCr, 3d March 1829,
- Itransxait herewith to Ccngress.a copy
, of the instructions-prepared by. the Secret:
tarv cf State and furnished to the Minis?
O ter of the United States appointed ;tp at-
: ' .vend to the Assembly- of American Peni-
potccitianes, : 0rst held -at Panama, apd
; , V th ence transferred to ' "acubaya. TThe oc
casionfcrVfhich they were given has pass-
' - - v -en away, a -a mere isno prcseui pruuayi
' r7 Vlity of the renewal of: those negotiations
. J- v .but the putoseLforwhicb they vere in
- V' - v tended are still of -thesdeepes& interest to
tar coautrv a: tb the wotid,Vand may
rom'ccnerai'-'publicailoi&havingi.ccased,:
s s u c e , xo ine ug vera meu i i i uhi w u i uii
; they emanated; t and Ktor the people :fdr
: whose benefit Jt as institd ted, require
. tliat.they should be raade . known;: JVith
; i this view, and; from.the.consideration that
-..,' the' subjects embraced by, those; instruc-
;i tions must probably encase, hereatier tne
..vu.-consiacration.Di -pur successors, :i ueera
V itprpper to make thiscomniUnicatfonT to
:r'y both II o u s e s c f Co n gress. rOnexopy; only
: "Vof; the instructions ; being , 'prepared, 1
- send it to the Senatev ;requestingi that ' it
,f may ba transmitted also to the:J$quse of
Esqs. appointed Envov a TSxtraordiWK KM".-
ry - and JJinistertiPleipptefitiaiy-'tof -U.
i' r the United States to the qongress at (
" -t-v' r ' VDTFAnTMisT o Statx '
TJXFAftTMXST O STAT!,
--'.,.. " JTfuKngtvrii 8A JJay, 1826
" Gentlemen : -The relations in which the
h United States 'stand to the other : AmeH-
can p owe rsl arid the d u ties, i nterests and
V 'avmpthies, which ibelorig: -to those rela-
1, tions, have determined -thefpresident. to
; Representatives to the Congre
Panama e could notlindeedbay'c.de-
cl i n ed a n frttttitHti oa proceed i ng -1 irom
; v;v j :i ercai ter caa aain j io xne active r ener-
pes of-the G vcrnineufr of.HhWf. United
. . : States? The motive for.withholdirij; them
iteprc-anraxives, 0 - -
t ; - v 0HN,QUm6Vi ADAMS. -
- .''V . --. ; v'"
- . ; ' ' ir: STnucTjONS-qENEn al; J V
e f ! tlicRlQD C. AxstRsQK and Jho. Siroiaitt, ; :
'v vt accept. an. invitation waitu iizis uecu given
, ':', f by the republics pfLColombiaj lexico and
: Central Atnerica to the United StatesV to
- -- send
; f :.' sources-so nigiuy reapecuioie', aim; coijj-
'.- j : ; in n r r n f a f) r i W 'lio '. 'winsf -riot fr i rtfl
':-; 'i!":Tespectfur.mlTn neitf wtboutisubjectirigthe
i 'i--:v-VAv " United StatePto the reproach of in sehsi-
v ..oiiity io.ine acepest concerns uj : inc; -n."
Trierlcarf 5 heinispKereaJiderhaptto a
v?want ofesinceritynin
clarations,solennly made by nirvpfede
; 'essor Hhe; faceVof the) Old and the
' en Vorld In" yieldintherelbreK ip
Z i :it h e vjf rienclly : Vishes o f thbsef th rec t Repub
licsVbmmumcate their.
4-tVfpecti
wH'W States t inlperlebt consistencjr with alt
.tliejc pfcyuius coniiuct ana proiesstons, in
respect iasltheNeiT
The assembling of a. Cbnessat Panaa
. comnosedof I dirilbmatic vrepresentati ves
from independent' Amen
V.il form a nevr enoch in liumari affairs. ; The
fact iUelfV: wnateV
riot fail to challenge f the attention of the
5present generation of the civilized world,
'.nd''': command tfe
' Vio'hnr ; ? ' "rinfiflAntlv 5nHiilfttfl- that? 'it
V ill naye other and:to
H nrjegHrdorim
f'inse out of the mere circumstance of its
! Jfithe apecdb1t arid
."; Ji. r Amencabythe wisdm and liberality of
-S its principled, arid'by th new guaranties
:fTt to ajr 3cre at for the great interests which
'will engage it?delibefatibnsr Oriari bc
ierisf Cbhfidirig iriybur zealabilityv Sc
jjvVfble'-tbe
;&&0he:rep ": tie '4 isp6ed to cjonclud'theiri ih: jrbui'
? t ghould be couipb But,irt."th'ecbbcuc
'y::: patriotism,', by .and with, th e fad vice ; ati d
- . , -j; .': consent. 01 tuc otjiiiic,'ijc na svicticu ju
v'f?iior'-thi
V&.HwrsK;'ihatyo
$Jprac ticaole despatch, to.Pana nia.';;Kbrtrie ;
p u rpose b f car ry i ng oritM rSergean t the
t ? ?-&!'U hi tedA States' shi p; Lerigton; hks bebri
U prepared, anq-.is now- reauy: to. - sau 1 rqm
vStfepbrt
&Zlr. Ariderbrihavirigbeeri notified bf
v' i appoiritmenhasS bcendirected'tbtfeave;
:4rtlieairtth
r.',;-in tha cnarge 01- sucn person a. ne may,
for that jpurpote,dj&ignat
'rlMe: Senreant at Porto Bell o frflmLb ence
- ?v itis supposed' tha
, v v 'rriieiVt to protjeed,' fs'f. X and,, across, the isth-
? ' of the, Powers have, probably by this time,
V reached 4 "th at pi ?. ce? and theyruay eyen
liaveiirbceed'
rpectiVeredetialSf and to conferences
Vi i)ri so mebf the objects of ;the Congress 5
bu t it i3 nrobable-they will have deferred
u hti f you rarrivaVa consideration, of those.
ueliDerations on ii(was expected
- tha t we cftKbuld: tale part-Vct: 5 ' x :?W-P
out do vver aebmpariyirig this Uititi
. r-Jvis jomtvand several, authprzing you to
v v-onfer arid treat with' Iiriisteialw dui
Vi'.M.C-ly'au thonzea, irom an or, any v or the A
,:;'lm'encttP
coninerce navigatiori maritirae law.'neu-
:rV?tral:and.:belIigereh
ters'ihteresting to the continent ofc
r -ri ca ;;ai ter 1 nemu tuat exchange of pow
; Ver?, it 'will be necissarytb deterrnihe Vn
i ixjrmof; deliberation, arid the modes "of
proceedings 01; the Uonress. v It is dis
; :tluctly:understpodbyihe;PreSidcn
.v. w Uw vbttlcu,,iiaii respects, as ni-
:; nlo-aiatic, in ;xontradistirictinn: n hnri I...;
ciwtuc.., puwersqr, ordmarv ie-isla-i the
tions,-arid pacts, they areto be returned,
for final ratification, to. jeach; contractip
State, accordi rig to therprovisions :of ! itsv
particular ' Constitution.; - All ;ideavbV
thereforef excluded ;of binding a minority
to: agriements and facts' contrary" to its
wii? oy xne mere circumstanceoi vou
cu rr ence oa ima fority6 f ' ilie States' ;i n
those agreements and- a'cts 'Each States
w.u, consequently, De -eweraei) ana .e.t
free. aecoPd.ng;tc W"Cjl?
tieula.r interests, AIKnotion u-rejectei
. . - .1 .. " ' r . . . .1 T II
Stateswhose united territory Svbuld 'fall
short of the extent'otthat of the smallest
of the Arnerican PoVers. Tfie complicat
ed 'arid : vari ou s j nterests: iyhi ch a ppertain
to the nations . ofrthrsvst"cbritinent canrt
not be safely cbnfided:tb the superintend
dence-of one'Jegislativei ,authpHtjvJ,'Ve
should altnost ; as :sbbri expect : to see an t
Airiphyctioriicluncilto regulate the: af
fafrsf oYvthe whole globe; ,But even .if it
were desirable to - establish inch' a tribu
rial, it is beyond the- competency ' of -the
joveriiiieni ui viie;dimeu,otaic3 vuiuu
tanly .to assent tq it, without a; previous
change of their actual Constitution."
r: Although ithef speculation f of r such '2 a
council has been sometimes maJe, and as
sociated in tlie public papers with the con
tefnplated Congress, Ave can hardly an
ticipate I hat it will; be seriously ' pressed
by any 'fi the b wersi;The Congresses
which have been 'so comcnonr in - Eorope
espcjallyjwithin jthege- later - tiniest ' hae
been altogether" "diplomaticjaridvconser
q'uentlyV the Stales ivhose Ministers '.com
posed them, were only bound by their sig-.
nature 5, ; With this necessarylahd indis,
pensibfe restriction: upon the actioh of the'
Congress great advantages may; neverthe
less, be d eri v ed f ro m a n . a ssem b ly .at tli e
giriie time anf place, of Ministers from all
1 iherAmericari nation"- Such au assembl v
wilf jaffli ;irHfre;e and
friendly coriferenqes for mutual!; and iie
ce'ssaryrcipUoXtins .Vrid-cHbHihfbg'p
applicable b pe;ce and -war, .to commerce
a rijj tiavjgat ibi, wit h.-,iKe snctibrt bf a t
America, i .Treatie may be concluded p in
hecourjse bf afew
Congress, ! laying ihefountlati.oii a t of last-
1 ng am ity and good: : h eigh borhobd , -fyt hicfa
iV; would irq u ire inany? years 4
mateSi't ibdeeo; they-w
practicable by separatelam
ri egotiat ion scoi H u ct ed be t w een t h e; se ve-,
rill Powers, at different tiiiiVs arid places.
Keeping constantry" inyiew( the csseritihl
character'aiid -bbiect --of ":the Congress.
important in what nianuer its conferences
iiicn nave uuru ucsunucu, u is iiui icry
atid cmcutsions may ne reguiaieu;
negotia
arlV brictical result,' it 'is wisest to pro
cceu by protbcoU ioX which v the r mutual
popbsitioris of the parties; together-with
sucn concise ooservations as any 01, tnem
d esi re tb ha ve preiier ved are ca refu ly re
corded I Bu t you! are left free to agree to
that mod e of orbceed i ng, w it h" the i nil is-
penable 'limitation before stated, i . which,
under all circumtantes,shall appear t
yu most :aUvisabl. Your power conveys
an autnonty to t reai w 1 1 b ; a 1 1 o r , a ny . 01
the. .Nation! refireaented ;at the Cougress,
bf any bf 4 he su hjec t S cbmprised .si n V our
ofUcoirimerce and - navigation. ? maritime
law, and neutral and bet I igere n t rights,; it
lis, the' Pre Id entVwish, th a t, 1 f those i 11 ter-
ests cannot be, adjusted ;. sai isfactoril y? to
negotutiori voU wH I careful ly; aVbid giv-
feis'wjib' mayleciirie treating ;;ridr if ybu
; sh ou Id4 ha y e -i t rorig reasbii to : believed that
the fact itef,.of opertifig;, suchv ; separate
riegbti.ttiivvbuld;hiVejhe;t
creaiir.g.utirreoiy, leenngs and reationS
ith:tr-cAmeri youSvill ile-
Uiie: eiitenng.bntjierii
are aUo aji thvrired Itoagree .a pun a tirans
rrrofqthe cbnfererices frbn Panania1 to a
iy other placeoth
fhatioay be ebbside
conUu?ir-:e
4h Ifhowtiirbceed i tig to d tree t yuuratfetf
tipn:particufariybtheinructtori
: Preside n tbjr;.W hich;afierVha 1 ngse ttl ed i
, - p ' " ' ' , " r - u -11 1 c" n v e j u 1
dyerrrd.;ro
first observation to be V bade l,; that, in
cbeding to the invitation whichihas been
accepted no intention has been entertaiu
to change the present paCifiic and neutral
plicy of; the Ubited Statesf On the ebb
if? MnS? bb; magioe4 in
" ;"-?t',:Jr "r1 unianiy late part oti
the side xit&pain vand;bm that of the Re-
r i , - " v; vy ueies sin
ce
rcome jherbboiicicy,3 of 'Spiin.,
iMnaiuiiis - u;e tieutrait.naififin.-nrf;.k
...... .. -.. J ! ' If IllVli
tvieen ftc American- States,. :br4 to rpgu- W.the.frtr.JJi tldotte .pren
late, in any,re?pect; their conduct.- , Such ?. ;r .with
a council taightl nave bVe.neU'enough;a- V l'rf '!? ? ..J? i'"
; .Expf riencet has perhaps, stiffiriently
estabhiheif, tbat; for precision,' for safety
tors ! themselves,; and lor' an
f
Uary, it has been distinctly understood by
flie theepubjics fwho gave Vthe: inyita -tibnjarid
haa been eubrced nTbuf lriartV
in a i our communications with them in
strictly: adliere'tbafiat pblicaridea
fe-Hf?1?0' -ferNaU their, rietttralon
Me7tof:Jhe Jiresent parties; Ma s bnhe
Ctfasrrasr it would be unwise: Iri th tl,itl
tney nave teeo-an. alongable, nhaided, ,
i nu in pha nt lyto- main tain thetrcause, aod
to ccnqucrjhe arriisiftfi
iTAn,i g' i r . ",,V,M "4CUKu- V0iteq..oTaieaana
vm iu l ato-assameathey PoweribFEurorieaVlthWWrirnat :ne Iormer, wnicn.tney
there was -mudi reason tOpprehe od ;. that
their ereriioMS might Jiave been'tieutr?liz:
I, if '.not xiverbanced, by those; mother
Powers', who. would have been rawn, br
t kit t' r a sb exam n! i n t u th e war, in behal f
4if:Spainvr-:ieng;aherefore,conJ5Uhty
in .itiw ,he: fiettl;d;pacific , pojity f the
- jfj,,,, e Weration ifhe
C.ingis.t KuSauu'?-: ?.
- - -vi ;nlir
belUgeicritniay hiiVe bit interest.; 1i ,J.
. In , respect (o tne iirWt ;for reasons alr-
ready stated; ive jean wnenu pai i. wih'
it has been;peneciiykunuersioou.jtiiat uuc
United tates:could not, at the Congress
jeopard their neulraiitythey inay be urg
ed to contract aril at 1 1 ali ce ; bflensi v e r a ad
Vferensivt, on the coritingericyj of jan4 at
'tempt by tne Powers 'of Europe, coramon
Jy called thtv Hoi yAtliance, "either tj id
Spain to reduce the new. American Re pub
lics, to their ancieiiU colonial atate r " to
compel them "to adopt political'' systems
more conformable to the' policy and views
bf that -Alliance." "; Upon' thtr - sutposition
ot such an attempt oeiug. actuary niaue,
ei si rale solemnly; declared what;" in that
event,' he' considered, they - ought toUo
The People uf the . United States acquies
ced jri the declaration, and tJheir.v present
Chief :MagistratenireJy concord i Lt.
If indeeJhePowera of Continental DEu
rbpe could -iiave allowed themselvestb en
gage ia'the war, for. either;? of the u pnrpo
tr Jdstntli
opposing ftneni wuh; their i;wiiyefbrce
wm I d ha ve been hard ly.'; en t t I ei to i h e
ibetti of actliig ;Qii'jtb e i m pul se of a; gorier-
OtlS
sympathy- with i n fa h t," o ppr es e d , f;ahU
ttrtisslioz Nat:vns4sThei UnitBStiites
in 1 1 he'cori t ibirencies wh tch hkven , beeit
"Vtat cil , wbu Id vhaVe t beet; comipelied r to
6ghtJtKeir:rinmr'battles'ribty
.Cause-tnfr storuf wij war iiapp"iicu iu Mjy
on;notherpart ; of this V continent at
disiance (Vbm theibbrii
not be' doubted ;tliai;the presumpiuous spi
fit 'Which would have impelled ilvb rope
on the' other American; Republics,,, in;
ot Spain, oriim1 account of ; thelfbrms
up-
aid
: of
their political insMtbtioris; wbuldj not have
been' appeased, 'if her arriis;iri uchAri,'jun
ngnieous contest, snouio nave oee sue
cesful until they i were extepdedhbre
and; every 'vestige df hu riiari ' fredomj; had
been obi iterated, within these State; pt
vl There wast a time J;wheri ;sUcli desigris
were is erioii sly i apprehend ed.; and ii t As
believed, that the declaration of the liite
President to iHeiCongressj ofV th j? United
States which has beeiial ready referred
to, Jhad a Werful! effect ?rf discbnceriing
and arresting their gress Aboutthe
same period, Greai-Britain- manifested.a
determinatiori - to pursue the same policy,
lnregardi to lthelriewJ,RepublicsV hich
thef Uni ted States had pre v i oVslyj marked
but for themselves After these two great
maritime Powers, 'Great-Britain and the
United States J hat) let Ubritiriental -Eur
rope know, 'that they' would not See with
indifference any forcible interposition' in
behal f bf ' Old Spain, ' it was. evident that
rio such interpbsitibri wouldj or," with any
prospect of success,'.Could be aftrdedr
Accpruingiy, since nat perioof tneretiave
beerinointimatioris;branydesig
part of the European alliance,' against the
;nbw;Airiericia
ancMhasiseerillwitli iarivi dissatisfaction.
,(as rriay be well imagined) the? successful
ml. 4.1.1-J: i .1 i.i ? . n . t. ; ' i.-
jji ygi jcs ui j-nuse xvepuuucs .., uotn iu xne
war and in the ; est ablish men t of their free
political pysteriisth
themselves to sUenta
; r ?The auspicibuV cpUrsecf events has riot
b.nljScsitfnedh'elaba
hosti leTrileritroris-wihich were entertained
r-uropean Aiuan ceypu 1 1 there Tis
strbrig'teason to ; hope that Itaa
tl creatibolifp pacifi; ifiribt iriei
views; to wards our sister RebublicsM
.tmKeritrjr,'6fjtlie-Pre
.TejU:9tjate.onrtnauti'es::ot;his'p
to, and has;been siric Unreriiittirifflv ern-l
nu auciiuuu a auiiuusiy utreccea i
i ' .. n ic o u tipriM iim v nc. ill laii-t iu u u
stuns or tnem musr oe coMimru iu iuc pa -ties
to the war.; Ybu. Will refrain from
engaging in th'erii.' YouVill not 'be ex
heciejl or desired1 to do W But.whilst
there;ican be no doubt whatr:.itt!tvu,i Pe
i the interest and bourideuduty.ofth Unit
ed'States to 'do. t Their late. Chief fMa-
pJojedbn thebiectpbrbstabirshinir rieacei)ittack u pon: thei liberties; ot'JiinRric
t)etweenv anaiti ;an'd(Kh0illnnbl if''Trt':l
v.uiisiueriiig uie means tor its accom
ment,1no yery sanguirie.hobe was
ed fronv ariapprda directive
ahd itwasr thought bestltodeavbr to
operate qndierl thrpUgh that Alliaricfriori
whose countenance and support shejiriairi
lylrVlied fbrthVrecbverf of ther colonies.
Russia was kHpwn to be the'soul bf that
m laiic, auu uie lamperori-o j whose
wisdom alid iriendshin 'theUriited fetAtAH
ihajlnyprpbfs tiippeal-Jwast!
"r; v"."5 ; vwjjjr.Aiiun: uute irom tnis
Deprtirierit to iAmericari Miriister at
t. Petbrsburgvibri tltsub3ectTaccbnipat
uies these iristrutibnav Copies oHte're
trans mi ttdbntempo
courWof Lpridbn rid Pariaf; whbsjbopi:
ration irihe wbrt oacevasls
ted;OurilVfiriister atIarid iwas atBo
instructed to lose no fit occasion there for
creating or strengthening a dispositibn to-1
, -rns ; peace, w ne. nope .was cherished
that'by a general and concerted move
Cburicib of Cp;in miht ba -rcvail by fjr ;!-- c?-::ua:tratin- its cx-ed
on to'acccdatoapcacrwh'.-l.ad L ...12' vill better prepare the Conrre?3H0f pr'
more, necessary, lfpccaibU, to:hcr, t': ,a raa fc the Lnal rejection,' which.it it S
t6 ,the new Plcpublics.; An-ans-.sr has prrbablc this Govcrcr?.-Rt will UJy
riepri latelv received here from St., Peters-
burg, through fir. ri,jinciieiqn a,copj;ui
which, toother 7ith copies bfhis aCcom
pahying notes, is : placed iniybur 'hands.
Frorri a perusal of i these; documents, the
contents of which havejjaeti cohtirmedby"
ihe prissian Minister,ln ofHcial interviews;
.whichll have had .with him, youxwill per
ceive' that; the appeaV to Russia:has.not
been, without Reflect V arid 'that 'tnV; late.
rnperor,sensibleofthe necessity of peace,
pror .o nis:aeawir prooauiy lempiu veu.
gobdroffices to.bring iti.aboiiC- v His suc
cessor" has' formally announced his. iotenr
1 1 o n ,tb t r e ad i n theTpath of hi s i 1 1 u s tribu s
predecessor,' and it ris,sthereforb, niost
likely; that h will alsp dirpct the, influ
ence, of' that Government to the coriclu
siori at, .peace . satisfactory ( to, Hnth'par;
.tieV." Xt possibl.e jthatthesre eflorts may
not bereffectual; arid''thatthepride arid
obstiriacy'brSpairi may beuriconquerable;
I There is, hbvferer,' .much reason to hope,
that she 'mar either.-consent' to a peaces
upon the basis oitthe independ
Colonies,- br if.she fthjls that t
ting, that she wHlagrebi ;td.c suspension
of hostilities, as was formerly done irijthe
case of the libw Countries; which would,
m the end,; ineviiaoiy leau io a loriuat
ackriowledgemeni of the actual independ
ence ofthe .newRepublics.r- Whatever
may be the ifuture rcursef; Spain, the
favorable reception which $k Emperor of
Russia has , given to tne- overture ot tne
United States; to say nothing of the known
inclination rof France and other powers of
the European Coqtinentto follow the ex
amrile of .thelUnited 'StatesS'and Great-
BritairiT,; fully authorizes the conclusion
that tne noiyv Aitiance;wui inoi engage
m:the war, on tne siue 01 spam, um win
nersevere in their actual neutrality.- Ihe
danger therefore from that quarter1,' Jiav-
ing disappeared, there can oe no necessity
at this time, for an offensive f&defensiye al
liance between theAmericanPowersiwhich
couldionly find a justification jat any' per
riod In'thexlstencV.oronUriiiktioti of
such a danger. v Such an alliance, ;under
nresent circumstances fwould 'be worse
lesslr touched or Drovbkedi i'l
iiThe'Aepublic bfCblombm fias Crecerit-
ly ;fequested, W
this i wyerinentto preyaii iiponf opain to
agreed to an Jaisticeipoafth
t ions meritibried ;in iMr ; Sal azar! riot e
of which a copy, together withl a;.copy of
imiie :tn repiy, : acceiiing iu tii(e requeat,
is now furnish edlrjtt d iristruicttbnshavei
Other reasons concurt; to tssuadethe
United States from entering n;to such an
alliarieeiTroni tlie ; firs t establishment of
their pfeseritCoristitutiorijtfe
ous" Statesmen ? have' iriculcafed the a-
yancwe ; Of. foreign ailian ceaiitieiding
maxim of their foreign policy.. V It is true,
that inUs adoptionth
d i rec ted'; to" Eu r b p tf,v;wliich;aylig kiSfs
tern of connexions arid bf interests; remote
'an.dj d ifferen t fronibu rs;i i tv wlks'thbugHt
tnan useless ; since migni tenu w ex
cite feelinginihetEnlpe
arid his allies, luclrthbuldinbtbe ried
been accordingly given to' thej Ministers
oft tlie United States at?Madritriil I Si
Petersbti rg.-.it; lF
most advisable -that we .should i not mix m .. w-i.-.'
uui aci ves 5u Mtiv i la . t lie m :nu : 1 9 fa t s
itirue,;ti'th;atlbrijgisuicet tiie; briik ftfie
f niaiimtlie;riew; Amer1can4Pqwersbave
arisen ; to which, i f at al ltlsi leisp-
plicable. ; ithbut, therefore asserting
mat an exigency may not occu r irr w u 1 en an
alliariceoflthe tnosti ntlmate kiridhetweeri
the United tat es,ahdtlieth
epubl i cswbu d;ej--Jwgllp rojian d :ex
pei ieriti t imay ;besife..sa itlaCthepc-
casion wnjen; wou iu waiTanc uepartu re
iriim tuat estuuiisneq maxim . ougiir, to; ue
one U)f-great: u rgehcy iitl tha01onesuch
is beli e ved ribwitbex is tifJmbriirth
jectiohs touchliaricefthpsewhi
'respective' parties, to
th e 5tjtai ri in e ri tfb fgtKeitv cbirirno tbi obie c 1 1
aiiti.' nri linn I v. ' TiiT 'nr npnvui 1 n 1 r r..M
hand, and determrbihg with perfect pre
cision, when thaitw fto&$$ rjisisahdF
thereby farUtng .against all hirqvkr'
ates; about itv There is lessinebes'sity for 1
V i lance a t inis conjunctu re, on
thefpart'bf;th.UriitedwSiates
.WPas?ywat!e,ver
aaiwic iem to tne utmost' e-xprtinn. m
the sunriosed xoritinjrbrir.v nf a h RnnMn
rriiZs&&a lii??P$rf: t ii'2 Rt?
hopd$atisfyihe
m -m m in
other American States that an'alliancei
pbasiyjeva nd f deferisiveV, between t Ii eiri 4
and;-theftUniledStites
which lias beerJ stated, i' u n necessary if I
theuiUt)Vreduce Ftlieirl prbpOsalsfethe
tecmrqfsuchan.alliariceas
- r-r yr'j.'-v. -iiMi;.i precise form
andtate thatbuiwill take theiiilr
meptherheoppoHu
tionlvithlauvaritage of aliahe irifor
matiori that may, be evolved in the'tnter
mZ perioa-pbelliaride; if eye
a! 1 ; ti m esAaye greatweightre
diffiUjKpiT'aju'st
of ecoritnbu tib nof force aut) iof otlter
mearis ibetweeriithe esoecU
led tal be atteudedi oriwhatever;
UrilligatbryAUpbrihei
feVVnablemM
to t h era; arid ouave-reaisb ri M b the 1 1 eve?
Jthe lsitive re
J,anceipuld,beTegarded iri ajlr upiriend
; W1,Sh "drjiaye a ernicibuseffecit btf
raMiernegotiations;vyok; w I invite
I -"'.'-. - J ' . J'IHT(ll
project
II. In
treating op these
jybjecf,:
which cl.lthe nations tf America, U S
er bbv at war or in p?" may 'be ' S
ptiscd'to have a ,con;-isa "interest ' (
will, onall suitable ocraicas, inculr
the propriety of terminating the en ?t
war as soon 33 may- be,, and bf i chei-UV"
the ineaiis bectdapted to the prps
tion bf peace. ar;ion"g . themselves, andN
the 'rest -of Vie crld. TuV cu:ttvu
peoccis Uie true interest 'of ; alt nat?
bit ii k-csperiall;th.it of infant s,
Impose is ,notrmorp necessary Iu J
grojkytianir eipjnsiori 4ir indiv,dUaf S
their' youth; thin it is to thafufyoun '
t ion yvhich have, .; in . the m?d.-4t of Vi
c iinoiencetJ tliW; career if indebeikit . S
ai.il HplfMvn.u.t. K-ace ls. uuvv S
g eMU .wa nt ' f A America. . f - iirjx)
jtovvewr, iiS it unquetiduably "rsMbre
rilhi. ;iii tleA pre;ent br in tde futur,.
which we cah'catch-a gliinpse; thin i h
induce the,Amercari Jtepublica? ii, , "1
. 1 .... . - . 4- . . . ' -v.. ;
to obfa in M;;to:sacr,fice.a p,r,ici,(,f
hat tori fumil a- uicnt 8 iV""?1 ' v .
nat too numiiia: then fote, to. reject alt propositions f,,,
tok susnension i - .1 .r. aM,"ns lound
perbetual Commercial " privdees m
foreign Powerr ihe grant ot Uch pny;
lges is incompatible with their actual in 1
a bsol u t e ,f u d epend ericei ; Itvrould part .0
of the sj irTt, and , bring bjck; in fuct t" 1
iu luriij, ine sraie , ui, ancieut colonial
nexiou.vT Nor would their honor and
cor '
tionat pride allow them lio, eote
nam
uniuecaie, on pruponiuops tounUed uPC
l9e f?uH0Uf purchasings with a pecuai-i
fconsideratioo,, the Spanish ackuowled '
raeht of their.independence.i v j
Ir""Next' to the -irioe i pressing object J
putting an endlto ithe war, betweeo thl'
new Republics and Spain, should he tha'!
Of devismg inearis " tb preserve pdace J
future, among tlie American nations (hem.
selves,, and. with the rest of the worlds
Noitime could 'bemore t auspicious than
the present, foiv arsuccessfulenquiryt bj
the ? American -Nationsinto. the .cmli
"which have so often disturbed tlie repose
of tHe; world 1 1 and for4 ah earnest "endea.
vorf by wise precaution, in the establish
inentoC just .and; i enlightened principles,
fr theVernmen
peace and inwar, to puard;as. far, as, pW
siblej '"agairist all ; misunderstandings.
Tliey liave no' old. prejudices to: combat
no iongiestablished practices 'tb. "change
uu cnuugicu cuiiuectiuus or meories t
break ,thrbuhrii Coninittoi no parti
utaYystems'oif -cbriimerce ; nor to an
selfish belligerent xbde of law; i they ar
free to consult
ariditbjestablish without bias,', principk
for themselves, adapted to their 'conditio:
arid likely tb promote their peace, secu
rityyyana nappiness. -iiemoie. irora;Lu
rbpeit ishot probaLbje tHat they, will of
ten be iriyblyed jri the wars i with whid
tliat quarter bf theglobe faay be destined,
hereafter to- be afflicted. ; , in these wait
th pblfcy pa
that of peace and;iiU tral ity, VJ which; th
United States have heretofore, constant
lyiabbredi'to- prese'ryeiil:i'i;iir fiiV ', :' ';
i'.n If .1 h e ' pri ri ci pi es : wh i ch v that" probabli
5iai.pr,neuiraiiiy; inqicates vas Dest 101
th'ft intirtfa nf.t.hiA hpm? 4rKro - h
. - . , . . , . . . L ' i uuiti jiv m wiicuisci vca, auu tatu
fated to:preverit .wars i or to .mitigate th
presentithn vaccep
tab ce witli k)nTbrii of irresistible recora
n e i rid ati oris.? i Bbtb "X tnosq i qu alities. art
believed; toi be pcisse
j)riricipics3 for; which Vtlf United rotates
haV'.eycjD
uHIiewbqle peribdi;of the late EuropeiS
wiars; lie presid bring
rwara;thqse-princi bn arijoccasior
b;auspiciouras rthat;israriUcipated to bt
of trie Cbogress ofi Panama Uncontrol
I ?d power, on Iwhatever el e ment it. is "ei
irS U'prorie to greatiabuse. vlat it; is
still more liable to abuse on the sea.than 01
the land; ;pefhaps because it is there ex
erciseu oeyona ine presence 01 . impariia
pectatorsrRt
inofal restrain t rbsultiug rorii the saluta
Tynfluence opubUbtppim i
appld;itjall,:has; always i to? be; subse
;tfUeUtlW-andcrise
qusly:;appIied.r;4Thembra
;wnen;,itcora
more doubtfuif or;
tbatijfHhey thei
we x&-in br& nuiii ibrbuan d less preju dicet
wirricsseW At al I tiriies there has existec
more jnequajity in theidistributibn amon
atipnfrttfa
power; r.inaiinost everagen some -ptj
has had theicomplete in on the o
ceari1and thisigupbriority'has beenbeca
sjohauy so exeat Vas itovniore than coua
tfrbklance the; bbmbiriedViriari time lore
o jf;al lijit her nati b nsi f ,su cb' a com binatioi
eYeJractic"ab1 evBu t w(i e ri a singl e ni
tiorr fiiicU itself possessed bf a bower arij
herwbfch ubiorie; ribriall otherinatioiis
Can succes'unyxheck or cou ntervail, tM
consequencesir
Pb0.? r bistorytfu cb : a" nation grow!
pi csuuip',uouM, impatient ol contramciioi
o n'sUion;andfindsU
"uatiorraliprobl etps: easier, arid riiore grate
tm i,its pnue- dv the sword, than oy ii"
slbwatul' less bHliianibrocess f Patien
.tUerai;e)rieri bTtbinsecri'rity agairi
bppressibnnsbbulcl bet the Virreatest where
itmost likejv to be often practised, U
a,4jieyertneiess, ;. remarKaDie, ; tnat ; u
pgressiipf; nlibtenedci vilization has
beenjucbimbrea
tbri) on -thet bceari ; And, accordingly
pergonal; rights, and especially those;?'
property; have,bbth a-satetyJ and prbtee
'uiauoii.; v.tne superiority oe on u
bcentire;ew of tht
P jwerbebbrrie iritblefablew Althougiv i
:l:v5-;.;:;ifr--:
v. . r : i' f . " '