WASHINGTON, _December 28, 1832_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
I have taken into consideration the resolution of the House requesting
me to communicate to it, so far as in my opinion may be consistent with
the public interest, "the correspondence between the Government of the
United States and that of the Republic of Buenos Ayres which has
resulted in the departure of the chargé d'affaires of the United States
from that Republic, together with the instructions given to the said
chargé d'affaires," and in answer to the said request state for the
information of the House that although the chargé d'affaires of the
United States has found it necessary to return, yet the negotiation
between the two countries for the arrangement of the differences between
them are not considered as broken off, but are suspended only until the
arrival of a minister, who, it is officially announced, will be sent to
this country with powers to treat on the subject.
This fact, it is believed, will justify the opinion I have formed that
it will not be consistent with the public interest to communicate the
correspondence and instructions requested by the House so long as the
negotiation shall be pending.