South American Republics, Recognition

of. As early as 1817 Henry Clay had ardently advocated in Congre the appropriation of money for sending an accredited minister to the self-liberated State of Buenos Ayres. His motion was, however, rejected. By 1822, through the efforts of Bolivar and other patriotic South American liberators, Chili, Peru, New Granada and Venezuela had been practically freed from Spanish dominion. In March, 1822, President Monroe, in a special me age to Congre , recommended the recognition of these republics and the establishment of international relations with them. Congre pa ed an almost unanimous resolution to this effect in the same year, and by 1825 arrangements had been made for an exchange of ministers.