The National Register.
London, England, 1814-09-04 00:00:00

SEPT. 4.

that degradaion on 'which Spain seeks to found their sub-
jection, no danger, nor any species of sufferingq, will make
them acquiesce to flagrant acts of injustice. Nay, neither
England, nor any other just nation of the earth, scan wish
them to change so respectable a resolve. They ask but what
the laws accord, and what reason warrants; and they ought
to rest assured, that the strength of nations, consists far less
in masses of men or rich treasures, than in the impulse given
them by patriotism, and the conviction of a just cause.
" But, to what fatal consequences, will not such a spirit
acharnement lead ? Nay,. we have to calculate, whether
these consequences will not equally extend to us ? The
Spanish Americans consider that justice is on their side,
that they have in vain sought redress and offered equitable
terms, and yet nothing but butchery and devastation awaits
them. They behold all this, without an effective exertion
on the part of England, with whom they are equally allied ;
and who lately made them so many proffers of friendship and
protection. It is not to Spain alone, that the blame of this
is wholly laid, England partakes therein, till at last, an in-
discriminate odium will confound the names of both.

" The experience of the past ought, particularly, to
make us look to the future. Tliough the horizon now before
us, is serene, we know not what unfortunate accident may
tend to ruffle it ; but against such events, we ought to be
prepared. If ever the transtnarine provinces of Spain are
again subdued, and !nought under their ancient system of
oppression, either by force of arms or by capitulation, no
influence or power whatever, would get them to rise, and
again embark on so calamitous an ocean, as that on which
they have been so severely buffeted. Very peculiar circum.
stances have urged them to their present measures, but
should they not succeed, they would carefully avoid a re-
newal of scenes, like those they have so often witnessed ;
they would shtidder at the ma,secres, conspiracies, and
counter-tevolutions, towhieh they have been exposed ; and
even deprecate the blessing to which they now aspire, had
they again to wade through such torrents of blood.
An unexpected combination of events, has, lately given
them an impulse of ae!ion ; but should any unfortunate cir-
cumstance impede their cat eer, and they laecome victims to
the liberticifle efforts of it would never be in the
power of fopland a?,ain to rouse them to a hold undertakitee
Thonelt we have effected peace, there still exists a conti-
nental policy, suppo-.ed to be opposite to the interests of
islanders poeiessed of a maritime power ; and should the
s:ltne ideas be unfortunately imbibed by the Spaoi.,h Ame-
ricans, we ate preparing a woeful inheritance to our children,
if they are ever dragged into st,tiggh s like those, out of
which we ILlve just emerged. t'llould that licit and exten-
sive continent be reared in dead!). hatred ageiost its, its fate
becomes {Piked to the future contingencies of Europe;
wherebv the wielding of its opinion and the guidance of its
actions, devolve:, to th:Fe, who are our natural enemies
ft:on interest) locedity, aid national prejudices."

of France ha; ih;',.ed a decree, restoring the
emi_ r•lrts to their p&itical Tights ; scch of their rroperty as
rem4ins tinsoki is also to be returned to them.