Star.
London, England, 1829-10-27 00:00:00

derstanding, it is only necessary to cast our eyes over
the map of the two Americas, to see there the incalcu-
lable capabilities of the new Republic for becoming great
and powerful—and then reflect on our relative position
with regard to the United States !
This view of the subject, which has not yet been treat-
ed among us, presents such a vast field for reflection, and
makes the consequences of our neglecting to cultivate a
close alliance with Mexico, so apparent, that we deem it

unnecessary to be more discursive now. Were it pos-
sible to induce Ministers to adopt any great and liberal
measure of national policy, we should urge them to
counteract in every possible manner—even to open force
—the projects of FERDINAND and his Cabinet. The
consequences of their success, would be an immediate
interruption of those commercial advantages, which have
been secured to us by a solemn treaty ; and above all the
people of Mexico—perceiving themselves abandoned by
England—..vould naturally throw themselves into the
arms of those neighbours, who are known to be waiting
with sharp impatience for that event.
With regard to Cuba, Lord ABERDEEN has only to
refer to the correspondence in his own office, to com-
prehend that it is from the easy credulity and blind
policy of England alone, that Spain has even been able
to retain this island ; much more, to make it the centre
of her machinations against that State, which Mr. CAN-
NING so judiciously recognized. The Noble Earl will
further perceive that were it not for our own inter-
ference, Cuba would have long since made common
cause with Columbia and Mexico. Surely the time has
arrived when this question should be considered in its
bearings with regard to the Government of the United
States ? We shall return to the subject. In the mean
time, we trust enough has been said to rouse the atten-
tion of public men—and of the press especially—to a
matter of such high importance.

We had done with the Cheshire Whig Club, and the
Earl of Gnosv EN OR ; not to disturb them—at least, until

a sufficient opportunity occurred--sfrom the bed of popular
contempt, on which, by the help of their own speeches
and two commentaries from us, we left them fairly
landed. The avowals of this party at their last Anniver-
sary dinner were, indeed, so frank and so unequivocal,
that all illustrative criticism was made unnecessary by
their palpable and unconcealed flagitiousness. It ought
to have been called a WELLINGTON dinner, and not a
dinner of the Whigs ; since there was not ono person call-
ing himself a Whig at thattable, who did not disgrace that
so lateiy honourable appellative, by the opinions which
he tittered in connexion with it: since there was not one
person who drank the memory of CHARLES Fox, by
whom the memory of CHARLES Fox was not insulted
five minutes afterwards, by the doctrines which he pro-
pounded to the company.
A circumstance, however, has occurred, connected
with that pseudo-patriot festivity, which not only com-
pels us to revert to its proceedings, but materially illus-
trates the packed character of the Cheshire party. We
allude to the publication of a letter from DAVIES
DAVENPORT, Esq. the County Member, to Mr.
TOLLET, the Chairman of the Club, excusing him-
self for his non-attendance : a letter invaluable for
the light which it lets in upon the public mind, re-
lative to the gross delusion practised upon it by
men who still pretend that they take their stand upon
liberal principles, while it is notorious that they have
sold themselves, and betrayed their country. To this
letter, which will be found in another column, we direct
the candid consideration of the reader. It is refreshing,
in these days of political apostacy, to meet with such
uncompromising and independent spirits as Mr. DAVEN-
PORT: the exigencies of the country never demanded
such men with a louder outcry. After explaining that
indisposition would prevent his attending the Club at
Cheater, the Honourable Gentleman says :—" I regret
this the more, as I am very far indeed from partici-
pating in that apathy in politics which seems to have
been latterly observable in public men, and forms, I
think, one of the worst signs of the times ; for its obvi-
ous tendency is to allow Governments to act as they
please, whilst it teaches the suffering people that they
have nothing left but themselves to depend upon."
It requires no extraordinary penetration, to collect
from this home remark, that Mr. DAVENPORT had pre-
viously made himself well acquainted with the nature of
the sentiments and declarations, arranged inter se by the
members of the Cheshire Club, to be promulgated at their
last Anniversary. He felt that it was a dinner of borough-
mongers, rather than a meeting of men having the public
welfare at heart, and his disgust would not suffer him to
mingle with them. He knew beforehand that the Noble
Earl went to that meeting, primed and loaded with the
most fulsome panegyrics on an imbecile and vicious Mi-
nistry ; that he went there, predetermined to blink all
criterial discussions, and shirk the question of Parlia-
mentary Reform. The Honourable Gentleman was aware,
especially, of the damning prxtermissions 'which had
been arranged among the party, relative to the crying
violences and corruptions at Newark, and be shrank
from the degradation of being confounded with such
Whigs as these. " For my own part"--says Mr.
DAVENPORT—" I know not of what use it is
to study politics, unless it be to promote the
welfare of our fellow creatures; and for men,
whether in or out of Parliament, calling themselves poli-
ticians, to think themselves justified in sitting still, boast-
ing put triumphs, or crowing over fallen foes, when
Rome is on fire in a dozen quarters, instead of contri-
buting energetically whatever lights or knowledge they
possess, or such sentiments as their good feeling may
dictate, is, I think, not the way to evince either the
purity of their faith or the efficacy of their works."
These were humiliating truths, for the party ad-
dressed by Mr. DAVENPORT—so humiliating, that they
decided to suppress the letter. Accordingly, it was
not only not read from the chair—along with the mass
of excusatory correspondence, as is the custom on