The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-04-24

piysd ofs1ysfxde tpn}iivciy re sdulfy) ei,i.ss
by land 81 waser, even sith Tue = Dit<d StGles
IS it.nor surprising thst the ~ ,oiuiion h4s
10, Iong ere lhis bsen crushed sand'ii il has
rcach the point have stated IA ihere moi
good ground to believe in it's speedy aud G.
,cn,usl triumph - For the develops neni Of
hes Sc facts and my opinions am INDEBTED TO
hevalicr Onis; for most surely should not
1--WE ioruded myself on pnbIic noticc,ii that
ava;cr had not marked me out az a victim,
Spanish veDgaace. saSt rea
Among the icserutible operations Of the
)ciry, itappesrs he could have sclecsed a.
moro suitable insi.umedt 70 promote sac
.pcrs,ion of America from Spain than pc.
sitting Ferdinand 10 TeasceDu the Spanish
irene. Eve,y act OF this imbecile mortal
oas tended TO widen the breach belwesn his
7merfean snejeess and the SPANISH peninsula
nd ifamong his other fciies TIC wiil ou,y
)ofsist in his Quixo,c demands Ola the Uni.i
+ ID States, IL viii be the happiest event tna,
YER occurred 10 Mexico or South A,.r ica.
These demands have excIied io NE no.
wonder, for, rccollect that when was In
the cories, thc Spanish government then To-
ended TO declare war against the United
State. und wss oaly prevented from doing
by an exhausted treasury, and by subseiven-
TO tho BfiIish cabinet, who dio not think
I foGfsc az fhat nme, TO promote the tupturs.
4 Extraordinary vicissitudes have taken place
since that lime among The nations oi Europe,
and conior mably TO tho legitimate arrange
nents at Vienna, every brother monarch is
support tho preieDslons of each other,
more especially when soch prelensions ac-
cord with the view OF the British govern.
ment.
The question bro, forward by Spain re-
istiag 10 Yves, Florida, did not original in
he cabinet Of Ferdinand its source springs
ON higher and deepee auihon'y; ii may
DC treccd 10 tho councils and policy oil G.
Britain. That Spain hes ccded her gighfst to
the Fioridas to Great Brrain, no doub, exists
10 my mind, end that the great msr'naif horf
" Havanna, may likewise tcrcqu!icd " and
eeoed 20 England is hignIy probable
Eng and IN possession o. fhe F.cn6as aud
The por, Of Havanna, wouid hold in byt hand
they keys Of the commetcc OF lat Nj >lss'p
pi and the Mexican guiph and wopld be co.
ty IN case oi necessity or policy 30 ',o1 nc
empire OF Mcxico intoher safe keehng Ah shis
and more may be attempted IN This age 81
political miricies. ~ ef"
To check III. daring progress OF the re-
pubic Of the United States, has been openly
avowcd by Briush aStStes zen, and A. now
openly 20 colcated by tpt BriiAh WIZ o!
ne prcsen, timcs.' If the gitdie tho. was
proposed Ghen, ~ enei,clc this coan y,
at Gnent could no. be accomplished, ,na j.
cow reason why GeeH BritnB viii hesitate
bow TO plant her scepierc IN the yicinagc OF
tie Uni,cd States. 7is 'i 'N9sndaa.
Amei 'cans be your guard. Be assured
thai the condition u iegi6n,asss in Europc arc
dispoved i6ra crusade against " whatcver peo.
pie oc county that have hoisied the banners
liberty, setvi feA ~
Mexico free and independent, allied TO the
Uoi,ed States by intercs. and gratitude, MS
well as by the laws Of nature, would be OF
more importance 10 the human race and 10
civilized world than any event ,ha, has occur
cd since the a;h eSy of Juy, l7s6, Soit aa
/ " sTh0' JosE eALvgRsz DE roLnpo.
Ness oricons, Me,ch J, isi6,aitb go s-s