Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-24

he arms of the United States in support OF the
embryo independent governments OF Southern
A nerica, emerging To existence, and strug-
. ling tor life land secondly the expediency of
recognizing the independence OF such of the
provinces as have most clearly shewn their
claim to il by the establishment of indepen-
dent cove rnments.
OF the first branch il is perhaps needless TO
say any thing-Iot because there are none who
favor that course, for there ave nany--hut be-
cause we are convinced there viii be a decided
majority ct Congress, as there is of the People.
opposed 10 cmbarking the nation ia any war
not unavoidable-m much less in war of alliance
IN behait OF foreign power, IN a cause not in
volvins the rights or honor of this nation
The second head il that under which, we
presume, the question wilt come before Con-
gress. the right can no more be disputed
than the policy of recOgnizHg the indcpend
cnce ofany orall of Ties. American Provinces,
when the fact of their having declared iade-
pendenceby the general voice of the people,
and IN a manner authorized by the laws OF na
tons, rs satisfactorily d certaGcd. We do not
view tins policy, as some do, rs enforced by
any pIrt, Mar obligation to these Provinces
OF the most successful of - hch one has invited
an European Prince TO rule over them, nnd
another Las offered TO our commercial rival a
monopoly OF It's trade for twenty wears rs an
equivalent Tor her recognition of its iudepeu-
dence. HAD such proposition as the latter
been made tn the United States and rejected
there would have been some foundation for
uls iepiuaches east upon thiN government tor
not having at once admitted the Ministers the
Provinces have deputed to represent them i'm
ms country. 1t Is not. therefore, any obli-
gatloUs to the Colonies which require the u
nlfed States to recognize the governments of
Buenos Ayres, Chill, Venezuela &c bur il is
our dn'y To ourselves, our respect for the prin
cipies Of freedom, and the righi ol'set.govern-
ment on which our own institutions are ba, ed
that demand of MS TO be among the first to re.
coguize TIE Independence of snch provinces as
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vi liberty, and promising 10 be permanent.
l those who are struggling for this object
the People of the United States ardentiv wish
success; hut II Is only when they have siIewn
tier capacity 10 accomplish il, that the Go
vernment can interfere. When that happens,
the consideration of foreign jealousy or even
hostility, vii not deter the United States from
doing what is right nor is any argument ne
cessary to shew that IL ought not
The question then resolves itself into cues
ton oil TACT, of which men entertaining the same
views, may, according To thcir information aud
Impressions, form different opinions, as they
do. Such will probably be the case with Con
gresS, as we are not likely to have any official
information on the subject at their neNtsessiOll,
ana II Is certain entire credit is not due To the
conthcuug statements we daily receive from
the mouth OF rhpOr, nor even to the confused
accounts OF the parties themselves.
iow Congress may decide we shall not pre-
Dict; bat we should not be surprised If they
were 10 refer The question: back 10 the Execu-
tive, beirig the treaty making branch or our
government, with whOm, OF cOulse, rests tue
power to receive or reject Ministers frcm TO-
reign nations OF Congress do not interfere and
to whom ali the sources of information are ac
ceSsibe. Meanwhile, our ports are open to
the flags OF these Provinces, as the govern
ment has long ago officially declared, and each
Province having an established flag, is so far
recognized as an independent government 80.
Inc ministers or Deputies from those provin
ces remain not recognized, il is true but in the
same situation as the present Minister of pain
himself was, before his Sovereign was firmly
seated On the throne recovered for him by the
Spanish people.
Whatever may be the decision of Congress
ami II may be very different from our anticpa
tion-we have no doubt much of their time will
he employed or question ailording so fine a
theme for the diplay of tina talents yet 10 be de
Velopeli among the new members, as well as of
those for which the older statesmen are alrea.
dy distinguished
Upon The whole, we look forward to the ses-
sion with the most pleasing anticipaiionS -
which we hope will not be Ill all disappointed
by revival OF the tedious aud OdiOus DISCUS
sion OF the compensation law. II that question
I which we had like to have forgOtteui presents
sitseif for the sake of the dignity and charac-
Ter OF Congress, we shall be glad TO see il ST.
hnsfy disposed OF. National IHtslhgencer