Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-07

! tories extends from the southern boi;nda-
ries ofthe United States along the shores
of hath seas, including some of the finest
ui The West India Islands, and excluding
The Bra2ils, over the eniIre Continent 10
Cape i}oin. The European manners,
language and institutions, political and
r.iiglnr,s, that have been introduced over
this vast Continent, are in all res
poets the same: they have all sprung
from the same common stock. There
fore, except those geographical obstacles
which throw so many Mndranccs IN Ire
way of commerce., and are srch valuable
fo-suards agains, all warlike incursions,
the Intercourse throughout is without in
terrrption from one end oft 10 the other.
The advantages of harmcnY among these
province are obvious, aud the influence
OF The most free aud prosperous over the
others, must soon become irresistible.
1, has seemed 10 me of but little impor-
lance on which SIDE, or on which limb Il
her;y SHAH give iiie Irst mcria! wound 10
this morarchical monster; for The estab
lishmeni OF republican, freedom any
where would inili "a blow upon It's yitals
and i, would instantly begin to sink,
and must soon tumble and periSl,-ior IL
may with truth be said of republican es-
adjustments in An.erica-tlIat
mobnrs,e vse,, ctvires scquir,,undo."
i'liey flourish in their quiykncss OF mo-
ton, and gain new strength IN their pro-
sresS. There Is u mass of prejudice
winch has heretofore sat, Ike au incubus
upon The breast of Spanish America, and
deprived her ~ lac. senses and all her en-
erg.cs. II Is .hrou,l the medium o. those
pr,iud.ce>, that the government of Old
Spain still! retains her slender hold on her
American Sct;,cmeE;s-an there is MOTH
ing which will so soon yalGuish these
prcJud:ces, and efeciually break oifall
connection with the European Peninsula
i"r ever as the firm establishment Of an
independent republican form Of govern
mcni over Il portion OF The new Continent;
so many advantaga would Immediately
flow in upon If, frat its Influence on The
| others would soon become altogether il
resistlbie.
But nc are ROW assured by experience
that IL Is next 10 impossible for any Eu
ropcan power 10 transport and maintain
for any length oitime al army in any part
of America OF any considerable strength,
When we recolleci that il costs nj least
three tons Of shipping for every European
rank and file soldier landed or the Anne
rican shore, i; will be seen al once how
expensive and difficult Il will be Tor any
transatlantic power 10 render 10 either
party lii South America any assistance by
means uf an army. But there Is vide
difference between the wants and means
of those two con,endlng parties. The
Patriots have numbers amt courage al.
they want is 10 be rallied, united, coun-
tenanceti, and furnished with munitions
of waron land, and maritime protection
along their shores. The Royalisis are
very tar inferior IN numbers-they have,
however, munItions'Cf Tar, and they have
possession ofalmOsi all tie strong holds
of the country which gives Ia them their
present asoendaDcy. But their numbers
are continually wasting /; there are lnsur-
mou'tablc difficulties III the way of their
obtaining recruits : therefore, it their an
tasonjstS were itGnisbed with arms and
munitions Of war, and thus enabled 10
press them vigorously, they must soon
submit for they could not hope 10 be
recruited as fast as necessary from Eu
ro9c. ifs..c .A.s.:!JtS Of Spanish America
could be rallied and armed. the several
Provinces of that immense Continent
would at once arise as free and indepcn-
dSnt Republics, in spite OF all Eor0pe
combined. Thus TO arm and rally them
about Tie standard Of liberty is complete
" within The power The United States.
Aud is there Il single American Citizen so
inScnsble Ia the glory and tie best intc-
rests OF his Conniiyy so lost 10 all sense of
benevoleuce, as 10 hesitate single mo-
meni i'll declaring that the national gov
eminent should do so immediately
II is one of the vile propensilies of our
nature, that the oppiessOr Is seldom con-
tent with meie impnnlty, but seeks 10 vi
iity and degrade the unhappy object of
his oppression. Frederick, King OF Prus-
STA, In one OF his letters TO Voltaire, says
iliai the people, the vulgar, are unworthy
ofinstructiou and the Legitimales" of
Europe and Their minons every where are
continually propagatiDg the cant seuil-
ment, that the French were lmft for iIber-
ty. The most enlightened and gallant
nation iii the world, whose love of free
don II required the combined force ofOne
million OF men III arms t. crush, INIT for
liberty! a nation whose intelligence and
spirit il requires at this moment some
| thousands OF bayoncts to enforce obPdi-
| ence to despotism, 'u,ft for liberty! The
same thing we hear every day applied TO
the people of Spanish Amerlca.-A peo-
| pie who, Notwithstanding tie establish
ment of The most gloomy monaslic insli-
| tuiions have manifested on all occasions
! the greatest liberality, social virtue, and
| love Of sciCnce-arc unfit far HGeJtyi A
people who have as far as practicable on
! all occasions expressed their hatred for
| the monkish despotism that pervades
and degrados Their country. are unit
| far freedomi In short, those who have
braved tie most inhuman and shocking
| persecution, and encountered perls and
priyaiiOns Of all sorts, in the cause Of the
rights of man, are yet said to be mlW tor
fifedoDli cannot but take the liberty
| IN rnneaf that such arislnrr atic cnni from