Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-25

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! could notice their success, unaccompanied
with an expression of regret. In this Instance
! II may not Ire irrTrsitnt TO remember that the
Portuguese consul general is interested, 10 the
amount OF several hundred thousand dollars
suits pending in overthrow ing Artieas' govern.
ineni. Dut Scpposins tnrilicacon, the seat of
| Attgas' government had been taken--th the seal
! of government aud the government itself, aIe
| two things as the editors of the Intclif tncer
| had some occasion 10 know not many years
since. III the voice of the people is the voice
! OF God aud deserves 10 be respected, chen does
| the power OF Art,gas-for il is power. EN-
pl,aticaliy supported by the voice otthc devot-
ed and brave people, over whom he pfesides
! by universal consent 10.
| on The ajore article thc Natioaat bteiHg,aceree
! fcrs the fofiohits c0haHieafs -
Otihe tricks of di 'lomacy against which
they are warned, the editors of the Ma
| tional lnteIligencer can confidently say,
| they have never suffered themselvesto be
| made the dupes. The sources OF the in
| formation which they communicate TO
| the public, are always ascertained 10 be
| AmeIican, and worthy of full credit or
| the authority, n foreign, Is quoted, and
lis credibiiity lett 10 The judgment al The
| reader. Ger columns have never been
lent 10 The purposes of Royal Agents, or
| of interested iniriguers OF 4 different des-
cription: they have been open, iii re-
| spect 10 South American affairs, paiticu-
| larry, Ia wlomsOeyer, of established good
| character, chose Ia put their views on
paper. We are proud, in looking hack
| through the vista Of The past year, 10 find
I that tins paper has been honored as lie
medium OF communicating 10 lis read
ers so many of the productions on this
| subject, among the most polished aud en-
| !ighicned pens our country can boast of.
| The most severe Censor will lO us lie
| Justice Ia SAY, that we have cndeavored,
| IN respect 10 ihe South American cause,
| 10 avoid emlsting our feelings, oril,ose on
| our readers, on the side of any ofilie par
| iicular parties, factions, or individuals,
among the Patriots of South America
Tiiat they might be successful in their
| object has been our earnest wish. With
such feeling, we have seen with regret
That in some of The governments, in that
OF Which we know the most, for example,
| in Buenos hyres. the violence Of the in
ternai frm,Is has been such as 10 super
induce prescriptions, deportation, and
even capital punishments. In regreiting
| II, however, we have not undertaken 10
decide on tho merits of these coutrover-
| sizes; We have Meiihcr indicated The op-
pressor, nor illuminated the oppressed
| we have not attempted to distribute the
! blame between the powers thai be, AMI
those who seek 10 Suppiant them We
| have regarded that strife as one IN which
we had no more concern than iie gov
eminent OF Bucnos Ayr2s had with The
question, whom we shall select for the
| Office of President, or whom the .Pres-
| dent shall select as his secretaries. That
| there are those among us, however, who
entertain different views on this head, Is
sufficiently manifest from the articles We
| copy to-day, If il had not before been
| known. With such as enter with the en-.
| thusIasms of the Censor, into the poll
cal squabblcS at Buenos AyreS, we expect
| to gam no favor from The declaration,
| whichwe now make with great seriousness,
| thai W. care not who is ar the head of
| the government of Buenos Ayres, or who
| rules the Banda Orien,ale, provided the
| Republican form of government be per-
| peiuated.
With respect to the government Of Ar
| iIgas, Ter The maintenance of which so
much zeal Is manifested, ii is incorrect
! 10 suppose that we have any disposition
| 10 unsci,le IL and we shall be glad TO
| hear that his enemy made the same sort
| oil retreat from it as in the other case
TO which Censor refers, though viii. what
| Propriefy OF a!!uslon @c do not exactly
! see. The reference TO the Portuguese
consul general is supposed 10 ailude to
cases pending in our courts. in viii h the
right Ofihe capfors depends OF the fact
OF The existence OF the government from
| which the commissions were derived ii
! cur conjecture be correct, we have only
| TO say that the validity Of commissions
issued TO privateers by any government.
| cannot depend oil the postcrior events of
war III which that government is en-
| gagged with another power. II any intl-
| nation IL. intended that orr information
was derived from The Portuguese consul
general, or any other foreign agent, the
writer is assured that there is no founda-
iloD for II. Ii was from an American of
! nnlmpcachable veraciiy, and as much a
| friend OF Ariigas as Censor himself. The
| information, as we have given it, is such
as entire reliance may be placed upon.
| Having no motive ourselves to conceal
The truth, it became our indispensable du-
| ~ TO lay II before our readers some al
| whom It might seriously interest, aud
| who will see, in the acknowledgements
that " two officers OF Artisas bad been
defeated" an article of news, which had
not found lis way to The public eye until
our statement called it forth. We hope
it may prove equally true, as now inlima-
ted, that Ariigas regained the ground he
| bad lost.
| From the Charleston City Gazette September al
! FROM oCR CORRESPONDENTS.
| Kingston, clam. dugast 2s
| now have the satisfaction to enclose YOU
| Translation of a Proclamation OF General
| AURy ddted AT his Head Quarters OF Provi-
| dencc and 81 Catalina the I0tii ,Jnlyu lt. BY
! great authorities who have sanctioned him TO
| undertake au "ntcrprizr, which, IL successful,