Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-17

u. lie states, that the y;ssa,s OF ;le
king are to.alh unable 10 sui.nsi, - any
new taxes, aiId The country is .yi'iaist
credit, SO as 10 render auti.iaasion h7-
loans wholly iinpracficabe. ~ (sa.v
appears a., DE, y ,,rinoils man. wkosaSifs-
bats frankly tie talked tr,eA: and q
such munster acknowledges ikag TIC
aecornu due 10 one sim lie iamily iba5 ot
the monarch, does MOI admit. 81, tbs I'll
iIcal condition OF las 0u.i;3y. auy uS,ure
non ct ;hr enormous sum al iipvi.riis t,f
So 900. COO OF reals, sci apart To Cs.lExs
the expenses OF that family He, fares.
thai foreign war would BE- he greatest
OF all ca!anliiIeS, and one Which, being
unable 10 provide tori thev ougii 10
employ every possible means To avert -
lie proposed some inconsid lahle caniyi-
button from the clergy, and tie while
body vas instantly in AN uprGar. lndecS!.
AiT. \. :'ati no doubt, that surrounded as
Mr.. Gary was, by corruption, by lnt:irno.
and folly, and inbtciIity, he would sc
compelled to retir il he had not :.iieady
been dismissed, from pos; for -aLivi he
had. TOO much Integrity. II had been
row about four years since the reSioraiI-
on of Ferdinand and IT during thai lp,.-
roc. The whole energies OF The monarchy
had been directed unsuccpsSlu!iN against
the weakest and most vulnerable Of all
the american possessions, Venezuela.
how Was il possible for Spain 10 eneoun.
| ter the dlftlc uIiics Of 4 new var with this
| country !-MorI!'o had been sent Out with
one oil lie finest armies that had ever left
the shores of Europe of ten
thousand men, C!ios'n from all The veie-
rams WHO had fougiI in the peninsula. II
had subsequently, been reinforced with a.
bout three thousand more. Aud vet, du
ring the last sumner, II was reduced, by
the sword and the climate, 10 about four
thousand effective men. And Vonezue
la, contalninga population Of only about
one million, of which neaE two4t!lirds
were persons of color, remained unsnb-
dued. The little island Of Margariiia,
whose population was less than ~ enty
thousand InhabiiaDts--a population tight
ing for liberty with more than Roman
valor-had compelled that army 70 retire
upon the main. Spain, by the late ace.
counts, appeared 10 be dpllheraiins u,,-
| on the necessity OF resoriiug toIhat rlra-
sure of conscrlption for winch Bonaparie
had been so much abused The effect Of
| war With this country would be 10 en-.
sure success, hey ond all doubt, i0 The
cause o!American independence Those
parts even, over which Spain has some
prospect of maintaining her dominion,
would probably be put III jeopardy
Such war would be attended with flle
immediate and certain loss OF Florida
Commanding lie Gulf Of Mexico, as we
should be enabled 10 do by our navy,
bockading the port of Havana, The port
OF La Vera Cruz, and The coast Of Terra
| Firma, and throwing munitions of war
INTO Mexico, Cuba would be menaceti-
Mexico emanCipated-and MoTllloS nrny
deprived ofSupplies now drawn principal
ly from this country through The Havana,
compelled 10 surrender. The war, he vc-
rily believed, wohld be terminated IN less
than two years, supposlng no oiherpow
er 10 Interpose.
Will the allies interfere 2 IT, by The es-
ertion of an unI questionable attribute Of a
sovereign power, we should give no Just
cause of war TO Spain herself, how coulti
if be pretended, that we SHOULD furnish
even a specious pretext TO the allies for
making war upon usl On what groulm.
could they attempt TO justify rupture
with us for Tie exercise Of right which
we hold IN common with theni, and with
every other independent state But We
have'a snrer guarantee against their hos
tility, i'll their interests. That all Tic AZ.
lies, who have any foreign commerce,
have an interest in the independence Of
Spanish America, was perfectly evident
On what ground, he again asked, was il
likely, then, that they would supper,
| Spain, in opposition 70 their own decided
interest To crush The spirit Of revcn,
ami prevent the progress of free primer
| pies Nations, like individuals, do NOT
sensibly feel, and seldom act upon dan
| gers, which are remote either in time or
| place. OF Spanish America hui little is
| known by the great body of the popnla-
| lion OF Europe. Even Of this country. ilrr
most astonishing ignorance prevails iherc
| Those European statesmen who were
acquainted with the country, would re-
| feet, That, tossed 10y great revolution, il
| would most probably constitute four or
! five several nations, and that the ultimate
modification Of all their various govern
menis was by TIC means absolutely GER
tain. But, MIR. &. said, he enierlaihrd
no doubt that The principle Of cohesion
| among the allies was gone. II was aunt
| l:llaled III the memorable baltle Of Wa
| terloo. When The question was, WHEELER
one should engToss all, common dan
ger united all. How loug was IL, even
| with clear perception C that danger.
before an effective coalition could bp
formed How often did one pnNer stand
by uTm0yed and Indifferent 10 tie fate Of
ITS neIghbOr, although the destruction %
that neIghbor removed the only barrier
10 an attack upon itself? No; the con
summation OF tie cause Of the allies WIS
and all history and all experience culd
prove it, the destruction of tie alliance.
The principle was totally changed
was no longer a common struggle aggins
the colossal power Of BOuaparie, but i
became common scra mble Tor The sp0ilf
l II a.. 4.