Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-06
RICHMOND. NOVEMBER 6.
(" MATERIALS or A MEysiGEo

| NaTERfdLS or a lNESS.iG ~
We are led to look to the next session OF
Congress with mach curiosity The Presi.
dents message will open several subjects OF
interest to the nation, The two principal fea-
lures will certainly be. the affairs of South
| America, and those OF Florida.
1 We shall be favored with the report of our
! COmmiSsioners.-tt is believed, that the stale
| ment OF TWO OF them has been but a few days in
| the Presidents hands. The report of Judge
| Bland Who has just arrived from Chill is still to
| he laid ne!ore him. We trust that such parts
| of these reports rs are fit 10 he submitted TO
! the pnDiic eye, will accompany the message {;
| aud from them, We can form some further OPT
| nion ST The state of South America, and the du.
| tiss which il may devOlye upon our govern
ncnt.
We trust that some light will be shed upon
| the tOiiowiHg p0ints:
Is BneGos Ayres competent to the support
| of her Independence This depends epon a
variety OF questions: What are her means in
m"n, money, arms, Notifications, the spirit
| fher citizens, the views of her government !;
The design and Influence OF her cergyl
Is Pmerreydon, either tyrant 1T home,
| or tue seeker ola Bourbon King, as some have
| painted him Or does I've, in most things, re
spect the rights of the people, as far crisis
ofrevon'ion and war will permit him To do'
How murh ct the former province OF Buenos
Ayres, .doeS The government OF Puerrey don
| embrace yDat is the population and strength
| oil the portion within his jurisdiction
v at is the relation of Buenos Ayres to
| Chilli Isit one Of mere alliance for the com
mon cause, or il is an absolute aud despotic
! preinacy, as some have represented IL
What are the character and views of Arti-
gaS The extent, strength, government, the
actual and probable Independence of the Bau-
ia Oriental:
" hat are the changes, if any, which are con-
templated in the political constitution OF these
patriot provinces Is any confederacypropes.
ed siniar to that OF the United States In
such scheme, what says the government of
Buenos Ayres; Will il unite with the others on
| equal terms, OF docs il aspire 10 a supremacy
over the rest:
Is Chill SO far advanced i'll her revolution
as 10 he said TO h. independents Are her troops
likely 10 take EaicahuanO, the strongest militia.
~ post In her country, aud now IN the hands
OF The royal forces? Is she about to press
her successes by AN invasion of Peru--so as TO
place her own independence beyond the pro.
babe CHANGE of danger9
| These questions, If fully answered land il is
possible tiat OR government may not COLI
sider IL prudent at present to state all the in
formations II possesses, may contribute towards
clearing away those schisms which have been
pIOaneed by certain re wSpapeTs 1T has been
said, for example. that Puerrey don is tyrant;
that To bolster him up 10y recognition of his
government would he 10 lnjure the Cause of
Liberty in South America-that Buenos Ayres
has AMBITIOUS views towards the other provin-
ceS, aud that thus also might uure the
cause OF free government II has been con
ienued, that a very small pOriioa of the old
province rs attached 10 BuenOs AyreS, and
that this is another reason why we should not
recognize her.-It has also been said, that
ArtlSas IS the emily republican cihettain that
1t we recognize any, we had better extend the
right hand OF fellowship Ia him aud that if
weachnuwledge one, we ought to acknowledge
bolh-both hen1 independent of each other,
and likely 10 remain independent of the
world.
For our own parts, we hope, that the infor-
nation may be so Sd tistactory as TO induce our
government 10 recognize the independence of
La Plata. We do not WELD 10 the idea that
the Congress OF AK la Chapelle will take up
the subject of the Spanish Patriots; or that
they Will come to any CONCLUSION unfay0rable
10 ibair struggles. Whste,er Prussia may
write, or Spain may entreai, ii seems too much
the interest Of England, not TO use all the
means in her, power, to arrest the iuerposition
OF other States in the quarrel, Give her free
Trade TO tue Spanish ports what more can her
coirt desire! what political exerti0ns will they
moi make TO secure il Eveu their antpat!iy
10 free government Yields 10 their commercial
in;erest.-But however unlikely sny iuterpo-
sitiOn may be on the part OF Europe, our own
government may deem il prudent to wait for
short time, until the meetings of AK la Cha.
pelle are oreE-c0nienting itself for the pre-
sent with eXpresSin. the warmest wishes for
the success'of the Patriots, aud granting them
every facility within our ports which our neu-
tTaiii ma pc t.-Sbculd the reports frOnIS.
America Correspond with our wishes, we
hope that the time will rapidly approach for
embracing our. brethren in the cause OF indie
pendence.-Fo ourselves, tre look forward TO
The time with the utmost avidity.
T. Th- President will also draw the curtain
which hangs over the affairs of Florida. We
shall inspect the orders which were given TO
Gen Jackson. We shall know how far he has
violated them.-We shall see the cOrrespOn.
dence which has passed between the u. States
and Spain. as TO the occupation of the Spanish
posts. SCeptics will he made TO confess that
Pensacola is to be bona ffe surremdered.-Con
greSs, too, will be enabled TO determine, wheth-
er Spain is still unable to comply withher trea.
ty; whether the Seminole war is yet conclud-
ed OF whether our frontiers are still exposed
10 danger; III fine, whether it is their duty TO
exercise their constitutional powers, by taking
provisional possession OF such parts of Florida
as are essential to our own defence.
Besides these important features of the Mes
sage il will doubtless touch upon a variety of
ether points. Ii will present some agreeable
prospects both at home and abroad. We shall
probably see some Of the measures which are
taking TO defend, explore aud improve our
country. as well as to obtain new cessIOns OF
Indian Iands.-We may alse have an indirect
contradiction given to all those minors 50 has
tily suggested, or so basely prOpagafed, OF The
eAisteace OF unirlendly feelings between this
country aud Great Britain. There never was
a time when we enjoyed more prosperity at
home or more peace abroad,--Ihe Message
cannot fail 10 be interesting; TO all Glasses OF
the community.
THE EXECUTIVE.
~ ~ scarce necessary to say, that we pub
lish the ioi0aing article from no private mo.
lives, but from sense Of pablo duty. How