The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-11-11


Aos sa,her The yoke OF Exrohe, and the do
misioo OF metropolis over her colonies
from which they seek TO be delivered my
Uhosd nor greas heonte form a yrear nation
: Iho policy Of The court OF Lisbon was muc h
moro rational unable to force Bsszil to turo
Europesn, Il turned Brazilian. But, by what
snbversicn Of principles can the monasch
who had been unable TO attach Brszil 10 Por-
tugai, expect to attach Portugal 10 Bfsx,I F!
Is he not still governed by the same /ears,
and the same dangers and does he believe
that he remedies the evil, because be has
changed It's position
Perhaps Souib America may not arrive ai
omancipstisO. Perhaps her efforts may prove
fui'icss, because they may be pfcmature.--
But Imposing thi,to be true now, il is Ger.
tain thai her emancipation must be tho fnal
consequence Of her maturity. Four powers
arc deeply Interested IN the cause Of Sonib
Imerica, viz Shain, England, Porfpsai, and
the United States OF North America.
Spain is equally weak in Europe, and in
America eqoely wthou' force, aud without
credit, because Spain 10 wi,hou, h6erfy--and
because she Is isolsfed, from the world, and
from ihe age In which she lives, by her an
Client preiudiees. The peninsula fotms q
great hohiicat con1enf, whose miss iopsrics
dcclsim with violence sgains, tho progress Of
Me human mind and Of time, which is losing
the habit OF blind obedience, whilst il is pre-.
&C wing the habit OF command Il is 10 aego
ciat'on with preiudicss, which should be CON-
baue'I with Ignorance, which should be dis.
si AID
Tho iimo has gone by, when a country was
taken possession Of by virtue Of bull from
che pope, The wishes Of nations are now the
ecoson of k,nss.--Il is those wishes which
tosccdths + each IN quit tho peninsula, aod
recalled Ferdinand +; now their object is to
obtain small portion Of Liberty. Why doe,
b. reiuse II Would Il not inc, ease the real
Hower of the prince Would it not revive
bis iasnoesl I Would II not give him credi
Spain !, at pace, because exhsustsd Eu-
POPE IS inactive. But the Spanish possessions
have ,h,ec dangers to dead. Portugal has
taken possession of Alonfevidco The Unit.
ed States claim the Fio,idas and the i'm.
mouse ,et,i,orics west of Louisiana. Insor.
rec ton, triumphant, and secure, haenOs .dyi
ses, is s,riding like thunder on the sammits
sf he .dades, ovr 'hr provinces oil CAii, Yen.
ezneia, and New Grenade. What Is SPAN
sbou, ~ ne MD, Of The American cooaa,
graiion I II IL claims Msnlepidee Of Portugal,
che has conquered Montsvedso from Ar,iga.
--li Il opposes the claims OF the Americans,
these will answer (; that they only want to
Cove q countries, where the Spanish govern.
mcnt does not cxtend--if she should Offer the
m d,auon Of England, ,htough Canada, they
would cfusa it because Grssl Britain 10 sat
ustsd in Europe.
What will Spain do sgains, the insurgents!
vithA he
away, all 10 lost for he, If she be victorious,
what will shs have conquered Tho insur.
eenlsl Granted. Bu, the spirit Of insurrec-
tion--bu the hatred Of Europe--bu, the
th,rs, after l,berty--but the want of guar.
sn,re 90 much wanted, both for industry and
commerce /! oil these remain unconquercd
what a heap Of 6re will be covered by deceit
fu sshcs Shc may transfer her court to
M xico. SPAN would then bccoma colony
Aher vciy little time the inconvenisnces
viii be the samu. Portugal has done 80
bu we shall see what will happen to Por,u.
gal She may establish prince in the Span.
ism possessions s--snslD he be a vicc-roy We
know What Ass boen done by those ptofects,
VINO A'e sent 10 WORE a colony, for the ac-
coun, of q foreign 'lata. Shall he be king
lrt us observe, that the Americans demand
no. only paruCuta'n government uut tbat
thy also demand LIBERTY, without which
there Can DC no gove nmentj because, with
ou l,bsr'y, ,hc governed are not freeaen, but
sLavrs. Spanish America, therefore, wsn,s
king and a constitution. Spain may send
king; will shc send constitution besides,
oh ,uld DOT this constitution be liberal one
Toe insurgents took up arms for their inde.
pendence.
Does Great Britain present herself as
sncdiat,ix But the United States are Of too
great weight in The political scale, to accept
the mediaiion OF England. We always dread
a mediator who Is interested This mediator
would make fine sneeehes, to support the IN
tsrests oi Eatope, which aro not sufficiently
~connscicd with Ansrica,. or for tho interests
of Canada which are too much connected
with The U y In the Aean time, what will
The cabine, OF L,ndon do for spain shall IL
remain neu,cr shall it become an auxlIia,yl
Portugal, which presents tho s,range snd
new spectacle Of sn European etats, govern.
cd by prince who has become an American,
Il. ,.k.n f,J.. hos,f,os The rou,t of Rim