The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-04-14
Niseelianp.
From Bavs .uss.snger Of Dee. 90.
AMERICAS paEslDgNrs SPEECH

always considered In THIS country, as only
secondary In i'm po:tsnse TO tho Kings Spesch
upon the openIne oil parliament. America
being tho ocly .,els which can at all compete
with US ~ Commercial enterprize and nava
strength, she is naturally looked upon with
ed eye OF constant vigilance and jealousy
der political and naiicnai movements arc con-
: sidoted with earnest attention, and they ex-
cite ia US al interest correspondent with lbeir
magnitude and importance. America Is, 10
Irulh, country, whose increasing power,
civilization, active and independent spifi,
tnoi exempt perhaps from some uncture OF
ambilion,) are bringing her daily lnto near
or contact with the Eu opean commonwealth
OF states. She rs, however, to be considered
in another sense, 10 which ber character DC.
comes more maguihccn, aud august. She is
tho fountain rom which the waters ot civil
xatioD How through an immense portion of
the habitable gooe. She IL daily eniafgiDg
tbe spness oi Law, Jusucc, add Religion,
and Introducing, hand 10 hand wilh them,
She comforts Of civil society, aud conso-
lstoD. she is, IN truth, a missionary on the
grandsst scale. Sne is fu6iiihg the gies
purpose Of Providence, in bringing Tho world
by degrees That portion Of u at least which
ma, been neglected by o,hers,) into orde,
constantly eogrsi.ed upon her comprehonsWs
stock, and iabuded with those principles a
government aad Law, Tue knowledge aud love
of which, when once communicated 10 men,
are never forgotten or .exunguished.
The annals Of mankind, we believe, do no,
afford AN example OF people, once recover
ed from balbnisD, relspsing into me
savege slaic. India aud China are instances
rff f eraf l,,u have haa a kc
for multitude of ages.
II such be the s,sle Of America, and such
nor relation, %; only TO as, buN,o the whole
world, her natlouai character, and her pros.
petty, are no, Only OF importance, but OF al
fscionaie considefa,io e. Europeans and,
as such, we have always been accustomed TO
rega'd them. Nationa, Jealousy and Tho
aubor dlnHe ybecs OF CONNIE tcial uvalry,
become lost under snch coonde, atoms aud
We look pon hes INCREASING ond flourishing
conditIon, as a boon 10 The whole Id, aud
rs a pure aud unmxed good 10 The human
racc.
rs W,th respect 10 the prcsen, speech OF the
/ President, Il does not aifod many topics for
nove,ty* Il i0iimaies' that the commercial
arrangements between America md England
ave likely to DO concluded upon scale oi
-
! iiy We do not ega,d This, however, ~ AN
|sdven,age to either county; for CONNER.
\cial treaties are surc TO be iDfringed, and
Then national quarrels are the consequence -
Whereas, if commerce be'left onlitely 10 IT,
self, II viii consult aud guard its owe inter.
eats.
Tho dispute with Spain 10 alluded TO, and
the present cond,iion OF the Floudss is crit
icaliy exaoined. II certainly appears, thai
the President expected that the Spanish GOV.
ernment would hayc ceded the Flo;idss to
the United States s,--Spsin not being in a
condition TO satisfy he demands OF the Unn
ed States upon her treasury, and being ye'
hess able 10 keep tho frontier provinces ~
due subordinatoa. Ii is no, to DO question.
|. sd, that Spain would gladly sell the Floridas
Ito America; and America would gladly boy
Sshem; ou, she wants to take them IN satis-
{laciion of Dyc gone ctaiws, whilst Spain is
d. ii, Gus Of new contract, aud Of a better
krgain.
Wph respect TO the execution Of the two
(1ssish subjects, Ar6uiHnot and Armbrister,
|ske specch observes a, follows -" Copies Of
Rhe Instructions TO the CON DdIng general;
(cf his correspondence with tbs secretary of
Iva ,Ne q plalning his motives, aud Jusiiiy,ng,
Of the couf,s.martial of the t,ial Of A buta
40, and Amhrister; and If the correspon.
ldente between the secrets y 1T state and the
>1ainis,er plenipotentary of the United States
k1t Madrid, with thr govern nent OF Spain,
kWill be laid before Cong, esq.,"
This subicc, will. perhaps, be adverted to
(}n1thc debates Of Congress, and a corrcspou
yxlsnce between tho British aobassador and
[she American minister, upon this ex,raord.
|o~ry occurrence, is expected TO be among
|Ihc papers to DO submitted TO our own House
kol Gommons.
Dat The most important part Of this speech,
II the annexation Of the new country Che
Ii5l6ois] 10 the Union. The extent OF tho
(sdetal government has been almost doubled
swithiu the last lwcn,y years; and Il may soon
become o question, whether It will not be al
nn>e >eoo largs and unwic div for the purpos-