Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-16
sin lie state of Pennsylvania.
Communicated fer the Baitiusre american,

Communicated fer the Baitimere Ateericon.
IL Is not surprising that The accounts
from different paris OF South America are
so contradictory, when the crude ideas of
strangers possessing no opportunities of
Information are published in our papers.
we are al The mercy of men whose talent
for observation, or whose yeraciiy we do
not know. Agents and supercargoes.
without any previous information. wiilu,nI
studying the character and genius of the
people among whom they happen TO be,
listen TO The first one who chances 10 give
All opinion, aud Immediately despatch An
account OF what they hear. How few are
capable OF Judging correctly ell these &C.
casIons, and how few give themselves the
tine or trouble TO form correct opinions
~ letter of The Goth April, published 10
our papers, gives u most woc;ul and an
paihnS view OF lie state OF affairs at
Buenos Ayres. That brave anu hrreic
peopiehave enough tocOntend wiih--they
ought not 10 be wanionly aspersed. TIE
reports of the American Commissioners
clearly prove that they are WORTHY at our
sympa,hies, and at all events, after all tbc
faults and errors into which they have
fallen, and which have been so eAuli:p.ly
displayed by their eaemies, az well as NV
their good notnred friends, will any one
pretend TO say that they are worse of
than under lie Spanish despUiism Z viii
any one say that they have not improved
-lien why this eternal repetition nf
their detectSi Ii Is crIel-Thev have pro-
duced The most painful sensations It
Buenos Ayres-Wbai ! say they, is il Illus
that our friends i'm The United States eviucs
their good will To us? They read our
newspapers with interest, the ridictSon.
scraps OF letters published In them. eAcne
the most uniriendly feelings. The letter
before alluded 10, states that peace has
been concluded between Buem0s Ayres
and Santa Fe and that he ports 0ffhc h,ffey
are declared. free. Santa Fee is sitnaipd
three hundred miles up The river, and was
district OF the province OiBuenos Ayres,
until 1t revoied and joined Ariigas, or az
some say, was occupied by linn noIens
roteRs. 10 say that lis ports are decIar~d
tree, Is Tie same as 10 sav that The Unired
States have declared free The puris Of
Naichez, 90 The Mississippi The writer
inflhor observes, That -" the government
has been so long dsbblipg IN lbe lniernd
affairs 1.-THE other provinces, as they sav
to assist them IN their struggle, or az g.
theirs say, 10 dictate 10 them, that ,lov
are now reduced 10 accept any tprns
however Illuminating The ceSeyJ,ucy,
That LOT the United Provinces, con,pos
ed OF deputies from all that are compre~
II, nded IN the union, are engaged in dali
bling IN the affairs OF these provinces =
What should we have thought, il some
one during our revolutionary var, should
say That tie Congress Oithe United States
are dabblIng III The affairs Of the otl,ry
provinces But Il. Ayres has been redpcs
ed to accept any terms, however hnmjijgt-
ing-And for what purpose In order t6
combine the whole strength of The coun-
Try for The protection Of what concerns
Tie smallest district as wen as Ihe lar.es,
Sacrifices made by The stronger Ia such a
case, are not hUmIllating but glorious. i'm
our revolutionary war circumstances
might have rendered The same thl6y ne
cessary, to the disgrace of the petty re-
iraCtory districts. The letter is Cyid,n ,fv
written by some one incapable Of forming
y Just opinion, even llirce from muf,ieudtS
feelings. From the following sentence 4
would appear that the writer is tar ann,
being friendly :; " independence tie, are
not calculated Tor, nor cOiiid they EMO, Il,
II III their possession. ln tie EVEN "a
their success IN their present siri,gyle
they will become She victim OF SOoip c,ljx,
ing naiire deSDot" And pray ~ won.t IA
this worse than being sublcci,, In Joy,,yn
despOtism For shame these are siant,rs
II sIckens the heart 10 hnd M Amr,jcnn
holding such language, and eudea, or,py
tn poison orr sympaihios an The elniicgs
struggle OF the South Americans. Tie
writer OF THIS has been nu tkc Spat. and
T"nows The assertion OF thc letter writer 10
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