Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-02

SWEEP 'h's uhStOh Is, "hich - poured down
our backs TO take hasty steps. Aud his ini- |
perial Maiestys Minister here Is required TO |
tHgdge MI. & SAT. be had hoped that the orr. |
gInai expression was less strong but he be-
he'ed mat the French word engage bore the
same meaping) the Amsiican governments,
&C -Neveriheless. the Emperor does not in
ter oNe IN this discussion" No not he lie
maxi above all mo pietenSions TO exercise
an influence IN the councils OF a foreign pow
er. Not the slightest. Aud vet AT the ve>
~ lnstdst when he Is protesting against the
imputatlon OF this influence, has inierposition
rs proving eifectual His imperial Majesty
has at least manifested so far in this particu.
Tar, ms capacity TO govern his empire. Ivy the
selection OF a sagaciOus minister. Forif Count
NeSssitode had never written another para
graph. the extract from his dispatch TO MIR
ro'euca. which has been transmitted TO this
House, would demonstrate that he merited the
confidence of his master Il was quite re-
ireshins 10 read such state papers after peru
snug those (he was sorry TO say It F.: he wished
mere was ven broad and thick enough To
conceal tiiotn forever which this treaty had
produced Oh the part OF our own govern
| ments
Conversations between my Lord Castlereapb
and oar Ministers AT lsHdOn had also been
communicated t. thts House. Nothing from
the hand OF his lOrdShip is produced no he
Toes not committ himself in that way.-vhe
sense IN which oO Minister understood him
| and the purpprt 81 certain parts of dispatches
from the British government TO ITS Minister
| az Madrid, whlch he designed 70 read 10 our
| minister, alone art communicated to us Now
we know very we'll hsw diplomatsis. when IL
| Is their plea ,ure Ia do so can wrap them
| selves up IN mystery. No man more tlan my
! Lord CaSt'ereagh, who is also au able Minis-
| ter possessing much greater talents than are
| allowed To him generaiiN in this COUNTRY can
| successfully express hines!f in amb,uous lam
| guaEe whenhe chooses TO emplo, il. Mr. G.
| recollt cted hims ioBee TO have witnessed this
| faculty on the part of his lOrdsIiip 'rhe case
was tni;.-Whe" Bonsparte made his escape
rom .n hloa ana invade fr"cce great part
| OF Europe believed that il was with the con-
nivance OF the British Ministry, The ovpo>
sition charged them in Parliament with II.
! ahu they were luieirogate q to know what rea-
sure o. prcchu' on tuel bAd tiie,yy iu IA, N
! an event. LSrd Castereagi replied hy Stain,
| that theTs was an URueiSt aadira with n cprto;,
| haVa olnceT OF high rank commanding i'm tle
| dUdcHt seas, that he was To act on rert.,i,,
contingencies Row, Mr.. Chairman ifyou can
| nl"At amy thing lnteiiigibe out OF his repIy
| you VII have much more success than the
tnStlsd opposition had.
The e!lowance OF iutrr feIeuce hyforeirn pow
| eIS III the slaiis OF our government, q OF prr-
| tanning TO themselves is ag 4iust the coun,els
OF all our wIsest politicians those of Washing.
| ton, Jefferson, and he would add also those,
oil the present Chief Magistrate tor pending
! 'ns very spanish negotiation, the offer of the
mediation OF foreign states was declined
upon the trne gIOund that Europe had her
system aud We ours; and that il was not
compatible with CIV policy to enlans e otu-
serves III me ldDSrmths of hers. But a medi>
auOD Is far preferable to the spCcieS of iuters
| FERENCE on Which IL had been his p, Inctapt du-
~ TO comment. The mediator is ,udre
| placed on high, his conscience his guide the
Woi'd MS spectators aud poSterty his nudge
III proposition is one, therefore, of the teat
est rtspen Utility. But hat rcsponSiLilitv ia
theTe attached To tins SORT OF irrer uIar draw
| ing room, intriguing mIeTpUSItion5 He could
see no motive tor governing or infuenciug
| our policy, III regard TO 81 ain furnished "a,
1 WI Il
the dispositions of foreign powerS He re-
grelted, for his part that they had been at all
consulted. IheiewaS nothing IA the Charac-
! Ter OF the power of Spain nothing ian the
! heuetcialnaiure of The stipulaiionS ofthetrea.
! ~ TO US, which warranted us in seeking the
ald OF foreign powers, IN a,ty case whateyer
! mat aid were desirable. He was far from
| saying that, IN The foreign action ,overu
| ment, IL nigh not b, rndent 10 keen 4 watch.
! inl eye upon The probable conduct OF foreign
! powers mat might he u material Circum
! stance 10 be taken into consideration But
| he never would avOw To our own peonIe-ue-
! yer pTomniGate TO foreign powers. thar their
| Wish and interference were the controlling
I cause of orr policy. such pronunciation
| WoHd lead TO the most alarming cons Qutn-
| ceS. lc waS 10 invite further ihierposi,ion
| IL hisht IN process OF time create in the bo-
son' OF our country Russian faction Rri-
| tlSh faction, French faction EverNnation
ought to he jealous of ihis species at inter
| terence wha never WAS its form of Doyerun,eut
| hut OF ali forms of government tie united les.
UNIONS OF all history admOniSbed a Republic
to he most guarded against. From the mo-
meni that PhilIp intermeddIed IN the affairs
! OF Greece, the libcIt, OF Greece WAS damned
| "a inevitable destruction.
| Suppo e saId VI {. we could see the Com>
! nunIcAtlOns which have passed between
hi' Imperial majesty aud the Brush govern
| neut, respectively and SDainIu rey.td 10 tho
| UnitCd States, what do Won imagine, wouid
| - lhetr CHARACTER! Do YOU suppose tina, The
| same Language has been held To Spti,, and
10 us DO yOm not on the contrary be-
| iieve, THAI sentiments have been exnr,ssed
| TO her, cOnsolins 10 he Pride? That we have
| bcen represented perhaps, as an ambitious
! "eP"blc' seeking 70 aSgrandize ourselves at
| her eXpens.
In the other ground taken by the President.
| me present distressed condition OF Spaiu. for
| his recommendations Of forbeaiance 10 act dur
| my the session, Mr.. T.. was sorry also 10 sn,
| that 81 uld not appear to him to he solid -
ne could well conceive how line weakness of
our aSgfcssor might. when he was withhold
lHg from yOujustICe form a motive for Vour
pressing yenr equitable demands upon him
hui he could not accord in the wisdom +
tUdi poIcJ winch would wait his recovery If
! sirenGth,sn as to eudhie him successful, tHt..
siSt those DIS. NOR could II comoort ,,itb
Tue pTdchCe ut our Owp government hFtsto-
tore. i)Id we not w 1871, when the nresout
! monarch OF spain was a iguOble captive. and
thrpcOplp OF itePCniusuia wei coutrudit'p for
! NE lne' llmah'c privilege OF self government
seize and occupy that part Of Louisiana which
!, situated 1ef"eep the Mississippi and rhe
Pcrdid"' What mnst Tie people OF Spsin
MINK OF mat policy which would not spare
'hein ana winch cOinHisseTdte dloue an M
worthy prince, who ignominiousiy snrfendcr-
ea himself to his enemy a we dcsuot of
whom can"oi speak in appropriate susre
"ith'ut departing from the respect due 10
t.'S house Oi mysrlil What must The teo-
pic OF south America think OF this sylupstl,,
TOR Ferdinand. ~ moment when tbry
a. well As The people oi tie Peninsula Them.
seI't s,Ut we are to believe III lare accounts
gllna for liberty. "o
A-Ain; when we declared our late inst 20, "a
against Great Britain, did We wait for am.