Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-12

But. Ia sir Ersncis's speech. We give ex-
tracts tomtt below. III reading them, we
hope il will he home ia mind. and especially
shonid they chance To meet The eye OF any of
our federal brethren Of Boston or Hartford :,
That, Tor the last twepiy NeaiS, the councils OF
the United States, as well in war as in peace,
have been swaNed by our democratic states
men. Indeed, when the bal speaks OF his
own recollection, we Imagine that ii goes lit
tie farther back than this epoch, it at all, as
we believe him TO be but A miudle aged man.
AS we have been taking ~, Al one VIEW
/ says THIS constant and Jealous champion Of
| reform the state OF libeity throughout the
world, VIII last, thcugli not least, call your
aiietsion 10 the great republic OF Anericu.-
We have, as IL were, before us a mass of that
great Iaud OF freedom; freedom originating
with persons who went from among ourselves;
freedom established by persons who carried
INTO the Willis ana wastes of that immense
country, those principles of sivil aud religious
liberty which they were not allow ed TO enjoy
IN tiielr own. Ina snort time, and under eve-
~ disadvantage, they rose from the most sean.
| I! be ginning, ,Oan almost unreasonable height
Ot power ana GREATNESS. The! are respected
aud feared throughout Europe. Aud vet, iu
| my own time, can rerOlieci when the name
| OF America was scarcely mentioned /; or, il
\ spoken OF at all, treated a. something almost
| too small and coniemptibIe for notice. Ii has
now arrived AT such degree of civil and COM
! merclal Importauce, thai. though placed far
| from US. Il has become almost a component
| pat OF civilized Europe. Applause II any
| body will reflect little on The conduct of that
| free government thai &c 9, rnnent which car.
| RES the principle OF freedom 10 what is here
| called the most visionary extent that govein.
| ment under which universal! suffrage, that
| anathemajized thing In england, is. III effect
ptactised, there will lac seen much to admire
aud much 10 initiate. To avoid Cayil, l will
admit, that not every man of 81 il absolutely
| entitled TO Il vote. THIS, however, is the case
III sumo of the states and in all, the quaiii-
cation Is so tribing that Il Is not unfair TO So
| really Effected in America. What TO we hear
ia this conmtrys We are told, that il such
| system were Introduced, all would be coufu-
! sion, all anarchy. But those who say so, do
not reason Trey never COndesCeUd 10 reason.
| They couilae themselves tu the language of
| terror and alarm"
| In another part Of the speech, he thus ex-
! presses himself:
| " II We look 10 the conduct of England and
America in cases of emergency, tue two gov.
ernnlents will he touHd MS tar asunder as they
are in other points 10 which l have adyerted
| W ben America was invaded " Len her Carl
| tai was IN the possession OF toreigu troopS :.
when II was not known that she could resist
| the vetf IauS sent over from this country TO
| conquer her; when "a conspiracy existed TO
| separate ihe northern from the southern states
wbich, we had always been told, we're iciued
| 30 ieebiy together, that the slightest conyul-
sion would shake them asunder; what under
Snch disastrous circumstances, did the Ane-
| rican government do! Did they suspend
ject! Did they make :heir situation pee
| lence for getting additional power into the
hands OF the executive, fer granting addition
| al power 10 any part Of the government No,
they did precisely the reverse Of the British
! parliament. hey stood true to their cunsti-
! tuition; they raised the banner OF liberty hi.h.
! or than ever; and, uudei II, they expelled tie
| invaders from their country"
! We think that these just encomivms from
| an enlightened foreigner upon the principles
and administration of oar government, will
not be- unacceptable 10 our readers Fewmeu
! an England stand hig her tEan Sir Francis Bar.
! deit, not indeed III the ranks of power; but
| MS learning his accomplishments and, above
! ali, his prObiiy, are, as We have ever UNDER
stood, conceded even by those who have
no relish ior his politics. [Fra,k. Guze..e.
Glorious NcrrS from South america
| CHlRLEsIoh, May L....To eur esteemed
friend a"d correspondent at So. Thomas we
The i5 f885 !nH slttf Iteae r from him
OF peculiarly important character. Tho ro1ni
army, 5000 men, under Morales enarelv dos
! tiOSed I Caracas, which must as cause
I qnemce, give the full possession of that pro-
] vince 10 the PairiOts--ihs peopIe of all the
! towns and provinces under The Government
of Buenos AyTeS, universally Joining the siam
dard OF General. CaIIera, and Ramirez who
with Their Patriot MonRfaineers, threatened
mat place which was expected 10 fall-are
! an!maing incidents IN The history of The South
American struggle which presage a speedy
and decisive emancipation of heroic mill
IONS from lie thraidom OF Spanish tyranny.
~ Thomas, Ap,H 10, 1870
DEAR SIR-T wrote under date of The zs,b
ct March, which / hope you have dnlv re-
ceiVtd. L then communicated ven iii the
news We were III possession of at that time
OF DIR. ZEAs Manifest
Since wrote you last, the u. 6 fIigate
Constellation, Commodore Morris and The
Jobn Adams, Captain Wadsworth, arrived
mere on tue yin INST III 40 days passage from
the RIVER Plate. cOnveTsed with several
GihcPrs on board, relative TO the news from,
BmrnOs Ayres.
Ho'rid ms civil war is, I conceive that
the brave and true patriot, General Artisas
has been perfectly juStifed in his PROCEEDINGS
against the government of Buegos Avres
which hitherto has been bnt "A bnriesuue mon
the peoples rights. Arbitrary DictaIorS have
led on the Inhabitants of that country TO that
unfortunate state which Terminated i'm civil
waL-lD justice 10 Artisas, I will observe
that II must he recOllected the government of
Bnenos Ayres seut two commissioner TO Spain
to consult with the king-sOliciting of him to
be permitted to elect from among themselves
supreme Chief or Iice R0y, acknowledging
( upon these conditions, } the authority of FeTdi-
hand. This conduct on behalf of t{lat roveru-
ment, highly offended General Arti"as and
ne soIemhly declared himself the open enemy
OF such detesiable step. He, with much
pr"priety, said My sword is drawn in defenc.
OF those rights which The people OF this conn
ny are emitted TO, and il never shalt be re-
turned to is Scabbard until those rights arc
acquired ana acknowledged. l fight not for
tie Creole or Peninsula DeSpOtS. light for the
liberties OF my cOuntTymen.' Such has been
TIE invariable conduct OF this virtnoVs chief
tam, who has at last destroyed a faction thar
sohSht only iheit own aggrandizemeBt.-Au
action was fought near st. Nicholas. on the |
lstof February between the troops OF Bne-
nos Ayres, under The command of General |
Rondean, Supreme Director, and those of Al !
!Igas commanded IA person by General Ram. |
res, ana the famous General Joseph NJ Car |
Iera. WHO dlIecIth the Nallnls MIN IL 49,.