The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-12-12

district attorney were appointed, ~ reslte a.
PensacoIa, and likewise one Judge and dis
uict attorney 10 reside st 81. Augustine, with
specified boundary bstweeo them-a0d ono
marshal for the whole, With authority to sp.
poIT deputy. 10 caiyiog tais isw into CT
feet, and especially that part of u reisIing 70
the powers OF The existing government OF
lnose provinces, Il wss thought important, An
consideration OF the short term for which il
was TO operate, and the radical change
which would oc made Of tho spptosching
session of Cong,ess, to avoid c. ,enso, TO
make 40 app,,n,men. which shou.j not be
sbsoiuteiy uecesss y 10 give eHect to those
powers, to withdraw none u our citiEens
from other pursuits, whereby 10 subject The
goysrnmeot TO claims which could not be
Era'i6ed. and the parIiss to Losses which It
would be painful to witness.
II has oceo sceu, vi,h much copc,rn, that
in the yerformspce OF these doties, a-collision
arose between the Governor of tho territory,
end the Judge appointed for the western dis
trict. Il was presumed, thai the Las under
which this traosno,y government was organ
Esd, and The CO n issions which were grant
I'D 10 tie officers who we're sppo'n,ed to sxs.
cute eseh a branch Of The system, sods to
hase been nndersiood in the same sense, by
the m, 10 which they were understood BY 'be
Execu,ive. Much allowance is due 20 ofd.
cess employed in each branch OF this system,
sni the more so, 40 thets 10 good Cause TO
believe thst each acted under a conviction
thu he possessed The power which he under.
took 10 exercise. OF tho Oftee', holding the
p,incipaI station, ! think II p oper TO observe
-.
p.iance win tho invitation given him, ADD
from high ssn.e Of outy to MS couot'y, be.
ing willing 10 contribute TO the consumms-
tion of al event, which would ensure COM
piete proteciion 10 an important part oil our
Union, which had sufefed much from ineui.
sion and invasion, and 10 the defence OF winch
hi. vs., y gallant end patriotic services had
been So .ignalIy and ssefully devoted.
From the intrinsic difficulty Of executing
law, detiving theii origin i'o'p dlHo'eo, sour.
ess, md so essentially d fferen, IN many i'm.
porlant circumstances, the advantage, and, IN
decd. the necessity Of estabii.hng, as soon ss
snsy be practicable, a we'll organized govern
me-; over That ,errnory, on the principles OF
ou system, is apparent. THIS subject,
therefore, 1. recommended 70 the early con-
eide ration of Congress.
In compliance with an injunction OF
the law Of the Sd of March last, three
commissioners have also been appointed,
aud bolrd organized, for carrying INTO
eject the eleventh article oi the 4 reaty
above reeited, ma ing provision tor the
payment OF such of our citizens as have
well founded claims on Spain, OF the
charactr specified by that treaty. This
board has entered 0i its duties, aud made
some progress therein. The Conmls-
sioner and Surveyor of his Catholic Ma
iesty, provided for by the fourth article
Of the treaty, have not yet arrived III the
United States. but are soon expected
As soon as they Go arrive, correspond
Ing appointments will be made, and every
facility be afforded for the due execution
OF this service.
The government of his most faithful
majesty, since the termination of the last
session of. Congress, has been removed
from Rio de Janerio to Lisbon, where a
revolution, similar to that which had oc-
cured in the neigh5oring kingdom Of
Spain, had ia like manner been sanction.
Cd by the accepted and'pedged faith OF
,the reignmg monarch. The diplomatic
intercourse between the United States
and the Portuguese dominions, interrupt
ed bs that important event, has not been
eessned, but the change of internal ad-
mipistration, having already materially at
EcteG the. .conmercial intercourse Of the
United States with tue Portuguese DO
uinions, the renewal Of the public mis-
ions between the two countries appears
10 be advisable. =! a,i early day.
1t is understood thn the colonies in
South America have had great success
during the present year, in the struggle
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