The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-03-20
@isreiiatfp.
LHpoRraNr PREsjpE.v1lsL Msss.aCE.



In transmitting TO the House Of Represen-
iatlves the documents, called Tor by the re so-
luton Of that House Of the 3olh OF Jsnua,y, Z
consider Il my duty 70 invite the attention Of
Congress- TO very important subiec,, end to
commuoics,e the sen,inea,s of the Execu-
tive on II, thai should Congress enter,ain
similar sentiments, there may be such co .op-
GRAFTON between the two Departments ofah~
Government, - heir respective rights and
duties tnsj require.
The Rsvoiutionary move mont, in the Spsn.
ish Provinces in this hemisphere, ai,rscted
the attention, snd excited the sympathy, Of
our fellow -ciixens, from its commence mene.
This feeling was natural and honorable 70
them, frosn causes which need mol be conn
munics,ed 70 yo0A, il hes been gratifying to
oil 10 see the general arqniescence which has
been fhsnifsssed, in No policy which The con-
s,itutsd suthosi,ies have dcewed II proper 20
pursue, In regard 10 this contest. As sso1
as the movement assumed such steady and
consistent form as TO make the success of tho
Provinces probable, tho rights to which they
were entitled by tho law of nations, as equat
parties TO civil wor, were extended 10 them.
Each party wss permitted TO enter our ports
With its public and private ships, end TO ,sko
from them every article which wps The sub
ject Of commerce with Other nations. Our
citizens slso have carried on commerce With
both parties, aud tho government has protect
cd II, wnh each, In stticies not con,rsbsnd of
war. Through the whole OF this contest tho
United States have remained neutral, snd
have fulfilled, with the utmost impsrtisiity,
all the obligations incident TO that chsrscter.s
This contest has now reached such q sage,
and been attended with such decisive success
on the part of the provinces, ths,it merits
tho most profound cousiders,iop, whether
their righ, TO The rank Of inde pendent ma
tions, with oil the advantages incident TO il,
In their inteseoUrse with the United States, Il
not complete. Buebos Ayres assumed that
rank by formal declaration in 1916, end has
er,oyed Il sioce 1910, free from INVASION by
the parent toGp,,y. The Provinces compos-
ing the Republic oi Golumb after having
separately declared their Independence, were
! united, by a fundamental Law OF tbclysh Of
December, 1919. A strong Spanish forco
occupied, 81 that time, Certain ,par. OF tho
Territory within their limits, end wsgeda
des,vuctiye war. That force hes since been
repeatedly defeated, and the whole OF Il either
! snAds prisaners. or destroyed. or expelled
from the county with the exceptioo OF sn
inconsidersble portion only, which is block
AIDED in two fortresses. Tive = ov'oc.s IN
the Pacific have lkt wise been sery suecess.
fol Chill declare 'ndependenc. IL 1919,
and bas since enjoy.d IL uDdiSiurbed cd i
late, by the assistance Of Chill sad Bucuos
hyres, the rsvolution hs. extended TO PERI.
or the movement in Mexico Uu' lnfor nation
is less authentic bu, II is, nevertheless, do
tinctit understood. that the new govcrnmcnt
has declared its independence, and that ihcro
IA mn pnnnst,ino IN thS,c N
to make sny. For the last three years tho
government OF Spain hes no, sent a single
corps of troops to opy part Of that country;
nor is there any reason 10 believe II will send
any ia future. Thus il is msnifest that all
those Provinces are not only In the full en-
joymen, Of their lndepen ndence, but, eonsider-
ing tho state OF the war and other eircGfnstsn.
ces, that thore is not the most remote PROF.
pect Of their being deprived Oft.
When tho result OF such contest 10 man
ifestly settled. the new governments have
claim to Secog milton by other powers, which
ought not 70 be resisted. Civil wars too Of
ten exotic feelings which the parties cannot
control. The opinion entertained by other
| powers, 90 to tho result, may assuage ,hoso
| feelings, and promote an accommodation be-
tween them, useful and honorable to both.
The delay which has been observed in max
ing q decision on this important subject, will,
| IL is presumed, have afforded an unequivocsi
proof to Spsip, as II must hsve done TO other
powers, of tho high respect entertained by
the United States for her rights, onc Of their
determination not to interfere with them.
The Provinces belong to this hemisphere, Gro
our neigbbots, sod haze successively, ss eseh
portion Of the cooatry acquired It's Indepen-
dence, pressed their recoqnition, BY on sppesl
TO facts no, TO be contested, and which they
thought gove them jpst title to IL. To mo-
tives OF interest thi. government bss invsris-
bly, diseisimed all pretension, being received
to take 90 part In the controversy, or o,her
measure in regard to h, which should not
meri, the sanction Of the civilized world. To
other claims a Just sensibiIity has been oil
ways felt, and frankly acknowledged, bu, they,