Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-26

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thsirown affairs 10 their own :, saags
10 violste the essential atir,bn,ss : sna
thsif respectiye sovereignty F. s., " !
nation TO be entitled, in resnect - ss
reign states. TO the enjoyment ofth. ~
attributes. "And to figure di,ec,, I.!s
the great poiitical society, it is suff; 70
that it is really sovereign and ind.nsaa
dent: that 10, that it governs itseIf hv S :.
own authority and laws.Y The n..a =
of Spanish America do, notoriousI, ~
vern themselves, and the right Of s. s
United States to recognize the pov. ,as
ments, which they have inatitatsd !
incontsstible. A doubt Of the e,n.a :
ency Of such recognition can b -.
gcsted only. by the apprehension tSs i.
| it may iniuriously affect our peac. sa.
and friendly relations with the nat;as
Of the other hemisphere.
Can such an apprehension be nal,
founded
Have net all those nations pract;..,,.
sane toned, within the last thirty va.
tho worry principle on which We , n.
propose to act; or have they ever COW ~"
planned Of ono another. or of u, for -.
ting on that principles
|, No nation Of Europe excepting Sinai.
herself. has. hitherto, opposed fsrc. !.
I the Independence of Spanish Amsrie..
Some Of those nations have not onI.
constantly maintained commercial ~
friendly intercourse with them, in ever,
stage Of the revolution, but indirect,
and efficiently, tho not avowedly, aldsS
them in the prosecution of their great
object. To these the acknowlsdpe.
ment, by the United States, of the A..
tainment afthat object must be salts.
factory.
To the other nations Of Europe, who
have regarded the events occurring i,
Spanish America not only withou, in,
reference, but with apparent indiasr,
ence, such an acknowledgment sugh.
not to be offensive.
The nations who have thus respec.
lively favored; or never opposed, til.
Spanish American people, during thei.
active struggle for independence, can.
not it is believed. regard with dissai.
faction the formal recognition of thss
Independence by u nation, which while
that struggle lasted. has religiously OBJ.
served, towards both the conflicting par.
ties, all the duties Of neutrality. Your
committee are. therefore, of opinion,
that we have right on this occasion,
confidently to expect. from what these
nations have done or forborne to do du.
ring the various fortunes Of the civil
war which has terminated, that thsI
will frankly approve the course Of poll
-cy whish the United States may nov
think proper to adopt in relation to tho
successful party in that war. 1t surely
cannot be reasonably apprehended, that
nations who have thus been the tran.
quill spectators, the apparent well wish.
ers, if net tho efficient supporters Of
this party; and who have not made the
faintest attempt to arrest it progress,
or to prevent its success, should Be dis.
pleased with third power, for merely
recognizing the governments which,
owing to that success, have thus beer
virtually permitted, or impliedly ap.
proved, in acquiring the undisputed and
exclusive control Of the countries il
which they are established. 1t is, thsrs
fore, on the consistency. 40 we'll Is On
tho justice, of these nations of Europe,
that we may confidently rely, that the
simple recognition, on the part Of the
United States. or the necessary effect
efwhat has already been done. will not
be considered as just cause Of COM
plant against them; while the interest
ed and immediate agents, who have
been directly and actively engaged in
producing that effect have neither b"n
opposed nor censured.
Your committee, therefore, instead
of seriously experimenting that the re-
cegnition, by the United States; Of the
Independence of Spanish America, VIII
be unacceptable to these nations, are
not without hope, that they may Pf.c'
tically approve it, by ssverally adopting
q similar measure. 1t 10 not, indeed
unreasonable to suppose, that those g..
vernments have, like this, waited OBJ!
for the evidence Of facts which nlgM
not only suffice to justify them. under
the laws and usages of nations, out"
satisfy Spain herself, that nothing h1
been prematurely done, or which eea'
justify offend her feelings, or be cow
sidsred a. inconsistent with her righ'1