The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-12-11


Other objects vii, likewise claim your At.
tentioD bscsuse, ffom the s,s,iou ~nicn the
Cnited States hold, as . member Of the gres,
com mmualiy OF nations, they have rights TO
main,sin, duties 10 perform, aud dsugers 10
encounter.
strong hope was eo.ertsined 'hs, p.sce
would, ere this, have been concluded, between
Spain and the ledsp.odsni Gove'nm@ots
SCUM vt the upred States IN this hs D,.20ere.
I.,og exp-'ience hsvlng evioced the compe'
tencJ OF those governments, 10 nsin's'n the
independence ~hich they had declared, ~ was
pesUmed, that the considerations waIcG M
aucsd their recognition by The United S,stes,
wJH'd have had eqasl weigh, with o,h-r Pow.
ers, aud ,hst Spain herself, yielding 10 those
magnsnimous feelings, Ut which her hi,toy
fu nisbes so many examples, would have tor
minated, on th,, basis, a.controversy so una
veilog, and a, ,he same sine, 81 des'rnciisc.
We suii cheri.h The hope, that this result
will not long DC postpo0>d.
Sustaining our neutral petition ard allow
ing 70 each party, while th. war CONTINUES, c.
qaai rights, IL Is iocumbenI on the Coited
States ,o claim Of each, with eq !4i .igor, the
'fsiihIui observance OF our rights, according
'e the we'll known Law OF nations. From
& 'cb, therefore,, like CO. ope, alton is expect.
el IN the suppression OF tho pisaticai prac.
sIce which hes gfown out Of this war, and OF
blocksdes of extensive coasts on both seas,
Uhich, coDsldec.ne the small force employed
70 sustain them, have not the slighiesl iuun
da,ion to eest ton
Europe is still unsettled, and alhoneh The
war long mensccd between Russia and Tur.
key, his not bioken out, there Is no certainly
thar the differences between thase Powers
wiii be amicaby adjusted. II is impossible
10 look TO The expressions oi the country, re-
specing which those diAcrsoces arose, with.
ou' beios deeply affected. The mep,ion OF
Greece ills the mind wnh the most exalted
sentiments, and atouses 10 orr bosoms the
best feelings ot winch our nature is susccpd.
Bile. Supe'ior skill and refinement IN The
srs, ne oic gallsDiry IN action, dlsin crested
P'triousm, .n'husisslic zeal and devotion in
fsVor. al public aod personal liberty are os.oci
nied with oW recoi!ec,ions OF aDcient G ecce.
That such country shonid have been over
wheimed, and 50 loag hidden, AS II We e, from
the world, under a lvomy despo,ism, has been
csuie ot unceasing anj dccp resre, 10 gene
rous minds Tor ages p.,t. IL was naiutal,
theI clo c, that the ie'nppearaucc oil tdose peo.
ape IN their original cbasacler, con,endrg ip
= ss.vor OF their libe tlee, should p olncc 'hst
'Hreat exciemcns and synps,hy In their "a
s3f, which have been SO signah; dispisy
th'oushou Inc United States. A suong
hope Is entertained that these people will re.
cover their Independence, and ,cs1me thcii
eqvaI station susOny tho actions -ef tt1c esrts.7
a great c foe, has been made In Spain and
Portugal 10 Improve the conduinn ai the pco.
pie, and it must be veiy consoiing TO all lie.
neeoleni minds, 10 see the extraordinary mod.
citation with which IL has been coodneted.
iha, il may promote tine hsppiacss Of bu,h
psions, is The a den, wish Of this whule psu-
pic, TO the expression CT which We couhae
viit selves; to-, Whatever may bc the feelings
or sentiments, waich eve'y lod'tidusl Under
our government, has right to indulge and
express, il is nevertheless snstsd msSim,
tqdSly W h tie gov Dmeb and people, thal
tbe destiny oi evety independent DaticD, in
what ,clsics 10 such iTp'ovemrnts, OF tight
b=irrgs. AID ooght TO be left, exclusively 10
themselves.
Whethet we reason from he late wars, or
fromthose menacing symptoms which now
appear in Europe, IL ID man,iest, tha; II con.
,al,ion should ,ake plsce in any OF tEo>e
countries, it will p 'oceed from Causes wnlcb
have no existence. and are utterly unknown
in these States, i0 which there is bet one or |
de-. hat OF tbo people, 10 whom Nh; s3vfeisn' |
" exciu Wey belongs. Sdou;d war break
ou' 10 any uf tho>c countries, who can iorteii I
The cx, ent To which il 'nsy be csrri~t, or the
desoia,ioo which il may spread Exemp' as !
we sc fon thase eau ,es, our internal iran. |
guilty /. secuts; end. distant as we are from /
me tronbled scene. and fai,hfu' to irs, prirci.
pies, IN rega d 10 o,her powe's, va nigh, tea. l
sopably presume, that we should nor be mo-
Tested Jy them. Tais, however, ought NOT
To be calculated on. as certain ---Uop evoked
iniu,ies are oien inflicted. and even the ps.
cuiisr felicity Of out s,.u4'ion, might, wmh
some, be a cause io1 excitement an3 agg'es.
sio,. The history o! ne iate vars 10 Europe
furnishes complete demonstration, iha' n"
system OF conduct howese' cotrec' ~ princi !
pie, csn protect neut'si Powers hon hJu'y |