Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-12


| Provinces are not only in the full enjoyment
oftheir independence. but, considering the
state of the war and other circumstances that
| there i not the most remote prospect of Their
| being deprived of il.
| When the result Of such n contest is mani
testify settled, the new governments have a
claim to recognition by other powers, which
ought not TO he resisted. Civil wars too often
excite feelings which the parties cannot con-
troll. The opinion entertained by other pow
ers, as To the result, may assuage those feel
ings, and promote an accommodation between
them, useful and honorable tn both. The de-
| lay which has been observed i'm making deci-
sion on this important subject, will, it is pre-
sumed, have afforded an uneoniyocal proof To
Spain, as it must have done to other powers.
of the high respect entertained by the United
States for her rights, and of their determina-
| ton not to interfere with them. The Provn-
ces belong to this hemisphere, are our neigh
bors, and have SUCCESSFULLY. as each portion
of the country acquired its independence.
pressed their recognition, by an appeal TO
| facts not to be contested, and which they
thought gave them just title to it, To mo-
| tives Of interest this government has nvaria-
| bly, disclaimed all pretension, being resolved
| to take no part in the controversy. or other
III.
rt the sanction of the civilized world. TO a.
ther claims Just sensibility has been always
| felt, and frankly acknowledged. but they. in
themselves, could never become an adequate
cause of action II was incumbent nm This
government To look TO every important fact
and circumstance, on which a sound opinion
| could be formed which has been DONE
| When we regard. then. the great length of
| time which this war has been prosecuted the
complete success which has attended II. in IA
vor of the Provinces tbepresent condition of
| the parties aud the utter inability of Span TO
produce any change in it, we are compelled
10 conclude that its fate is settled. and that the
Provinces which have declared their Indepen-
dence, and are in the enjoy n,ent of il. onrbt
to be recognized.
OF the views of the Spanish Government
| on this subject, no particular information has
been recently received. Itmay be presumed.
that the successful progress of the revolution.
| through such q long series of wears. gaining
strength and extending annually in every d
rection, and embracing, by the late important
events, with little exception. all the dominions
of Spain, south of the United States. on This
Continent; placing. thereby. the COMPLETE So
vereignty over the whole in the hands of the
people, will reconcile the Parent countrvto an
accommodation with them. on the basis or
| their unqualified independence. Nor has any
authentic information been recently received
of the disposition of other powers respecting
il. A sincere desire has been cherished to act
in concert with them in the proposed recogni
ton, of which several were some time past
du'y apprZ"ci, but twas understood that they
were not prepared for it. The immense
space he'wecn those powcrs.cven those which
| border on the Atlantic, aud these Provinces,