American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-07
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Don joaquin ds .3ndaaya to he Secretary Of STATE
WAsHlyGToS, 9th March 1892
SrR: In the National Intelligencer OF this day !
have seen the Message sent by the President 10 The
House of Representatives, in which he proposes
the recognition, by the United states, Of The insul
gent governments of Spanish America. How grea,
my surprise was may be easily Judged by any one
acquainted with the conduct Of Spain towards h :
Republic, and who knows the immense sacrifice.
which she has made to preserve her friendship, In
TACT, who could think that, in return for the cessio
OF her most important provinces in this hemisphere
Tor the forgetting Of the plumber of her commerce
10y American citizens; Tor the privileges granted to
their Navy; and for great proofs OF friendship as
one nation can give another, this Executive would
propose that the lnsurrecton of the ultra-marint
possessions OF Spain should be recognized And
'noreover will not his establishment be augmented
% see that this power is DESTROYS to give the destruc
tive example Of sanctoning the rebellion of proyn
ces which have received no offence from the mo
Their country--to those to whom she has granted q
participation OF free constituton-and to whom
she has extended all the rights and prerogaves o
Spanish citizens! In vain will parallel be attemD
ted to DC drawn between the emancipation Of thi
republic and that which the Spanish rebels ATTEMPT
and history is sufficient to prove that if barasset
and prosecuted province has a right to break it
chains, others, loaded with benefits, elevated To IN
lhigh rank OF freemen, ought only to bless and en-.
brace more closely the protecting country which ha
bestowed such fayors upon them.
But, even admitting that morality ought to We'll
10 policy what is the present state Of Spanish Anne
rlca; and what are its governments to enttle them
recognition! Buenos Ayres is sunk in the mos
complete anarchy, and each day sees new despot
4 produced who disappear the next. Peru, conouer
cd ny rebel army, has the gates of its capits
another Spanish army, aided by part of the inhab
tants. In Chilli an individual suppresses the sen,
ments oil the inhabitants, and his violence presape
. sudden change, On the coast of Firma also, th
y spanish banners wave, and the Insurgent General
Z are occupied In quartelling with their own COMBAT
riots, who prefer taking the part Of free power |
that OF being the slave OF an advenurer In Mexico
n too' there is no government, and the result of tb
y questons winch The chiefs commanding there hav
u put to Spain, is not known. Where then are ,hn,
governments which ought to be recognized: wbe,
the pledges OF their stability where the proof III
e those provinces will not return to union with Snai
when so many OF their inhabitants desire it: and.
u me, where the right of the United States IN sam
'on' ana declare legitimate, rebellion without caus
i and the event of which is not even decided
81 DO not think 1t necessary to prove that. if II
u state OF Spanish America were such as il Is renr
sehteo 10 the Messages; that if the existence OF
governments were certain and established that,
.he 'mposs'oiity OF Its re union with Spain were
ndispntable; and that if the justice of its RECON-
t'on were so evident, the powers of Europe, nere
ted IN gaining the friendship of countries SO imno
{ tant ior their commerce, would have been nepIipe
u IN fnihiing IT. But seeing how distant the nrosne
N OF even this result and faithful to the ties Will
unite them with Spain, they await the issue of ii
l. contest and abstain from doing a gratuous isiu
yto friendly government, the advantages Of viii,
5 are doubtful, and the odum certain. Such will
that which Spain will receive from the United Stat