Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-10-26

minion OF Spain and hei. quarrel WIZ
France. They euuallyTepelled the scep.3
ire of joseph and the monopoly Of Cadiz.
So when, al The end of The war, Spain
presented herself 10 Der colonies. shs
found another people. with other relations,
with other interests, with an0ther exist
ence, tina. is to say, with an 'ndePend-
ence consummated. We may say the
same OF Brazil. The King OF il has: O.
nened all the ports to the flags OF all ma
IONS that use reciprocity towards his
own. What .nust result from il! Is Itnot
evidently the absolute independence OF
the country; its separation from Portugal,
Ly the inpossibili,y OF making relrogade
from the commerce of the whole world to
that of Portugal alone? So thatit IS gerry
ess3ent, if ever the Sovereign established
at Brazil repasscs to Portugal, he y,R
leape Independence behind him."
The author of the work from which this
quotation rs taken, not unfrequenIly cites
our United States for illustration OF his pc.
sltions, and always with eulogium. Tue
following is anot extract:
"The United States cannot fail to unite
in their possessions, the Floridas, placed
between them and their new provinces of
Louisiana. This inlerposition is too con.
straning for them not 10 seek to put term
TO it. In America is found, by its mari-
time position, nursery for sailors, as well
as very powerful attraction for The mari
ners of all nations. After England no PEG.
pie Can count omany .vessels-and in some
days to come, the daughter will dispute
with the mother upon this point, as well
as upon many others. The Americans have
in their character. something OF the ad-
yenturous which carries them to enterpri-
ses They are freed from the ideas as well
as the yoke of Europe; occupied solely
with America and what fortihes it against
Europe. Four things have not escaped
the clear-sighted Americans:-First, that
American is the natural apanage OF Anne
ricans, as Europe is that of Europeans;
that it is natural that America should be
governed ~ her inhabitants, as Europe by
her own.-- Secondly. the American can
not fail to reg ard every traction OF Amer-
ca which detaches itself from Spain as a
natural adjunction to the great American
federation against the European DONNA
ton, as we'll as guarantee the more a.
gainst its return. This is the greatest in.
terest of America, and surely she will neg
lect nothing to shut all the doors by which
that domination might re.enteh As there
is not wider one than South America, A
merica OF the north will exert all its efforts
to interdict the passage and the best means
to succeed is 10 detach the colonies, which
having become free, will lave an equal
interest to defend the access from the an,
cient possessors. Thirdly, the sea and
commerce are the new arenas in which all
people are called to the rencounter. 1t is
the new tendency impressed upon man.
kind. In future. wars will have scarcely
any other object than commerce, and the
liberty OF colonies. as the source Of COM
merce. The Americans have already
made themselves remarked by great sue
cess in the commercial career, and, in the
two hemisphere, they traverse il with gi-
gantic strdeis.s The Americans then, must
desirel,hat all the " .ys ON nerce should
be opened and widened. Now, what
countries can present more richiways, and
more within their reach, than Spanish A
merica? When the accesses OF Mexico
shall not be interdicted by jealous Spain,
who can take part in the commerce of
this land Of treasure with SO many advan-
tages as the United States? Their terri
tories touch, the ports of Louisiana, look
upon the sane sea as Vera Cruz by their
establishments of the north, they pene-
trate into the South Sea the whole ives
tern coast of Mexico, at Terra t'irma, OF
Paraguay. are less remote than the ports
of Europe w here the American flag never
ceases to show itself The innate, irresis.
table propensity which draws The United
States towards the ocean and commerce,
will carry them, in all times towards that
which may enfranchise and enlarge their
commercial sphere, end, as il is America
which presents the means, they will work
to enfranchise II. Fourthly, The United
States can only have to combat the En-
glish they are their neighbors in Canada.
and their concurrents in all places OF COM
merce--they have, then, need OF allies
who have the same interests as themselves
and where will they find them better than
in America
There only the people will be in
dependent enough Of England, by their
geographic position. TO consult only their
own interests in the choice oftheir actions.
1t may be said, there is no more liberty in
Europe in the neighborhood of England,
so well is she placed TO strike quick and
with sure blowout in America it is
quite another thing this is vast zone of
independence formed against England, be-
cause it is out OF the reach of her blows
she cannot blockade the whole coats of
America like Brest or CadiZ. The per-
ception of this means Of defence and ba.
lance against England, will be for the u
nited States powerful motive TO general