The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-09

Ia. The government al fhe United : tat, :
has h"eil dssirous, by tlii- friendly proceed
ing, af manIrstlDg tie great value which
RI tlIes have ~ aTiably attached 10 tie friend.
ship "ttlle Emperor, and their solicitude
To cultivate the best understanding With =
government. IT, the discussions In WHICH
this interest has given rise, and IN the ar
rtngementhy which they may terminate, the
occasion has been Judged proper for assert.
ing, as a principle 10 which the rights and
interests of fhe United State are IN, ~, ed,
that thu A mcrican continents, by The free
aud independent cOndltion which they
have assumed and n4intsin, are heucr(orih
MI To be considered AS subjects for future
colonization by amy European powers.
Since the close of the la.t session of Con-
grcss, the commissioners and arbltratofs
for asceftaining aud determining the
amount 81 decentralization which may be
dur to the citizens Of the United States,
under the decision OF his Imperial Majesty
the Emperor Of Russia, in conformity To
the convention concluded at ~. Peters
hnrgh, on the twelfth day Of July, one
Thousand eight hundred and twenty
two, have assembled IN this city, and or
ganised themselves AS board for the per
formance of the duties assigned 10 them by
that treaty. The commission constituted
unGer the eleventh article ofthe treaty ofthe
twenty second Feb.one thousand eight hun
dred and nineteen, between the L. States
and Spain, is also IN session here and as
the term of three years, limited by the
treaty for the execution of the trust, will
expire before the period of the next regu
lar meeting of Congress, the attention of
| the legislature will be drawn To the mea-
sures which may be- necessary to accom-
phsh the objects for which the commission
WAS lnsiitul d.
In compliance with a resolution of the
House of Representatives, adopted at their
last session. instructions have been given
To all the Ministers Of the United States
accredited to the powers Of Europe and
America, To propose the proscriptio2 of
the African slave trade, BY chasing ii under
thu denomination, and INJECTING ON its per
petracrs the punishment of, piracy
Should this proposal he accedrd 10, it is
not doubted that this udous and criminal
practice will he promptly and entirely sup
pressed. II is earnestly hoped that it will
be- acccded to, from firm belief that il is
the most ellrctual eXpedient that can be
adopted for the purpose.
AT the commencement of the recent war |
between France and Spain, it was declared |
by the French government that il would |
grant no commissions To prlvateers, and |
that neither the commerce of Spain her |
sell, nor oil neutral nations, should be mo
lestcd by thrnasal force oil France, except
in the breach of n lawful blockade. This
declaration, which appears to have been
| faithfully carried into effect, concurllng
with principles proclaimed and cherished
by the United States, from the first estab
lishment OF their independence, suggested
the hope that the time had arrived when
the proposal for adopting il as permanent
and nFariabe rule in all future maritime
wars, might meet the favorable consdera-
tion OF the great European powers. In-
structions have accordingly been given to
our ministers With France, Russia and
Great Britain, to make those proposals TO
Their respective governments and, when
the friends ofhumanity reject on the essen.
tial amelorat;on 10 the condition Of the
human race, which would result from the
abolition OF private war on the sea, and Oh
the great facility by which il might be ac-
eompllshed, requiring only the consent Of
~" soEerelgns, an earnest hope is indulpe ed
that these overtures will meet with an at
tcntlon, animated by the spirit in which
they were made, and that they will ultl-
mately br successful
T The ministers who were appointed 10
the Republics OF Colombia and Buenns
Ayres, during the last Session of Congress,
proceeded, shortly afterwards, To lhrir des-
tinahons. Oh, their arrisa there, official
intelligence has not yet been received
Th" minister appointed to the Republic Of
Chlh will sail in Il few days. An early APP
polntment " i'll also be made to Mcxico.-
munster has been received from Colon.
hla, and the other governments have been
informed that ministers, or diplomatic IA
gents of inferior grade, would be- received
from each, accordingly as they might pre-
fer the one or the other.
The minister appointed to Spain pro-
ceedcd, soon after his appointment, for
Cadz the residence of the sovereign To
whom he was accredited. In approaching
that port, the irigate which conveyed him
was warned of by the commander of the
French squadron, by which it Was blocka-
ded, aud not permitted to enter, although
apprsed, by the captain of the friSate, oil
, the public character of the person whom
5 he had on board, the landing of whom wa,
5 the sole object of his proposed entry. I'M.
act, being considered an infringement o.
the rights of ambassadors and of nations
will form Just cause of complaint to the
government of France, against the otlicel
by whom IT was committed.
The actsal condition Of the public fnan-
a ces more than realizes the favorable anti
clpallons that were entertained Of il al the
opening Of the last session of Congress-
. On the first of January, there was ba.
| lance in the Treasury of foul millions tw,