Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-03-01


tie uext President aud is being proper
to eorree any false Impression On ms
subject; therefore,
RESOLVED, TIA, this conven ion en-
terrain Tie highest respect for the distin-
guished talents and public services OF
the Hon. JOHN Quincy ADAMS, and do
fully believe nat 40 man possesses oct
ter qualifications for the important Of
flee OF President of the United States
but as the election of President viii not
take place Tor considerable time %
come, this convention do not deem if
expedient to make formal nomination
OF any person as candidate for that station. 3
Order ed, That the proceedings OF
this convention be published in all the
newspapers OF this town, signed by the
Chairman, and altested by the Secre.lry.
JOHN MCDONALD Chairman.
Attesl, JAMES l.. CHILD Seefetarg.
War Can scarcely fan to be tn result
OF the present state OF things in Europe.
The crowned heads seem be Alarm d at
The progress OF liberal principle, md
are determined, II possible % check
tbeir career. We suspect, ho@e.er,
ia, heir interference will o9erAtes As
p secuiion generally does in matters OF
teiigion, tolnerease tnoir street & ia and ex-
tend their influence. W. trusr tae pee-
pie OF SPAN are not So degraded, AS to
submit TO the eictation of Franc, and
we doubt whether The people Ct France
sell will cordially unne III he I'll RI 10
controul the internal rtgnlAtluhs OF
| Span. We should not b. surpri2 4 il
bis foolish enterprise al the French
monarch souid prove the signal iot re-
volt al home, and lead 20 struggle for
the restoration Of the Napoleon dynasty.
| Austria will br reaoy 10 assist IN this re-
volu.ion, and unless The B purbans Rave
greater strength from abroad ihan here
is any probability Of at present. thcir
downfsll vii, be inevitable. Should
they receive assistance, and be enabied
to keep down the spirit Of disaffection
at home, We suspect they viii not find
it very easy 10 regulate affairs according
to their wishes in Spain II the con-
,inental powers generally should uGite
against Spain, her case mieht indeed be
desperate, but such an unon, for any
ionyih OF tiae, cannot rstionslly he an
Iucipatsd. On the whole, there seems
to be- prospect OF serious ano extern
slve struggle, from which those only
vino remain neutral will derive any ulti-
nate beneft. To us the scene presents
no cause for alarm. Our commerce.,
which is now in depressed and sn-
gushing condition, will revive and
flourish. knd if we are careful to KEEP
ourselves entirely aloof trom TIE con-
test, We need no, apprehead an, evil
consequences from ii to our country.
TIL rumoar, by the ~sv II New Or
aaus, thai tn British are abeut te IKE
possession OF the isiand of Cuba, is deoo D.
~ interesting 10 Us. The present may
b. deemed favourable opportunity for
Gaining foot hold in that q ar,er. A
orcible attempt, however, to wtcst il
rom Spain, wouc be obviously incon-
sissent With those professions Of neutral-
iy ~hich are made by Great Britain,
nd would not compor siih her present
system oi'policy. w have no d9ubs
sh- has il ultimately N WV, to obtain
POSSESSION OF Cuba, but we suspect she
loss not into nd Immediately to attempt
he accomplishment OF ths, object, un-
less il can be brought about BY peace
abb ira nstsr. WeStern Noaifsr.
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