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


/ rsu,e and their name have projected them
from dangers nbirh mi siit ere this have over
1 ~ helmcd any other people Tie ordinary
i calculations Of interest, and nj acquisition,
Win a view to ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, which nIInsls
an much in thu transactions OF stations, scen'
IA have hal NJ eli ct in regard In them From
the facts which have come to our knowledge.
Nor. is good cause to believe that thelr enc
Il nv his lost forever all dominion over them
mat Greece will become again pn lndeprn-
II senf nation That SHE may obtaip that rank
II ! he object of our most ardent WISHES
II II S.s stated at the comm ncemeht OF me
Il Las, session, that grea etinrt vas then MAKING
H . sp.io and Portugal to improve the cond IT, n
H : he neople OF those countries, and that II
II ,.,red To he conducted with eNraord. AIRY
H .,ad,.r1ion II need scarcely be remarked, tila'
H ,be result has been 50 far, We diherent Il ON
/ - was then anticipated. OF events III that
/ aa,.ter of the glooe, WITH "h'en We nave 50
,a,ch intercn,, Sc and from which we derive
a.r origin. We have alw Us been ANXIOUS and
/ a,.r,stea sp-ct.tors. The citizens OF the
Haired States cherish sentiments the most
,..n,ly. in favor of the liberty and happiness OF
their fellow men ON that aIdc OF the AlIahtlc IN
~ war, of the European powers, IN matters
/ .ala,inr To themseises, We have never taken
any Dart, nor doc IL conport with our pohcy
81 70 do Il is only when our rights are ihVa
Odd or seriously menace, that we resent IN
;nries. or make preparation tor our defence
with the movements III TINS hemisphere, we
arr ofneceS5iiy, more immediately connected,
nd ~ calsas W ich must he obvious to all en-
Gphtened and imp5rtal observers The politl-
cal system of the allied powers IS essentially dH
|ferent. in this respect from that OF America
Thls difference proceeds from That "hlch exists
IN their respective governments. Ana 10 the
defence of our own, which has been achieved
Inv tn. loss OF 80 mach blood and treasure, and
nalured by the wisdom oil their most enhshten-
OIL citizens, and under which we have enjoyed
.n.x.mnied felicity, this whole .tion is devo.
Al We owe it there fore to candor, and to the
.,n;cahI. relations exts,ing between the United
a,.tes and those powers, to declare that We
!. nulI consider any attempt on theIrpart toeX
fend their system to any portion ut lhI' hems-
nhere as dangerous TO our peace and safety,
iv;,b the existing colonies or dependencies nt
INV EuroDran power, We have not lnterfered
Aud shall not IN erfere But, with the govern
nents VINO have declared their indeped= nee,
nd m ,intalned it, and whose independence VIC
have. ON gre It consideration. and on JUS priv
LIES acknowledged, we could MT view any
;nternostlon for the purpos. Of expressing
hem. or controlling. in any other manner, then
,,.st,ny, ~ ANY European power, IN any other
hyht man - he manifest ,ton OF AN u.t Itndly
siIsposition towards the United Sites In the
war between those new governments and SPAN,
We decl,red our neutrality al III tine OF then
rec ,gultaop and TO this we have adhered, and
.h5 co4tnu adj ere provi ed no Change
an, Occur. VIII h., in the Judgefne ot /
e4n ,e ct authorities this gov rom mt, shall
m, a corr pJndins chhee, on the part &
Unit ea Sta!es, ndspensable to their securl
Il The late events in Stain and Portugal, shew
| that Europe il still unsettled Of tpls important
ia no roog,r proof c@n 1dduct H. Ia
Il mo, the aLed powcrs should have thought II
Fl poDer on an pm, iple Sal sfactory 10 then
H slye to hive tnerposed. by force, IN the IN
,ernal conc rms Of pain To woat eN'enl such
Il iterposil,on ma, carried, on the same prsn-
ell, IS aq.estion, IN winch all md Pendtht
d n,urr. whose governments differ from tn lrs
4 Arc ,n,.res ed. even t ose IN st remote, and
surely nom more 50 han he United states On
policy, IN rcgard 10 Fur pc. which VS. adop-
ted at an pariy stage OF the wa whicH have s.
10 r ,git4 trdtla qta"ter OF the globe, nete,
tIielrss naius thc me, which ~ not 70 ant
ferc IN the in'erIIal Concerns OF any OF rs pow
ers. to c0nsl Ter the government dc fdc!o as the
legitimate gov rn,Rent for us to cullrst,
friendly relations W.T. it, and to pres rye hose
relations BY \ frank firm and manly polo
meeting, in al inst noes the Just CLAIMS OF every
power sub hitting to IN lu,es from none. But,
eninently and conspicuously fierent. 1t rs
impossible hat the allied powers sa"uld extend
their political 9 stem to my portion OF either
continent, without endangeling our peace and
happiness nor can any one believe that on
Southern Br 4thren, ifleft to themselves, would
adopt il of their own accord II ~ eqh lily I'm
possible therefore, that We should bt bod
such lntefp ps.tlon, in any to m with nllffer-
ence. II we oos to the compare i've staenE'h
an r. sources of Spain and those Hew govern
ments and their distance from each o.htr, IT
must be obvlou that she cen hev5r snhdue
them It's sill the true pohcP OF the United
states, TO leave the parties I" themselves, IN 'he
hope that OF er powers viii pursue the same
course
1t we compare the present oondtion of our
u non with lis actual state al the close of ur
Revolution the history OF world turnlshes 70 *
smpls Ola p ngress, in improvement IN all the
impor' ant CIR umstances Ah ch constitute the
la pine OLA nation, W ieh hears any re,em-
b nce 10 it Attic FIST epoct, on popul .tion
did not exceed three millions BY the last
census It amountea to about zen millions, and,
what IS more extraordinary it is lmrst aitog..
ther IA " for the emigration from other coun-
tries has been iac0nsaerablc. At tn, first epoch
nat the ttr'ito within our cknow edged H..
mt, vas uninhabited and a wilderness. slnct
thrn, new territory his been acquired, o vast
extent, comprising Within t many rivers, par
ucd"riy the Nas.,'>i5pl the nav CATION OF
winch TO he ocean WIS Of the highest lmpor.
tance to the or gnai stotss Over thi, t rr,,ory
oar P"P4iatlo' mas cxpahdedi e cry dr., c1un,
and new states have been esta lis .ed, aloost
tqaa' III mum er. to tho,e which formed the
ut 'ond ct our Onion. us expansion Of or
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