Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-12-05

1 'iS result las Deca, so far verv
inherent IRON what was then aptic;na,
ted. ofeyents in that Quarter &c h.
globe with which we have SO mnck 80
terccurse and from which we derive ~, :
origin, we have always been ANXIOUS "a
interested spectators. The c;t;zsna 80
the limited States cherish sentiments
the friendly, in favour of the liberty and
happiness OF their fellow men on that
sac OF the Atlantic. In the wars OF the
european powers, In matters relating -
'he mselves, we have never taken AM
part, does it comport with our noI;cr
% 40; It's only when our rights are in
saaeo, or seriously menaced, that we -.
SEM INJURIES, or make preparation tor
our detence.-With the move monte =,
inns hemisphere, we are. of peces.;tr
more Immediately connected. and ~
causes which must be obvious 70 an o.
ilghtened and impartial observers ~
poil'leai system Of the allied powers ia
essentially different, in this respect from
that OF America. This difference ~
ceeds from that which exists in their ra
PecuVe governments. And to the do
renee OF our Own, which has been aeb;ov
edpy the loss ofso much blood and tro.-
sure, and rnatured by the wisdom Saf
Their most enlightened citizens. and nm
Ger ,r which we have enjoyed unexamuled
iehcity, this whole natiof, is deyoted--
"eo"e 1t therefore to candour. and tn
the amlcablc relations existing between
the United States and those mowers n
oeciare that we consider any attempt
on thelr part, to extend their system to
any portion of this hemisphere, as dam
aefous to our peace and safety. With
the existing colonies or dependencies
OF any European power, we have not
lnteriered, and shall not Interfere. Rut
with the governments who have decla-
RED their independence, and maintained
1t, and whose independence we have. on
great consideration and Just principles,
acknowledged, we could not view any in
Propositions for the purpose Of oppress-
ms them, or controlling, in any other
manner their destiny, by any European
power, in any other Ii ht than as the
manifestation ofsn unfriendiy dispos;-
ton towards the United States. In the
war between those new governments
and Spain, we declared our neutrality
at the time OF their reorganization, and
TO this we have adhered, and shall con-
tinue to adhere, provided no change
shall occur, which, in the judgment Of
the competent authorities of this govern
ment, shall make a CORRESPONDING
change on the part of the United states
indispensable to their security.
The late events in Spain and Portugal ssew
that Europe 10 still unsettled. Of this impnrt.
ant fact no stronger proof can be adduced than
tnat the allied powers should have thought il
proper, on any principles satisfactory TO Them.
selves, to have interposed. by force, in the in.
tersal concerns OF Spain. To what extent such
inserposition may be carried, Oh the same prin.
ciple, Is aquestion on which all independent
powers, whose governments differ from theirs.
are interested; even those most remote. and
surely none more SO than the United States.
Our policy in regard TO Europe. which was a.
dopted at an early stage of the wars which
have SO long agiiated that quarter of the globe.
nevertheless remains the same, which is, not to
interfere IN the internal Concerns OF any Of ts
powers-to consider the government do faeto Ne
tie legitimate government for us--to cultivate
friendly relations with it. and to preserve these
relations by frank, firm and manly poIicv--.
meeting in ali instances the Just claims of every
power submitting TO injuries from uone. But
IN regard 10 these continents, circumstances are
eminently and conspicuousy different Ii is
impossible that the allied powers should extend
their political system, to any portion of either
continent without endangering our peace and
happiness nor can any one believe that bur
southern brethren, Hleft to themselves. wouid
adopt It OF their own accord 1t IS etnlaily i'm.
possible, therefore, that We should behold sucll
lnterposition, IN any form, with indifference.
II we LOOK to the comparative strength and re-
sources of Spain and those new governments.
and their disancs from zach other. it must be
obvious that she can never subdue them. lis
still the true policy ofthe United States 10 leave
the parties to themselves, in hopes that othes
powers win pursue the same course.
five compare the present condition Of our
Union, with its actual state at the close Of our
revolution, the history OF the wsrld furnishes
no example OF progress in improvement, liza
all the important circumstances which consti.
tutes the happiness of nation, which bears a.
ny resemblance to it. At the fits. epoeh our
population did not exceed three millions. BY
the last census it amounted TO about ten mil
lions, and what is more extraordinary, it is al.
raost altogether native, for the emigration fror,
other countries has been inccnsiderabie. At the
first epoch, half the territory within our knowl.
edged limits was uninhahited snd wilderness.
Since then, new territory has been acquired, of
vast extent, comprising within it many rivera,
particularly the Mississippi, the navigation Of
which to the ocean was OF the highest import.
aRce to the original states. Over this territory
| our population has expanded in every direction,
| and new States have been esiabEhed, almost e.
quail. in number, to those which formed the first
bond sfthe Unisn. This expansion Of our po-