Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-30
From the Ph;lcdelyhia Gazette, Dec. -.
SOUTH NEkilA.

'uc NOW TN VIC CAu''o hoSc' ''oe' ,
I~tbatthe Britsh Government has &C.
tdslIy made for nal tendcr Of her ser
vices, and solemnIy pledged all the aid
in her power 10 such measures as our
government may adopt In resistance to
The designs of the Allied Powers of the
continent Of Europe againt the rights
| Of the South American States" QlheF
papers give statements OF similar tenor,
though not expressed in language so
strong. and though the statements have
as yer assumed 10 ,her form than that
o. reports, we are far from considering
them a. without foundation in fact.
Tnat the policy If g. Britain would
be of different cha,sc,er from that
here represented, has, indeed, been
maintained 10y editors in various parts
Of the country. Because she would
not interfere % proven the Holy Alb
ance from imposing on Spain that .pe.
cies of government which suited the
view. OF their NJ, jes les it is inferred
that she will stand by and see ell South
A merica sedusrd 'othe same system
Bat the case. differ in so many im.
po' tant particulars. ths;. we confess,
this reasoning appears to us TO be on
par with that VII oh led some Of our
politicians to prophecy that. because
the SPaniards had once beaten the
French, they must necessarily beat
them again. The British Ministry say
these writers, have, in suffering des.
potsm to be re.established in Spain.
shewn that they have NO love for Iiber-
ty This is "ot precisely correct, for
the British Ministry love exactly such
liberty as the British people enjoy
libecty with a king, a church ests b hsh-
ment, and a ouse of lords: out MIR
Canning is no Anarcharsis Cloots; and
we doubt il he would go 10 war, unless
he thought some advantage would
thereby accrue to bis avn nation, if ne
were sure that var would result N es.
tablishing that form of government
which he most warmly admires. in hal
the countries OF the globe. lie 10 a
very politician who acts upon he prin.
ciples Of interest and knows thst there
is mo endshlp among nations, save
such 3. founded on interest. His OBJ
jec is 10 benefit he ate he serves. 10
the case OF Span, he and his coadju-
tors reelected that it was doubtful
shel her the IN difference Of Great Bri
tam would prevent the success e he
Allied Powers, that il was moreover
doubtful # any gres and immediate
advantage would be derived by Great
Britain from the ssts blishmen, of con.
sti utiunsl governments in the PENN
sula, that gene nj war in Europe
might DO produced by the untimeIy IN.
reference OF the British Cabinet land
that the consequences of such war
might not be favorable to British inter
.oss. Tney, IN uuv, vvu"'Oo tiIo Gust,
and declined the con est
In the case of the South American
States, a more energetic policy will, in
all p.obs bility, be adopted The Al.
lied Powers command the continent.
bu Great Britain commands the ocean.
In the fret case, thsir will is absolute.
in the second, their is no appeal from
her decision: and err interest is here So
deeply concerDe that she will not re.
ns,n mere spectator She owes her
power to her industry, and 10 South
A .nerica she looks for marke, TO, her
manufactures to supply he place of
ha; which she is fully sensible, she
must, sooner Or later, be deprived Of IN
North Amerita. She il no cover 10
terested in preventing the Holy Alh-
ance from ex end Nc over the globe,
that power which hey now exercise O.
yer the Euro o n continent. She will
here in,er!ers not from love Of liberty.
but from loveof iucre and ve OF pow
or. The cos Is. to ali appearance. SO
httle, the PROJECT Of Advantage SO ma.
nifes. and she evils to De prevented SO
great, tina, " caunot persuade our.
selves she wilb undecided IN her po.
Icy
Our COUP being equally interested
IN preventing thr Holy Alliance f ON
extending tber sway over South Ame
,ica. we have nr eome time been Of o.
pInion that tkere,s an understanding
on this subject between the British 60
vsrp ment and town. The tone o.
a certain par, Of te Presidents .,nes-
sage, war 10 itself s<hcient to give rise
to this opinion Mr.. N'nroe is no Hec.
tor. Ills administering has thr ugh
out, been marked with caution Dor.
derlns on ,,m,di,y; and bough hs may
we'll believe that the ioly A lIisnce
could not succeed 10 ar Designs they
might entertain on the nlted States.
save by discriminating , people, ye;
re mus be 'ul'y sensiHthat. IN the
pre ant state nj the OUfy we CoUlG |