The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-03-02
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The Register, for this week. a an the
Americas Presidents speech, relative 10 the
Spanish soionies, and an extract from thi.
document IS thus introduced .--s The speeob
Of the American President. Or the message. A.
it's called, which was delivered ID The con.
grcss On the ist 81 December, contains mat.
Ter relative to Soath America, or, rather rel.
alive 20 the Spanish colonies IN America.
which matter has most agreeably surprised
me that . 70 say, upon the presumption that
the Congress and the nen prtsidsnf will act
upon the principles here laid down BY Mr..
M0nroen
The following are extracts from remarks
on portion OF the message -
believe Mr.. Monroe himself 10 be per
fcctly sincere. lie j. an honest man, aad :
real lover Of freedom. But suspect the Con
gress still and must see them take part
against the Holy Alliance before / shall be-
lieve that they intend to do IL. The press
which is on the side Of Mr.. Monroe that is 20
saw the radical pres Of America, asserts that
there is danger that the HOLY Alliance will, II
thew succeed in recolonizing South America.
enable the House Of Bourbon 20 resume ne
Floridns and Louisiana These writers ac-
knowledge that the Independence Of Mexico,
New Grenada, and Venezuela, might be iniu-
rious 10 the United States that il might sup
ply Europe with part, at least, Of those pro-
dacts Nhich il now receives from the II.
states. &C.--Nr. sunTvU seems - be ~ the
same opini0n. lie hints al the possibility 81
the Holy Alliance grinding their priaripls
offnteJersnce 80 far as 70 eBdalger ne safety
ne u. States. II is impossible that he can
believe, that the safety Of the United States
would be endangered merely By recolonizs.
ton Of the South American colonies. He
must have It's eye upon Louisiana and the
Floridas the former Of which was purchased
by tie United Slales from Benaparte, the lat
ter OF which was extorted from the king ar
Spain az a time when his kingdom was con
vulsed. The manner in which these terrific
ries we're acquired makes the possessor always
uneasy. The possession is like that which
arises from forged will from the instrument
tally OF bribed attorney; or from the vio-
lence Of an unpublished plunderer. The old
saying, that what is got over the devils back
goes under his belly, continually haunts the
Congress. in erery bush they think Gev see
consfubIe.n~ They cannot therefore think
Of French armies coming across the Atlantic
TO PIT dozen tte reUolHiOn, without feeling
and this louisiana make an immense tract of
country and upon the possession of this tract
depends the possession Of more than one half
OF the territory Of the United States Without
the Flordas and Louisiana, the United States
have no outlet from the states west Of the AZ
leghany mountains. To take these Countries
away from the United States, would therefore
be, 70 break uD the Union. And it would real
Iy seem, that the radicals of America are
afraid that the Holy Alliance would attempt
20 do this
= W hen was in America in the wear 1917,
eleven Englishmen who had arrived in that
country, who had done nothing to offend lis
laws, we've seized, thrown into prison, and
most cruelty treated, BY the officers of the
Congress government because il was proved
that they were about TO proceed 10 South
America to take part with those who were
aen0ninated rebels Aud new We hear tie
President Of this same congress talking Just
as IL he had always been the warm friCnd OF
South American independence.
Here we are now, actually taking our
place ,nlaer those bits Of striped bunting; or,
at least, Il IS my opinion that we shall DO this.
for. though the opportunity is SO fair, who Is
% believe that il will be made use OF The
thing 20 do. IS, at oace TO declare Mexico 10
dependent, and to send out good stout neet
with twenty thousand men To establish that
Independence. Mr.. Monroe saws. that the
policy Of the United States is to leave the
South Americans 20 themselves. That is not
the policy Of England.
However, | cannot say that think the
Holy Alliance viii make any movements of
great consequence, for the present They
have stuffed that which they so much dreaded
IN Portugal and Spain. They will. perhaps,
intrigue and threaten, with regard to South
America, They may dissemble in order 10
gain time. In the mean time we ought 70
push on; we ought to make Mexico indepen-
dent, form treaty with her offensive and de-
fensve and TINS put an everlasting bride
into the mouth Of the United States
Shakespeare in reality makes Gloucester say
IN answer 10 Henry WIS suspicious -" The
thief doth fear each bush an officer"