Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-21

can stAlcs. rfottcteu Oy Inc TWO rationS thar
possess the institutions aud sprak ihr Ian
g,tase of irecdom-by Great Britain on ore
side, aud by the United States ON the other,
their independence plac. beyond the ,eaci,
"f danger aud the continental powers. una
bic Ia harm them, will do well 10 establish
that friendly aud CONNER cial intercourse Nth
them which they wouldue,er have donr had
they remained under the yuke of>Oid Spain.
There IS one more p0iut in the7presidcnl's
speech which we shall touch upon shortly II
relates 10 part OF the northwest Coast of a.
merlca, which was first explored, we believe,
by Captain Cook. Russia had sci mp some
te rtoral Ci0ims which ith.r Great Biiialu
NOR the United States could submit to. They
are now the subject of an amicabIe negocIa-
ton betwe the three powers But America
has thought proper To lay down IN tmine The
principle that the American continents. by
the free and independent c0nditi"n which
they haze assumed and maintaioed, are hence
forth not ~ be considered as subjects for fu-
lure colonization by any European powers"
What effect this notice To the emperor of
Russia, that he must abandon his favoritr
project of making u settlement upon the A
merican coast, will produce, are yet to
learn. But We trust that similar notice with
respect To any pruiect of making settlements
elsewhere, " Ill not be- necessary.
New YoaK, Feb. I4.-By the Packet
ship Leeds, C.p,. Stoddard, IN 50 days from
Liverpool, We have received paper of that
placrt" the Sd January. aud orr London flies
To the 26th December thUse of "a subsp
queni date we presume having been forward
ed by the Canada. From these papers we
ha'eextracted what appeared to possess inter
est, and have little To aid la comment The
STATE OF Europe remained essentially the
same. and 30 indications appear IN warrant an
expectation oi change. TIE Enslish papers
continue To insist upon the actual ind.peu-
drnre of the Spanish American pro, inces. and
no sefous intimations are gwen from the
continental Journals of design To attempt
any combined effort of the allied inuna,chs 10
all in re-asserting the dominion OF Spain over
them.
.lfr !Monroe's Message. Liverpool
Advertiser, Jan. 5, in speaking ufthe Message,
says:
:" BY one short passage in it, is set at rest,
we dare presume, whatever may have been
in agitation by the continental allies, in refer
ence To the late Spanish possessions Ia A mer-
lea. There will he no attempt made, it may
be confidently affirmed, to Interfere with the
present condition OF those countries, when il.
is known that such interference would be
viewedb by the United State as IA lust cause
of war On her part with any power attempt
ing such interference.
f" Ia regard OF the power, prosperity, and
resources Of the nation herself also, the Ian
guage of the speech, is very Interesting. Her
revenue, il is affirmed, will on the first of this
year, exceed her expenditure by no less than
nine millions of dollars. Her population is
estimated at ten millions, and every branch
of industryserery source Of revenue, wealth,
and puwer, is lourisIling
q ~
nations, the government of the United States
IS enabled 10 stand forward To suggest and
promote what is beneficial, and TO crush
what is injurious. In the spetch is develop
ed a new idea III respect Of maritime war
which, IT adopted on tflls suggestion by other
powers, 4" Ill greatly tend 10 lessen the evils of
national contention. II is proposed 10 do
away altogether with the system of pri,a-
,rerIng, III Sd far as il is counlenanced by gov
ernments.
s. 1t is also suggested, means of effect
ually suppressns the slave trade, that vessels,
found by the ships OF any nation To be en-
gagged IN this traffic shall be treated ON the
same footing with vessels caught in piracy.
" While in her power and resources, as
they are illustrated in this speech, the nation
ofthe United States exhibits the vigour of ripe
years, she, in these sentiments of active hui
manly, seems, To our thought, TO preserve
The fresh feeling of youth, and not TO be who'll
ly engrossed, as older states are in the pur-
SUIT or support Of purely selfish interests
And we have thus pleasure from contem-
plating her less as that metaphysical nsentient
'hing, state, than as an actual human and
fell; z being"
Whatever sensation may have been pr0duc-
ed by the Presidents Message 10 the Con-
gress Of the United States, ii is scarcely noiic-
o ~ N Erksn RN InI.f al
affairs of South America are 10 become the
subject of deliberation at the ensuing Con-
gress OF LeGltimates, the public may expect
To be amused with she chagiin that will be
doubilessiy manifested M an avowal so direct
~ interfering with the Interior views of The
Holy Alliance. However the continental
powers may have been encouraged in AFRO
CANT pretensiOn by the supposed pacific de-
termination Of Great Britain-ihe resolnte
decision of the UGiied States not To admit
the Continental System on either of the A
merlcan Continents, presents an obstacleto
snrmuunt " hlch went beyond the strength Of
the alliance. There remains then only the
alternative of relinguishins the project, with
inc best grace That circumstances may adj
init. British Traveller.
In proportion as public respect and conf
dence, the only solid foundations Of govern
ment whatever may he its form, crumbie AWAY
beneath the feet of Ferdinand and his serviie
Ministers, they and their foreign aUyiliaries
are driteD To the fruitlcss abour of catching
al straws, and attempting to realize the most
absurd and desperate chimrras. II is perfect
Iy eVident from the tone Of the Ulra-royalist
newspapers, French aud Spanish, that the re-
conquest OF America has now become the
loriorn hope of the Cause Of legitimacy in
Spain. Without the re,enHrs Of the precious
culonies, those Of the Spanish church uust
ara hmm bs,