The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-05-13

LONDON, MttCn Isl, 1897
uYou will probably nave seen by the news.
papers that a b'isk interchange Of commuoi.
ca,ions has been going on between this and
the leading Cout,s of tho continent. Their
object probably was to settle tho great ques.
ton relating TO South Ame ics, or perhaps TO
determine The nodns oherandi for us fe.sub.
iugation. How thai question was likely TO be
settled. so far, l mean, ss it depended on Eu
ropean Cabinets. hsve al esdy indicated
scco ding to the best Of my knowledee and
judgment, in my TWO former letters. In adj
dilion, however, 10 what ihere stated, Will
mention an observation made IN the House of
Commons by tho Chanceilo Of the Exeheq.
uer q lew doys ago, on tho occasion OF biog-
ing forward the financial estimates for the
year, or what is here called 'thc budget
That high func,ionary observed that II might
be found nece -sary TO aIter his proposed ar
yangemenis, and 10 increase instead OF dimin
ishing the taxes, for that the county might
have 10 take . wsflike sttitude, in sonse quenee
Of The ambition OF the Ex mperor Of Russo,
or Of the jeaionsiy which there Mould llzuays
Ae o/fhe United Stafes. This rema k OF the
minIser, thrown on, ally, end wiihou,
any apparent necessity, did no, affrsf appear
TO me so importsnt as on further ttnecuon. I
am now of opinion that you may extract from
it The fact which / have heretofore attempted
70 show as probable, viz. that this government
will pretend 10 be neural in the approaching
contest : and another fact, scarcely less impof.
tant 10 Us than tho G'sl, which Is, that his
same, Cover nment in heir sham neutrality, -
going TO compel u, 10 observe rea! neutral
Try, by menscing Us with Russia united with
themselves and that on the other hand they
intend TO keep Russia quiet as it regard, BON
Turkey and America by threatening TO bring
upon her IN case she slifs, the force OF the y
NJ, ed States Combined with G esi b i,sin
leaving ny this arrsngemeni + ance and per.
hsps Austria free TO assist SPAN and Portugal
IL he medilaicd attack IN South Ametirs.
Tic Cbsncellof' observations implies TO my
mind the idea OF huIdiog tho balance between
Russia and the United States, and when you
viz W the state Of Europe In general and the
pa ucular situation and past policy of this gov
srnment, tho probability of he inference
have drawn from the Chancellor of the Ex
chequef's fom,fk, /, infDreIy steog heped
repeat (whs, indeed have said befo C, bur
never can too often repeal) that the Brtish
K'pg and Cabne, iea' reform at home Oh one
side, and tho sgIrand re meos of oval nn,iono
on he other, and u may be added that Of all
those rival nations Russo 10 now regarded by
both governments aud people ss the most ior
midablc. What policy then 60 natural so el
eganf, or 10 cur yankee phrase, so cure, as 20
threaten Russia, o, (whst is the same) the
Hoy Alliance with the power aud the primer
cinies Of the United States, aud the United
States with the arms and despoism OF Rus.
sia or of the Holy Alliance, a, tho conse-
quence Of an ohen in,e ference on tho pau OF
Russia or the United States, in The war which
Spain, Portugal, France and l think Austria
are sbou TO commence sgans, South Ameri
CO. ! say "open interference" to- have no
idea ths, this government will objeci TO sny
secrc, and indirec, ioflicnce which Alcxandet
my please to exert TO subveft tho South A
me lean gcvc crnmen,s. Ga the contra he
rnoe the Empe'or cxeus such an influence
qpifhouf pretending 10 claim, a resoard for H,
The better will the Blush Cabinet be pleased
with him for he will then be doing precisely
what they intend to do themselves.
This may seemvsiy Wild, to those who are
thinking OF nothing but tho Ptesidentisl elec
,icn, and calculating nothing only now great
they shall be and how much money they shall
have in case Of the success of their isvorne
candidate. / sm however pc suaded thai he
cool, impartial and rejecting patriot, OF our
county will regard /, in a different light, and
~ deserving the most serious attention. BE
this as II msy, discharge what ! deem a du
~ in laying before my couu,ymen the result
of my observations and A 'c,ions on The sub.
jec' which OF ell o'hors ough now to in,ereS
them most. Shall We qoa,tsl among oue-
selves about petty ephemera and hersonal
interes; when the existence Of the Repuoac
10 st stake for We ave menced with an at
tack upon our rights, honor end very exrs.
,coce, the mos, terrible, PEI hsps, that was ev'
o. heard Of since tina, Of Xerxes upon the 70.
publies OF Greece.
A friend Of mine received to day letter
from Mr. Coke Of Holcombe, the celebrated
commonor and sgritulturalist, to whom our
counii ymen have been indcb,ed for 80 many
cisiliues. I mention this letter because Mr..
Coke expresses in it the opinion, with regard
to the policy Of the British government. that
] veo,ured to advance in my 6rst letter about