The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-12-23

lion IN MS power. AZ evety designsted poinl
Of rendezvous, the whole population Of the
neighboring country has been assembled to
greet him among whom II hes excited in o
peculias manner the seosibiliiy Of ell, TO be-
hold The surviving members of our revolution.
a'y contest, civil and military, who had shared
with him 10 The tolls and dangers Of the war,
nspy Of them In o decrepid state. A more
interesting spectacle, IL is believed, was never
Witnessed, because mono could be founded on
puIcr principles, none proceed from higher
or moro d,inierested motives That the
feelings of those who had fought and b'ec
with him, in o common cause, should have
been much excited, was natural There are,
however, circumstances attending these m
tsIviews, which petvsded the whole commit.
niy, end touched the breasts OF every sge, o.
ven the youngest among US. There vas not
On individual present, who had not some rels.
tive who had not pattsken 10 those scenes, nor
an infant who he'd not heard the relation OF
them. But the circumstance which was most
sensibly islt, and which his presence b'ought
forclbly 10 tho srecolleciion oi ell, was tho
great cause in which we were eogsged, and
the blessings which we have derived from our
success 10 il. The sroggls was Tor indepen.
dsnee and liber'y, public spd psrsonsi, and IN
this we succeeded. The meeting with one
who had borne so distinguished part in that
great struggle, and from such lofty and disin.
terested motives could not fsin TO effect pro-
foundly evsfy individual, and Of every age. II
is natural that wo should all take Q deep in
terest in HE future welfare a. we do. His
high claims on our Union ste ielt, and the
sentiment universsi that they should be met
in Q gcnerou, spirit. fUoder these impress.
ions, I invite your attention TO tho scbjec,,
with view, that, regarding his very iDpor.
tan, services, losses and sacrifices, q provis.
ion msy DO made and rendered 70 him which
shall correspond with the sentiments, and
be worthy the character Of the American
people.
In turning our attention TO the condition OF
the civilized world, in uhicb the United States
have always taken deep interest, IL 10 bless.
ed with peace. The only wars which now
exist within iha, limit, are those between
Turkey and Greece, In Europe, and between
SPAN and Tho new goso our ne,gh
bors, in this hemisphote. 10 both these &a's
,he cause OF lnde ependence, OF Liberty, and
Humanity, con,inles TO prevail. Tho success
of Greece, when tho relative population oi
the con,ending parties 10 considered, com
IN ,nds our admifatioo and applause, and that
!, has had similar effect with the neighbot.
ing powers, is obvious. Tho feeling of the
whole civilized world is e.cIted 10 high de.
gree, IN thei, favor. May we not hope thai
those sentiments winning on tho he'rts OF
their respective governments, may lead to
more decisive result, that they may produce
m accord among thew, TO replace Greece on
the ground which she formerly held, md to
which her horoic exSrlions,at this d'y SO em.
minenly enti,!e hci!
With respect to The contest, to which our
nsighbors s'e q party, it is evident that Spain,
90 a power, is scarcely felt in n.--These new
States had completely achieved their indie
pendence, before IL was acknowledged By the
United States, aud they haze since ma'ntsin.
ed il with liule foreign pressure. Tho dis.
turbanccs which have appeared in certain por.
,ions Of that vast territory have ptoceeded from
internal causes, which had heir origin IN thei'
former governments, and have not 70, been
thoroughly removed. IL is manifest tha,
these causes are daily losing ,he'r effect, and
that those new States are settling down under
govesnrnents elective and rep'esensstive IN
eyety b,ench, similar to our own. In this
course ws s'dsn,y wish them TO persevers,
under q Il m conviction tha, u ~iil promote
their happiness. 10 this, their career, how.
over, wo have not interfo,ed, believing that
every people have Q right TO Institute for
tho government which, IN their
;udg mont msy suit ihem best. Our cxsm.
pie 10 before them, of,hc good effec, Of which,
being our neighbo's, they arc competent judg-
es, and to their judsmen, we leave it, 10 tho
expec,s,ion ,EAt o,hof powers will pursue tho
ssme policy. The deep interest which wo
take in their independence, which we have
acknowledged, and 10 their enjoyment Of all
tho rights incident there,o, especially In tho
veiy important ono OF ins,ituting their own
coyeromen,s, has been declared, and 10 known
to the wofld--Separsted ., we are, from Eu.
rope by the grea, Atlantic O.esu' we can have
no concern 10 the wars Of the European gov.
etnmen,s, nor in the csuses which produce
them. The balance Of power between them,
iu,o whichever scrle IL may turn, in ito Va.
rious vibr a,ions. csnuo, effect us. Il 10 tho
;n,orest of thu United States TO preserve the