Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-06
From IL. Qu.Sss. 0afttis., ,
pREsiDENrS MES SAGE.

a From III. Qu,Sss. 0asttti., |
PRESIDENTS MES SAGE.
This Message whicltis always Of IN
porta nee 10 US, on aecuao OF uf'odr PrUxs
imi,y to the American Union becomes
more so, from the new attitude which
its government plainly assumes 10 this
Solemn state pspsr. 1
Forty years sgoth United colonies
aon,ented the mselves with Wrestling the
right Of Government from the Mother
Country. Ten years after they began
toslay claims to Louisiana, and in ut
tie more than another ten years they
invaded Canada and took possession OF
the Floridas. They now say to all Eu'
rope ''set not yo0r foot on the Conti'
nents of North or South America. We
will suffer you to retain the Coion,e:
which: you still possess; but you shall
no longer colonize; those Colonies
which have withdrawn ,hemsslvesfrom
their allegiance, we take under cur PRO.
lection. We know that they cannot be
regained by tho Governmsnt from
which they have withdrawn themselves,
and mono other shall interfere"
Will the Holy Alliance take up the
gauntlet which is thus boldly thrown
down By the United States, at mo
ment when the whole Continent OF Eu-
rope 10 subservient to its power, or
| PROSTATE at it's feetP This DESIGNATION
| Of the United States !s almost guar.
antee ofthe Independence Of the South
American Colonies, whose population
it will powerfully influence in thssup'
port of the EXISTING order Of ,hiRgs.-
England, however much she msy be
aston,shed at he boldness, and we w.
rilv believe, the ambition Of her young
rival, is. we are inclined 10 think, ia.
vorable to the separation Of the Spa
nish Colonies from Spain, and their
being laid open to British trade. She
also 10 almost pledged to support the
young Repablics; and she can do it sf-
fsctusily. If che remains firm. We doubt;
| if the Holy Brotherhood Of Despots,
and the still more Holy brotherhood Of
tho Inquisition, united, will DO able to
tput down the "scanda" Of Constitu.
tons civil and religious liberty & pub.
lie prosperity on the American Cont
nents.
| Thore is part Of Mr. Monroe's Mes
sage which concerns this Country more
| nearly than tho Declaration relating to
South America. II seems that Nego.
t,ations respecting Boundaries, and the
! free Navigation Of the st Lawrence
rom i,s sourceto the ocean have been
opened between the United. States and
Great Britain. (which it is hoped" says
the Message twill have . satisfactory
result" - =.
We hope so too. The manner 10
which British interests have hereto.
fore seen looked to and maintained in
America, however, leaves US but q poor
.nansy fn.-- iAe f1i~usvn What It will
bring" Statesmen will have no influ,
enOs is the pending negotiations. Eug.
land, if che be SO disposed, will, no
doubt, have fine opportunity of di..
bsrtlsening herself Of her NorthA meri.
can Colonies.
| The conclusion (says a PHILADELPHIA
paper) would induce us 10 believe that a
SIMON Of Canada With The United States.
would be desirable to many-lhey plainly
intimate, that their interests would be bet
ter looked 10.
From the London Courier. Nov. IL.
The Etoi1s, we perceive. publishes
the whole Of our article Of Friday last.
respecting South America, and accom-.
panies 1t with quibbIipg commentary.
We have nothing to do with ito doubts.
its interpretations, its conjectures, or
its self.cuntrsdictions. The Etoile, no
doubt, 10 perfectly we'll acquainted With
the secrets Of all Cabinets, and in par.
ticular can set US right in whatever 70.
CARDS the policy of our own. Ito rsa
sonings may do very we'll for the msri.
dian of Paris; but they lose all their
value on this side the Channel. 1t
seems strange, however, that the sim.
pie declaration of tho intention of our
Ministers to watch over and protect
British interests should excite 10 much
alarm and 80 much spleen. The time
10 now arrived when those interests ma,
be consulted without offence or injury
to the only government entitled to feel
the ono or complain Of the other, were
We to morrow to acknowledge the indie
Pendence Of the South American Re- |
publics. II Spain were in a condition.
which she VIGOROUSLY 10 not, to at,em pt |
the reeon9uest Of her colonies, our 70.
cOgnition of than q