Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-24
rsoM THE MORNING HERALD OF JANUARY >.
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
MIR. COBRETT

The Register, for this week is ON the Ame-
rcan Presidents Speech, relative to the Spa
nish Colonies" and an extract from this docu.
ment is thus introduced.-' The Speech of the
American President, or, the Message, as it is
called, which was delivered to the Congress on
the first OF December, contains matter relative
to South America, or, rather relative to the
Spanish Colonies in America, which matter has
most asreeably surprised me, that is to say,"
upon the presumtion that the Congress and the
merit President will act upon the principles here
laid down by Mr.. Monroe.
Inc following are extracts from remarks on
aport;on of the Message -
"I believe MIR. Monroe himself to be perfect
ly sincere. He is an honest man, and a real
lover of freedom. But suspect the Congress
still: and must them take part against the
Holy Alliance, before L shall believe that they
intend to do it. The press which is OH the side
of Mr.. Monroe, that is to say the radical press
of America asserts that there is danger that the
Holy Alliance will, if they succeed in recoonis-
ing South America, enable the House of Bour-
bon to resume the F2ozidas and Louisiana
These writers acknowledge that the independ-
ence of Mexico, New Granada, and Venezuela.
might be injurious TO the United States thatit
might supply Europe with part, at least, of
those products which it now receives from the
United States, Sc.-Mr. Monroe seems to be of
the same opinion. He hints at the possibility of
the Holy Alliance extending their principle of
interference so far as to endanger the safety Of
the United States. 1t is impossible that he can
Relieve, that the safety of the United States
would be endangered merely by re-coloinza-
ton of the South American Colonies. He must
have his eyes upon Louisiana and the Fioridas (.
the former of which was purchased by the Unit
Ell States from Bomaparte, the latter of which
was extorted from the King of Spain at time
when his Kingdom was couvulsed. The man
ner In which these territories were acquired
makes the possessors always uneasy. The pos
session is like that which arises from forged
wills from the instrumentality of a bribed attor-
ney; or from the violence of an unpunished
plundcreE. The old system, that what is got
over the Devils back goes under his belly CON-
tinus1ly ilaunts the Congress, &c In ere,y bust
ttey thine they see tie c0nst1bte'* They can
not therefore think of French armies, coming
across the Atlantic to put do,on tie reroiution,
without feeling some degree of uncasiness
These Flordas and the Louisiana, make an i'm
1nense tract OF country; and upon the possession
oi tins tract depends the possession of more than
'one half of the territory of the United States.
Without the Floridas, and Louisiana, the Unit
ed States have no outlet from the States west of
the Allegheny Mountains. To take these coun-
tries away from the United States, would there
fore he, to b'eat up the Onion. And it really
would seem, that the radicals Of America are
afraid that the Holy Alliance would attempt to
DO this:
when was in America, in the year 1917
eleven Englishmen, who had arrived in that
country. who had done nothing to defend its
iiws, were seized, thrown into prison, and most
cruelty treated, by the officers of the Congress
Government; because it was proved that they
were about to proceed to South America In tal,e
part with those who were denominated rebels {.
And now we hear the President of this same
Congress talking Just rs if he had ALWAYS been
the warm friend of South American Indepen-
dence.
Here we are now, actually taking our place
W,der these bits of striped bunting or, at least
II Is my opfpion that shall do this for though
the opportunity is so fair, who is to believe that
it will be made use of. The thing to do. is. al
once, to declare Mexico independent, and to
send out good stout fleet with twenty thou
sand men to establish that independence. Mr..
Monroe says that the policy of the United States
is to leave the South Americans to themselves.
That is not the policy of England.
However, cannot say that | think the Ho-
ly Alliance will make any movements of great
consequence for the present. They have stihed
that which they so much dreaded in Portugal
and Spain. They will, perhaps, intrigue, and
threaten, with regard to South America. Thew
may dssemble In order to gain time. In the
meantime we ought to make Mexico indepen4
dent, from a treaty with her, offensive and de-
fenslve; and thus put an everlasting bride into
the mouth of the United States.n
Shakespeare IN reality makes Gloucester say
an nns,oer to Henry V's suspicious Tile Thief
doth Jenr each bush an o6icer.n