Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-05

Pa. til ". thar
~ The course of policy pursued ,o,.-S.
lLa3 spanish colonies by our Governmen, -,
i"a so largely coniribui ed 10 secure tbe
me- Gnu 10 enable them 10 take their station a
G.2 '-le nations OF the earth: and declared ,obo,
,".|'eF tce 1os7e reGdy TO do in o,.e, 10 ,r<
tAeT Rights and liberties and ,b,, 49,; ~ Ay e'"
oe expected from US, and could ONLY bs anso,,,
,Ii.' " a street anon Of all the American Re-
on terms OF perfect equality and rec;p,nci,
r.. epeA'eu that II was the obvious policv Of
1P ~ d,'iue us into small confederacies with
onrs -, f INV uiS'ihet interests, and as manifestly
enemes'' ~ the attacks oil our
s -'nese passages, the leading PRINCIPLES Of the
| -i"'e|'e0n system so fully develonsd ~
80 are 80 heTuently rung upon all its favor
i'e common places, the idea OF \ qt,;.t - -.
mute nniOn between the nations IS N Htu "it-
"outh America, Of the formation of ,ben ;da laA
c ~ SWS!e great cOafederqcy." of Which,
.O,ieUefacy the United States are 10 ba - =
"eda, IS so distinctly broush, 10 view ,s -,
70 iJ,iD,. i,e necessity OF any attempt on nv mar,
~ Illustrate the true character of This sv,a
no one can doubt, after seeing tbe s,r;s HH'
~V , between the passages of Mr. C1,,,s 60;
"'"S" nave read 10 the committee and r. -
.. NiF' 3cinsett's despatch, that Tho l.n
go OF me latter TO the Mexican Gov.rnmsn,
WIS 'uliy authorized by the former.
% - ,"' 'i''' '1MT'cdn system is not con6n -
tY,sf,
ne President himself is a proseIy,sI ~ p1r'4s
has peculiar nomenclature of its ov,, 7,
is t'Sied oy certain cGbGliStic phrases which
ever tney are used, give niallible sions of 80
auoi'i"n' vi these phrases, the PresideD, h.
L. "e '',"s' coplous use IN his message 10 tbis
Rouse and has, indeed, added some n.t,, -"
70 Inc original stock. &c The fraternity If e.
dom, - sister Republics" CincIudjng Tho L.
petor oil Brazil, suppose,) {" nations of ,hi.-I
mtSP"eFe, - the Powers of America >, danc,
III ough MS pages IN e" all Tie mazes" of se1,r
mental confusion" But, sir, v e have still s,ro,
{. ,uelre OF me PRESIDENTS conversion TO the
ne" system. Finding the Farewell Addres. -
GENERAL Washington an obstacle in that ,s,L
policy which he had determined 10 nurs,s b.
ueaNours 10 put II aside, and remove !, on, sc IL
WY Ie does more. He attempts. with DO
Pel%'e violence, 10 break into pieces. and naya
WI" us fragments The road he is travelling He
1'I ~, 20 prove not negatively merely, that Ge-
neral " asHnSton' 5 advice does not apply to ON
present condition, but Gfirmatively, that II re-
comments TO Us Hol0, a course against which :.
warned Us at the period when it was given. Wbxf
IS directly Gednc'bIe from and cOnfoyaabIe 10 H.
Now, sir, to determine how far this construction
1.-THE Presidents be sustained let us turn TO the
advice al General Washington, in his 01u7 cords.
ihe language at hat great man, which deserves to
be as immortal as his fame, was this The great
rule OF conduct tor us in regard to foreign nations
49, IL tN'tdiIlR gu! commercial relations to have
with them as little political connexion as possible
SO tar as we have already formed engagement
!e; them be luIrlled with perfect good faith. Here
let us stop. Europe has oil primary interests
which 10 ~ have none. O. a ve-y remote relation
Iience she must be engaged in frequent controver-
lies, the causes OF which are essentially foreign TO
our concerns. Hence, therefore, il must be nm,
wise in to impcate ourselves, BY artificial ties
III the ordinary vcissitudes OF her politics or Ia.
ordinary combinations and collisions of her friend
ships and enuities. Our detached and distant sit
ua'Ion invites and enables to pursue differen.
course. u we remain one People under an eeici-
ent government, the period is not far off tohe5.
ice mny defy ma!eJiGi injury from erternaE an
HoYGnce-when we may take such an attitude "a
VIII cause the neutrality, we may at any time re-
solve upon, 10 be scrupueusly respected: when
be.lgereGt nations, under the mpossibltv of ma
king acquisitions uTon us, will not lightly hazard
/ the giving Us proyocation, when we may choose
peace or war, as Que interest, guided by Justice.
shall. counsel. Why forego the advantage OF So
! peccii'r situation? W,hy quit eur ova, Il,
stand upon foreign ground.
one would lhink that language so plain, so cles-
20 unequivocai, could not, by any ingenuitv az
construction. be tortured into rscoamcndGfion
or 6pProroi off, political connexions with foreign
nations the very thing against which il yyarne,l
MS. All that the mos; intrepid commentator cos!d
9r Supposed capable OF contending for, land that
z mo- iHW,. cannot be successfully maintained.
n sinet.Ia dime OF Waas'ances which have arisen
IN him, lis advice 1s0 9ngeT appand not forseen br
d and does not, therefore. inhibt, the IU.1nndiion
D, 80 political connexions with foreign nations ur
ID der these Gil cums,ances But, sir. the Pres
,u dent takes bolder ground. He says the PyoPTiet
=, of ,hese POLITICAL connexions is directly 6e
~ ducibie from " the sound and juGicous qFin
nv ciples" from the Tcry 1r0rGS OF Washing
ne ton" Now, sir, how does tie President max
he out this deduction? Why, sir, by superinducin
les his OiCn lrOrds upon those OF w ashlngton. TIL
he massage O! the Presidents message is curiou
IT. a specimen Of criticism and logic combined
%, that | beg leave 10 call the attention Of I'll
,,~ COMMITTEES toit g Compare our situation ar
,, the circumstances Of that time with those Of q
81 present dav, aud what, from the ueTy words
,lc, Washington then would be his cOu7iSe2s TO
of eountrymen now? Europe has still her set OF pi
70 mary iuterests with which we have little OF a
tho mote relation. Our distant and detached situate
& with reference 20 Europe remains the same. +
chit We were then the only independent nation of %
Tho hemi=I here, and were surrounded by Europe
mt colonies, with The greater part OF which
/, of had no more intercourse than with the inl.
! 10 bi,aris oil another planet Those colonies Ia
,s now been transformed into eight independent
4c TONS extending TO our very borders. Stsen
g III them Republics, like ourselves, with whom
'aat have an Immensely growing commercial and M
flo have, and have already, important political &C
nm ncxion-; with reference 10 whom, our situation
b, neither distant nor detached--wbosc political pr
,bsi cpes and systems Of Government, congenial W
n. orr own must and wi! have an action and CO..
-t terartiop upOn us and ours, TO which we cannot
AMI indi ircrert y we would. Tie rspidity Of
"a, growth 6. The consequent increase Of s!reHr
itrie have more thau realized the 0utcipatiOHs Of
by admirable political legacy Thirty years D.
80 nearly elapsed since II was written. and in the
one teryal Our population, our wealth, our terrific
,,. extension orr power, physical and moral