The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-06-12
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"eHs FSVfWfsY sSFrF shaf tho I fhnff-
biso ADD oit,T Gag bass h,wn abused to
p1a POSES of piracy bai really 10 advise
natinns thai have no bssi~s. aud whnss
ody mode nf snnnying their ~ my i by
maTltlm. eaitare, not In employ pf,ya-
tiers, will "go forth ia The memory I'll Ia
ture ages we fes, as an, thug but "a
gacInHr counsel.
2. Ia fa,l The President himself donhts
whether MS "poH of argument and
persuasion" are siro'g eB"ug tn produce
this rHcei; and he Viii therefore be sstis-
fed, for the present, fihe hoIe Of Amer.
ia vii but adopt principle sonewh I
secuted indeed, by The best writer's on
tn. Law nf Nations, ut advocated long
60 20 pamphlet oi lis ovu--ihe pri8c,-
pie Ihat e" fhe tp.odly flag shall cover the
cargo The Operations of such a rule At
present nould be this, ,liat as he Colnm-
bians. Meilcans, B,allli8ns, &c. nte all
h'ligrreois, aud the Philad lphians are
4 nrui ais, The Crhfzcfs uf he forInrr cof1h
not touch any property under the AZ al
| IN. iattsr e3sus III cunlfabaud and hork-
de ex'ep ed,J aud consequently the Co-
! lnmbIdns, Arxleanr. br Zillsus, &c. Void
all hr losera, and thr Pha4utlphlans would
he The sal. g,Inefs--w. DO not very CLEAR
y srr lie dismtefc. tedness of such adj
ne" aud even Inc fecIprocily appears
Ia b"au on one side
8. Nations have frequently settled the
ennnrrdi1on 4 coutrtband ol war BY
tedii aud there can be- no dlrcci Difficult
, IN such d course with HE American on-
',ons b1i 1t does not seem very wen cal
cnlairu Tor discussion Ia a general 1 on
z e5s of Ministers.
.. TIE Laws 1T Blockade are perfectly
lntril'gible, nd thy ha,e b come koon u
Ia all the world since tae luminous iudg
mems oi lord sIswril, upon HWhc We
know The PhIladr'phIdns thrlnseles were
content 10 act IN thrit blockade Of Barba
~ ports.
}. More IS said on the prohibition Of
iufer" Colo l2dilon ! A u.rtca, indn the
cones Onl H. THIS. thai each power Is 10
agree not 10 permit y colouial establish
menio oi EUROPEAN Jurisdiction ON it, onn
soil, ruiz whtch. every one has an un-
doubted right tn make, aud winch Ne
should suppose very few would BIZ dIspos
ed Ia infringe
y. IKE manner, the resistance of Eu-
repean INVASION takes very diluted con J.
ttney IN fhr Presidents Message. Each
PR"rr, II should seen, may rest the H.
'aders"i-Fs own territory aud the new
nallons IN general, may put forth drcIer-
alton IN Tue nature OF protest against
such Lvasl,n ; but the Phllad.lph.n 90.
vernm'n' has not quite made up ils miod
Vhut hnr will Vau I,r- f. =.
'soch a declaration.
7. A Concert Of measured having refer
e0ce 10 Ia. more eHrctnd ahotlian Of the
lave trade, appears 10 rs 10 he very le-
Sitmate subject Tor discussion nj the Con-
grrss OF Panama. as, III lart, II has bern
dermed al most Of the European onsres-
sea since the war.
.. Tue recognition of Haytien indepen-
iencr ~ alsn very fiji Ia become a sui ject
" d 7cuss,an hut We carnOt sa, thai the
manner IN " hich II is treated 10y President
Adams, ~ quite satisfactory. He may
possibly Have IN store some valid ublec-
uons AZ INST the recognition but those
which he mentions are altogether frivo-
luus
8. HE advice ~ To Cuba and Porto Ri
w - wv p'h'' Nfi1 X 'b' II ~, III SNORT ~
lei them alone. How C'ru may be nrces-
sary III send Minister 10 Panama for The
purpose Of arguing this point, we are not
prepared In SAY.
10. Lastly, there can be 90 doubt but
tina, IA advocating the principles OF rcll-
slou, liberty, any Minister, Phllad, lpbnn
British or othpt, " ould he E,udahly and
usetully employed. The President how
ever, takes even this question up on a mar
10" ground. He proposes tn contne II 10
demanding OF d federation for citizens pf
'ht United States, who happen to become
occasional residents in the territory of any
Of the rrw nauOps.-Sulrh a more anpic
1eope might be given 10 this pat Of the
discussion.
Il appears from the brief review thai
Ne have thus taken Of the Message, that
there Is little ut real utility 10 the new IA.
lions among the objects which the Presi
dent has IN view lhtIr are some things
directly adverse Ia their Interests ; and ii
the PniadrIphlan Munster cunhne his Of
torts lthln the circle here traced out for
hin, "p own, II appe RS IN MS that he is
not likely tn add much In the Influence,
whatever that may b., which his Govern
ment at present posscssrs among The
trans stlaniic nations.
COLOMBIA.
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