Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-05-13

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fore that time, by Spanish Commanders,
implying any acknowledgment OF their
independence, null and void, as not bav-
ing been authorized by the Cortes and
on the next day, they passed three reso-
lutions, the first annulling, expressly,
the Treaty between O'Donoju and Itur-
bide.
The second, !" That the Spanish Co
vernment, by a declaration to all
Others with which it has friendly rela-
!" tons, make known to them, that the
"Spanish Nation will regard, at any
E" ehoch, as a violation of the treaties, the
recognition, either partial or absolute,
"of the independence of the Spanish
/" Provinces of Ultra er, SO long as
I" the dlssensions which exist between
some of them, and the Metropolis, are
81 not ter minated, with whatever else may
:" serve TO convince foreign Governments,
+" that Spain has not yet renounced any
"ot the rights belonging TO j. in those
IS countries"
The third resolution recommended TO
the Government to take all necessary
measures, and TO apply to the Cortes for
the needed resources, to preserve and
recover the authority of Spain in the ul-
,ra-marine provinces.
| These measures of the Cories were
not known 10 The President oil the Unit
Cd States when he sent to Congress his
message OF the 9Th of March. Blu, in-
formation of them was received while
the bill making an appropriation for the
Missions was before Congress and, on
the 25th OF April, a resolution OF The
Senate requested Of the President any
Information he might have, proper to be
disclosed, from our Minister a, Madrid,
or from the Spanish Minister residen. in
this country, concerning the views OF
Spain relative 10 the recognition oil the
independence oil the South American
! Colonies, and of the dictamen of The
Spanish Cortes. IL answer to this reso-
luton, the letter from MIR. Anduaga,
protesting against the recognition, and
one from Mr.. Forsyth, enclosing trans
lation OF the dictamen, were transmitted
TO the Senate, which, with all these do
cumen's before them, gave their concur
rent sanction, with that OF the House OF
Representatives to the passage OF the
bill OF appropriation"
J "The European alliance OF Emperors
and Kings have assumed, as The tounda
ZION OF human society, the doctrine Of
unaiicnable allegiance. Our doctrine
is founded upon the principle oil unaiena.
bic right. The European allies, there
| fore, have viewed the cause OF The South
! Americans as rebellion against their
lawful sovereign. We have considered
il as the assertion OF natural right. They
have invariably shewn their disspproba-
ton OF the revolution, and their wishes
for The restoration OF the Spanish power.
| We have as constantly favored The STAN
dard of Independence and OF America.
In contrasting The principles and the mo-
tiyes of the European Powers, as mani
tested in their policy towards South
America, with those Of the United States,
II has not been my intention 10 boast OF
our superior purity, OF 10 lay claim OF
merit to an extraordinary favor from
South America in return. Disnterest-
edness must be Its own reward; but III
The establishment, of our future political
| and comm ercial intercourse with the new
Republics, il will be necessary 10 recur
often to the principles in which II orlgi-
mated they will serve 10 mark the boun-
daries of the rights which we may justly
claim in our future relations with them,
and to counteract the efforts which it
cannot be doubted, European Degotia
tors will continue to make in the further
| ance Of their monarchical and monopoliz-
ing con,emplatioDs.
Upon territory by one-half more ex-
tensve than the whole inhabited part OF
The United States, with a population OF
less than four millions Of souls, the Re-
public O! Colombia has undertaken to
establish single, and not coniederated
Government.
Whether this attempt will be found
practicable in execution, may be suscep-
tible of doubt; bot in the new orgaDiZa-
ton Of society, opon this hemisphere,
even unsuccessful experiments lead to
results by which the science OF Govern.
men, is advanced, and the happiness Of
man is promoted. The Republic Of
/ Colombia has constitution deliberately
formed and adopted upon principles en-
tirely Republican, with an elec,lve Lcgis-
lature in two branches, distribution OF
the pow ers OF Government, with the ex.
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