The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-05-24

an attempt to establish national inter
course upon improved principles; upor
principles tending 10 peace, and tho
mutual prosperity of nations. In thi.
respect, America the whole Of America
has "A new career before her. II we
look back on The history Of Europe, we
see how great a portion of the last two
centuries her States have been at war
Tor interests connected mainly with her
ieudai monarchies; wars for particular
dynastles; wars TO support or defeat
/ particular SUGGESTIONS wars 10 enlarge
oc curtail the dominions Of particular
crowns; wars 10 support or dissolve
family alliances; wars, in fine, TO en-
fnrca or 10 reoiot Religions intnLnrance
What long and bloody chapters do these
not fill, in the history of European pol
itics! America has a glorious chance OF
escaping at least these causes Of conten-
| ton? Who does not see. and who does
moi rejoice to see, that on this continent.
under other forms of government, we
have before US the noble hope of being
able, by the mere influence of civil lib
erty or religious toleiation. to dry up
these utpouring fountains of blood, and
10 exinguish these consuming fires Of
war. The general opinion OF the age
iayofs these hopes and these prospects,
There is a growing disposition TO treat
the Intercourse of nations more like lhe
useful intercourse of friends. Philoso-
ply ; just views of national advantage;
good sense and the dictates OF common
religion and an increasing conviction
that war is not The interest of the hui
man racial concur 10 increase the
interest created by this new accessron
10 the list Of cations.
We have heard il said, sir, that the
topic of South-America1 independence is
worn out and thread-bare. Such ii
may be, sir, to those who have contem-
plated il merely as an article OF news,
like the GCcfuatIo0 of the market, or
the rise and fall Of stocks. Such ii
may be, 10 those minds who can see no
consequences following from these
great events. But, whoever has either
understood their present importance,
or can at all estimate their future in
tlueDce-whoever has reflected on the
new relations they produce with other
ales--whoever, among ourselves es-
pecially, has uncd;,ntcd the new re-
laions which we now bear TO them, and
the striking attitude in which we our
selves are now placed as the oldest OF
the American nations, will feel that the
topic can never be without interest;
aud will be sensible that, whether we
are WISE enough 10 perceive Il or not,
the estaL! shment of South-AmerIcan
| independence will affect all nations, and
ourselves perhaps more than any other,
through all coming time s
Pains. sir, have been taken, by the
honorable member from Virginia, TO
prove that the measure now in con'em-
plation, and indeed the whole policy of
the Government respecting South A
merica, is the unhappy result OF the IN
t1uence of gentleman formerly filling
the chair of this House. To make out
this, he is referred 10 certain speeches
of that gen;lem man delivered here. He
charges him with having become him
self affected at an early day with what
: he is pleased to call the South-Ameri-
can fever; and with having infused It's
banetul influence into the whole coun-
ellis of the country.
II, sir, it be true. that that gentleman,
prompted by an ardent love of civil lib
f erty, falt, earlier than others, a proper
sympathy for the struggling colonies OF
South America OF that, acting on The
maxim, the revolutions do not go back
ward, be had the sagacity 10 toresee
earlier than others the successful ter
mination Of those struggles; if thus
feeling and thus perceiving, il fell to him
to lead the willing or unwilling council
of his country, in her manifestations Of
kindness 10 the new Governments, and 1T
, her seasonabie recognitions of their
independence fit be this, which the
honorable member imputes to him il
it be by this course of public conduct
that he has identified his name with the
: cause of South-American liberty, he
ought 10 be esteemed one OF the mos
fortunate men Of the age. IT all thi:
be as is now represented, he has acquir
; ed fame enough. 1t is enough for any
G man, thus to have connected himsel
: with the greatest events of the age it
4 which he lives, and 10 have been fore
. most in measures which reflect higt
!. honor on his country, in the judgmen
; of mankind Sir, it is always with
: great reluctance that am drawn L
speak in my place here, of individuals
f hut | could not forbear what have now
$ said, when hear, in the House Of Rep
: resentatives, and in this land of free