Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-11


No. IL. .Hr. Eceren to The Secrcto,,,of c,.,.
SIR: have the honor to transmit 5ecs,.;,b
translation OF decree which has Just been nublisb
cd, Tor establishing n Council of State. Comet,
has already existed, l believe, ever si,ce Tho
hiHS return, Bearing the same name compo.eJ of
nearly me saIne persons, and charged with, sinh
s'ah'ia'y' the same duties as this; but the KING
has not been in the habit of calling them ,ors'
her HE only thing therefore really new in
the decree, IS, the part which declares that the
Council shall meet every day; and remain in Goa
sion three hours. How far this regulation ;s H.
ly TO be observed, is, of course, matter os
mere conjecture. II is rather singular that M al
.nsion Il made TO an existing Council, anJtta, tho
decree purportst 10 be for the establishmen, nf ~
s1Mey new one. The measure is considero,
mere as pretty important, but do not see Tho,
j. - hHeiy 10 Introduce any very great changes
eliheT III the principles or proceedings of tho g.,
ernmeni. The latent object of this insti,n,ion :.
probably, TO get rid ofthe Ministerial Connc;I o.
taoilshed by MIR. Iea; alusion is ho,y ever rr.d
10 the latter, in the decree which thus s,ner.odas
two OF these high State Corporations ,yi,Lo,,
naming either. Some of the most cons;Js,nt,a
members OF Mr. Zes's Council are ,ransfer,sJ ~.
'he new one, including the President, Gen. Cast
hos' person much respected by all parties, and
Oh known lloeral sentiments. He told me ves,s,-
day, that this was the fifth Council IN ,vbicb H.
In
ted. He does not appesf to anticipate anv ,,er,,
important consequences hon the innovation
lhcre are some things, however, in the dec,e.
ana IN the composition OF the Council. which :,
be construed into indications that the Jr.,s,,,o 49,
Oeen taken with view TO a more careful consiIo
raIlon oil The great question Of America Amopo
tie members named, who, exclusively of the Mir
i.tefs, amount TO only fourteen or fifteen. arc ,I.
Archbishop OF Mexico, the Yiceroys of Mexico
eneSaS' and Arodacs, under new names Tho
Duke de San Carlos, American. and Fab,
Gym, VINO has been In America. The last il coc-
sldered the ablest man in The Council It's ,vor,bv
OF remark, that none OF these, except San Carlo
were OF the old Council ofSate General o..
nos IS friendly TO the recognition of the inIs,,or
dehce oi America. Provision seem IN bav, -
made IN this way for bringing into the MEETING
great deal OF positive information upon Ane,,o.,,
aitaIr. The decree also mentions that mi. ,n,es
ton IS one to which the attention of the Coynci l.
TO be particularly called and speaks of il i, ,s,,
whch VIII bear a favorable interpretstion Al
though they do not necessarily require il. Amon,
other things deserving Consideration. are eo,,,,so
rated g the weigbty affairs OF the colooiss :,
America, which are enueavorng 10 separa,e f,o,,,
tue moiher country, by necessary effect ~ ,bo
dangers TO which the Crown has been exposs,t >,
TO acknowledge the necessity Of the separation ~
any account, seems TO be a large step towards ,b
acknowledgment Of the new States; and 10 calf 49,
Effort to separate necessary effect Of the lao
political crisis, is, perhaps to give the best pos.i
oie Justification Off The passage may, however
be interpreted IN different sense; and there 10 a.
present, no other evidence Of any recent chance
On this subject, in tho disposition Of ,be Cover
nebl- Ire french newspapers stourG ~ ma,