Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-07-27
From Tie Euening Post.
BR AZILIAN AGGREssIoNs

Permit one Of your constant readers to reurn hi.
personal thanks for the spirited notice Won have
paid the Editors OF the Official Newspapers in re-
laion to the OutTages OF Brazil upon our commerce
which they have pitifully endeavoureI 10 soften
and extenuate. rejoice TO see one paper al least
not so wholly absorbed in the comparatiyefv ifttIe
sGuabbie as 10 whether Jackson or Adams shall he
president, as 10 neglect entirely relations with
ioTeigL powers, and consequently our reputation
abroad. am fearful that administration have
determined to avoid meddng with ever, oues,ion r
foreign policy Tor fear OF giving their opponents
some ground for attack. The reputation and inter,
ests OF the nation suffer abroad it is true but In
hardly ds'urbs a vote, and the government coca ON
smoothly Can 1t be that this is part of The Hx1e-
rtcGn System, vauniingly held forth by Mr. CLAY
y others! What Is the state of the question: The
government OF Brazil (noi one of Mr. Claws net
republics) commits such gross violations of The
laws OF the nations that compelled to keen
large armed force continually upon the coast o
pTo'eet our commerce. In many il has rssc u
ed our vessles out OF the hands of these BfaziIans
almost by force, and if the powers of our naval
commanders had not been so pitifully restricted
they would have saved many more. In this country
which we are thus compeledto intimilate az I've do
the other baTbarisns the Mederranean we have hal
diplomatic agent who for years has distinguished
himself by the frmness with which he has msnfuIlv
resisted every attack made by them upon the pro-
peTty and lives of our citizens Twelve n,o,.bs .o
initiating situation, aud yet not deD official ,vbi
per has escaped the national organ not breath
has been uttered, thai might disturb the trsnouil,v
OF me nsuon or All CT The movements Of the 4,,,e
rican System. But have no., sir, vet flashed he
story winch is to afford such Commentary On
the " good sense, justice and impaTtialify of the
North Americans q" Our agent, worn out Al lac, -
he eontemPiuous notice taken Of his remonstran
COS, and finding that bis presence could no Ionoer
dement, his counirymen, resolved to return home
preferriug honest indulgence TO splendid humiliation
AMI brings with him the thanks of his countrytnen
whose IN efests he carefully guarded while
broad Now mark the sequel Mr.. Raeus, bas
hardly arrived here, has hardly been 81 Lau,..
IN the country before we graciousiy inform
ed through the Official organ, that all diticylfjes
are adjusted between the respective sovernmenfs
Recollect gentlemen, all difficulties Wharf H.
The Brazilian agent promised full or even partial
indemnify for illegal captures? Has he promi.eJ a.
apologize for every insult offered TO our fac, H.
be even held out the promise of an spoiogv fo
the insult offered to the whole nation in the
OF our Minister, when the Bfszilian Sscretarv of
Foreign Affairs, addressed note to hin ipsj1ps,-
ing that be was privy TO, If not a party in con-
trabnd trade These are questions which H. -
gen has not thought proper to answer but we viii
boldly take It upon ourselves answer in the ne
gative. The ensuing session Of Congress- r,iii =.
termine whether we are in error
One word in conclusion The editors ~ re
National inteliigencer very slyly as we think .bsgi
their explanatory. smooth and pacific psracrsoh o.,
this question, by abiding TO the prints IN ,bs
commerci'H cities, as exciting the public mind
against Brazil &c And where is the first int l;es
received of insults offered to our FLAG abroad n !,
be not IN commercial cities? Are comme,.;.t
cities 90 exclusively deadened to every bo,orst,t
and manly feeling by sordid considerstions nj
JollsFs and cents, as not to express boldlv and
promptly their sentiments when The honor NJ ,bei,
country has been violated; or must they wal, r., ~
watch word from Cincinnati or S.. I,,ui. or ,sr-
chance from Warrington, before they yentu,sd 10
utter complaintf We hope that this too, i not
ficon System"