Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-09-11
From the National Gazette.
AN EXPOSITION.

Of the Policy Of the United States souyards The Mex.
Republics Of Amcrica.
SO long as the attacks which have been made in
Mexico upon the character and policy of the Gov
eminent of the United States of America, and upon
honor and reputation of the undersigned, were con-
fined to anonymous publications, they excited no 9TH
er feeling than that contempt and have been pass
ed over with silent scorn But when the respecta-
BILE Legislature of Vera Cruz embodies in solemn
appeal to the Mexican nation, the substance Of these
unfounded calumnies, he feels that he would be wan
ting to himself and to the government which he rep
resents, if he forbore any longer from indicating
the character and conduct of the United States in
their relations with these countries, or if he suffer-
ed such misrepresentation to go forth to the world
sanctioned by so respectable an authority unans-
wered and unrefuted.
Vera Cruz suspects, that sa sagacious and hypo-
critical foreign minister, (alluding to the under
sgned,) equally jealous for the prosperity of his
own country, inmica to that of Mexico, calcula-
ting that the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and glory of his nation
must be in the inverse ratio of the glory and aggran-
dzement of the United Mexican States, so that the
fo4mer would loose all the latter might gan and
vice verse; calculating that the agriculture of Mex
leo must swell its limits so immensely as to render
insignificant and almost null that of the North provi-
ded Mexico is permitted to move forward peaceably
in the order things calculating that in time, the
commercial and friendly relations between Mexico
and Great Britain might prove disadvantageous to
the interests of his country, conceived and brought
forth the most terrible and dsorganizing project for
the Repubc-the project of propagating and main
tanning hatred and want Of confidence, and conse-
quently division and parties between the simple and
worthy Mexicans-he established the rite of York!!''
1t is not the intention of the undersigned to anal
we the effects which, according to the opinion Of
the Legislature of Vera Cruz, have been produced
by the establishment of this rite, nor to enter into the
question whether it has proved more dangerous
and destructive than could haze done the landing Of
toccny battalions Of Spanish troops in the country
tie will conine himself to plain exposition of the
conduct of the United States of America towards
these countries, and of his during his residence
here, and endeavor to answer by simple statement
the suspicious of the Legislature of the State
ofVera Cruz, which appear to be founded upon the
vituperatons Of uenal zyriters, "who,'' to use the
words of that Legislature, g IN order TO snaintan
Themselves under the dreadful necessity Of pros
tituting their consciences By calamiang and sulyng
The conduct Of good men,"
From the first dawning of the independence Of
Spanish America, the feelings and sympathes of the
people of the u S. were enlisted in favor of the
cause of liberty, and the sentiments of the govern
ment were in perfect harmony with those ofthe peo-
pie. Their policy, their interests, and their feel
ngs all concrred to lead them to favor the canse of
the Independence of these countries, and short
position oftheir conduct will prove that they used all
efforts to assist that cause consistent with the cbarac
ter ofneutrality which their duties towards Spain OBJ
Iiged them to maintain between the contendng par
ties. .s..
j AS early as August, 1918. the United States
made formal proposal to the British Government
for concerted and contemporary recognition 81 the
Independence of Buenos Ayres. at that time the
inniv one Of the South American States which, having