Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-11

posed and matur-d there, of q innt mediation OF
the European alliance between Spain and her CO.
lonies, for restoring them to her authority, failed
! from the well known Intentions of the United
States, and the refusal Of Great Britain TO acccde
10 the condition of employing force eventually
against the South Americans, for its accomplish
men,.
| On thu 30,h OF January, 1922, resolution pas.-
eel the House Of Representatives of the u. States,
| OF which body the undersigned was then mem
| Der requesting the President to lay before the
House the commuD ic.tons from the agents OF the
, United States with the governments South OF
them " hich had declared their independence; and
those from the agents OF such governments in
| Washington with the Secretary OF. State, tending
| 10 show the political condition OF their govern
meats, and the State OF the war between them and
Spain.
La transmitting to the Hcnse the papers called
for by this resolution, the President, in his Mes
! cage OF the Sih of March, 1922, declared his own
persuasion that the time had arrived when, in strict
conformity TO the law Of nations and in fItilment
OF the duties of equal and impartial Justice to all
parties, the acknowledgment OF the Independence
declared by the Spanish Amer lean Colonies, cuu!d
no longer be Withheld.
! On the day after The Presidents Message of The
! Stb of March received by the House, the
| Spanish minister, Anlusss, Addressed TO the Sc
cTeiary OF State aremonsrsnce against the mea-
sure " recommended, and solemn protest gainst
the recognition Of the governments Of the insur-
| gent provinces of South America. He was an.
swered on the 9Th of April by letter recspitu-
laiing the circumstances under which the u. States
bad - yielded TO all obligation OF duty of the high
est order, by recognizing independent States,
nations which. after deliberately asserting thrir
right TO that character, iat sblis;sed and main
tanned i, against all the resistance which had been
or could be broush, 10 oppose H..
! On the Path OF April, this Minister gave notice
that the Spanish government had disavowed the
treaty of the Oath OF Aug. between . Donog hue
and turbide, aud had desied the authority oil tin
former TO conclude it.
| GA the l2!h OF February, 1922, the Spanish
Extraordinary Cor,es adopted the report OF a COM
| inittee, propo-ipg the sppon ment OF commission
ers TO proceed TO South America to negotiate with
the revolutionary patriots concerning the relations
to be establ shed thereafter in regard toIheir con-
; neXion with Spain. They declared at the same
time all treaties made with them before tina, Tins,
! by Spanish commissioners, imp ingan acknow-
iedSment OF their Independence, null and void $
not having been authorized by the Cortes; aud on
the next day, they passed three resolutions; the
first annullng expressly the Treaty between o.
DonoGhue and Iturbide; the second that the Span
ish government by declaration TO all others with
which 1t has friendly relations, makes known
10 them that the Spanish nation will regard a,
any epoch, violation OF treaties the re,
| cognitiCn, either partial absolute of the indie
Peudence OF the Spanish provinces OF Ultra
hp-
I tween some of them and the metropolis are no,
! terminated, With whatever else NAV serve to CON
vince ioreiSn governments that Spain has not vet
renounced amy OF the rights belonging to il il these
countries; the third resolution recommended 10 the
government TO take all necessary measures and TO
apply 10 the Corles for the needful resources 10
preserve and recover the authority of Spain in the
! Ultramarine provinces.
1ness measures OF the Cortes were not known
TO The President OF the United States when he sent
TO Congress his Message of the Slh of March; bu,
! they were known 10 The Congress Of the United
! STATES, when II passed almost unanimously the re.
solution by which they frankly and unfeseryejIv
| recognised the independence of the American
! States, WITHOUT makDgtheir Acknowledgement the
price OF any iavor Tor themselves, aho' at the hpz-
ard oil mourning the dispessure OF Spain. In the
passage OF this resolution, the undersigned touk
| an active part.
This review of the proceedings of the u. s in
( relation TO the independence OF Spanish America.
/ has been taken only to rhow the consistency
/ OF the principles by which they were Uniformly
| dictated, and that they have always been dsin,e.
rested and eminen,ly friendly TO the new republics;
but likewise TO disprove the suspicious of the Le-
gislatare of Vera Cruz.
How different then has been the c. niuct of the
| y. States from that which is imputed to them by
the State OF Vera CRUZ If they really had REGARD.
ed the aggrandZeinent of these countries as des-
ructive OF that OF their own, is il probable they
would have been so sbort-sighed, as not TO have
foreseen, that the best and easiest mode TO prevent
this aggrandisement, MAS TO assist Spain 10 main
tain her sovereignty them? or at least not TO
exert their utmost efforts lav or the ACQUISITION of
| heir independence The Legislature If Vera Cruz
'glves the undersigned credit for sasaciry and zeal
i"T the prosperity Of his country al the same time
that ACCUSES h.ID Of being hostile TO that OF Mex
! leo.
| With the eKerlion OF small portion OF that sa
gacity, be ought TO have formed the opinion in
le22, which Is now attributed TO him. He must
have been aware 'hst ;he measure which he urged
with so much Zeal would be followed by other
nations that The recognition of the new States Of
America would contribute to secure the indepen-
dence OF Mexico and TO call into existence all those
resources OF this great nation, which he is now
represented as desifous OF destroying, as incomoa.
ibe with the property of bis own country In
discourse pronounced ia favor of the recosniijon
of the independence of The American States. he
used these words.
| :" II has been supposed by some that the india
| pendence OF these colonies ould injure the pros.
perity OF the United States; possessing ,nore f.,
Tile soil and raising the same predictions. thew
| would drive us from the markets of Euroue II
has been said that colonies are ga fer than
iIee States, and that SO long ss they were bound
down by the oppressive restrictions of Spaiu. thew
would neither lie dangerous rivals nor Formidable
competitors. IL is unwise therefore to offer them
any encouragement. Not only the best feelings ~
the heart revolt at such conclusion, but II il
maDHesiiy idse ii Is interest that they should
be Tree With AN extensive line of coast, with
numerous naygabe rivers facilitating their inter.
nal trade, with population of more than fifteen
millions, almost without manufacturer with d.