Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-11
SBI.ECTrOMs
Fnoa, THE NATIONAL GAZETTE.
Of he pohcy Of The United States fotrcrds n
.Sttc Republics of america.


or he POLICY of The United States fotrcrds The
.Nttc Republics Of america.
So long as the attacks which have been made in
Mexico upon the charter and rolicy of the Go.
vernuent OF the United States of America. and
upon The honor sid reputation Of the undersigned,
were confined TO anonyDou publications. the.
excited other feeling ihsn that OF contempt and
have been lassed over with silent scorn. But
when the respectable Legislature of Vera Cruz
emoodIes In soltmn appeal TO the Mexicsnnation
tue substance OF these unfounded calumnies he
feels that he would be wanting 10 himself and 10
the Government which lie represents, if he fore
core any longer IL ON indicating The character and
'0ndnct Of lie United States in their relations
With these countries il be suffer 81 such misrep
RESERVATIONS TO go forth 10 the world, sanctioned
by 20 respectable en- authority, unaEsH cred and
I'M eiu.ed
Vera Cruz su.pects, hat " ssSacious and hy
pccTlcal foreign minister (aliuding 10 the uuder-
signed) cquslly Jealous FOR the prosperity Of hi
own country, as ininicsl to that of Mexico. CAL
cula!ine that the aesrandzealent and glory of his
Ration, must be in the inverse ratio of the elory
anu asSrandzenent of the Unied Mexican States
so that the former would lose all the latter mi.ht
gain, ard vice versa; calculating that the agricul-
tuJe Ci Mexico must swell iis limits so immense
~, Us 10 render insignificant and almost null that
OF The North, p. divided Mexico il permitted ia
move forward peacesbIy in the new order of
things; calculating that In time, the commercial
and friendly relations between Mexico and Great
~ tain might prove dssdvsntsgeous 10 the inter
ests oil his country, conceived and brought forth
the most terrible and dsorganizing project for the
Repu5iic--ihe prciec, of propagsting and main
''ining hatred and want of confidence, and conse-
fueDily division and parties bew cen the simple {,
worthy Mesicans-he established The rite of
York!lr
1t is not tie intention Of The undersigned to ana.
iize The ELECTS, which according to the opinion OF
he eCis 4 w..
by the esablisifnett OF this rite nor 10 enter into
The question whether Il las proved 80 more danp-r.
OTIS and destructive than would have done the
landing Of twenty batlalions Of Spanish ,foops in
tie equity" lie will con6ne himself TO ylain
exposition OF the ronduct OF the United States Of
america towards these countries, and Of his own
during bis Iesidence here, and enIeavour to an.
sweT 10y simple statement OF facis The suspicions
The Legislature OF The state OF Vera Ct.z wbicl
~ pear 10 Re founded upon The yituperatons Of ye
nal writer's, q" ho' 10 use the words OF that lie
gIslature " in order 10 maintain themselves, are
under tie dieddlui Necessity Of pro-tnuting Then
ccnsciences by calumniaiing end sullying the con
dcct Of good meI."
From tie first dawning of the independence o.
Spanish Antfica, the feelings and sympahes o
the PEOPLE olthe II. S. were enlisted in favour O.
the cause Of liberty, and the sentiments oil the go
'eInmenl were IN perfect harmony with those OF
lie people. Their POLICY, their interests and teii
feelings all concuutd 10 lead them 10 favour the
csuse OF the Independence OF tLese counties, snt
sl'cr exposition Of their conducf, Will Prove lha
they uscd every III, u 10 assist that cause consis
sent with the character Of neutrality which thei
duties iowards Span obliged them TO maintain be-
tween Tie conttnding parties.
A. early ss Argus, 1915, lhe United State
niNles formal proposal 10 tie BfjHsh G,vefnfnen
Tor concerted and contemporary recognition of IN,
Independence q Bnenos Agree at dat time the
only one Of tie Sou b Amefican State, which
having declared IT, independence, could be tessrd
III IS having sctualiy achieved its emancipation
from Spain IL J'd not -u't ths policy Of lhs Bh
t'sh Goveinmeni 90 accele To il,is propossi. an.
they declined Il.
II is atowi Oh Tie Jau Of be United State
Ut its feseiness 10 Iec.a se ibe iadcicndencs n
Ensnos AYE, became su'l-cf u consideration
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