injuries, or make preparation for their destiny, by any European our defence. With the movements Power, in any other light than as in this hemisphere, we are, of the manifestation of an unfriendly necessity, more immediately con- disposition towards the United nected, and by causes which must States. In the war between those be obvious to all enlightened and new Governments and Spain, we impartial observers. The political declared our neutrality at the time system of the Allied Powers is es- of their recognition, and to this we sentially different, in this respect, have adhered, and shall continue from that of America. This differ- to adhere, provided no change ence proceeds from that which shall occur, which, in the judgment exists in their respective govern- of the competent authorities of ments. And to the defence of our this Government, shall make a corown, which has been achieved by responding change, on the part of the loss of so much blood and trea- the United States, indispensible to sure, and matured by the wisdom their security. of their most enlightened citizens, and under which we have enjoyed unexampled felicity, this whole nation is devoted.

"The late events in Spain and Portugal show that Europe is still unsettled. Of this important fact, no stronger proof can be adduced, "We owe it, therefore, to can- than that the Allied Powers should dour, and to the amicable relations have thought it proper, on any existing between the United States principle satisfactory to themand those Powers, to declare that selves, to have interposed, by force, we should consider any attempt on in the internal concerns of Spain. their part to extend their system to To what extent such interposition any portion of this hemisphere, as may be carried, on the same prindangerous to our peace and safety. ciple, is a question in which all inWith the existing colonies or de-dependent powers, whose Governpendencies of any European Power ments differ from theirs, are inwe have not interfered, and shall terested; even those most remote, not interfere. But, with the Go-and surely none more so than the vernments who have declared their United States. Our policy, in reindependence, and maintained it, gard to Europe, which was adopted and on whose independente we at an early stage of the wars which have, on great consideration, and have so long agitated that quarter just principles, acknowledged, we of the globe, nevertheless remains could not view any interposition the same, which is, not to interfere for the purpose of oppressing them, in the internal concerns of any of or controlling in any other manner its Powers, to consider the Govern

ment de facto as the legitimate knowledging the independence o.f Government for us; to cultivate the Spanish Colonies has, for friendly relations with it, and to

(the present Presidenty Mr. CLAY,

preserve those relations, by a some time, been a party question frank, firm and manly policy, meet- in the United States. Mr. MUNRO, ing, in all instances, the just claims of every power; submitting to injuries from none. But, in regard to those Continents, circumstances of the House of Representatives, are eminently and conspicuously have been all along, at the head different. It is impossible that the

the late, and now again Speaker

Allied Powers, should extend their of the party for acknowledging the political system to any portion of independence of the new States. either Continent, without endanThere has lately been a great gering our peace and happiness, nor can any one believe that our party struggle; and a paragraph Southern brethren, if left to them-in the Washington newspaper, selves, would adopt it of their own

accord. It is equally impossible, which paragraph stands at the therefore, that we should behold head of the President's Speech in sach interposition, in any form, our Courier newspaper, calls Mr. with indifference. If we look to the comparative strength and resources of Spain, and those new seems that the votes for the new Governments, and their distance President have been such as not from each other, it must be ob

CLAY the "radical chief." It

vious that she can never subduc to please Mr. MUNRO; and it is them. It is still the true policy of supposed that one motive with the United States to leave the parties to themselves, in the hope that other powers will pursue the same course."

This is very high and interesting matter; and it would seem to

him, in thus declaring for the

South Americans, was to embarrass his expected successor, who is well known not to be in favour of that independence. This must tend to render that successor very

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be something too wonderful to be believed in, had we not other unpopular with the radicals of the documents before us, serving to United States, who are all sincere explain it. The question of aç-friends of South American inde

pendence. Since they have got | every fourth of July, in bodies all the word radical in use in the over their country, to listen to

United States, we must apply its opposite, in speaking of the other party. I have to observe, then, that the boroughmongering press of the United States; that is to say, that part of the press, which has always notoriously been in the pay of the English agents, is labouring very hard to show that the

orations, in praise of revolution, rebellion, and declarations of independence. They themselves were Colonists. They boast that they cast off the authority of their King. They say that this was just and necessary, and that it has been productive of virtue and liberty such as the world never saw before. And yet, there are men

President's Speech is silly and mischievous. They call it Quix- amongst them, who openly rail ofic; they accuse the President against revolution and rebellion! of wishing to involve his coun- I believe Mr. MUNRO himself try in difficulties; they charge to be perfectly sincere. He is an him with a desire to fill the seat honest man, and a real lover of of his successor with thorns, freedom. But, I suspect the Conthey deprecate the risking of the gress still; and I must see them peace of the United States for take part against the Holy Althe sake of supporting anarchy liance, before I shall believe that and confusion." In short, they they intend to do it. That part of represent the new States as the press which is on the side of Mr. scenes of commotion, robbery MUNRO; that is to say, the radical press of America, asserts that there is danger that the Holy Alliance will, if they succeed in recolonising South America, enable

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and bloodshed, and loudly censure the President for thus espousing the cause of revolution and rebellion!

This is, indeed, the Devil re- the House of Bourbon to resume rebuking sin! These people meet, the Floridas and Louisiana!

These writers acknowledge that | safety of the United States. It is the independence of Mexico, New impossible that he can believe, Grenada, and Venezuela, might that the safety of the United States be injurious to the United States; would be endangered merely by that it might supply Europe with a recolonization of the South Amea part, at least, of those products rican Colonies. He must have which it now receives from the his eye upon Louisiana and the United States. But, they say, Floridas; the former of which was that this danger is nothing, com- purchased by the United States pared with the danger of their from Bonaparte, and the latter being compelled to give up Loui- of which was extorted from the siana to the French and the Flo-King of Spain at a time when his ridas to the Spaniards. It is con- kingdom was convulsed. The mantended on the other side, that ner in which these territories were France and Spain would not at-acquired makes the possessor tempt to recover these possessions always uneasy. The possession from the United States, and the boroughmongering papers of America treat the idea with scorn and contempt; but the radicals reply that, seeing what the Holy Alliance have done in Spain and Portugal, it is not too much to believe that the Bourbons would attempt the recovery of these possessions.

Mr. MUNRO seems to be of the same opinion. He hints at the

possibility of the Holy Alliance

is like that which arises from a forged will; from the instrumentality of a bribed attorney; or from the violence of an unpunished plunderer. The old saying, that what is got over the Devil's back goes under his belly, continually haunts the Congress. "In: every bush they think they see a constable." They cannot therefore think of French armies, coming across the Atlantic to put down the.

extending their principle of inter-revolution, without feeling some ference so far as to endanger the degree of uneasiness. These Flori

rican independence, and in hostility to the Holy Allies. This is not at all strange; but the strange thing is, that they should now have at their head, the two sets of pretty gentlemen, one of Washing ton and the other of Whitehall, who actually passed Foreign Enlist ment Bills, in 1817 and 1818, for the express purpose of preventing the radicals of the United States and the radicals of England from

das and this Louisiana, make an dicals of the United States should immense tract of country; and join the radicals of England most upon the possession of this tract cordially in favour of South Amedepends the possession, or, at least the value, of more than one half, of the territory of the United States. Without the Floridas and Louisiana, the United States have no outlet from the State west of the Allegany Mountains. To take these countries away from the United States, would, therefore, be, to break up the Union. And it really would seem, that the radicals of America are afraid that the Holy Alliance would at-assisting the South Americans to tempt to do this! Blessed fear! | achieve their independence! This May it please God to strengthen is most curious to observe. When and preserve it.

I was in America, in the year 1817, eleven Englishmen, who had arrived in that country, who had done nothing to offend its laws, were seized, thrown into prison,

It is curious to behold the radicals of the United States thus inspired with a most salutary dread, which induces them to join, not only in prayers, but in threats, and most cruelly treated, by the with the pretty gentlemen of officers of the Congress GovernWhitehall, who actually passed ment; because it was proved that Six Acts for the express purpose they were about to proceed to of putting down radicals. Strange South America to take part with change in so short a space of those who were denominated retime! It is not strange that the ra- bels! And now we hear the Pre