Richmond Weekly Intelligencer, Volume 1, Number 24, Richmond, Wayne County, 26 June 1822 — Page 1

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vinces in this hemisphere; for the forgetting of the plunder of her commerce by American citizens; for the privilege? granted to theirNaw; and

I).,ll,!r an ! Hftv Cuts f r ;i -'reat !mJ ol trici.iMiip ; but vhu h Veil he ,li ha," nat.UU1 can to aa,l, ' ,i ,r 7'-,n i, , - Executive- would propose t!iat the i insurrection oftho ultramarine pos-

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i.k ti ; .nvj, uiiiivya-i, v lit istonishment he augmented to sec that tliis power is desirous to give the destructive example of sanction-

V . uir the re)el!ion of provinces w hich

uae receneu no oiience Horn tinmother country to thoe to whom -he ha granted a participation of a iit e cmtilution ;u:d to whom ho li is extended all tlie riichts and pre-n-gati s f Spasiih citizens? In

ivaiii will a parallel he attempted to

be drawn hetween the emancipation f thi-i repuhlic aiaf that which tht 5pani-h rehels alt-mpt ; and historx is ?iillicicnt to proe, that, if a har-ra-ed and persecuted province haa i iiht to hreak its chains, others, loaded v ilh benefits, elevated to the high rank of freemen, ought only to ide- and emirraec more closely the protecting country which has be--towed Muh favors upon them. But, even admitting that moralitv ought to it Id to policy, what is the present .-tale of Spanish America: .mil what are it-governments to eniile tin. m to recognition? lueno-

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aiiaii .ty, ana eacu ua v sees iicw despots produced, who disappear the next. IVru, conquered by a ici el army, ha-near the gates of its capital another Spaui-h arm, aid d hy . l of tie inhahitants. In Chili, an ii dixidual suppn-sses the sent ini iA" of the inhabitants, ami his vi-

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t;ii:D ST ATES AND STAIN.

President cf the transmitting, in

the

:e iVmi the 1 M..le-.

, ct a resolution

of t!;e 2jU

iriative tO t!iC liCCO!;iiioi

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pend.eni e ef the

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nnill

to the SeT.ate, agrcran -"hitnn ot esterdax .

: ere! :rv of Mat'

s the paper- ('IK sti -"latio. . i;. r iat:ou to tin-itoitiit-;?i'UtU Aumua,,

mcnts which the Message ought to

'xcite in the breast ot every Spaniard

yielded to an obligation of dutv of

the highest order, by recognizing,

can be no secret to you. Those jas independent states, nations, which

which the king of Snain will expe

rienrc at receiving a notification so unexpected, will be doubtless verv disagreeable; at the same time that 1 hasten to communicate it to His

aia josiy, I think it my duty to protect, is-1 da sulttunly protest, against thr rco?nition of the p,rmimcnts mait tonal f the inutr(nt provinces of America, 'y the Unitttt States; declaring that

it can in no way now, or at any time

state of the provinces of Ultramar, presented February 12, 1322. The commission has meditated maturely and circumspectly on the proposition of the minister of UPramar, and, after having heard him,

.has considered the divers circumsian-

after deliberately asserting their

right to that character, have maintained and established it against all

the resistance which had been, oi

could be brought to oppose it. This ces in w hich the provinces of both recognition is neither intended to Americas are at present, and may invalidate any right of Spain, nor to he found hereafter; the fruitlessness affect the employment of any mcansLt inefheacy of the commissions that which she may yet be disposed, or! have been directed to the governenabled to use, w ith the view of re-jment established in them; and possesuniting those provinces to the rest of'sed with the noble desire that the

lessen or invalidate, in the least, thefher dominions. It is the mere ac-j-ame may not again, w ith the waste right of Spain to the said provinccs.jknowlcdgment of existing facts, with, of public treasure and sacrifice of

or to employ whatever means mav the view to the regular estahlish-jhumanity, occur, is of opinion that

he in her power to re-unite them to ment with the nations, newly iorm-

the rest of her dominion

I

ed, of those relations, political and

pray you, sir, tone pleased to lav;commerciai, which is the moral oo

tids protest before the President :!hgation of civ ilixed and christian naand I datter mvself that. convinced of;f lOP,s to entertain reciprocally with

the solid reasons which have dicta-jnnc another. ted it, he w ill suspend the mcasurcj It will not be necessary to discuss which he has proposed to Congress. jwith you a detail of facts, upon and that he will give to His Catholic! hich your Information appears to .Majesty this, proof of his friendship'-he materially diHercnt from that

and of his justice. which has been communicated to-national decorum, and the protec1 remain, with the most distin-;this government, and is of publifition which in justice is due to the guished consideration, praying God jnotority ; nor the propriety ot the I European and American Spaniards, to guard your life many years, yourotiominrtions whidi you have at-jcall for the establishment of a basis, most obedient humble servant,, tributed to the inhabitant of the useful and conducive to the welfare

JOAQUIN DEANDUAGA. South American provinces. It is'of the Spains.

the corics ought not to lose time in

considering the proposition of the ministry, since it will be a consequence of the result; and in order to obtain them, the government and the commissioners it elects, ought to he authorized to hear and to transmit to the legislative power, everv class of propositions, be what thev may;

!at the same time it judges that the

John Q. Adams,

Secretary of State.

Before fixing the basis, and that it

not doubted that other and more cor

rect views of the whole subject will may be as productive to the com-

ivory shortly be taken by your gov-;mon felicity as policy and the nation

The Secretary cf State to the Minister ernment, and that it, as well as the'.al honor require, the commission lavs

Jrom Spain. Department of State, IVaihinzton,

Clh .lpril, 1822.

other European governments, wilh'down the fixed .principle, that this shew that deference to the examnle:nev, grand and legitimate path for

!of the United States, which you'citie communications being open1 ... . - . .".it'll, t irt .

II- I I , 1 . ...

Sir: Your letter of the Cth cfiurgc as the duty or the pohev of thc;eu, all treaties be esteemed of no val-

mediatelv after 1 had United States to shew to theirs. Thejue.or efheacy that have been formed

,7 .

JAMES MONKOE. v.;nci n. Apr.l, Dvparlmcnt of State, 2jth April, i?::.

bicretarv ct Stat--, to wio in

March was. immf

the honor of receiving it, laid before effect of the example of indepcmlentjhetween Spanish chiefs and Amerithe president of ihcljnitod Statcs,jntions upon the councils and mea-can governments, which ought to be bv whom it h.is hren fpli!ieratol v ures of ane h -r, can be just only ?0 understood.as null, as they have been

considered, and bv whose direction! as it is voluntary; and as the U.!irom their origin, as respects the ac-

c presage a sudden eha-ige. Lm, in replying to it, to aure vou States de-it e their example should vnow lodgment of independence; in-

i ): in.- r..it .a firtnn. .-i ihf ,.t-)i,n n.,r.u..(., cinmii.. !fii ic n Dwf( . so it is tifj: intention asmucn as iue weienot authorized.

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which this government desires to en-'t follow thai ofothers upon no othcr;nor could such authority be given

am

:i h.iitner- w ae.

and the In ocrupi.:l in

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-ur::-"-' G -neraN art

ouai le.I.i g w lilt ti.eir t n eompa

r i lots, who prefer takiog the part f

a ti t e pow er to L hat ol being the slave ui aa adventurt r. In Mexico, too. there is in government, and the refill t ol the une-t ioi s w hit h the rhit'f-

r' u l1" il a i -" llt lL' cmmandn.g ti.cre h c put to Spain of this day. n.-nestmg thejH lol kr.,vv!. Where, then, aie :.,nt to cou.municale to the n nRnls ,vhkh i hi o

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le i in.tt e -u 1 1 iii.iv u.uv.::

artv ml- inia

ie recognized ; w here the. olcdgesof

their -tai ihty; w here the proof that ;h c pr.ietc-i will not return to a

r tu be di-t lv-ed, lr..;n our, N.r at M. all id, or li -m the '

,mi mmi-iei le-mem m iNIlilloli willi Sr.ain, wliui so many of TV, concerning the View s 1 . . :nii:,i ,:, ' llw a.. :ri, ..lwl ;r.

lllil'i'iiMii j UV.si i, II, ct I V4 i r

the reCog..iti.

the oiita

11 uMf,ne. w here the rndit of the IJnitt A

pe;K.ence.i me ouia. imer-s , . ac(V,tc ...

i i. m ti ol inc. ijciamem

5p i !-:! Corte-. has the honoi

; relative to

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tint u, t:.e president copies

'; r- pai tienlai Iv referred to. JOHN OUINCV ADAMS.

t i o-i r.r:-.

p ai i-ii m:m-:.T tome r:ec-

oi Stale. Lib March, 11J2.

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uMaryof State to the Spanish i. r. (ith April, lo2J. . '!! .i-h Miniver to. the Secretary :'o. 1 Ith Ar.r!! 1 r:f .".

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For-vth to the Secretarv ff

f lU:;nrn of the Cortes, 1 2lh Eeh-

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jgilimate, a reh llion without cause.

anti the event of w hich is not even

of! 1 1

1 tio not think it nccc-ary to prove that, if the state of Spanish America were such as it is represented in the Message; that, if the existancc of it governments were certain and

established; that, if the possibility of it re-union w ith Spain were so in-

di-pu ahle; and that, ll the justice of its recognition were so evident, the powers of Europe, interested in gaining the friendship of the countries so important for their commerce would have been negligent in fulfilling it. Eat, seeing how distant the pro-pet t of even this re-ult, and faithful to the ties w nich hind them with Spain, they wait tfie issue of the contest, and abstain from doing a

gratuitous injur to a friendly gov-

eminent, the advantages o wnicn

ire doubtful, and the odium certain

Ttr a yo tiav 1

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tififTfi fa f ft r firf-

taru of Sliift .

avhington, 9th March, 1C22.L

Irs the National Intelligence! ;Such w ill be that w hich Spain will

av I have seen the Me-sageo , ceive fnm the United Stales in

l' the President to the hou-e ot ' a-e the recognition proposed in the

' ff.-! Mnlivi, ii u-liif it ln tir. ..I M.-iemrc vli(iillil f : L n fitfrl Mild DOS-

recognition, by the Uuitedlh i itv w ill be no le-s liable to won-

' S l the iiisur-ent goveirmei fs der that the power which has re-

slv i-h America. lltiw great ttived flic most proofs of the friend

Thev confident! v relv

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. itain and to cultivate the mostiprincipie.

friendly relations w ith that of Spain, jthat the time is at hand when all 'the Tfiis" disposition ha been manifes- governments of Europe, friendly to

ted, netonlv bv the uniform cour.-e Spain, and Spain herIu. will notjthc propositions that may he mad.: to

of the United State-, in their direct !onlv concur in the acknowledgnienthem, m order to transmit them to

It hem, unlc-s ty previous declara

tion ot (tit1 cortes.

The commissioners may hear all

the metropolis, excepting such aa take away, or limit in any manner,

the ab-olute right of the European

political and commercial inference, of the independence of the American v ith Spain, but by the friendly in-jnations, but in the sentiment that lerest which thev'have felt in" theWhiiig will tend more eifertuallv

warfare of the Spanish nation, and ib the welfare and happiness of Spain"nd American Spaniards, residing in :y the cordial svmpathv with wl.ich'than the universal concurrence injwhntcver part of the Ultramarine

thev have witnessed their spirit and that rccogm ion. piovmce,, 10 icmo e a-?u ui-pnse ot

energy, exerted in maintaining their Iprayyou, sir, to accept the as-eir persons, tamiftes, and properindependence of all forei-n control, surancc of my distinguished consid-jt' a? the" may think proper, with-

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e ration. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Don Joaquin de Auduaga, Envoy Extraordinary, Sec.

pen

and their right of self gov ernment.

hi every question relating to the independence of a nation, two prin-

cipies are involved: ont; ot ripht.

1 VI 7 tud the other of fact. The former

'xclusivcly depending upon the de- translation.

termination ol the nation itself, and;r r ; j j , n ,i , tl u. - lt ' Don Joaquin de Awlaaa to th the latter resulting from the succcss-l . r,

fill execution of that determination.

This right has been recently exercis

ed, as well by the Spanish nation in

Europe, as by several of those coun

tries in the American hemisphere,

which nad lor two or three centuries been connected as colonics with

Spain. In the conflicts which have

attended these revolutions, the U.

States have carefully abstained from

'ie secre

tary of state.

Philadelphia, Uth f April, 1822. Sir: I had the honor of receiving your note of the Gth inst. in which you were pleased to inform me that this government has recognized the independence of the insurgent provinces of Spanish America. 1 des-

out being opposed by any oVistacIe or

measure that might prove injurious to their fortunes. With this explanation the commission reproduces its anterior dictamen,and the cortes v" ill resolve what may be most proper. Signed by Espiga, Cuesta, Alvarez, Escuden, To re no, AIoscoso, Oliver, Murphy, Navarctte, Paul. The particular vote of the Senor

Oliver, proposes to add the follow

ing clauses to the dictamen: "That it ought to be understood as not affecting the responsibility which persons, whoever they may be, may have incurred in this affair, nor the

rights of the Spanish nation, repre-

natched immediately fo Spain one

of the secretaries af this legation, to scnled by the cortes and the kinfr."

taking any part respecting the right carry to his majesty new s as impor- The particular vote of the Senora

of the nations concerned in them, to tant as unexpected ; and until I re- Moscoso, Torcno, and Espiga, promnintain or new organize their owmceive his royal orders upon the sub-p05es the following. additions . to the

political constitutions, and observ

ing, whether it was a contest by protest on the 9th of March last, still! "1st. That the cortes declare, that

jct, I h.ive only to rcfcryoti to ' niyjdictamcn:

wa-s may he ea-ily judg

aay one acquainted with th.- ' t of Spain towards this Kc-

iir, and wbt) knows the immense : '' which she has made to prelier friend-l:p. In fact, who think that, in return for the -oil cf Ltr most important pro-

hip of Spain, should be the one de

lighted w ith being the first to take

a -t p which coultl have only been

expected from another that had been injured. 'Although I could enlarge upon ibis tli-agie.eable subject, 1 think it u.elcbs to do so, because the seoti-

arms, the most impartial neutrality

but the civil war, in which Spam was for some years involved with the inhabitants other colonies in America, has, in substance, ceased to exist. Treaties, equivalent to an ac

knowledgment of independence, hav e been concluded by the commanders and vice-roys of Spain herself, with the Republic of Colombia, with

Mexico, and with Peru; while in the provinces of La Plata, and in Chili, no Spanish force has forseveral years existed to dispute the inde

pendence which the inhabitants of

those countries had declared. Under these circumstances, the government of the United States, far from cultivating the dictates of a policy questionable in its morality, has

insisting upon its contents, as if its-thc treaty, called that of Cordova.

substance were repeated in the )res-celebrated between gen. ODonoju ent note. and the chief of the dissidentsin New With the greatest respect, 1 renew jSpain, don Augustin Iturhide, as

the assurance of my distinguished well as any other act or stipulation

consideration.

JOAQUIN DE ANDUAGA. Extract of a letter from Mr. Forsyth to the secretary of stale, dated Madrid, 4th of February, 1322. "I have the honor to enclose to you a hurried translation of the last dictamen of the commission of the cortes, on the affairs of Spanish America, and the determination made by that body."

Dictamen of the commission to whom it was referred to report to the

relative to the recognition of Mexi

can independence by that general, arc illegitimate and null in their effects as to the Spanish. 'government and its subjects. '2. That the Spanish government by a declaration to all others with which it has friendly relations, make known to them, that the Spanish ation will regard at any epoch, as a violation of the treaties, the recognition, either partial or absolute, of the independence of the Spanish pro viuces of Uultramar, so long as the dissentions which exist between some