WEEKLY REGISTER.

VOLUME XLIX.

FROM JANUARY TO MARCH, 1824.

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LONDON:

Printed and published by C. CLEMENT, No. 183, Fleet Street.

1824.

VOL. 49.-No. 1.] LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1824. [Price 6d.
Published every Saturday Morning, at Seven o'Clock.

AMERICAN

PRESIDENT'S SPEECH,
Relative to the Spanish Colonies.

Kensington, 31st Dec. 1823.
THE Speech of the American
President, or, the Message, as it

speech, it will be necessary that
I lay before my readers the part
of the speech to which I particu-
larly allude.

"It was stated at the com-
mencement of the last Session, that
a great effort was then making in
Spain and Portugal to improve the
condition of the people of those
countries, and that it appeared to
be conducted with extraordinary
moderation. It need scarcely be

is called, which was delivered to
the Congress on the 1st of De- remarked that the result has been,
so far, very different from what was
cember, and which has been re-
then anticipated. Of events in that

published in most of the London quarter of the globe, with which we
newspapers, contains matter rela-have so much intercourse, and

from which we derive our origin,
we have always been anxious and
interested spectators. The citizens
of the United States cherish senti-
ments the most friendly, in favour
of the liberty and happiness of their

tive to South America, or, rather,
relative to the Spanish Colonies
in America, which matter has
most agreeably surprised me;
that is to say, upon the presump-fellow men on that side of the At-

tion that the Congress and the

lantic. In the wars of the Euro-
pean Powers, in matters relating
to themselves, we have never taken
any part, nor does it comport with
our policy so to do. It is only
when our rights are invaded, or
this seriously menaced, that we resent

next President will act upon the
principles here laid down by Mr.
MUNRO. Before I proceed to

observe any further upon

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