A file of American papers...
A file of American papers, comprehending the eight last days of January, has reached us, and others, to the 8th ult., are expected daily. The interest of the foYmer is con- fined to a loing series of debates in Congress-1st, on a re- solution to provide suffi6ient funds for the maintenance of a political mission to the States of Greece; 2d, on an amendwent to that resolution, pledging the Americani Lce gislature no further thaii to d declarationi bf its sypatlly with the Greek patriots in their struggle. The inference to be drawn fronm a pretty attentive;perusal of these volumi- nous discussions, is, in our judgment, not unfa,vourable to the knowvledge, acuteness, or general ability of the dispu. tants. Those who were willing to confer upon the Greeks the proposed indications of national countenance and friend- ship, enfoned.-with much velwrBience the fit appeals to libety and humanity by Which public -47ntiment raight be excited; wyhile .some -of their opponents restel on tf^arwelleadsiceLof"Ws-IXGTO0r ; viz.-thaz " the Re- .fjiibflcdWji#?vgiire n : of 0o1erce vith all K" *cworla, butforna.szfe*,o}iticsl eninexions es - " sib1p b;-p' 1i wets.7,. ..; .. - * Tbiis texts wltu^ h on-he -w1wSe iss wise one, would Uln- ?qu.esfi6ab.ly e jus t ,oSy premature -entanglesneiit witLh Eu1ropeanrposics ; but-i'far less digni. *ficd ground was t1ke-t Pl 1 thrj 4 p:aI who seemed-to regard the danger arising -froat eij1reats of the Holy Alliancea sgupvt -eVty.':fif Amerteam as i uite,immi. nent enough, without ,enhancincg2ir W5a :fte6dle.A?ntrusioj of the feelings 'or publ-he f,t ies 1it States into contests in the heart. of the-lb11Var1t- earried or, by slaves against their: tyra,n.$,. Kfter several 'adjourn. ments, and . eswmptioHs of: 'the -deble, -in -the -course of which the ".counting-house policy"'of Enngland to. wards Groec6,w.s bitterly declaimned~ igainst, that same policy seeMntka:*e- bten considered no less coivenient to imitate than -OAb,usefthe house, on the 26th of Januarv, adjournd wt i-t adopting. either totion, or so much as forsnally b~~?1g z single:kind sentiment on behalf of the Greek suffe,ers~Ti the cause of Christianity and.freedomn. The debatesIa asds ?their-lose, degenerated into much personal co,aFen d x acrirnony, ,which maikes the com. promise agreed upty both parties a circumstance of still greater surprise. It mnay be-oroh.observing, that a consci- ousness appeared to prevail amongst the nmembers of Con. gress,"Lhat a long period -is not likely. to elapse without bringing-the Republic into an immediate contact, and of no friendly nature, -with Spain or her auxiliaries of the Holy Allianre& -. Since the preceding abstract was written, further papers from New York have arrived to the 7th of Feb. inclusive; but their contents do not require any lengtheneLl notice.