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London, England, 1822-10-15 00:00:00

The southern provinces of Mail hulag, therefore, nailed
and assumed lire majestic attitude of a people recognising
their right so liberty and happiness, have turned thew eyes
towards me, t►e sus of sleeve Coq and shear (stead, who,
regarding In its true point of 'few ibis rich sod great putout
of our globe, who, kurrwiNg she talents of its iababliatets, and
the immense resources of its soil, sees with pain the irregular
mod tyrannies, emus. of dose whose fslaely sod prematurely
have named themselves the fathers of the cumetry, and have
attempted to change their character of representatives of the
people of Portugal into that of Soreertgus of all she im-
mense Porisguese Monarchy. 1 have cuoisequeotly erottsi.
dared that it .mild be seaworthy of ate and of the great Kora
whom son and delegate I am, 10 distil/Brd the wishes of his
fats►ful 81,bj. CIS, who, repressing republican desires and pros
peorsotiev, avoid the fasciseatierg example of neighbouring
slates, and dermal to me all their hopes: in this way Royalty
is presesved is site groat Anserirate toothiest., shit tire rights
of the expert Bowe of Bra aaaaa ate acknowledged.
1 have acceded to the g. OCIONS and sincere wishes of this
petiole, and have remained in Bras-I, making bourn my
firm iesulotion to our Kiseg, suit heiog persuaded that thus
sh p would Ise so the tortes of lishoit, the thermometer of
the disposino■ of B asil, of its *rue of its own moody,
_rid of the sew elevation of its seatimems. I hoped, also,
sisal this pet:credo% would nuke she Cortes stop in the ranee
which they had tonenseaced, and return to the puttee( jut.
tics, from which they had departed. TUN rearms elsetased ;
hut she giddy views of egotism 'tree its voice arid its pre-
cepts. The itrelognation of the Voited Provinces was then,
as might be especial, roused, and in a stemma, as if by
ensaie,all their ideas sod seolienents eouvergeol lu tote single
point and to one sole cud. Without the din of arms, ■nd
wiehoset the cries of anarrhy, obey emaly "repaired of me
that I should, as a gsarsoter of their per clods ',betty and
utmost honour, cause she pr..ntpt installation of a geuecal,
roossiseent, sod legislstive asseuthly for lir•zul. I was de.
•irons let delay t►e period of the meeting of this assemhly,
its order to see wheelie. the puck Of floc Curter of Lisbon
would yield to the voice of reason slid justice, mid to a sense
of their own inicrest ; but the order made sod trensinitted
by them so the Purtapuese Consols, prohibiting the forward•
iug of arms stud ammutoilios for Brazil, was a signal of war
and an Retail commencement of hostilities.

This kingdom accordingly required, that as I had declared •
myself its perpetual defender, I should proceed to take the
must rues gene and prompt measures for its security, honour,
sod peemperity. If 1 had failed sum my resolution, thee would
my escred promise, have hies on the one hand broken; sad
on the other, who could have restrained the evils of anarchy,
the dismemberment of sheik pretenses", and all the finks of
democracy ? What vioksl coolest' would follow,
inveterate parties, between thoneands of sikeessivi ly rising
and euitiletoug factious ? To whom would then belong the
gold roil ibe diamonds of our imeabateatible mines, those
rich rivers which form the strength of our stator, that prods
gloss fertility which is the great 'entree of rich.. sail pros.
pertly? Wbo would steuncile so many opposing pariica,
who wools' civilise our scattered population, sepisraitd by
siumeinus 'pea as large ss seas? Who would thee com-
municate with our indiaus in the evoke of their impesetra.
hie forest's, tar le hied high sad inaccessible mountains?—
Brasil, this tine puriints 01 Nature's woikmanship, the env)
and adititraVuu of the waives of tbs %WV, 110111 d indeed