The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-27 00:00:00

THE ADVICE OF R SPANIARD.

It is not 'sufficient to overcome 'hostile armies:
order to lite happy, it is necessary to. reform our
political .institutions, if we would avoid other and
mare nuorerous evils which have afflieted us,
and from which we are not yet free.- A Nation
cannot prosper without a good governMent; and it
cannot enjoy ails good Government without a Con-
stitution, or, which is the-same thing, withom cer-
tain fundamental laws which the nation itself shall
'establish, and watch over their observance. Believe
not that Kings come commissioned of God:tont-oil:ma,
'as they preach up to us who would become Kings,
and the arbiters of your lives and of your ataions.—
The will of the people is that which makes Kings,
anal unmakes them, when they abuse the powers
. which the people have confided to-them. The Bing
is a General, an AdMinistrator, appointed by the nit,
tion for the purposes of watching over its ,external
defence, maintaining internal tranquillity, and pro-
moting the riches and prosperity of the nation, and
of all its members ; and if to an Administrator there
be conceded unlimited powers for directing any
business, without his master watching over his
condu&, or bringing him to an account for his ad-
ministration, what security can he have that his ad-
ministrator will act conformably to his interests ?
May he not be Juined by a man without ~wisd-
om reducing him to. misery and desolation ?
In this, Spaniards, my Fellow-Countrymen ! behold
the melancholy fate which we experience from
having placed unbounded confidence in our Kings.
We ourselves made them, but we have not *arch-.
etrover their obligations. Abusiog our blind confi-
dence, they delivered themselves up to their' plea-
sUres, treating ass as slaves, vile instruments of their
Caprices,, and all our resources only contributed to
stinfulate the vices of a licentious Court, and of in-
solent and despotic Ministers. Spaniards !
.let us
'Muse at once from our lethargy, let us rally round
our unfOrtunate Ferairiand; for he is a Spaniard,
and our Prince,. torn froth our bosom by The vilest
treason. Spain loved him, and that/ is a sufficient-
reason for proclaiming and supporting him, since no.
Sovereign has the power of disposing.of his throne
to another against the consent of the Nation.
The injury done ,to Ferdinand, was an injury
done to-the whole nation, and it ought fo avenge it,
in order to-retrieve:its honour, its liberty, and its in-
dependence. .But should. Ferdinand be restored,
shall we be secure that no other 'Minister, whom
he may confide, as did his father; will: abuse'his
good disposition, and' force us io lose him,' as we
did CharlesrlV. for having given himself up to the
Prince of Peace .and his inlamous satellites ? Cau
we ascertain that the successors of Ferdinand will
be as good as that Prince ? So. far from that,
what is Most certain, and has been always seen,
is, that 'for -one good King come a hundred bad
ones, unworthy io-manage the interest of a people
who place themselves under their. care : and be,
sides, if one man alone cannot sufficiently guide his
own business, haw can one man alone govern a
whole nation ? Spaniards ! no more trifling, no
more indolence, about our most precious rights.—
Let us beat the French Vandals, the greatest of our
dangers; but let us from this hour establish a_ah-
yernment, firm and liberal, guaranteeing the throne
of Spain to Ferdinand and hts'sueeessora, and secur-
ing at the same. time the liberty and rights of the
nation.

An hereditary Monarchy in the line of Ferdinand
and his successors, is the form of Government which
we ought to adopt, but under a Constitution which
-mbderates and fixes the limits of the Royal autho-
rity, and regulates the relations which ought to sub-
sist between the nation and the King. 'Our ancient
Cortes, bet ter organi zed, will prove a barrier, as they
were in other times, against- the absolute and arbi-
trary power of Kings and their Ministers. Through
them the' nation will make known tv the King the
necessities of the State, and will deliberate about
what may contribute mutually to the benefit of
both. •
_ _ _

A Council of State, composed of Spaniards, ho-
nourable, patriotic, and wise, will enlighten and fix
the inclination of the. King, and deliver him from
the perfidy and intrigues of his Ministers, while a
Senate,. or high National Chamber, shall watch over
the observance of. the Constitution, Shall determine
the articles of peace and war, treaties with other
nations, .and other; affairs. of irniibrtance, without
whose deliberation nothing can be defiuitii,ely grant-
ed to the King; and, lastly, the:Judicial Order, the
administration of which shall be conferred upon tri-
bunals set apart to that sole Objeci, without having
any interference in the political Government of the
nation. _ _

These are the general bases 'upon which ought to
rest the grand edifice of Spanish liberty, and of its
Kings. It now only remains, that all our Provinces
unite in raising this edifice, fOr the,purpose of form-
ing the Constitution, by which in future the Spanish
Monarchy must be regulated. Intelligent natives
will present various detailed plans of a Constitu-
tion, in order to enlighten the public mind, and to
assist our Representatives in . the Cortes to decide
which shall best merit. theii approbation, and in
which the equilibrium bet Ween the Legislative,
Executive, and Judicial Powers shall be best pre-
served. At least, with•all these plans for a Consti-.
tution before their eyes, the Cortes may with more
facility form another, which may unite all advan-
tages, and secure for ever all those social benefits
which we ought to promise ourselves in the present
circumstances.'

There is at present a Vine in Hampton-court-gar-
dens, which is 72 feet in length,- 20 feet wide,
having 2004 bunches of grapes growing upon it,
which it. is supposed will weigh nearly' 18 cwt., and;
if sold; would produce the sum of 1501. This fruit-
ful Vine was planted in the year 1770, and is by far
the finest in the kingdom. , - -

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