Star.
London, England, 1810-10-25 00:00:00

union, concord, and fidaity

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ages.
Of4at use is it that there resound
universal .aies of execration against the
Europe, if by such excesses the very -
abominate his name serve him

without knowing it ? In Europe,
makes use of one war ; in America he promote
his service by another, without employing any other
hands but yours, beloved Spaniards !
" The liberty which suits you at this moment is
that of delivering your country from such disturbers,
who, erecting themselves into legislators, under the
pretence of reforms, would precipitate you into anar-
chy before the arrival of remedies from the Mother
Country, which has entrusted her safety to a Na-
tional Congress, in which you are invited to bear a
part.
" The independence of a nation consists in its not
being dependent on another : it is for that we are
contending. Its liberty consists in maintaining its
rights against every kind of tyranny, domestic or fo•
reign; to attain that good, the Cortes are convoked.
The evils which the nation has suffered for so many
1 years in both hemispheres have not been the work of
a day ; as little can they be remedied within that pe-
riod. Imitate us, then, in moderation and confidence,
' while even during the strife of arms the means are
' preparing for promoting the common good of all.—
Impatience and violence erect nothing, though they
tnay destroy ; and the first happiness of men is to
preserve peace. You enjoy that inestimable blessing
which unfortunate Europe has lost.
1 i 4 It you call yourselves children of Spain, how
tan you fail to love and obey your mother, and spare
her every pain at a moment when she most requires
your succour ? Never was she more worthy of your
love, your gratitude, and your concord, than at this
critical moment, when shedding her last blood for
the safety of all her children. You boast of obeying
Ferdinand, of defending his rights, and of forming a
' part of his Crown ; and Ferdinand tells you, that
whoever does not acknowledge and respect the Go-
vernment which represents his royal person and so-
vereign authority, offers him only mouth honour and
affection.
" The fire of our sacred war in the Peninsula has
never been more lighted up and extended than now ;
the national resentment, hatred, and revenge have
never been more inflamed than since our enemies
have spread themselves over Andalusia. The earth
' seems to produce armed patriots, and our troops
have become veterans by reverses and experience,
and by the new discipline dictated by necessity.
i " The resources of Napoleon's Treasury are ex-
hausted by the continuance of the war in Spain.—
Since the introduction, by the most detestable perfidy,
of his troops into the Peninsula, he has lost more than
200,000 men. He invents new plans and new or-
i ders to support and reinforce his legions ; but discon-
i tent has never been more prevalent among them,
i nor desertion more frequent, which even spreads
among the officers.
1 " And what- is the force which Spain has preser-
ved, and does preserve in a war so-terrible, in a con-
i test so unequal ?—the unity of the Sovereign Power,
generally acknowledged, and the union of individual
will against the enemy, in the defence of the same
cause. Let then, Transatlantic Spaniards, the firm-
ness and unanimity of your brethren, environed by
the formidable warlike preparations of the most
1 powerful enemy, serve you for a lesson, for admira-
ition and example. The Tyrant has never hoped to
rule in this Peninsula, but by the disunion of its cont.
1 ponent parts. This alone will enable him to triumph,
but his attempts have been frustrated. It is union
which he fears in Spain, and which he Would destroy
in America. •

Not being able to produce disunion, he has la.
boured, by all the most atrocious and abominable
means, to plunge the nation into absolute anarchy ;
and in this expectation he has also been frustrated.
In Spain the authority of ttie Supreme Government,
recognized by the nation, has never ceased, and has
undergone no other change but that of names,
members and place. The Provinces did not hesitate
a moment in recognizing the Council of Regency ;
and every Spaniard, forgetting his individual opinion
or interest, has embraced the general, because thui
only he saw the existence of the nation, its power and
safety, secured.

gg And who could doubt in the Indies of the exis-
tence and legitimate authority of a government not
only obeyed by the subjects of Ferdinand VII. whom
it represented, but acknowledged by the King of
Great Britain, by that of the Two Sicilies, by the,
Regent of Portugal, and with whom resided their re-
spective Ministers and Envoys ?—of a Government
which preserves with the Ouoman Porte, with the
Emperor of Morocco, and with the Barbary Powers,
their diplomatic relations and amity.?: And yet, pre-
tending the non-existence of a common centre of Go-
vernment in Spain, and the necessity of governing
themselves at their will, covered by the pretence of
security, a set of wrbullt chiefs proclaimed their in-
dependence, destroying the eternal ties of an union
universal among all Spaniards, without denying us,
as they say, fraternity, in order to make their attempt
less detestable !

" You ought to appreciate the happiness which hi-
therto, perhaps, you have not fully known : inasmuch
as the monster of iniquity and ambition, who is called
omnipotent by the French, can do nothing in these
remote and vast regions. You ought also to congra-
tulate yourselves, that he Whom Europe calls the
Tyrant of the Continent, shall never be that of Ame-
rica, unless you open the door to his wicked designs,.
by dissolving your firm connection.
" This is the true, the incomparable liberty *Melt;
you should never destroy. But what will it avail that I
your happy country remain free from the fury of his
arms, if it is not also free from the mischiefs of his
plots and machinations ? Be sure that what he can- I
not attain he will endeavour to destroy, and what he
cannot accomplish by force he will by hisidliance.
" This disturber of nations will never enjoy the
power of the seas while England e;ists—that any
and friend will protect the Spanish flag in all guar- I
ters, both by sea and land, provided we live united : 1
the entire union of the Spanish monarchy is no less
important to her than it is to us. The district that ,
would separate itself frog this great body would re-
main abandoned by atuitleaewenty of all. It wauld
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