The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-15 00:00:00

ears from our ittaleiNam. Arismestii-el
Malaria to die his fot4os with those of Medi% ,i
44 will mood is du amossoplaisti kWh ea
Caroms."

It has been a favourite maxim with Calk
ibis the Political Testament of the CAN
RICHELIEU, that, if the people are too rich, e
too mei: at ease, it will prove impossible to I
thee submissive ; whilst men, rendered dams
by their wants, destitute of the means dem
resistance, and ashamed of their poverty, so
asious of their subjection, and much sore dip
to obey.

Such has been the craft of the ancients: aid
the moderns is much more refined, and to then
pose. They borrow of the public at large'
and these deposititms of the fortunes of the
jects, like chains, tie the people down. Iotaglio!
the public loans, borrowed for carrying on ;14
ambition and for plunder, have boned ark
ringracefill manner: since by these mew 0406
vernment has intertwined itself with the pig,
of the public in such a manner, that it is irspoigi
to lay the axe to the root of the former, eithi
destroying the latter. As soon as the
becomes debtor, those who are become
made 'Possible that the sums entrusted mho'
the Government securities fail, are ever min
subscribe fresh ones, in order to furnish it th
means to defend them and this newly old
money may be employed for a different mak,
was often the case in the administration of fit
If, to secure a fund for the payment of nal
any regulation destructive of liberty shanil
thought absolutely necessary, the party loamy
that is, that part of the nation which is the iv
regarded, would consent to it rather than ns
risk of being ruined by a State bankruptcy. ak
then is to become of this unhappy nation al
as a state of things as we have described? flit
the very tires requisite and necessary tem'
interest of its unwieldy debt so enhance litsa
of living, that the labour of the industrioneille
hard-working artisan, cannot produce his sisit•
tend goods cheap enough to cope with them
proclaim) of rival nations.

At length we have something like comities,'
from Spain. We have also intelligeeee of *spoil
army by the way of Gibraltar, which sot •
those French papers appear very small, sheiks,
asserted the insurgent troops to ammo rely
11,000 or 3,000 men. A letter dated as diva tad
January. says " we yesterday had nemlam
We de Leon. The patriot army is
16,000, well armed and organised. new
erected a battery at rerthwille, the lost of •
is defended by the ship St. Mien add suss
boats, which they captnrea at the Carat'
have published several proclamations sad a
Issas, which they have addressed b the
All of these breathe the moat energetic pa •
We had proposed to give one of these at
bet which we are compelled to defer till
from want of room.

It was a scruple with us as to the proptit,
entering so profoundly into politics which he
lotion to the opinions and conduct or the pig
Kum, while be lay ill himself, his Royalial
a corpse,.and his Royal Father's obeequisswies
to be performed. We were. however,agoei
sorptised, not to say shocked, at the hob ie
1
his late Royal Highness the Duke of Raft

paintssents and places were disposed of, mold
his remains could hive been quite cold. MOM
had no need to be in such eM
to obtain the Government of Gibraltar, Nis'
was afraid (for which indeed there might los
reeens) that a more meritorious or fitter poi
*odd present himself on the occasion of 61
shy. t eertaiol) required considerable k
so ask ibr the vacant place under so cal
event es bed occasioned it; and intro's*
MVO, is one of it lest recommendatini,,
Wet* Bed was unlucky is his asinpaireisal
esenfireeentry—le Alowilsitleen sea it 1
'quite she reverse. He may perhaps eqail
*its of ELLIOT, 011 e of his predeeessais
command) nay, even out do the far-famiell
ot the Rock" himself. We will not, hows4SH,
kipate his descrrings, but leave history OW,
justice. To those who ha,' DO spier, el
prowess as a General, it may be WO
there is a probability of a long peace, sudill
"Wetly a peorefri Coessenter will do Y 00!
Testae or a Ilialitiosovoir. I
•esEtiem

History, is speaking of his late N
a-
Gap the Thirst, will have to draw s
of distine,tion betweeo his public and ho
aoudad. We say what we think, without,
owe los of that hoseer and reverence for tia
she taws, which ew-ojfefo he righily ctail'
eon prostituting our ossuriewee su t Oar
bass dose, solmeniitoey, as/ atialation. •
Manhole's of his Ws Majesty were tell;
wolf seauseurhildw, that his life tras oeM
'hod that he mialotaised. Is Ms dorarstisti
a missal dittilly tuna virtootts tirrorwo,
udilieoilo turd onskoplare. We also Ore
22S having antacid his private
of Lady Sarah Lenox, if the maltose
ah Pbbee IlWir se his (vestry and
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