The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-06 00:00:00

venerable au! solid claims which this junto of Sore
reigns, and: the Sovereign of Austria, had to
command the Spanish nation to take a better Hoveret
went than that which they themselves thought the most
powerful apd the most perfect. He would not go into
the whole of the bearings of these Powers and their
Manifestoes, but there was one fallacy which be could
not pass over,'and that was, that these Potentates were
.-- Matfett to smite war e'b a Constitution to which they had
on squat at hiessa,—that, in short, while they were thus
,jealous and forward to keep their neighbours right, they
had the most matchless indifference with regard to
•ittemselves. What, he would ask, was the Government
of Austria or Prussia, and especially of Rosalie, in com-
parison with that which they were seeking to destroy
to Spain ? Russia was a power but half civilized, and
' hot half European. No doubt it was a Colossus of pby
•sical strength; but in point of intellect, it was any
thing but a model. In its principles it was more than
half, it was, wholly despotic and oriental; and we have
'only to look to any of its interferences with the affairs
of other nations, to discover that its practice is altoge-
ther of the.same character. It was difficult, no doubt,
to get at the express meaning of those documents; there
eras in them all a great number of words, wrapping up
ideas which were not always very clear in themselves;
'hot when these ideas were expressed in such a manner
'as to be clearly understood, that only placed them in a
-more detestable light. The meaning was. indeed, plain
'enough; the spoke but one language noon the whole,
'and they spo ti that one language to all Europe, os well
as to Spain. t was in substance this—" We have bun-
:deeds of thousands of armed mercenaries, and we will
not stoop to reason on points of law or of equity witit
those nations or individuals, who may not act or th
'in thatatray, which we consider most consistent with oar
:policy." And fie could not but admire the unparalleled
frankness with which the Spaniards had met that de-
'claration. 'lt was, indeed, as (rack and plain as it was
accordant with the best feelings of men. It was this,—
'" We hare millions of freemen, and we will not stoop to
the dictation of tyrants." Yes, this was the answer they
butted back upon the enemies of their liberties.—(loth,
:or Hun, or Kalmuck. meeting with the boldnees and
the firmneis of freemen, the subtle craft of the Boneman.
'and the enrage ferocity of the Tartar. In thus repelling
the audacity of these tyrants, wil there was a free-
man to be found, whether in England or in France—
excepting in the law country, that miserable band,who,
'to the shame of a Mara people that had been wading
'through wars to enjoy a peace, to which they were well
'entitled—excepting that small and miserable band—
wherever civilization fires a heart, the Spaniards will
find a Meta—(lfeer.) As for him, he conld not but
'admire the forbearance, as well as the firmness of the
•Soaniards, in respect of their manifestos. The Monarchs
:bad been pleased to signify a constant interference—a
'tort of minute criticism of the whole internal policy of
Spain Now, under all this watchfulness. it would not
have been too muds if Spain had followed their own ex-
amples, and in answer to their manifestoes, had retorted
on them a few of their own doings—called upon them,
'as it were, to explain a few little matters in their
'own conduct. They might, for instance (and they
could hare done it with the utmost propriety), have
requested his Pennine Majesty to remember the pro-
mises he had made to Lis own subjects.—They might
have suggested to him, that to fulfil these promises.
and concede to the wish-', and promote the interests of
'Ms people at home, would be better than keeping up
_Lege standingarnais fur the sole purpose of ha ing
his or ighbuurs. They might have done this with per-
fect fairness, considering how mock his Majesty of
Prussia owes to the Spaniards. For his Majesty can-
' not have forgotten that it was as much owing to the es-
esdipog of !boor very Spaniards, their exertions for the
eetablishisint of that constitution of which he now
menaced the destruction, though he himself was any
thing bet the serest!' of another. With regard to Aus-
tria again, they might ask whether before he was gene.
rent to Ferdinand he ought not in some measure to be
' just to George? .They might ask why be might not
spare some small portion of the cost which his interfer-
ence with them would incur, in order to pay part of the
principal, or at any rate part of the interest of the
to enty millions which he was owing to this country.—
Whs., too, would be more natural than to ask him what
WAS the state of his own dungeons in the Milanese; to
Inquire into the blood of Italian patriots which had been
shed, and into the iron hearted policy by which men,
women, and children were, without discrimination, im-
mured in dungeons for 10 years, for 20 years, or for life,
without even • being able to know what charge was
against them ?—Even Alexander himself might have
been asked why Ise had been affected by so very sensi-
tive a feeling 'even upon the sight, the monstrous, the
appalling eight, of drops of blood being seen in the
Palace?- (Hear, hear, hear.) No doubt the Emperor
was pore himself, not in his own person only, but its all
' his agents. It was known, however, that his fathers
had been dethroned and slaughtered. Clod forbid that
be (Mr. Brosighatss) should impute this to the immediate
'ancestors of thee magnanimous Emperor of Russia. and
God forbid that he should impute it to the fathers or
'mothers, or sisters or orothers, or nns les or aunts, of the
olefin's ; hut still it mould not he denied that these
things had been done—and, somehow or other, these
kind relations never filled to derive the auvantage, and
always failed in detecting and punishing the perpetrators.
it lie (Mr. Brougham) had had the honour of the confi-
dence of this Emperor, and could hare ventured to offer
an advice... be would have most humbly implored his
Imperial Majesty not to touch upon so tender a subject
, .as that of " t.rops of blood shed in a Palace." He would
have rather had him talk about Turkey, about Greece, i
'shout alinantit, or in short about any thing, rather than
the revolting subject of these drops of blood. There was
• another sobjewt to which Ise ooul•I not hut allude—it
.was the meaner in which these despots talked of a per-
etnnege, whir, whatever might be Isis other talents, had at
leisafra oosinaanding genius. It was rather amusing (if
amusement rook! arise out of such a subject) to see how
they could talk about that great person now, when be
• wss no 'Agee on a throne, at liberty, or even in life.
When tit this had happened, they have found out that
lie was andritissus•-•-that he was a tyrant—that, in short.
•he wee every thing ;let for a throne; discoveries which
they 'never happened to make so long as lie was in
power. Solar were. these accusations from being their ,
former language.th at the very persons by whom they were
made had all been his accomplices. They bad all fol.
Jawed him after the preparation of a sound beating.
Possia followed his footsteps after she bad been beaten
and defeated in ISOG ; and her Ring, ere he had well
recovered,the upright position of a man after the
wholesome beating that he had received, was prostrate
io the dust, licking the bloody hand of the,sanqueror
of his country, and jailp/loring. as a is
.boo.' e territory
of Hanover. whieSiblionged in legitiwit ght to our
must must gracious Sovereign. Russia, havibt also first un-
dergane the peeper• of a beating, received at hig
)sandste sl'us AO ambition,..anti when there hip-
rev& ' not t. n astich %ego* fatten, wet
gAd ,1 up b Eon-filch idol-4'l'74'oot of get-
-lig sot:lmagist, by it e acquisiti iof.a.rritqay either
41141131143T,.° in Asia. Site., in iraereilEst sight
- 7 wiles, •:ittiligualt • principle; to- ro`.:ikthe spoil;
••:-.0 'aid When Wothing else could ha.: ad, tofien she bad
. ....a • • no pretext for war, and of course none:tor aggran-
disement, either in Europe or inAsis. she set up a claim
In America, and even condescended to take a few square
miles of territory, containing a handful of serfs. The
tender heart of the grandmother had overflowed as well
for the increase as for the comforts of her children; and
the grandson. equally feeling, had, as soon as cirsaum

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