The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-20 00:00:00

THE ST.

THK I NCOMPATIMLITY or Tot KPASHOI CON-
STITUTION, WITH THE PKESENT FKENCH
MONARCHY.

(FROM Tne
The Congreee of Verona bas terminated its labenre,
undertaken to give peace to Europe. At a moment eo
solemn, we enter upon a review of the [rest gneitlon
that occupies all minde—war or peace. As we have con-
stantly done. the question wilt he considered by is. in
its course:ion with policy, and cwt es-it yiewed by the
revolatiooary journals, in regard to what deference is
'due to those midget declamations which tend to prove
that peace is preferable to war—a truth which no one
disputes, and which each day is treated and resolved
in this sense on the benches of oar academical itistitu-
, dons.
Yee, donbtleu, peace is preferable to war ; and it Is
fbieguse Europe is convinced of this, that she desires, roc l
put an end to a state of peace, which does not even craw
coal a stile of war.
There can be ro peace between a Government which.
is founded upon, and which confines to assert, the prin-
ciple of the sovereignty of the people, and the oilier
Governments of Europe where this principle is resisted
as destructive of Royal authority. There can lee no
peace with a Government which, in order to maiotain
heel!". is obliged to proscribe and to toltanct.r the clergy
—a class of persona protected and defended in Al
civilized states. There can he no peace with a Govern-.
meet *hick agitates the turbid passions of the multi-
tude against all social institutline of whatever
kind ; which violates the saered rights of ' pro-
petty---rights that are ackoMiledged wherever
laws are maintained; which holds its-Klog id captivity,
when all other Sovereigns, his allies;. are free; which
threatens to expatriate his armies, if they increase and
become more warlike. Fleetly, there can be no peace
With a Government with which are identified the
wishes, the principles, and the designs, of all the eae-
mire of Royalty.
it is not then war which' we demand, but peace ; we
demand that the triumph of legitimacy may be for Re-
' rope what it has been for France—a pledge of reconci-
liation among all frowned heads. Dining 30 years we
carried desolation beyond our frontiers; no peace was
passible with us; scarcely 'was one signed when was re-
', mewed its horrors, and we realised what Pitt had said a
—`• Under whatever form the revolution presents itself,
you can never treat with it. Its principles are destine,
live, its actions subversive; whatever Power comes in
contact with it, is dragged into its vortex, and becomes,
in its tern revolutionary. Safety alone can be foamd en
eying from it." Experience has every day demonitrated
the truth of these words ; and the moment the legitimate
throne was restored in France. upon the mini of the
revolution, peace was at once possible and easy. Since
that mersorabie period, it has not bees for one Matadi dis-
turbed. Let us. then, snatch from revolution her taint eon-
quest,***hutuanity will recover all her rights. Thee afore
-mice wilibe what it ought to be—a shame allies be•
"-Rowers, and not a truce between two hostile eon-

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LONDON:
FRIDAY RYCNING, DEMISES 20, 1822.
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STOCK EACHANOZ, NALV•PAIT TWELVE O'CLOCK.—
Yrowday was a fertile day for reports and fluctuations,
is the Funds,bat this day appears the reverse. Although
two expresses have arrived this morning from Paris, we
have not any political information by them, excepting
so far es it may be referred from the price of the French
Funds. These see SS, 40, the last price; but in the
_course of Wednesday, they were as high as 88, 50 ceots.
----Some ptivate lettets from Paris, say that great
hopes are still;ientertsieed that hostilities will be
prevented, anallid'alisirs between France and Spain
malleably Wilds; but other letters, from the ultra
party, seem to look far a war, It appears evident, bow.
ever, since the last express from Paris. that things base
taken a favourable turn ; and the Fetuses Funds ars- es
petted to rise again. Our Consols opened this Moro-
•ieg, at 79j. went up to 80, and to SOL at which price they
remain steady. It appears, that yesterday's panic has
Wifely subsided.
FOUCIGN Fuses. —There is very little business doing in
the Foreign Market this morning, in consequence of the Utile
fiews of any consequence from Paris.
74I—New Spanish, bbi to i—Old, 65—New Pros-
-86-01d,961—Russia,' &A—Danish; 94—?leapolitan,
see*. 7711—Colombian, 69.—Peruvian, 78—New Spanish
Serip, O to d dia.
Si Pet Cent. will be paid to-day, the Second lastalmest
New Spanish Scrip.

Paris ;pipers bare ar►ived to tl.e 11th instant. From
the reports in circplation yesterday, and the depression
produced in the French and English funds, their con-
tents had been anticipated as indicative of approaching
hostilities between France and Spain. The minor jour-
nals of the war patty bays, indeed, resumed their former
tone, end speak of peace between the two countries as
impossible is their present plisition ; but the Momitearr
aniktiseVostraol des Debuts are silent on the points in
questiohlri another column we have given a specimen of
reasoning of the Btoile on the subject. Besides,
brivrever, the argument of that journalist on the incom-
patibility of the Constitution of Spain, with the exist-
ence of the present French Monarchy, there eve other
circumstances stated by the other papers as evidence of
a hostile and aggressive spirit. The French territory
is alleged to have been violated by the Spaniards, and
4 three French soldiers killed. No particulars are given,
and the story may be wholly groundless ; or it may be
merely another veiniest of the account we received sours
days ago from the frostier, that a few French whlie►s
bad beets wounded within their line, froM the nerV-
rojethiess or obstinacy of some fugitives of the army tot
io 64 farad shots digt they cam
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