The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-05 00:00:00

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iare. who demand a Constitatios, that shall be is fact,
rot in forte, is deeda, not in words, Monarchical."--
Tne intelligence in ibis day's Courier, skews the ex.
Ireoities to which the Army of the Faith is re-
dared, and the necessity of a speedy and powerful
oo eeeee lion in their favour. And this is to be expected.
fe shall not be surprised to find the French army ad-
ones to the line of the Ebro." Nothing more alto•
coos iban this can find its way into the basest and most
leeoted of the Journals over which the Despots of the
I:eminent have command; and if we could suppose that
Ministers subscribed to it, all speculation with regard to
t4e yen they will take would et once be at as end. We
wombed, afraid the Courier is but too faithful an
interpreter of the sentiments of those who support Mi-
-1 ours. We hare always found them the advocates
oral
abettors of tyranny, both abroad and at bome ;
adiarieed it is hardly possible they should be other-
ia. When we konsider what sort of places the Eng-
weyUniversities are, how completely hostile they are to
.thing like liherali7 of sentiment. how completely
Toryism, of the very worst description, has albays had
possession of them, the wonder with us is, bow any pot'
osier the English Aristocracy comes to acquire send•
nous favourable to freedom sad good enernment.—
bst;uaok H ! Ministers and their Tory sup-
porters are not alone entitled to be heard on this tines-
pes. The people of Ragland will not remain indifferent
?festoons of the conduct of Ministers, who will be
...4.eleil before the bar of pablie opinions, which on oe-
oaseslike this has yet power. Thetis 00000 of the
sties Is touched ; and Ministers will find it extremely I
Omit to recoacile it to the degrading and humiliating I
palace to which they have, reduced as by their cans-
pains to strengthen the Monarchical principle, or to the
&trickery with which they have acted,if their influence
Is. not been fairly exerted. England is either treated
with contempt by the powers which owe their existence
to her baulky, sod she se forced to [look on while they
stefajorfsag her in her tenderest interests ; or they are
guilty of basely sacrificing these interests' without an
elevate necessity"
This I most not let go without a remark or two.—
"The die is cast, and, contrary to espedation;" the
Holy Fellows set the French es to invade Spats. Yea,
" contrary" to your expectation r bet,•sot contrary to
saw tied that of my readers! Mind that! We were
prepared for all this: we did sot believe your "infix.'
wenn" about the pacific disposition of the Hely Tribal'
tied, as to the asticipatlese of the British Cabinet, We,
knee, and we said. that that Cabiset, having no money'
to give to the Holy Boys, bad no bueinessut Verona ;
bat had a good deal of business with often is the Bay
tilliscay, or, rather, would have, if it had Wet a debt fur
theeeppert of flatten esd•Old Salta.
The Chronicle says, that it " imagined that our ?di-
" sisters' efforts woeld have bees lore Wiecesefell that
" the British Document is now despised by the Al-
" lies ; or, that the Mini beefily samilleir oar home
. "sod safety." New, would the Chtisafee haft lost any'
Wog in poise of character, if it bad Sided t ••• we were
'wolf, serteinry. in eUpeeting tlai efforts of ear Minis-
I.
'tees to be successful, end is expesting say thing else
.I*llma thetwase Owe rimiest would be dmplsesilifer, a con
." mogaeory prime proood to us, that • thcefforts of our
"noisier. Would be laughed at, aid that they would he
m'et So more avail than thiesereg of a rabbis red-breast.",
,li 11, astAaltioiswrs whto bra PP
forth. Okritaiick: it is the cAMLi
mo w vet' has diem,

pistol wolf • •
rue Chronicle would answer me a word. when I I
died it do you wink the Debt to Is blow's ep r
dads yg, this was every thing; becanse I bad proved,
• ai dor sedgy-light, that size Ministers could not go to
- war without blowing up Me debt. And, this will be their
defiers. The Debt bas said to the King of England :
Mon shalt sever go to wer again giS tong is lam ha es-
" Sauce." The Bourbons know this: the Russians
..know this: the Austrians knows this :Jonathan knows
this: and, if the Debt can be kept isp till all the pre-
sto fanners and landlords be swept away, I shall net be
surprised to see the French take possession, coolly and
quietly. of y and Jersey ; nay, and demand re-
payment of the tribute-money of 'Sib! Yet the Debt
swot be got rid of without danger to Gattoa and Old
'Sv um. Then, what are the Ministers to do? As sure
as they are bole, if they touch tbe Debt, Batton and
. Old Sarum go; and, en the other hand, if they be
touched, the Debt goes ; and beds must go in case of
war. Se that, here we are, as neatly axed sls " Water-
Jou Conperers" need to be
To say the truth, this event Is most suspicions to Eng-
land. I wish the Freya ~fess is Spain : not final
'Armes : but, l wish them success enough to give Oat-
toiend Old Sarum another shake; and, if the (Arcola-
as mama see how it will shake them, l can. If we
19.• Unernsey awl Jersey. and liaison and Old Sarum
moot-with them, it will be an excellent loss. •
WM- COBBETT.

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