The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-07 00:00:00

.osginnktig of tit* with, tiscesetted is enterAgAisipt st*
pain, the blockade not being complete ; but that it was be-

coming more strict.
. An article, dated Leghorn, July 21, mentions the arrival
there from Naples, of a ship of the line, with tuo vessels
of inferior force, to wait fur the King of N aples. It a!so
states that the King of Wa-temburg, and the Prince of
!fkne• Cassel, had arrived there fur the benefit of sea-

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Waeriiglail to perceive that we have wrung something
like the appearroce of shame, at the idea of being the de:
West advocate of the basest despotism, from the Bourbon-
scribe of England--the apostate deserter from principles
which he still feels In the innermost recesses of his heart to
be true; although his hand has been prostituted to their
misrepresentation and abuse. --In his Incnbration of this
morning, he says, "it is a hike and a foolish assumption,
0 that these who oppose the Spanish revolutionists must
,0 of necessity desks the establishment of despwie power
"In Spain." We may allow there are men, who dislike
the Constitution of Spain, and yet do not desire the re-esta
blishment of despotism. We, fur instance, who advocate
the right and duty of the Spaniards to defend that
-Constitution, do not pretend to be its admirers in
the abstract. It has many objectionable points. It wants
precision; and is not always founded upon principle; but
those who contend that the British Constitution is the ins-
escalate work aid growth of ages, ought rather to con-
tend, if they were consistent with themselves, that the Spa-
nish Constitution could not be perfect at its birth, het
must require ages of the love of freedom, and of the deter-
asination to be free, before it could assume that reverend
:tpl.earance, or possess that political green rust, which is se
mach admired by certain writers who feed upon it in " the
" envy and admiration of the world." We wish the Spanish
'Constitution to go on improving. They were sick of a
despotism; and were, in a great hurry, obliged to
frame a Constitution for themselves. They have done
this; and it is much better than the French charter,
—it is much better than the systems of Russia, Proa.ia,
Austria, and those of the whole Continent of Europe. It is
founded open the principles of liberty and good-will. ft
was necessary that something should be done, to remove an
odious tyranny ; and it was found sufficient for this purpose.
-Our scribe, however, is obliged to remove his ground to get
any footing ; and that which be has taken is too slippery
to stand upon. Those who wish for the success of the odi-
ous and unprincipled invasion of France, do wish for the
restoration of a despotism in Spaie. The one is as corm.-
qttent upon the ether, as the light upon the day. Ferdi-
trend cannot be restored to any authority whatever, with-
out the restoration of the old despotism both temporal and
religious. The inquisitio?,the de,traction of the friends of
freedom,and the persecatien of every liberal opinion, Inns: fol-
low his restoration ; and this English cheerer of the Bourbon
bloodhounds, knows this would be the case, and his look-4
forward to it with savage exultation .I—thqpgb .hie hopes
of the speedy accomplishment of that purpose are auw
dimmed, and he whines out his regret with a sort of sullen.
retiring. and disappointed ferocity. He says there is " such
is thing as a medium between anarchy and despotism.'
Does be not perceive that the Spanish Constitution is the.
medium, though perhaps an imperfect one? Does he not
see that despotism is the cause of Ferdinand; and the
anarchy, the creation of the French Banditti, which poi-
lutes the soil of Spain. There would have heen neither
now to complain of, het far the base and murderous hatred
of the French Cabinet, to all that seemed an advance to a
more liberal system than would comport with the fears of
neighbouring tyrants. This scribe calls the Spanish..
Constitution " a senseless rode!"—as if he were
anxious to raise the laugh as loud against his. fully
as the voice of scorn and contempt has been raised
against his degrading devotion to every tyrant saves
uae. And in that solitary instance, his hatred.
was neither to the tyrant, nor to th: tyranny, but to the
splendid talent which needed not the purchase of a liireliser
to write it into repute. A " senseless code," indeed !:
The code. if there be such a one, that recognises the righU
of pig styes, and oW uses, to be represented, and yet denies
the right of representation to men—the code, if such a;
code there be. which calls the service of the Mieistry thee
representation of the people, may be a " senseless rode:"
—bat to come a' once to the point, we will undertake for
every one senseless point of the Spanish code, to find owes
two in the code of every other country under the son ;
we care not how soon we arc put to the proof. The Spa-
niards have committed an unpardonable offence, in the opi-
nion of this •crawler in the dirt of royal abuses, by " am-
" pidly and insolently spurning" the idea of pnttisg op
with an abstract of the "envy an I admiration of the world,"
when suggerted to them by " the Hero of the age." This
" Hero" might have feel the tuodc%ty to remember that 1•e

is but a hero ; and that any tilk aliait politics from a malt
who bad bran thrusting Louis upon the throne of France

at the point of the bayonet, would hare but a bad flavour
The it Constitution is the work of men as 111pr:ice to
the " hero," in political, as he at ty excel them in maim/
knowledge; and it was a piece gratnitoas presumption
in him, or in his masters, to offer any such advice. Tat
British Constitution is not suited to Spain, in any vow-
Ferdinand cannot be trusted with nay power. Them ;is
no medium with hint between being a ferocious despot t.
or a helpless individual. It is na.re nonsense to say, tin it
" he will adopt any project which may secure f •
"to his country, or secutity to his throne." Thee* eau b •
neither tranquillity roe security, where he has any pow, 1
anti the Cortes had far better leap with bin isto the set • '
than trnst eithrr his honour or his oath. As to the Ki
of France, we are inclined to think, that he would Dow
very glad to gat out of the difficulties of his situation;
we hope be will not be permitted. The offer of the "mock
to !rad. shows they are disappointed in thtir hopes of coo-
qerist ; for the Cones must know that the first intentiossef.
the French were to destroy theta. Were we of the netob..r
of the Spanish Cortes, we should as soon think of tteatig
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