The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-28 00:00:00

THE SI ATESA;AN.-- •

the Constitution, and rally round its sacred standard.
It is violent in its anallieuias against the men without
faith, who have poisoned the mind of the King by their
pertidi.m• advice: the Proclamation terminates, like all
others of the same nature, by the cries-- Long live the
Religion ! the Constitution ! and the King !"
The old companions of Mina congregate f all parts
to unite with hits). On the 12th he entered Pampeluna:
more titan 20,000 men formed a triumphal procession,
spreading their mantle. on the road. The best intelli-
gence exists between him and the King.
A private letter annomiers that ('oppon., Command-
ant of Barcelona, has been replaced by the Colonel of
the Regiment of Murcia, Esraleva. It also stales, that
it is in contemplation to !still down the cavern of ibe
Inquisition, and erect a column consecrated to the me-
mory of the Liberator of Spain, Quiroga.
At Madrid they are mrsi tttt sly awaiting the effect that
will be produced in the lirsisinces it here the Constitu-
tion has been proclaimed, when the acceptance of it by
the Kint is known.
One of the Members of the nen Junta. the (*omit de
Saboaila„ has long resided in France. whither lie was
,put by Bonaparte as an hostage. Ile lived at Nantes,
where he has left the most honourable revollections.
The author of the translation of the Constitution of the
Cartes, 11. Nunez de Saisoada, Director of the 41 I
. Interpretation of Languages. is one of his neat relations.

At V.ileurill the Command in Chief and the Admi-
nistration of Affairs. lime been confided to Colonel
Turryos, and Humeri) Aliments : butts of them were
prisoners in the dens of the Inquisition.
It was on the 13th instant that Hier° made his entry
into Grenada, from whence had fled the Governor, the
Archbishop, &e. After having cleared the prisons, he
attacked General Cruz-Morgeon, woo had wished to
oppose his admission, defeated him and 'impelled him
to retreat only one of his Aitl-ile-Csnips bring able to
accompany him. The vanquished, to the number of
3,0011, soon forgot their disaster, and commenced re-
joicings together with their c inerom The Arch-
bishop of Murcia placed himself at the head of the
revolution.

W-liilst the general anxiety ov!-asioneil by the
late elections gradually subsides as their number
decreases, a new and still deeper interest is roused
by a trial of more than common imp ortance.—
The State prosecutions for High Treason have
commenced. The veil, which, in the opinion of
some, still concealed the proceedings in Cato-
street, is about to be rziseil. and the country will
know the real nature and fell extent of the eonspi
racy which threatened the lives of her !Ilinisters
and the existence of the state. The subject is well
calculated to justify the importance attached to its
investigation. That in the bosom of serrnimy peace
a storm should maidenly burst upon us, is not
anttrlcenmon occurrence in the physical world.
'OW Ill'ieneraßy serene, and the winds are
hushed before an eartl,.,liale disturbs the universal
calm, and rends the face of nature. But in peli-
lfilit
tical society, constituted as it is, treat convulsions
seldom happen without some portents of their ap-
proach. There are so many guards against the
irruptions of individual designs upon the peace and
comforts of the whole—so many watchmen arc set
upon her towers, that davger is descried in its most
distant march, and discovered beneath the ine.it
skilful disguise. Hence partial plots. directed
against a whole community, can never succeed.
Individuals may indeed fall beneath the dagger of
an assassin, but it can reach no further: it cannot
stab the heart of the State. Society rejects,
the monster with abhorrence from her bo:um,
and all good citizens rejoice at the punish-
'
ment of his crime. Revolutions that chauge the
political face of a country can never be the
work of individuals. To be successful• in their
1 course, and beneficent in their results, they must
be effected as iu Spain, by the whole nation, acrd
on strong, just, and general grounds. Oil strong
and just grounds—because men who rise against
established authorities and the orikr of the State,
without proofs that the grievances which they pro-
fess an intention of removing cannot be eradicated
by more legitimate means, are 'Traitors, not Pa-
triots. On general grounds,—becaUse the least
intrusion of private interest would open the eyes of
the people to the real motives of its disturbers,
and would break the confidence and unaamity ne-
cessary to the success of the revolution. It is evi-
dent, from the little already knoWn of the Ciao-
street conspiracy, that whatever might be its real
intent, it was an individual attack on the general
peace and order of the community. Imper-
!
feet, and, in some instances, corrupt as we are,
we are not, thank God, in the state from which
Spain has just emerged, by a noble cud uni-
versal effort of her national energies. We have
stains to remove, and breaches to repair, but
We hire no tyranny to pull down, no Inquisition to
destroy. Reform, carried on in temper and in 1
I
wisdom, is sufficient for the cure of our public
evils; and whenever private ferh!.ty breaks in
upon Ger laws and our lives, whatever name it may
asiewee, we Abaft not be deluded by a sound into a
jfislillitstion of its excesses. • • 1

COURT OF CHANCRRT,(Turs Dar.)