The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-21 00:00:00

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%hose whom egotism or pride still attaches to it, an order of,
things I; which the rights of the :Monarch shall be happily
bleed, d with the real interests, and legitimate views of all
Classes of the nation. When this moment shall arrive, Spahr,
wearied by lung sufferings, may flatter herself with re-
entering into full possession of the advantages which Heaven
has allotted her, and which the noble character of her inba-
latent% insures to her ; then will she he restored to those
relations which unite her to all the European Powers: sod
his imperial Majesty will congratulate himself upon having
nothiug left to offer her but the wishes which he entertains
fur her prosperity, and all the good services which he may
have it um his power to render to au ancient friend and ally.
You will, M. the Couet,.malyksiplais despatch a use the
most appropriate to the eirosiesp4wps in which you may, fled
yourself on receiving it: 'You7stre authorised to read It to
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as to give him a
copy, should he ask IL'

DESPATCH PROM M, THE COUNT DE DERNSTOFF TO TEE PIM!
SIAN CHARGE D'APVAIRLS AT MADRID, DATA]) VERONA,
NOVEMBER 43, 1861.
" Stn—Among the objects which fix the attention and
demand the anxious solicitude of the Sovereigns and Cabi-
nets assembled at Verona, the situation of Spain, and its
relations with the rest of Europe. have occupied the first
place. You know the interest which the King, our august
master. has never ceased to take in his Catholic Majesty,
and in the Spanish nation. This nation so distinguished by
the loyalty and energy of its character, illustrious from so
many ages of glory and virtue, and always so celebrated for
the noble devotion and heroic perseverance which made It
triumph over the ambitious and despotic designs of the
usurper of the French tbrone, possesses cedilla too. venemble
and too solid to the interest and regard of all Europe. to
permit that its Sovereigns can view with indifference the.
miseries that actually oppress it, and those with which it is
menaced. An event the most deplorable has subverted the
ancient teases of the Spanish Monarchy—compromised the
character of the nation—and attacked and poisoned public
prosperity in its very sources. A revolution, which sprung
from military revolt, has suddenly broken all the bonds of
duly, overthrown all legitimate melts, and dissolved the
elements of the social edifice, which cannot fall without co-
vering the whole country with its ruins. It was thought pos.
sll.ee to replace this edifice by extorting from a Sovereign,
already despoiled of all real authority and of all flee Will,
there-establishment of the Constitutive of the Courts of the
yeses 1512, which, confounding all elements and all power,
and assuming only the single principle of a permanent and
legal opposition against the Goeerement, necessarily der
grossed that central and tutelary authority which constitutes
the essence of the monarchical sylnedl; The consequences
have fully made known to the Spanish nation what are the
fruits of so fatal an error. The revolution, that is to isy,
the letting loose of every passion against. the ancient
of things, far from being stopped, checked, or moil
lies developed itself in a lemur at once rapid and terrify-
ing. The Government. powerless and paralysed, bled Ista
longer the means of either doing good or preventing evil,,
All its powers were. found concentrated, accumulated, and
confounded, in one single Assembly; this Assenedy pre-
sented only a conflict of opinions and siewi, of interests and
of passions. in the midst of which propositions and reeolu-
firms df the most heterogeneous kind, were constantly pro-
duced, resisted, or neutralized. The ascendancy of the fatal
docerines of a disorganizing philosophy oould not but 'aug-
ment the general delusion, until at last, as might naturally
be expected, every notion of sound policy was abandoned
for vain theories, and every sentiment of justice and Rode-
ration sacrificed to the dreams of fallacious liberty. Prom
that moment institutions established under the pretence of
offering securities against the abuse of authority, became
merely the iestruments of injustice and violence, and the
means of entering this tyrannical system with an appear-
ance of legality. Without the slightest hesitation the most
venerable and sacred rights were abolished; lawful pro-
perty was violated ; and the church was stripped of its dig-
nity, its prerogatives, and its possessions. It way be thought
that a despotic power. exercised by a faction only to the in-
jury of the country, would soon have fareen to pieces, if
delusive declamations from the tribune, ferocious °Merles
from the clubs, and the licentiousness of the press, had
not kept down public opinion, and stifled the voice of
that sound and reasonable part of the Spanish nation,
which Europe was well aware, formed an immense majority.
But the measure of injustice was filled, and the patio:ace of
faithful Spaniards appeared at length to be exhausted. On
all sides discontents burst forth, and whole produces became
the pr yof civil war. In the midst of this dreadful agitation,
the sovereign of the country was seen reduced to an abso-
lutely powerless state, deprived of all liberty of action, and
of will. a prisoner in his capital. separated from all his faith-
ful servants, who still remained attached to him, loaded with
insults, and contumely, and exposed, from day to day, to at-
tempts which, if the faction did not provoke them, at least
they had retained no means of preventing. You, Sir, who
have witnesse.l the origin, the progress, and the consequences
of the revolution of the year IWO, can testify that there is
nothing exaggerated in the picture of it which I have thus
rapid], trace.!. Tiiings have now reached that crisis, that
the sovereigns assembled at Verona at length feel themselves
compel ed to inquire what are now, and what will here after
he, the nature of their relations with Spain. it might have
been hoped that the dreadful calamity with which Spain was
attacked, would have experienced crises of a nature calcite
lilted to bring back that aucient Monarchy to an order of
things compatible with its own welfare, and with relations of
friendship and confidence between itself and the other States
of Europe. Bat this hope has been hitherto frustrated. The
moral stute of Spain is at the present moment such, that her
relations with Foreign Powers must necessarily be doubtful
and uncertain. Doctrines. su:. versi ye elf all social order, are
openly preached and protected. Insult!' Mreeted against the
principal Sovereigns of Europe, fill with impunity the public
journals. The Revolutionists of Spain disperse their emis-
saries, in order to associate with themselves, in their penile
cites labours, whatever conspirators may be found in fureigu
countries against public order and legitimate authority. The
inevitable effect of so many disorders has particularly mani-
fested itself in the change of relations between Spain and
France. The irritation which has resulted is of a nature cal-
culated to Create the most jnst apprehensions as to the main-
tenance of peace between the two countries. This eircum-1
stance alone would lie sufficient to determine the assembled'
Sovereigns to break silence upon a state of things which
every day threatens to compromise the tranquillity of Europe.,
Is the Spanish Government willing, or is it able, to apply al
remedy to evils so palpable and so notorious? Will it. mind
can it, prevent or repress the hostile consequences and time'
insulting provocations which arise with regard to.Forelain
(love, inherits, from the position in which the revolution has
placed it, and from the system which it has established?
We conceive that nothing van be more contrary to the totem i
thins of his most Catholic Alajesty, than to see himself plac-1
ed in a situation so extremely painful with respect to Foreign
Sovereigns; hut it is precisely because this monarch, who is
' the only authentic ant legitimate organ of communication
between Spain and the other Powers of Europe. finds him-
self deprived of his liberty and restrained in his will, that
those Powers consider their relations with Spain to be coin-
promistel and deranged. It is not for Foreign Courts to
juke what institutions would herniouize best with the
character, the manners, and the real wants of the Spanish
nation ; but it does indubitably belong to them to judge of
the consequences which experiments of this kind produce
with regard to themselves, and to regulate by those conse-
quences. their future determinatioris,•otl their future posi-
tions, with regard to Spain. Nowstftetilng, our Master,
is of opinion, that, in order to presereit: and re-establish on
solid foundation, his relations with Foreign Powers, the
Spanish Government cannot do less than give to these last
, unequivocal proofs of the liberty of his Catholic Majesty,
and an adequate guarantee of its disposition and of its chi-
lily to remove the causes of our regret, and of our too just
, inquietude respecting it. The !Sing orders you, Sir, not to
conceal this opinion from the Spanish Minister, to read to
him this dispatch, to leave a copy of it in his hands, and to
request Mtn to explain himself frankly and clearly upon the
points to which it refers."

A commercial traveller, who regularly thrice a year
proceeds from London northward through the great
manufacturing districts, to (31asgow and Paisley, and
Oserce down south-westward through Liverpool, Won-
enter, Bristol, and Somersetshire, to Exeter and Ply-
mouth, has just completed his tour for the third time
this year ; and he states, that he never knew the manu-
facturing towns more fully and more generally employed
than at this moment..—(Caledonian Mercury )

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