The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-02 00:00:00

LO NDON :

TiIIASDAT I.Vi*NING, MARCH 2, ISO.

We are happy to tit.J that the energies die
French Patriots have not yet sunk into apadqr
despair, and that these still oppose a bold WI,
the machinations of a party, ',ho are tioisserd
itnpo.,:tig a cetisorsli;p on the press, and tioteluis-
ing down the most formiOnble enemy te that ll-
form system of oppression now practised bath
European Governments. The pegjel for psi.
ing the expression of op:nien, and the Wis.
sion of political topics. hr.s been resisted olio
bated with 60111 C zeal, even in the Clain el
Peers. where on z might have expected! k n Ise
with hardly a dissitictit voice.
In the debate .1:I Sitl irt±:iy last, it is int tior.
the majority of the Peers seemed disponible.
pose new restrains on the press : but bleier tle
;aw, as then sithreitt4 (1, wit! be i,l!imatalynettict-
ed, may be considered a doubtft:l tasko
It appears a sirgular irrojanirteresAlatllLtrk
...
Tollenclal, and .Clermont T ere, wide wasp.
! ago were violent (...enstittitionalista skald kr
ranked themselves amt n.,..-st the afreestes fur Le
t projel ; and that the Linke Fi'zjesses,.sa I'll
!loyalist. should have opposed it.
The French Fends continue to impost:ld
, htteit accounts quote them at 7i f. 15 C.

j
The French Journnls, while treating on ITT
tragical subject, excite in us an imoluatarybrP
Three of them have committed the meat ire-
blunders; one makes SMITHERS and Tow
woon compeers in the plan of asnoisilinie
another, no I•..ss than ten of the consperalosa
said to be killed• in the cue apes bbl

into the plot: in the third acenunt. the WWI
who WPS ROI:My itlit to death, is rertleo4l
have made czcapc at first. but is siastai
into custody. If suit be a true speciossoll
French reports of events occurring in fareigool
tries, we need not wonder that nix Pariliaiti
should tell us, that the Spanish miiitscy lam

Lion was fully supprcued, whale another's*
what really was the case. that it had Oh
in consistency and cialid.mv, and its •

augmenting every hoar.
Tie Jourtittls we are the s criticising Mil
theless, to be trusted as to the frets sthiSbell
their ou-a Government and affairs, WNW
ferently individuals may rea..on as to thellsig
of them. We are glad, at all events,loo
majority, ahoost a totality of the PW PO
maintain the absolute necessity of 0011
freedom of the press, and the gnardilf
approach, open or insidious, of a Crease:

The Madrid letters upon the subjedi
Dish Insurrection dcscrihc the treeo
lab as being exasperated against tide 10611_,
not conducting them to action. 'Mb OP'
their disposition we believe to be enigma
tainly unnatural, since they would ils""111
ter and slay their own country-trek'''.
bebly of the same way of thinking wit
a.,
We highly esteem their leaders hr Sr
and patrio:c conduct. This is 914 •
military renown. The more their •
prevail in the battle, the less sbeeM
their characters as illantnted: fa.
giory and reputation by Ms.
bis troops into action. He had, ka
surnomen of Otwetalor given kn. _
endured himself to his esnailf•
qtr his 'ed.:wartime in this raspd", •14
•• • •
We said, at the moment of
street conspiracy, that it ireild'