The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-30

LIS 1N'pStidi N1HntleSS tOpCtner with the
Junta, who so well know that among the qea-
iities which equally Occasioned the election
ot tins sovereign, his love Of Justice and be-
n,ficence are to be enumerated, and their
nope that all those benefits which he has in
ms proclamation promised viii soon take eff
fece, together with all those others which
ms majesty has doubtless reserved to himself
to announce to his people, when he appears
in his metropolis"
In the palace, 11th June,
(Signed)
"SEBASTIAHO DE PINUELA.
:" 10 the Dean of the Couucil.'
(dere follows the Imperial decree proclai-
ming Josesph king of Spain and the Indies
: ne council, after the reading of these
documents commands, that the royal NAV
date and decree be printed, announced, and
circulated with the accustomed formaiities.
'rnpart this to Your excellency by COM
mand otthe Council. Be pleased to achnow-
ledge the receipt oft.
(Sisned) BARrOLoAtE. MUNOZ.
" A. -NsaSTad. June fI.n
Ise foregoing tT56I,.lentsh having beenread, ),
his excellency NJ. d'Azanza, President of the
Junta, delivered the following Speech =
6 Gentlemen.
1t is most pleasing and homo
rable task to Contribute to the felicity of
OF the'present race, and of posterity Such is
IN tact the great object which unites rs in
this venerable assembly. called together by
the command, and under the eve of the he
TO OF our age, the invincible Napoleon, en-
| peror OF the French and king Of italy,
L hanks andimmortal fame to the extraor-
binary man who gives us again country
which we had lost Since many centuries,
we have been altogether removed from the
government, which has been entrusted at
one time to artful men, who had no other OBJ
,Ject than with dexterity to Cypress the peo-
! pie, at another time, to weak sovereigus
without character, who devoting themselves
to their pleasures, abandoned the govern
ment to their favorites Sec It'll thus that
the Spanish nation has been Striking from
the summit Gifts glory, to which it had rails
ed itself in the 18th and 10th centuries,
to the abyss in which it was planged, when
the last ot our kings resigned the right of go
vernment to prince, who, for our happi-
ness, unites in himself all the qualities requi-
site to give life to the nation, in the critical
state in which it was entrusted to him.
The hrst use which he made of his new
power was to impart to his brother JOS Napo-
leon, aJust & benefcent Prince who, raised
before to the throne of Naples, had already
proved, indisputably. that his Government
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the welfare of those who were happy enough
TO live under his laws. he has resolved that
IN tins place where he resides, and even in
his presence the deputies of the principal
towns, and the other authorities Of our coun-
TRY, should assemble in order to. confer On
the evils under which we have lived, and to
confirm the constitution which our rcstorer
himself will present to us in order that it
may be the invio!able rule of our government
= his is the noble & glorious end for which
we arc assembled here. 1t is therefore ne
cessary that we should apply cur whole at
tent,on, and laying aside all party spirit, and
all the preJudices of provinces, classes and
ranks. devote all our energies to the Com
mon welfare of Spain. No one can now have
an interest distinct from that of his country.
The members Of the same family must a.
axe enjoy the common benefit, and alike
contribute to tie respective charge of sup
| porting the common splendour. In the eve
OF the law, they who are less favored bv for
| tune, lose none Of the respect they merit, nor
! OF their right TO be protected. Let every
one OF us as far as himself is concerned, sa-
lcrlHce the benefit we exclusively eni0v, and
OF which many are imaginary. Let US offer
them upon the altar of our country, in order
tn raise simple and great monument in the
place of the Gothic and lettering structure
of orr former government. Let us examine
it we'll and we shall find that it is the con-
stitution which best fits the whole of our
| country, upon which our attention must be
h%ed, and by no means on what alone is to
the advantage Of particular classes.
| Unitcd here, Gentlemen, each Of us a.
part may do much to appease the ferment
and disorder which dis1uiet various towns of
| tue kingdom. Ourremenstrances may make
| them perceive the misery into which they
are plunged by the seduction Of selfish men,
AID warnings NAV force out of their hands
weapons which can alone ininre themselves.
| What do these men imagine, Do they think
that they can restore the princes of the old
DYNASTY to the Throne? What means have
they to contend arainsta power which the
greatest empires have not been able to re-
eist The illusion Of some is risen to so great
a height, that in order tn fix their election
upon the house Of Asturias, they have de.
terwincd that the Archduke Charles shall
I be king of Spain. All what can the house
of Austurias do for MS Can they RELY upon
such distant support, and upon such slow
laid
! Nevertheless, they act without plan. con-
cord, or object. What must be the result ?
/ The ruin and desolation Of the country. AS
to ourselves, we are convinced Of the truth.
! bpt y IS necessary 10 proclaim it TO thore who
are in error. it is thus that orr labors NAV
be OF service, and that We may execute
! the noble purposes Of the hero who has cail-