The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-11
From CObbett's Register.
S PA 7 N

have Tor some time past left off the title
Spanish Rsvohifiox," because Iperceived that
| nothing worthy of the name of revolution was
intended do not say that the reverses which
lS oPan'ards nave experienced, have proceed
ed wholly from thernew Junta having discoy-
cred no disposition to suffer any change to take
| place IN IT,: form or system of the government
or to cause a radical reform. of abuses but +
cannot be denied that it was, BY many persons
besides myself feared that unless the people of
ePain were let completely loose unless they
were CONVINCED that the war was for themselves
and not tor any sixge Peyssa or single family, thew
would rot make much exertion against the
French The example ofother nations was add
ded to the reason of the case, in order to con.
vince the public that such would be the effect
o, opstnately adhering to war in the name of
Ferdinand VII (; but the hirelngs of the press
vociterated the London merchants and the
kings ministers dined and toasted and the ia
tal measure was resolved on, to make war for
me k'nS OF Spain. shall be told, perhaps, that
II was the choice the people of Spain to fight
Tor Ferdinand. In answer to this say, that
Wiief, the SpanIards first took up arms their de-
ciafations against France were little less vehe-
ment than their declarations against their late.
in5d'n0ks Governnscnf," aud against the nurae-
rous ao4sss," that it engendered and main
famed. While the people were in, this mind
opanish deputies came to England, and soon af
ter at public feast, given to them, the kings
al
toast " His most Catholic Majesty, Ferdinand
Vil, witch, as remarked at the time, amount
eu' considering from whom it came, TO a declar-
atioh, that II we gave any aid to the Spanish
cause, IT would be upon the condition Of that
cause being the cause of kings in general, and of
the KING OF Spain in particular. That this, or
something very much like this was the lanp,,are
of the deputies, or whatever else they might be
CARED who were sent to Spain, with view of of.
ierihS the people assistance, there can be little
| uouht and when our king came formally to ap
point u representative of himself to go to Spain,
mat representative was appointed, not to the
spanish nation orto the IHHte, oh, no to no.
/. Thing short of His most Catholic majesty
/ Ferdinand VII" 1t does, and it did at the ,;me
asPear clearly tore, as think, il must have APP
peared to the public in general, that all this a.
mounted to declaration on our part, that unless
the war was war for the king, we would have
nothing TO do with it, and that we would BY no
means nave any band in aiding ard abetting a
oemocratical revolution. The reader will Judge
whether our conduct and language did amount
70 70 thS that may be question, but if il did,
tnerc can be no question that we were Drinci.
Paiiy instrumental in making the cause a lsingly
instead Ola popular one. The procIsnations Of
inc Junta arc now styled R0yni proclamation"
lhey breathe no longer that popular ehth,s;.
asm, which characterised the addresses &c the
several several separate supreme juntas. They talk of
iitue out the Ill treatment and the right of that
:" beloved sovereign FERDINAND WIZ whom TO
restore to the throne appears to be the principal
enIeotoi thepersons in power They declare in
one OF these Royal proclamstions," that they
never will make peace with Napoleon, until
'heir " beloved sovereign Ferdinand, be restor.
go to the tlirone," than which, think the rea.
aer VIII allow, nothing could, at such crisis,
De more lfnpOtic that is TO saw supposinr Lnper
continued despotsm not to have totally derived
The people OF their senses for with what heart
could tney possibly go to the war, ifthey were ne
yer 10 have peace but upon conditions, which.
oTsyor beaten by them, Bonsparte, unless they
conquered France itself, might refuse them
The people of Spain when they took up arms a.
galnst the French, while they were engaged in
expelilns the French, declared against their late
infamous government" and was it to be sup.
poSed that they would be urged To shed their
blood by adeclaratioB on the par. of those who
now manage the affairs of the nation, that their
onlect-the ultimate object Of their tolls and
"nseFs, IS to restore that goyerDHsnt In 9,e