The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-04
1ranslated TOR The Freeman Journal.
D PA Nj II COR Eo.
ROYAL Isle nEIEnx
oepleinDer 20, 1910

September %. 1910.
Don Capmany arose. & read ", n energy a
paper couched IN tue following terms: In
vain shall We sacrifice our repose our nap
pineSs, and our lives. II 20 tue sacred du les
imposed on as, We dil NOT accompany lt Dy
generous and voluntary act OF dlslntSres
tedness, aud Confirm ourselves wi n lne q
tie OF Fathers NJ our Country, whea we snail
be deserving Ut thal dame taean 10 IA.
terpret by this, that we should give TO tle
Spanish people WAC have constl, ed US their
defenders, al eternal proof no, only OF our
recutude and justice. but OF our mode alton.
We orgn' reaauace ali idea O, persona |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, & sacrifice all our desires.
What a hapering proposal Tor our worthy
companions to Gongr atulate this auditory on
their seeing that .ae legislators OF the ma
ton are not satisfied with BENG considered
.=g:.h .acnrrnnn cansc.encss, b.. even ;9i;:;
the shadow OF being Incorrupiibie. Fac
confidence which the nation has reposed in
Us, will be Increased by This pubic and So
Tenn declaration OF avoiding even the temp
ration of forming ourselves III order not 20
despoii virtue of the name or ausIerIty, which
ought TO be our desire.
II misfortune should reduce us to poverty.
the state Will give US bread, as ancient pa
rents receive from their children What
delicious bread will We eat IRON the hands
of national charity
propose then to- this august body my O..
pinion, reduced in the lorm of a decree -
That no member OF the Cores who cunpose
the present congress, nor those that are
wanting 20 complete the whole number, can
during the exercise OF their employ nent, nor
twoyears after admit or solicit tor themselves
nor any other person, empiey meuts, pensions.
honors or grades. from the executive power
temporarily invested, nor from any Other
government that IN future should be subsu
tuted under any denomination whatever.-
request, In fine, that this decree be com.
muuicated 10 the regency tor their know.
ledge. and to The different provinces Com
posing the Spanish empire, for their salts
faction and for the admiration of the whole
world.
The foregoing motion of Don Capmany
having passed by a plurality oil votes the
Cortes OH the 29tn OF sep addressed the mi.
mister OF state as follows:
:" In the session of the Cortcs held this
day, 1t has been decreed that no deputy who
tor the present composes this body, or those
hereafter who are 10 Complete the uecessa-
ny number, can during the exercise of .heir
employment. or ose year afterwards, solicit
or accept for himself, nor solicit for any o.
ther person Whatever pensions, honors or
grades, from the executive power tempora
rlly invested, nor from any other govern
ment that in future should be substituted.
under any denomination whatever, it, being
understood that those empioyments which
by routine or antiquity are gwen according
10 the regulations, acts OF statutes observed
in the military, ecclesiastical and civil DO
dies, is an exception to this rule, as like wise
IN those cases where some brilliant or ex-
traordinary service should be rendered to
the king and Country. which in the opinion
of the Cortes ought to be rewarded in a suit
able manner, The Cortes has ordered us
to communicate it to your excelency for
the knowledge of the regency, and that it
may always appearin the secretary of states
Office, for the notice of all whom NAV con
Germ. God preserve your exceIlency many
years.
Royal Lsie efLeoa. 2oA SEP 1910.
EVAR1SrO PEREZ DE CASTRO.
Secretary.
MANUEL LUXAN, Secretary to
His exceilency the Prime Minis, Ell OF State. |
Don ArguelIes proposed to the Cortes
without wishing them TO eater iutoa discus
ion, but considsredil MS duty to call the al
enrion 81 congress towards an object Of The
hrst magnitude, WHICH he considered a pre-