The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-08-28

came rema. %sbly proficient snd l!,v Virgin
of the Cathedral Of ValsDcsy, boasts of en-
embroidered fesfieoaf, the work of the hand.
OF the adorable Ferdinand (! What time he
could spare from his needle, he employed
in composing letters to his rival Joseph Bona.
parte, congratuIstiug him upon his victories
over the people, who were then shedding
their blsod in his support. When baron
kolli communicated 10 Ferdinand scbe me.
concerted BY the baron with the sanction OF
OF Great Britain, for his deliveranee from
captivity, this prince Of embroiderers, as
grateful 40 he was msgnsnimous, nob,s be-
trayed Kslli into the hands Of Nspolean. 10
rescue Ferdinand from captivity, and restore
him TO his throne, were made the grounds
OF . elk years war TO effect these objects,
Spain endured every extreme Of misery, sx.
pended ioealculsble treasure, and sacrificed a
million Of her people No age or nation fur
nished % example Of legally mere generous
and detetcd, ct the same time moro blind and
iadiseriniasting, thsn was exhibited Sy the
Spsniards towards this miserable pageant
and we may add, that there 10 no instance re-
corded In the annals Of human deprayity,
which may vie III ingratitudo with the conduct
ofFerdinand The ardent and unparalleled
devotion Of the Spaniards, he rsquit,ed with
prescriptions, imprisonment, exile and cea,h.
Every vestige Of liberty was contemporary
spurned fron existence, and in its place, tho
inquisiiion and the rack, those monuments OF
the demoniac spidt Of the MIDDLE ages, when
darkness and barbarism elouded and enchain.
ed the human intellect, arc restoredi
--"Csn these things be,
And overwhsm Us like summer cloud.
Without our special wonder !"
Can these thing be indeed (! Is 1, the history
OF the present age We are speaking of, or
are We poring over some monkish tale, some
barbarous legend Of the times when tyranny
and superstition bestrode the earth with
giant sway, aud drove mankind in their
chainsi Alas II is in the history Of the
nineteenth century these transactions arc to
be recorded: theso arc the triumphs OF
kings-ths legitimate offspring Of the sys-
tern Of hereditary government
Tho other branch OF the house Of Bourbon
Is seated on the throne Of Naples, 10 which il
has recently been restored. This family 10
sunk as deep in proHisacy aud imbeeili,y as
its brother branches, If we may credit tho
narratives of all travellcrs--The present king
Ferdinand Is the brother Of the late king VI
Spain, and uncle to Ferdinand 7th.
The house Of Hanover has occupied the
throne Of Great Britain about a century.
The blood Of this family is no, quito 90 an.
eienf, but 10 a6onf 0s hure and unsuLed, as
that Of the Bourbons. II has flowed in royal
veins at least from the time Of William the
Bastard, or Norman, who conquered England
In the eleventh century. Like the house
of Bourbon, IL boasts its heroes---its Heurys
and EGwards--and like II also, yits glories
are faded. The living head of,he family is
a luna,ic, aud tho heir apparent, the hope Of
the British nation, is one Of tho most proAi-
gate and unprineipled Of men.
Such are the pageants, whom prejudice,
folly and knavcry, under the name OF here.
ditsry government, have set up for tho wor.
ship Of mankind. 1t is this system, the keyif.
iraey OF kings, whose inevitable results are
imbeeili,y, depravi,y, and human misery,
which constitutes the idol OF the factionists Of
this country, who would willingly have engaged
in the crusade undertaken by the European
princes for its re.establishmcnt. II is this
system, which regards the people as nothing,
but as they may minister TO The pride, or
subserve the am bition of their masters; which
considers tho people created for tho ruler,
and not the ruler for the people. Against
such q system, we hold it superhuou, to en-.
ter any formal protest, our counirymen,
thank God arc too enlightened to require
any warning voice from NJ. Ifit were pos.
sibls that they could ever be so forge,ful OF
the blessings they enjoy, under their present
form OF government, as TO wish for change,
lot them turn FOR moment to The legitimate
moparchs Of Europe, and then say whether
they will exchange tho privilege Of sslfgov-
ernment FOE the imbeeiity and proAigacy
which ever attend Hereditary rule.
"Prnces and lords may Aatter and may fade,
A breath can make them. as a breath has made
But brave yeomanry, their country's pride,
When once destroyed, can never be supplied"
Royal" Hummery.