Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-02
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from A PARIS PAPER.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

When, alter long and bloody ylC1Ss1
tudes, we were about to enjoy the price
OF our efforts, we have been suffered tc
tall again under the yoke of institutions
which had before reduced this fine pc.
ninsula to the most disgraceful nullity. -
Our deputies of the cortes, whose en-
thusiasm had been nourished by the Eng
iish alliance, did not even obtain in Eng
land, IN their unexpected disgrace, the
asylum which misfortune has right to
demand every where. Three members
ofthose assemblies, acknowledged as le-
gitimate by SO many powers, having fed
to Gibraltar, were delivered up by the
governor of that place.
Believe, that in the silence of our sub
lection, in the midst of the desolation in
which we live; without the liberty OF
speaking and writing, the past has not
entirely passed from our memory. If
the Spanish people have not the power
OF communicating their opinions, they
do not remain less faithful to their recol-
lections. 1t will be difficult for us to
forget that you wished to subject us by
force to innovations which this violence
alone has made us resist; but it is i'm
possible we can ever cease to remember
that England withdrew from us her sup
port when asingle friendly counsel would
have strengthened our young monarch
to approach the social ameliorations en-
joyed by other ountries.-France has
erred undoubtedly in her attempt to con-
vert US, but England has betrayed our
hopes and her promises. At present,
you have but little influence on our po-
litical existence, but England wishes
decidedly that we should have no other.
To how many painful reflections has the
situation of the Spanish monarchy given
place! We alone are at war, while the
whole universe is enjoying the sweets of
peace; and with whom are we at war :!
with our colonies, with ourselves.-We
must yield the two Floridas to the Uni
ted States how shall we keep them =
The king of Brazil has taken possession
ofMonte Video, the key of our province
of La Plata, without deigning to declare
war on us, even at the moment when he
was contracting with Ferdinand sew
enth double family alliance. Conveys
of arms, ammunition, and soldiers, in fa-
vor of the rebels, are constantly leaving
the ports of England for our ancient pos
sessions on the other side of the water.
Now we are assured that Havana will
soon cease to belong to US, and all the
avenues to Mexico in succession are
shutting US out.
Our last resources are expended in
ornaments destined to re-conquer these
distant provinces. England, with all her
power, failed in similar enterprise, and
yet our absurd newsmongers have in
ccsSantly announced for these two years
that nothing can resist our future expe-
ditlon from Cadiz. We have neither
commerce, nor industry, nor finances,
nor navy, whatever these unskiiful ex-
aggerators may say. The only means
which yet remains 10 us, is to be gene
rous to our colonies: but those who
have persuaded Ferdinand VII. to re-
fuse constitutional pledges to his faithful
subjects in Europe, will they counsel
him to be more indulgent to his rebel
lious ones in America And these re-
bells, acquainted with what has passed at
the metropolis, will they give faith to
what he will promise them?
Whilst simple political opinions, Gre
ated by the most difficult circumstances,
shall be considered criminal, and impla-
cably prosecuted; whilst the govern
ment shall be given up to ministers who
follow each other by turns, without leav-
ing any trace of their administration, the
triumph of the Machiavelism which
has plunged us into this abyss, is GER
tain.
Meanwhile, though spoiled Of those
immense colonies whose acquisition for
merly made our glory and perhaps our
misery, though at the present moment
deprived of all influence in Europe,
Spain still preserves nearly ten millions
of inhabitants, and territory capable of
supporting three times as many, a bril-
liant sun which enlightcns it, and sooner
or later the interest of well directed
policy, will draw her from her apathy.
She does not need violent shock; it is
only necessary to hold out the hand.
THE London Traveller, of June 10,
contains the following remarks on an
article from the National Intelligencer.
The National Inteiigencer, it is
well known, conveys the general views
of policy which are entertained by the
cabinet at Washington. In this light,
its artic lie on the Havana deserves serious
attention. 1t is written in tone of cool