The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-10-17


storm" of the French revolution, abandoned |
the palace OF his ancestors, and escaped 10 his /
territories in the Brszils. HIS majesty has
been snce so delighted with his new residence,
that when theFrench revolution was prosirsed |
by the combined energies Of Europe, and |
when peace and order were restored TO his |
own dominions, he refused to return to his
pa,ernal abode. He was perfectly content TO /,
&C. species of high life below stairs, to con.
vert distant province into the metropolis Of
his kingdom and the melropo. of his kingdom
into distant and subordinate province. There
has been such an abundance, such superaux
oil royal folly, 10 our day, that we have long
since ceased to be asonished al any thing
One European monarch seems to cherish The
same deadly snlipathy towards his native land,
that another European monarch does towards
his wiie-and he has adopted measure full as
eliicscious to procure a divorce from his
Kingdom. Let US look al the very prosperous
and successful measures that the king of Port
| uga, has adopted TO throw his crown away
We will suppose that George the fourth should
abandon London. Westminster Abbey, and his
| roy throne and palace, lock, stock and bar
rel, and retire 10 bis doainious in the East
| Indies.
In the darkest period OF the French revolu,
ton, when England was deserted by all her
continental allies, there were many that
thought such an abandonment of the throne,
on the part Of George the third. an event not
altogether impossible. We will suppose that
such on event bad actually occurred, aud that
on the return of continental peace, the Eng
lsh were expecting the return Of their sove
reign to " The fast anchored isle" We may
now conceive tina, loyalty is upon the t,ptoe.
How many patriotic clubs would have been
formed, in which The speedy return of the
king would have been bumpered off in brim-
mers the poets would have played their part
on this joyful occasion, and the congratula,ory
eiiusicn., if collected in one mass, would prob
ably swell, 10 dimension beyond the main.
sail OF irigate. We forbear TO notice par
hcularly the dessert Of addresses, which would
be supplied in abundance from every political
pastry shop in England. Ia the midst of all
this deliTious ebulIition of joy, The English, by
way Of damper, receive the intelligence that
their monarch means TO make his permanent
abode in the lodies. They are further nfor-
med tia, England must hereafter be governed
as province 10 the lndies-that the royal
parliament will hereafter meet in Calcutta,
insie ad of London, 10 which the English are
now grsvely invited to send their representa-
lives VIVA, would, in the common course OF
human nature, and the principle. and motives
OF human action, be the consequence ct such
exquisite policy as thl.l that George the fourth
\ would have been compelled TO have gwen
9uitclaim, renounc'og all right and title for
him and his heirs forever, to the crown and
scep,re OF It's fathers. Precisely all this has
the poien, and luminous monarch Of Portugal
accomplished.
After the explosion in Spain, we looked and
With eyes Of moral certainty. for another in
Portugal, and, indeed, so we expressed our.
selves, at that time, IN the columns Of the
Chronicle. The fact is, tina, whether the ma
ives of Portugal dreamed of revolution be-
ore such department on The part of their
overeign, we are unable TO say but one thing
is very clear to us, that after such department,
they could dream of nothing else.-The king
in fact did every thing but tell his subjects TO
rebel and throw off their allegiance, and they
have al last very beneyolenily complied with
his wishes. BY his residence in his Brazilian
territories, he struck al he root OF all the old,
venerable, s'suncb, weaiher-besen hereditary
loyalty Of his kingdom, and when this was
gone, there was no other stock, on which in
the hour OF danger he could rely for assistance
and support. This voluntary and patriotic
surrender of the good opinion Of his subjects,
constituted an act of royal munhcence, rarely
to be foudd in the pages of history, and for
which his subjects have shewn their deep
sense OF gratitude, by creating revolution.
Kings in our days have, generally speaking,
! taught US sturdy republicans on this side Of the
water, one salutary lesson. that their heads
! are not half as valuable as the crowns by
which they are surrounded--that the true
worth OF monarchy consists in ribbands, tiles,
Jewels, diamonds. stars and carriers. We hope
Tia. these transatlantic lessons " Ill be improv-
ed for our benelii--that is that we shall here
alter learn TO prize monarchy, as we do some
| other articles OF merchandise, by its avoirdu.
f, pois weight -Baitimors Morn. Chronicle.
Congress is 10 convene al Washington OH
Monday the 18th November.