Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-25


ciared themselves for the cause OF their conn
try aud the glory which awaits then, shall
be the reward OF their labor, aud testimony
OF national gratitude
Soldiers of every class, / depend on Won all
without distinction. l shall have the pleasure
OF sseing united by my side, those who for
merry served under my orders or who have
Oeeh enrolled IN the c0TpS of PartizanS or
any other oi 'he Constitutional armies which
are To rise in the Peninsula Man the yvonnds
received on the field of battle in their conn.
try hefence, REGAL to their remembrance the
o1lisatiUh they aIe under 10 hold il nm aud
TO CONSOLIDATE, IL by means of wise laws and "A
rational irecdon.-Such are the foundations
on winch tue edlncP of the new Spanish 90
vernment should Iest-haseS tina, had beeu
despised ard overthrow
HIS ephemeral and powcrieSs government
wiz vanish at our appearance because We have
reason and Jnslice on our side For all those
who are armed with the sacred fire of love OF
their country, VIII Join themselves TO such an
honorable enterprise.
My countrymen, the nation will connt on
Millions OF DeiendeTs--anu the Suauish Soil
dier, instead OF being the oppressor of the
CivllLlberty OF the People, shall show That h,
IS the hrmeSt support.
Head QusritiS, "a March 1920.
The Goneralin Chef of the National. Cons
siIiuiiOnai Army OF the North OF Spain
FRANCISCO EPOZ NINA.
AERAGoNIANs -. Ia joining our wish 10
yours ia the general voice, according 10 which
we have ON The 5ih of March, proclaimed the
Spanish Constitution. our IVIpntiou has brsu
no other than TO avoid The confusion. ruin and
dssOlation which would have followed from, a
division of parties. The examples which the
southern provinces EiNe MS, have taken the
veil from our eyes 10 avoid The evils wLic,
womb have prOtnced tatal consequences q. Q
gtuerdl voice. one sole opinion, from the hi. H.
est 10 the lowest iUhabitaut of heroic Sara
EoSsa' las drawn our iles-Of peace and frater
hhy closer together: M, we differ among
ourselves only by the habits of our resnectiye
occupati0nS-we are all the children al Suain
eur common mother we have all swur, 10
ueiehd our rights, aud 10 maintain the SoyC-
re'gn whom we recognized aud 10 whom we
took The oath OF fidelity in 1903. Such are the
sentiments that animate us and the desire
that these sentiments NAV be produced IN the
healts OF other SpanaTdS, will be favored bN
the All OmnIpotent God, whose Proyidsncc
has watched III such d memorable manner over
tue people in The great events of Yesterday.
Let as hasten 10 the holy temple To render
Ip the homage of our gratitude and TO mn
plore His divine aid, that The Ring whom we
acknowied%e, may unite lipSelfto the upneTal
WISH OF ms people. in COW Oking the general
tories OF tue Kingdom, for the success M tLe
deliberations which in saving our country will
sustain the honor OF our fay which " had the
glory of defending, against the yalor oS the
mr. warriors that The age has known. Let MS
enbi ace III shedding tears of tenderness. Ie,
ann az destroying the public order and fIau-
GUILTY., our authorities. our fortunes. ourliyes
have been respected in the day which was %
terrible to ms let us preserve them, and let
us nope mat other Spaniards will follow orr
example, aud repeat IN peace, Long live OIL
Religion, our Country, our King our CoHsii-
tuition ]
SaragoS' 4, 9th March 1920
Here follow the signatures oftLe Drincinal
ohlctrs OF the garrison. The 9Th OF the same
month, another Proclamation was addressed
to tue people winch want OF room prevents MS
inserting
BORDEAUX, March l2.-W. hasten 70
comm unica'e 10 the public the following
neVs. which is fully cor firmcd
MADRID, March 8 - embrace The
opportunity OF courier going 10 Paris,
To send you HE enc loseV GaZrtte.
The Joy OF the people is a rs height;
tlr ries viva la constitution, resound
through all Gus streets. Every ting has
nten hecitd IN the greatest order and
Without b'oonshed. Ills change must
erialHIy asionIsh all Europe. Soldiers
as "eii as The people Ia general .evincr
lie most lively joy; | com, this nlomeni
from III, royal palace, wiierr ihe reuea,ed
was al The people have induced HE king
TO present himself ivice on he balcony
Gazette hatraordinqry Of Mad,id,
We!n sday. stG March, 1920.
OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
1t has p', asrd the KING orr Sovereign
To address TO all his Secretaries of Stale.
The Royal decree which follows:
10 avoid the delay which might arise
from The doubts entertained by the Conn
ell III execution OF my Decree Of ycster
day Ter the immediaie conVocaiion Of HE
Cories, and beng the generai will OF the
peoplc, rave decided 10 swear 10 the
Constitution proclaimed by The general
and extraordinary Curtes In tie wear
1879 Do you hold ii - understood.
and do You make immediate publication
OF Ibis
Signed by my roy al hand,
FERDINAND.
Palais, 7:h March 1920.
PARIS, March, 9.-The journals OF Ror
deaux which arrived to-day coniirm The
news which we gave yesterday and the
day before concerning Spain. They also
add more, among winch there is some
which wants an appearance Of exacIDess.
and which, tor that reason, we abstain
from publishing The following is ,hr
most important, We publish il without
altering a word.
The Marquis of LasaD, captain gene
raj OF Aragon, has gone to MaIrid in
haste, 10 give advice OF the Insurgents in
SdragOssa, where The people have efiaced
thr name Of Ferdinand which was placed
over the public places, and substituted
that of Tie Constitutions.
General Castanos, captain general Of
Catalonia has also given advice to 90.
veTument that he could uoi answer Tor
the fidelity Of that province, where he
heard many secret meetings among lhe
military of the people.
Tue same person met courier that
was going from Sautsnder 10 Madrid, 10
carry the news that the constitution bad
been proclaimed in the former Of these
cities.