Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-04


wilson made statement. in the British
House Ut Commons, on The 2Is, OF Feb
ruary, III unssoH With the representation
oi ilr Neapoli,au COMMITTEE. He had"
he said " himself been told by The pre-
sent King of Naples. when thai monarch
Was excluded from his dominions, that
The moment hr became repnssessed OF
Them, he should give his people the Con-
sii'niion they desired. The late K,uy OF
Naples (NluraD had also ioIi him that he
saw a Constitution could no longer be
withheld fr0m The people. THE report
% tue NcapOlitan COMMITTED states that
Mura' after having vaclla,ed for some
Time. on this head, beiw cen hts own desires
ani those al The people, between ambition
aud his duly finally began to loiier on his
throne and !, vas then Tia, he offered
The people seeming CONSTITUTIONS, Ink
m'ser who when pursued yields up de-
post which lie had lang withbelJ." Fer
dinand forgot the pledge given in his pro-.
clama'iOu, and what is more, put an end
=" tn. Siciiian Parliament, which the
British fe-esiabIished IN 1919.
Jraious," say The commiiitee, cot
oar own Independence, we have not
touched that of others, Naiiher cons,
dera'lons of fraternity, nor HE opporiu-
niiy ot neigSbpu'hooi, nor the utility OF
the acquisition, could induce us to receive
under our protection the cities of Bene-
vento and Ponte Coivo on their revolt
from the papal government. The ambas.
sadors ut the sovrreigns of Europe con
tinned to enjoy IN oHr country all The es
lInaiion aud advantages waich their OF
nee exacled. Our freedom VAS as lie
n5cent "a dccoraus aud pacifi- Never.
iheless, the representatives of our na,on
Al a IA.
puS parts OF Europe and pens, sold Ia
mposlure and caluinDy. embIazoned
without lnfermission our pretended anar-
chy." The allegations here ma hy III,
Neapoiiian parrots, respcc Ing their mo-
deration, are sirikiugly true. Their IL
Voiution differs from thai of + auce, no,
more IN lis internal character, than III ihc
external policy with which il has been
accompanied. They proclaimed al once
Their determination To maintain strictly
all the old ties With foreign lvernmen,s,
they sought al once To fix their foreign
relations upon The footing on Which they
t0und them. They circulated no inf an
mallory manltestOeS seni forth no m
issarie- ot sediii0n menaced no suvr
reigns with the revolt ot their Subjects -
Their ambassadors were deputed uoi E,
con'rive pio,s Tor The overthrow ofr0yal-
~ The bosom Of republics, as were the
French, but To ask Tor peace and good
will, aud explain The nee cssiIy Of cjiapges
IN their political system.
Lord Casilereagh, indeed, in his reply
10 Sir James Mackjuiosl,'s speech. pro
ceeds iaus, " The Carbunari were a sect
whose operations were moi confined 10
Naples alone, bat Mere extended 10 other
and distant parts Of Europe. |, was IDLE
TO say they only required Tree Coustnu4
iion Tor Naples; !herr aim was mui
Naples, buf tae consolidation Of all Iiai,.
lie knew positively that at the moment
when 'he id'e events we're going on III
Naples, Simultaneous plan was IDaiur.
ed at the Other extremity nameiy ~ the
north o! IIalr, al Bologna" Bat We nay
doubt the accuracy Of bis Lordship's M
formation, since no erldeRce OF The tact
has been fuiDishcd either by hini,eIf ar
by Austria, who would cay rly, we max
snppose,producr whatever proof Oud he
collected. The Lag bach Manifesto deals
Only IN vague accusations anal alarms
n speaks generally of :" ibe ,,laxims lend.
" proclaimed by The authors OF the r.
V0lution;" and al the baily convetsa.
tons Of their foreign Gccompiices There
is nothing more specific: while Oh the
other hand We have their soeg1n assurr
ances, which are al least OF rquai seighi:
their attempts to obtain TIE amiy OF
Austria herself, aud SO pregnant AN in.
stance OF liked system Of toFbearancc
as their conduct towards tho Pope's
TevOlted cities
Tie whole strain of Lord CdsiIereayl,'s
speech proves design TO exhibit them
IN the most odious light; the extent OF
hI' bias or hts malevolence may be- luIs
ed from the following sentence. "Tne
revolution against which Austria had nos
armed, had been brought about bv fraud
aud secrecy; upon an organized plan be-
tween The military aud The Catbpnari,
got mp an tie style Of tie worst period Of
tie French ReUotution." This Is mon
strous cNaggeralion. WhaiAustria chief.
ly dreaded vas not an actual wide spread
conspiracy, or future collision between
the NeapoiIidu CarbOnari and HE disatc
tecicd OF her Italian domlniOus, but. as
is perceptibIe through her Msmfest1. the
s'cady example Of liberal constitution
a. Naples. On this head, we NAV repeai
alter Lord Holland" " hat more pxor
bltaDi proposition could be stated. than
That because our 0wn government is bad.
we are entitled 10 protect il by attacking
UeIghbouring good governmenl-be be,
cause our stale Is founded in rolIenness.
"e must attack a neighbouring state
whose constitution is sound because our
lablaiion is built on slubble, W. must
prohibit neighbour within The encIo ire
ot strong wall TO light his pipe, Tor fear
OF our siraw.b built palace"
The NeapolliaH Committee dwell upon
the impossibillty OF The nations consent.
ing To change her adopted institutions al
ne dictsiion OF any foreign poser, or
snIlClllng tie lnierVpnlinn If anu yInreint,