Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-13

PHILADELPHIA, MARCH @.
Extract ofa letter 10 ii gentleman in This cit1.


Gibraltar, Jan. /, 1921.
find since my arrival here, tue lars of
spain ~ q very unsetilad state The change
Ia government has done nothing, as vet In
tavor OF Tho conotiy- The Cor,es, in fact,
have acted and continued to act like madmen
discovered neither knowledge Of human ma,
tnge nor Spanish character.
The mass OF the Spanish people and par.
ucuIdily 100, that most 10 he feared, are un-
der all Impression lhat a Constitution means
every ihips different from the old system
aud that lhey are no longer TO be shackied
by restrictions OF any kind, or al any rsie
very slight ones, according to promises made
them, which, iu fact commanded their exet--
tions to destroy tbe cid government Such
conclusions, however incorrect, might have
been naturally calculated on, and the bad
effects avoided by gradual approaches 20 re-
Sricilons aud salutary prohibitions.....Bu
amongst The INST measures of the CSrtes Won
mud restrictions and prohibitions of ihe se-
verest nature pOsed-whiIst the country is
1till ~ rags aud Ignorance law prohiaiiiny
Brii'Sh suu other manufactures of every kind
takes effect Immediately and all maniac
Jared articles found in the countr, AFTER
March next are TO be burned These mca-
snies, OF course. give great dissatisfaction
All other articles Except bread stuffs, which
are prohibited, subject to such heavy duties
u. TO amount almost TO a prohibition.
In addition To thiS-tie Cortes have made n
dash at The church and before waiting sui.
hciepf time TO prepare tue minds OF the ieno-
rant community 10 reiuse The fascisatinns Of
The clergy. they have tnrned adrift and IN
perfectly destitute situation auinmense uun,-
Der OF these unfortunate chatacteTs. Now 1
wOuld ask any person who has any knowledge
OF the Catholic character, aud particularly
the Spanish Catholic If this measure alone ts
not calculated 10 produce The worst conse.
qnencrs.
The Spanish clergy are the only class in the
country that combine all the powers of that
education from whence is derived a kuowl.
edge nat ,t,.A .4i
Spaniard has been Taught TO respect and con.
slder them as Infaliible, and the true oracles
OF tue only tree Ieligion-aod conterd, that
the religion OF ones childhood 10 matter
how pIepOsterous, is the one that will pr cdom
male 10 the mind Oppression too has ever
heei known 10 produce a change 10 The cnr-
rent OF feeling iii favor of the oppressed. The
first clause, TOO, of the constitution SAWS that
" no other religion shall be tolerated in SOsi1
bdMe Catholic -
When L left Spain in May last, all appeared
happy aud contenIed- now the reverse is Wis
ibie III every counienance a greer ribbon
on the hat with tue niotto in letters of gold
Constitution mueTie," Indicates au unsettled
stats-it may mean no,bing, but " s,Iaws
Sbew wbici, way the wind blows All This
time Fernando VII with all The ,asciBaiisHs and
Establishments, aud power oil the crow u { v hicI.
says that you will al home, has still its force.
Is arttully riyetiing link by LINK, the chain
That has lately been hurst asnudef Royalty
no matter with what degree Of ignorance con
DecIed, has It's Charms and maintains its hale
on fhis side OF the Atlantic, sufficient, at aug
rate 10 lie regarded With caution"
New CoMET.- Signor POns, astronomer 9th.
DHchy Of Lueca discoUered on tie 2lst of last
month bffCesH sir and SeUen cl0ck at Hight In
tie constellation Of Pegasus, q neW comet, of
rery sTfrGSrdihuy nufgre. IL appears ike a
Thne spot not thick of kerngl form and ,cfth
a reTy small tail On Tie I'D Signor Pons con-
tiHWed his obssrrdtions and pfrccired that The
comet mad not changed lis position hut that its
tau Wds becoming more Visible and its light had
acquired grRafgr intensity. He thence concluded.
that tUs comet Cii become rapidly more luminous
and to such degree as 10 be risi6ie 10 The naked
eye. astronomers hare fired tts Tiehf ascension
at deg 80 and its northern deciiuation at $50
deg. between the tarS Of The sirth magnitude, \
and u Of Pegasus.
The following just compliment 10 OR country
Is extracted JTOm a long article IN BeWs Weekiv
Messenger for Jaauary retatice 10 the politics Of
Epops lie piece from Uhich IL is copied
GbpuHds IN ihe usual H1etdDhOricd language of
theye rho saynueh and me0s Hftic, sRch as; - ne
dittsd SorereigHs icdliiHg Orer the einbers, not
the ashes Of the revolutionary ystem of France :
carrying a torch orer a surface Of gtmpowder. &c.
&C.
We shall endeoror 10 rescue This Dreeio,s
norceaH from The obiiUiou into which Il might
pass by tie premature explosion Of such com6asti,
kie materials
" Through all the Kingdoms Of Europe, not eren
creeping our 0wH there is u strong disgust,
Jealousy, and indignant feeling toDares the Erish
expenditure NJ sorereigHs, courts and mo,'erchicqi
tpstifatiOns.-I here rs strong sense and feeling
that the expense 0ftheee Institutions md tie trrRe
indirifRai sacrifices tg uhich they are maintained
ercced the raiue Of The Thing itself; md that
personal liberty, personal security and pirate
property might be fceH SHd sufficiently maintain.
ed at a MUCK less cost. The era0yie nj liner
ted and Ter Institutions, IS IN HemgatJ, heart
and understanding, n Utmost every oae."'