Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-21


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Circular of the Minister of the Interior, to
the political Chiefs:-
Madrid, AprH Is.
The news received respecting the E.
vents in Naples, though very indifferent
for nation such as ours, that marches
tranquility and with dignity in the path
OF glory and honor, and the prosperity of
which is opened by the adoption OF the
system) might encourage
the peridious enemies Of this beniiicient
system to renew their criminal attempts,
and seduce the unwary to trouble, public
tranquility in some parts of the kingdom
These events might also serve for pre-
text to inquiet persons, without reflection
or prudence, who, in IMAGINING dangers
which will never happen, and in giving
them more Importance than they possess,
to excite popular agitation, which ALWAYS
ofiends the majesty of the laws, compro-
mses public authority. and puts the de-
positories of power in painful situation.
The King, whose first duty is the pre-
servation OF public order, cannot avoid
dreading that the result OF the impression
caused by the aforesaid may be such as
this-and, determined to use all his au-
thority to preserve the public mind, and
to prevent the noble and majestic move
ment of the nation and ofthe government.
whose object is to consoldate our institu.
tons, from being interrupted, his Males
ty has charged me to say te the political
chiefs, that, in accord with the captains
general and other authorities of the pro-
vinces, they take all the measures that
their zeal dictates, that circumstances ex-
act and which their functions admit of.
to persue without relaxation the occuit
enemies OF the system, to discover their
Ubiquitous devices 10 deliver them to the
judicial power, and to excite the zeal Of
the last mentioned to punish promptly and
exemplariiy, as well to stop every agita-
ton or popular mo. ement, what ever
may be the pre'ext :hey must invest
themselves with all the necessary firm
ness which is exacted by the great con-
fidence that his Majesty has placed in
their hands, by charging them with the
superior government OF the provinces. for
the tranquility ofwaich taey are respou-
sib!e.
The will OF the king is. also. that Won
make the people under Your orders feel
that much as the friends OF liberty ought
to be afflicted at the events of thatanat;on
we ought never to consider them as "a
pablo OF influencing in any way the des
tiny of an heroic people, whose worthy
strictly united to their
sovereign, have irrevocabiy decided to |
die ratherthau to consent That this heroic
nation may be anew the victim of arbitra-
ry power, and cease to gather the pre
clous fruits which are promised hy r;
gid and exact observance of our sacred
code.
g In fine. his Majesty wishes that YOU
seek to enlighten public opinion, by ma
king 1t understood by the inhabitants of
your provinces, that the nation and the
King have entered unanimously into the
glorious constitutional path, without recE-
ming on the will of other nations or
''eiiOde S'i~ u'oe'iiSo vi 1llC cSSHtS 1avOur-
bic or otherwise, which NAV occur r.
he cause Of Eberty-that they will fol-
ow it with the same serenity, and in q
manner not to be disturbed, whatever
nay be the result of the ssraggle-and
hat Spanish hearts, far from being dis
outraged by such events, and making and
ugmenting dangers, ought to make their
etenity visible-and satisry in this wav I
he whole world, that if abandoned and {
lone, they have known how to resist the t
olossal power of the tyrant of France, to '
reserve their independence and the e
lrone of their kings-they will also know r
ow to make similar and greater sacrifi n
es stillto defend their sacred laws-to
'ake their freedom, their independence, a
nd the constitutional throne of their au- e
ust Monarch respected. His Majesty p
opes that. guided by these principles, Il
on will direc the public mind by pre- o
'rvlng order, and making aubority re le
'ected, which will give YOU new right e.
the public esteem, and to that particu- ia
rly ofhis Majesty. fo
" Madrid, April O." tt