Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-13


long time been able TO dissemble Their
Observation-Disclosures. in the
| conh teniial explanations which, bisifighs
ness Prince Me,terDicII has had with The
Prince de CimI'ile, he attacked Hs with
Other arms. According 10 the opinion OF
his nigbness, the Carbonari were the sole
! Ins,Igaturs oi the evetiis that lave hap
pened at Naples-ihey forced The kings
inclination, aud the majority a. The ma
| lion excited The army 10 rebellion, anu
! pro- iai,ue.i defective CONSTITUTION whicli
| offers no guarantee of STABILITY.
| Such are, in short. the new grievances
which tie Austrian minister urges IT. the
! FRINGE de- Cislil'ie against our political
( REFORM Let us examine 'hem with
4 cai,nness, aud without bitterness.
Whcnevcr sect o. any faction obtains
| any concession by furce, 1t Ia The nature
| OF things that sooner or later an oppo>i-
\ ton is termed and augmented. and 4,
times ac9uites even the asce hdancy OF
the triumphant pariy. In our country,
| on-tho contrary, far from pstcelving the
| Smallest trace Ui disscniion, uotlliag is
seen hui d perfect unson of sentiment,
principles, and desires. Unbouuded de
voiion to the king aud his august dy-
lnasly-invi0lable attachment 10 The COM
| s,itntOnal systcm--a resolution 10 defend
II 10 lbe last exiremiiy--such is the pro-
| iession OF faith OF all the Inhabitants of
the two Sicilies. We do not except The
linhahilan,s Of Palermo, whose difference
Ui opinIon arises from other points OF a
less general inieresi-wilh The exception
0f what has taken place in that qnafter.
no violence nor the slightest reaction
has disturbed Tie tranquility of The
kingdom. The orders oi government are
Respected; justice Is impsrliaily adm.
Inistered--the faxes a,e paid ihe di>ci-
pine of The army is maintained indivi-
dial liberty. that OF opinions, is full and
entire and II an exaggerated zeal for
HE pubic good al hrsi caused a tew
aberratl rs, they soon disappeared AT
the iIrm aud psternal voice ut govern
ment. The elections tor depuiies To- Par
lament, that Intaiiible THERMOMETER of
pabiic opinion, would alane suffice 10
prove that The nation is animated sinh one
single scnlimeni---ihat Gifts own welfare.
Mcn disilngui ID Tor their virtues aud
talents have been chosen, from one end
ot The ki1g,lOm 10 the other, 10 repre-.
sent the nation. No disparity of opinion
was displayed in these selections. TIE
Dcsi cittZ"ns obtained the preference. Is
thrre s'iii wanting an inconiesfibie arr
SuuIent tlal III was moi d sect which opc-
rated our political reform Those who
were The foremost TO cry out for new
system-ihose, III sh0ri, whom report
ndn prociaimPu as the promoters OF our
polltical chaRTe, were not elected. Can
II be believed, that il a sec, had brought
about this change, - il is insinua,ed, that
lsrct would not have. dnsisted ihai lis
chiefs should figure amoHg the reprcsen-
tailyes OF the nation? a still stronger
arguiuent against The opinion endcavUr
Ell 10 lie incuicaie'i on Earope, that HE
government IL here at The mercy of
lfAction, we viii bring forward from The
great example OF moderation and long
amity which we have given 70 civilzrc
nalions, 10y permitting The Austrian iegar
uon ana c0nsulsiiIp 10 exercise freely
their oplulsns IN this country, whilst al
the same lime our an,bassa dor was ol,4
iged 10 stop al Kagenfurth, and our cou-
SUI was dismissed from Milan without
the slightest ceremony, and on The inter-
ference OF the police. Had tie govern.
ment been less strong in ilseli-had
II been ruled by a faction whose passions
are always impeiuous--eouII IL have
been anle Ia RESTRAIN the effects of tho
national pride, justly iritated at such a
,reatmaHi
As to The defects imputed by The Aws-
TRAN minister to the Spanish constitutions,
we VIII III lhe first place observe, thai no
foreign power hes the ,ighi To- call either
good er bad that system which an indie.
pendent sovereign has thought proper TO
adopt for his own states. But IL one
wishes 10 Judge of The stability of govern.
menis by The institutions Which direct
them, il is certainly no longer problem
in this age. whether lliis stability can lie
more easily obtained by an arbitrary or
constitutional system. The charter OF
Spain may have lis defects undoubtedly,
but it, PRINCIPLES bear the stamp OF rea-
son aud OF all The virtues. The nation
moreover, has too great an interest to
perfect lis institutions, not to apply It's
attention 10 The notifications wiiirh "a
may suppose convenient 10 adapt TO lis
wants the new sy.tem by which if j. 90,
verned, IDasmuch as the ACT OF the kiug' 4
proclamation left 20 the national parlra
meni The right Of proposing any such
: notifications. Tie cabinet Of Vienna
may rest therefore secure on This point
for we have it greatly al heart 10 give 10
our system all The stability susceptible in
7 the undertakings of men, convinced liIa'
! the first merit Of a constitutions! govern
mebt is that OF Certifying The state again
lie CONNEXIONS 0ccasioHed through dcs
poi'm or righteousness and The wisdom
J OF mn communicable Tor their qualities
! whom The nation has chosen as their re.
$ representatives., seconded, moreover, by
T, the rrclIiude and paierual seniimeuts o
e | he king, Is suite guarantee OF tic ful
] fIlDenl Ut What we nave hefe advanced
: Having plainly demonstrated how per
G ieciiy unloUnded aud unjust are III,
, wrongs imputed io It's, We viii enter int,
the discussion Vi the last argument wbicI