Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-14

| in the Madrid Gazette OF the Govern
ment," of the Esd March. The article is
to be considered as at least semi official,
so that some confidence may be felt in
the secret anecdotes which it discloses,
concerning the origin and progress of the
late combination of the Emperors. Our
readers will understand from it, the de-
gree of boldness and intelligence, with
which external politics are treated in
Spain, under the immediate influence of
the new government:
Nat GaS. June |.
THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER.
Translated for the National Gdz cite
from the Madrid "Gazette ofthe Gov
ernment"
A certain author has defined politics to
be the art o. learnimg to deee'Ue IN order
not not to be decesUed. At present, it
might, perhaps, be better described as the
art Of making yourself the strongest IN
order to Cypress the reak, aoitsout stick
ing at the means At least the history
of our day warrants this last interpreta-
ton, for no attentive observer who reflects
upon events, will believe, that the war
undertaken in Italy, which may involve
all Europe, proceeds from the spirit of
Justice and the desire of peace.
When the Spanish Revolution took
place, considerable alarm seized the
Emperor of Russia, either from apprehen-
sion OF its general consequences, or be-
cause it did not appear suitable in regard
to the particular ascencancy which he
had possessed and exercised in the PENN
sula Until then, Alexander had endeav
ored to pass for a Liberal with this char
acter he obtained influence every where
in Poland he was absolute under the veil
of nominal constitution. But as soon as
he saw the fullest and purest civil liberty
established in the Spanish Constitution,
and by it the imperfect or counterfeit rep
resentative systems set in their true light,
the Emperor perceived the futility OF pur
suing his artificial course in this respect.
Presenting that Austria had the same SEN
timents, he proposed to the Emperor
Francis, conference, in which the affairs
of Spain should be taken into considera-
ton.
Austria who did not think the danger
SO imminent, and whose prime minister
appeared to be personally atvariance with
the Emperor of Russia, declined the invi-
tation, making at the same time declara-
ton similar to that which England has
lately made.
The Prussian cabinet then and since,
Showed that the Allies could count upon
its concurrence in any plan tending to
consolidate the system of absolute rule.
provided they would bear in mind, that
public opinion had some force in Prussia
that the king was committed with his peo-
pie on the subject of the establishment of
constitutional regime and that al
though his army was numerous, he could
not move a man for want of money.
France and England were also invited
at the same period by Russia; but they
refused to enter upon the affairs OF Spain;
the former, perhaps because she was en-
crossed with the more important question
at home of the change in the law of cleo
tons the latter on account ofthe embar-
easements in which her Ministry were in
volved by the return of the Queen.
This aspect of things was wholly alter
ed, however, except as to Prussia, by the
intelligence of the revolution of Naples,
and quickly after of the revolution OF Por
tugal The Austrian Cabinet having first
received it, was struck with dismay, and
resolved to take up anew the proposal of
the Russian. A camp was formed at Pest
and the Russian Emperor invited to hold
a conference. Being piqued at the late
backwardness of Austria, he not only re-
fused, but manifested no disposition to
come to an understanding. But the af-
front which he received, while the nego-
citation was pending, from the Diet of Pc
land, in their vote by which the only pro-
ject of a law submitted to their approval,
was rejected-prompted him to become
party to the conference at Troppau.
Doubtless he became more and more con-
WINGED of the expediency of renouncing
those liberal principles, the profession Of
which proved from day to day more un-
profitable,
AS the situation of Prussia and England
had not changed in the meanwhile, those
two powers, held the same language in
that Congress as before, not because the
ministers of both, as well as those Of