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

uiHu CputVdCifnS powers, lhdt his uiait9-
~ The king of The iwo Sic:lies, in rc-es
fatlis'Iing The government OF the king
dom, viii mt admit any changes irree0D-
cileable either with ancient n0narcIical
institutions, or with the principles adopi
Ell by his Imperial and Apostolic Alaies-
~, Tor the inferior government OF his i,a-
Ian provinces"
Tie vague and ambiguous phrases of
i'is article require an explanalion. h is
well known that in dip!oEiacy the literal
sense CT realics is The only one i!,ai is
relied on. The kiug, having conio,l,,-d
TO the understanding OF the saifi article
at HE tine OF the restoration OF Tie go-
yrrnment oi Naples, has fulii!lci his pro.
mise. And IL l. worth retusskiug beir,
that tue question rested Oh a ,ficre under.
standing, and HOi OIL q condition or aav
obligatory engagement Tor all indefinite
time.
Upon what foundation, therefore, can
Austria Impuie il as wrong 10 The King
his having yirided 10 the un;l,,iauns wish
of his people, who demanded the Spanish
constitution However, admitting IL even
as an hypothesis, that the above cited
article VAS obligatory for ever, it must be
proved, IN order TO reclaim agaixst lis
in!ractiuU, that the change operated in
The tprm OF our government Is in opposi-
ton With monarc hical insiitu' ions. We
might. on the contrary, MAINTAIN that in-
situations consolidate thrones, sInce they
render The persons 0f sovertisus in,ioia-
BILE, aud guarantee the Legitimacy 0i their
rights but the question does not here
EARN GA The discussion OF theories. The
point u he proved Is, and we think we
have sufficiently proved IL, that Austria
cannot reasonably take advantage of ID sii-
pulation which related 10 diii,rcit epUciis
and different circumstances III order to
Justify an oppusilon to our political re
form.
To what. then, can we attribute The al,
iiiudc tbai Austria has taken, and sill
daily assumes, against tvs What, can
BE- the motive Tor lie augmentation, en-
cesslve as we'll IA piecipitate, Of he Aus
trisn troops in Ialy ! A long as the
king imagined HAL, in taking Ii,l- step,
the rabnc, OF Vienna had la view only
the maintenance q! TIC gnnd order ami
the i:Ilerioriranqnilliiy nihi Italian STATES.
his majesty respected Ike right which
every power has ri doing ~ its own coiin-
Try whatever may apo sr advisable. Bat
when The court ct Vienna oiJSiiiIateIy re.
fuses 10 enter INTO any ext ltna,iou with
that OF ihe two Sicilies, aud 30 receive
ne representatives and agents of the
kln9-wtIrn The emperor refuses To rruly
To The confidential letters Of his MAJESTY
when The Austrian cabinet circ,iaics
notes among The allied pow ers. the Ger
manic confederation, aud The Italian po.
vernmcnis. against The new order OF things
established in Naples when. in shot
he newspapers.oi Vienna auh Milan 0fii
cialiy t'su'nuigate sentiments it0a.i!e 10
us which a sell respecting govrrumen,
should never aniiInTisr, the king would
he wanting 10 The sentiment of his t.w n
GignIy-to what he owes 10 the b-avp
aud generous nation whose fysiinics rave
been confided 10 linn by Pruvidrncc-, Il
he showed himself Indifferent to so imcon-
cr'vabie conduct OF the part Ola friend-
ly and allied government.
In consequence, his M.jpsiy has order
e" HE Undersigned 10 address himself 10
his bighnrss Prince MetteriicI. to re
CURE positive aud caieg ,ricaI cxplana.
lion respecting the intention of llirSe OK
'raordinary arHamcuts, aud respecting
lie altitude that Austria has assumed 10
wards Tie NrapOIiian government an
attitude as contrary 10 t5c b lnds and
sentiments OF friendship existing between
the two courts a. ~ IL al varan, will the
p"nciples Of fraternity anri dislutcrrs'ed-
ness wiiIch tie allied snverrigus have
proclaimed 10 The presence OF HE whole
word.
The king, who has received so many
proofs OF cordially and attachment iron,
his majesty ihe emperor, his angus, ne
piiew aud son in las, doubts moi bui fkal
The explanatory information contained III
Tins note, by dissipAiins the sinister i,n-
pressiDns which maievoirucc or The iudj-
vidual passions of some cucnv 10 HE
repose of Europe, may have inspired in
him, will cause hin, To renouBc0 every
hostile project against nation w Ijci
has clDsely admired his great virtues ion
certainly, u ANY circumstance e auld tar
nisii the spIeudOur Of those Virturs. il
would be lie aggression which Austria
tright mediate against the Kingdom of
Tie INo SlciliPs. PoSipriiy would scare e.
| ~ give credit 10 such an Inlusiicc-au
outrage 50 hostile to ilt'tigliis OF HaIi0Bs
AMI nore Ojious az The same power " l,ich
would render Ilsell gully Of such cfInG
never opposed HE smallest states OF Ger
many ~ training constitutions TO them
selves. aDd took no step, d! least no pub
nc Que, towards Spain, whose example
We followed.
10 other motives. therefore, muei bC
| attributed The war that Austria would un
dertake against pacific nation, sol !,
occupied with It's own welfare, and ann
ious to maintain The best understanding
with every foreign power, aud to crmen
lite particular relations existing between
the courts of Naples and VIrmua.
ihe high opioiou which his mairst,
The King has of The individual qualiiie
OF his msjcsly the emperor OF Austria
Is To- hin guarantee Of The Justice an,
wisdom tbai will picside 1T bis delbara
tons : and be believes that he is moi mis-
taken III thinking that, al no distant peri