The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-11-28
SPIN.

Every account from Spain indicates the ap-
proach Of such period of connection and aI..
archy as that in which Louis 10th was led 10
the scatfold. There seems 10 be al utter in
capacity i'll the King to rule the fiery spirits
who seek to render the revolution complete.
lac following paragraph is extracted from a
document, which we find in the Nee York
.4ntercdn, purpcrting to be a Representa-
ton OF the members of patriotck club in the
city of Valladolid, and of other citizens, TO the
King of Spain," and signed by the individuals
composing that club, and by many of their TEL
low-citizens. When such language ia held to-
wards King, it is obvious that his power is
gone, and that his personal safety is at hazard,
"All these, Sire, are direct plots against
the Constitution--plots and machina-
tons conceived perhaps in the wretch
ed clubs OF foreign policy, and second
ed by those who have acquired an as
cendancy over the meek and docie
heart OF your Majesty. Those persons
have endeayoured to tear up the Cons,i-
tuition from the Spanish soil; but if is
firmly rooted in the hearts of more than
two millions of Spaniards, resoIute and
decided, and cah only be rooted out
from Spain along with them. Such
measures, Sire, conduct US directly 10 a
revolution which has not yet begun-to
revolution horrible to name. the epit-
ONE OF all the calamities oil the human
race. Horrible and bloody would it be.
since the Liberales of 1921 are not like
those OF 1914. And what would be its
consequences We tremble whea we
contemplate them Revolutions, like
tempcsts, discharge their power prefer
ably upon the most elevated points.
What, then, would become OF the sacred
person OF your Majesty Who could
answer for it then I? 1t is sacred and in
violable, Sire; but that inviolability is
not like that Of the Alps and Pyrennees.
1t can only be effective under the shade
of law and order. In a revolution all
things are overthrow. In the same
revolution died the just Louis XVI. and
the monster Robespierre. We must
speak plainly, Sire, since perhaps this is
the only time for doing it. The person
of your Majesty is sacred and inviolable;
but, as long as that great charter, which
secures you that prerogative, is estab-
ished-as long as SPAN contains one
enemy of that charter, it behoyes you
10 act as if your inviolabiity did not ex-
ist. BY any other conduct your Majesty
will at every step be, surprised and ex-
posed toaprecipice and, what is worse,
perhaps ignorance and malevolence will
attribute to your Majesty the plots of
foreigners Far, Sire, from your peti-
TONERS be the idea that your Majesty
can be the least involved in these plots;
but, Sire, you are the image, and there
will not be wanting ignorant men who
will lmpute to you the faults of your
priests, as thousands have imputed to
our holy religion the vices of which they
themselves were guilty. Preserve,
therefore, your precious life Preserve
the vessel Of the state, which is on the
point Of laundering. BE King for
once. Place yourself at the head of
that great nation which, loving your
Majesty with the greatest affection, de-
serves in return the peace and the hap.
piness for which it signs"
In the publick schools of Philadelphia,
conducted upon the Lancasterian system.
more than 5000 children are instructed,
at an expense Of less than four dollars
each. annually