Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-24
FOREIGN.
CONGRESS Ar fhYBACt

REMARKS, or more sound aud orthndnx ser,
timents On theconduci OF the allied sove
-eigns Of Enrnpe, in their attack upon
Naples. Spain. and Portugal, than in the
following well written ar,rip. from the
" Vieo Of Public affairs " in The Chris
tian Observer Tor January 1921. Tie
Language here asrd Is PLAIN, strong, bold,
and independent, is worthy al deep atieI,,
t'on by the people OF The country where
Il was fir,t published. and equally so of
their government. The fact stated, that
HE constitution of Spain. NOW so obnox
ions TO the Imperial JUNO, is the same
WIN ihat uHder which The nation 40
'navely and successfully resisted the i'm
vasion Of Bonaparte, had not occurred 10
u.s. IL certainly 10 one that must greatly
aggravate the unwarrantcd and despotic
condnct ef ihr allied sovereipns. The
WARMING VOICE with which this att
tempt 10 contrnul the aff.is Of indrpen-
deni nations speaks TO Gsea, Britain,
France. AMI all other nati0n~ wIiost stu
alton exposes them TO similar inteifer-
ence, one would think could hardly be
mistaken or disregarded.
CONFERENCE A. ar LA iIS'iy CT.
HE allied powers have removed the
seat OF their conference from Troppam 10
Laybacl'. town in Austrian Germany,
fhe cap'ta of Cavniola, whirber they have
summoned iIic. King Of Naples, 10 delibe-
rate with them upon the present stale of
affairs IN his domiuioDs. This requisi
uoD:Iias been obeyed /; not however with
ont strong remOBsirauces oil the part Of
the NeapoliIau Parliament, who have de
ctated their determination 10 yrsist 20 the
Utmost OF their power any foreign at
tempt 10 interfere with their internal go-
vernmeut. They do not affect TO deny
that their new constitution may admit OF
yer. desirable notifications but these
modiflcalIons, whatever they may be,
must De freely discussed and voluntarily
adopted and they will run all the RISKS
Of war even with The formidable power
OF Austria, rather than Introduce. IN to-
reign dictalion, any chaug~s into The con-
sti'ntion which the concurrcp, voice of
the king and of the universal! Ncapoli,an
na'ion has sanctioned. The hing, b. fore
he departed Tor I.aybaci, enlered into an
txprrss stipulation. that in negotiations
WITH tue allied soyereigns, he should con
Ftis 10 ne arrangement which should be
inconsistent with the new on,tiiutian.
IL appears, however, that the sovesrigus
OF austria. Russia, and Prussia, have N
copied very different tciern,n aiiop.--
They issyc ticcls,ed ilsir resolution. moi
merely 10 mostly. bot aciuails to over
throw aud entirely xnnul, the order @
fhings existing p"t only la Naples, but al.
90 81 Spain aHd Pariugal, wb,eh they con-
ssdtr as The offspring Il sedfsion and ,io
trnce, atsa as 10, only oppose Il 10 The
principies OF law and morality aud to the
True happiness ot nations, bat as incam
isatibic with the tranquility of Europe,
iify declare. Therefore, their intention Of
paiiing an end lott. either by mediation
o. ny ierce. Bta they disclsim, al the
Snuit TINE. any view 10 conquest, or 10
the violation OF ih- independence ri oii.es
powers, or even TO sle obstTHcIion ofpn-
ii.G;n'ary ameiIorafions ia governments.
IheS cannot, hn~ever, recognize any
authority establishes by the sedi,ious
aud IL IL only with kings ihry can confer.
ihisexiraordiuars declaration has pro
dacsd. as might be expected. a very
strong sensation IN every part OF Europe.
ihe pfetensinns cOBiainrd in il are so
Hiteis 81 war with every principle biti,er
10 Recognized among nations, and so III
terry subsffsise OF The Independence OF
all weaker siales and they vOnsiiiuie 80
disguised an assumption of "ihe right iii.
vise OF kings 10 govern wrong" tnai We
cannot be surprised at any degree of
aisrn and indIgaztion WHICH il,ry NAV
exciie. Besides, The Spanish, Constitution.
detective AS u NEST undoubtedly is i'm
many impoT,aut particulars, is ncyeIthe-
iess tbe constitution whici, MAS formerly
recognrzed By the powers now il, league
against ", ami with which boil, ,lley aud
We eoaiesced in fighting the battles OF
national Independence against the colos.
sat power Of Bnuaparie. Il is this same
constitution which Spain, Naples and
Portugal have adopted, and iu tl,e case of
fhr two former with the express CONCUR
reDce OF their own soyereigns. bur which
The very sane powers whom thai consti.
luton Contributed to save from Tire most
abJeet prosiraiion al the feet OF Bona
paIte, are now coDiederated TO crush, or
al least 10 reduce 10 their own standard.
by tlfe aud sword.
The only principle on which il was
ever argued 10 be Jus'ifiabIe To- wage wa
Win the French revolution, was that ii
compromised the independence aad me-
naced the safety of other states. and thus
forced them upon measures of self de.
fence. Nov, however, the most isolated
changes, like those Oi SpaiB and Porlu~
gal changes achieved without blood
changes by winch INDUSTRIOUS systems Of
tyranny, civil aud ecclesiastical, have
been displaced, anda change afforded TO
whole nations of moral light aud liberty
--mnst be subjected To The absolute veto
OF these alarmed aiiiocrais, who insnuaie
w pretty plain terms, that 10 their inlpr-
| rial and royal estimate, the king tsuch
kings too ~ those of Naples, Spain and
poriugal,) is every thing. aud The univer
sal nation nothing. What would England
have said, had foreign powers attempted
to dictate 10 her, eyeDin Cromwell's time,
tt'e line Of internal policy she should
pursue or had they caiegoTically de-
nlanded that the revolution OF 1853. a