The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-23

| in nnrc poiiltrd and 'torcblc mnnner. II
was, renrrslly speaking, ne best piece OF act.
| ing which has-bcen seen here.
| | would call the attention of the corps TO
the improperly, (at least so deemed by many
of the audieIrc } Of fhe p0ipnbie aifueions 20
| frequently made, wi1hout either wit or humor.
| Depend upon II, gentlemen, they will no, take
here mud, II you PERSIST in II, you will lose
that rnrt OF your audience whose appreciation
hop be your principal object NJ
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A MANIFESTO,
| Witch oircnieses confdcr,iaRy al .nriri.
and which presents he tietrs If The Spap-
ih Government for concluding is inter
ests Nth those of he other Ewopsdn Ne
! 6ons, end NTH the true Advantages If The
Spanish .1mericmi Ptouincts.
Ills Catholic Majesty, in calling the at
tention Of his august allies on the state Of
the revolted provinces ofSpailish America
deems useless and unreasonable tho exam
nation OF the causes which excited in those
regions the desire of separating themscly,s
from the mothcrcounlry. II isenouGh fof
hla Majesty toheronrincsd that il was nei-
Their tie abuse of power nor the weight Of
oppression which inspired the desire OF this
separation, and that disunion so mclan-
choly between the members Of the great
! Spanish family has been the effect of'cxtra-
ordinary circumstances, and of the terrible
crisis which Spain encountered in protcc-
ting It's throne and dignity from the rapaci-
ty OF foreign domination.
Since that epoch ofgory and misfortune
the political aspcct Of various Of our ultra
marine provinces has often varied. Militia
ry successes have been divided between
the contending parties the cause of til.
insurgents has assumed different face in
each of the chiefportions Of the Spanish A
mcrican coiitipeut nnG his Majesty en-
dtlres The poignant distress in seeing these
interesting regions exposed te an the evils
aud all the dangers inevitably attached to
revolution.
His Majesty desirios arda,,ly TO term-
nate this painful situation of anxiety and
uncertainty, and 10 execute the bencyo~
Lent disposition Of the Corles, has appoint
ed Commissioners, who, by proceeding 10
the insnrgent regions of America, are TO
hear their propositions, to transmit them
to he Spanish Government, and 10 rstab
llSha frank and sincere correspondence, the
objects ana thcresults of which vii be the
advantage of Spaniards IN both hemis
pheres
! II is not monarch irritatcd against his
hayward subjects, that his Majesty pre-
sents himself to the lnsurgent Americans
II ls as father who wishes to act as peace
making mediator in the dissentons Of his
children. He throws n veil on the past,
the bitter to see the present aud cons
dcrs their existing situation in all the rea-
tons which hind il with the future. The
common good Of the provinces of the two
worlds Is the great object of the negotiation
us only bass, and the common centre to-
wards which all arrangements shall tend.
| Neverwerc transactions more important,
nut nj the same time never will Govern
ment in similar circumstances show more
integrity and sound faith. His Majesty
cannot persuade himseltthat the interests
of the provinces beyond seas are opposed
to those of European Spain aud this SEN
tlment, worthy ofhis parental heart, urges
nm To seek the means Of reconcillng the
common advantages, aud inspires him with
the oonsoling hope of finding them.
His Catholic Maiessy hattershimselfth that
by this flank and generous conduct he shall
be able To save the American regienswhole
ages OF misery and misio,tunes- proven,
any bounds being set TO the progress of ci-
'hzaion and Knowledge by civil war and
anarchy--to avoid the depopulation, mise
ry, and immortality, the inevitable conse-
quences of long political oscillations, which
condemn to misfortune the present genera.
on, without securing the happiness or re-.
pose oi future generations.
. Ills Cathohc Majesty thinks, at the Same
ume, that thu greatest blessing which he
can procure from Peninsalar Spain, is Ia
put an end TO devastating and parricidal
war and that, placed in the midst of bre.
! tnren, united by the ties of religion. al
blood, oflanguage, of habits, and even inter.
ests, this voice wiz be hstened To for the
advantage of all.
/ his Catholic Majesty carries his views "a
more distant hsr1on, and considers this
4uesaon as European question. Al ong
space OF time elapsed before the beee6ceni
eheess OF the discovery of the new world
We're Tell IN the old nobody could fercsee
them or caluciate upon themL-;t VS. an
Immense Unknown, and unbounded career
WINCH Accommodation extent. His Males.
y thnks the same thing may be said abou.
ene great events which sgitate America. the
meets oi which must necessarily infl,i,.nco
fne tate 81 Europe even in a very ran;d
manner. IL is impossible to calculate either
'oe ossfes 81 this influence, or the al,era.