The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-10
SPAIN

SPAIN.
We furnish variety of detail. ~,
portant movements at Madrid. Tha 'e "a
H0us baftalons rave been nut d.. .'a,
an energy as well as n mildness chi "ih
uniformly distinguished the friend - iia'e
oonsfifut0n.-Their success has No, ''e
confined to Madrid. In other points =
the ffiendsofthe constitution hax. -, a'soi
ed. The person & dignity of the Rim '','Pa
not yet been yioiated-btd the n,,-e,, ~
been suffered to remain more an - lsS
pect TO the Hoy Allies, than to him
IL appears, that in the moment Of H.:
umph over the rebels, the FOREIGN NJ
tiers lnterlefed To screen him from IN. -,
vengeance ofhls offended subjeets--in,,1,s'.-'
ting that his death would be The sign.l -,
war. In answer to this diplomatic men, u
the minister of Spain delivered an p
OF the state of affairs : in which he r.
occasion to remind them, that The " anon.t
person OF the King" IL "declared so,,li
and inpioiabie blythe fundamental law of,L'
state"--that--" His Majesty and tbo Ra,'',
Family never received more proof nj,
tachment and respect than in The crisis -
yesterday-neser did the Spanish ptonie
manifest greater evidence of its Loyalty and
lis virtues
The King, however, could not escane tho
Just reproaches of his indignant pronIo
The addresses of the municipalities of na.
drld and Of Bilboa are memorable p,on,,
menis Of the spirit Of the Spaniards. Tbcy
call upon him 10 dismiss the obnoxious and
lnsldIous enemies Of the constitution. Tho
marquis de Llnfantado has been bani.bed
from the city, and many of the ministers
from oflice--and in their places, we learn
of Palafox, Quiroga, and other consm.
tionallsts being substituted.
The following curious article is extract
ed from the Anrora.-We know not unon
what evidence, IS "A secret treoty 50 conf
IDENTITY spoken of between the Kings of
France and Spain-and the mediated ces.
sion of Cuba to G.eat Britain Tan arrange.
meat which comes so seriously " home 10
orr business and bosoms" hut surely no
Editor ought to employ 80 confident tone,
bul upon the strongest assurances:
The adfices from Spain, though they are
mlligated and dlscoloured in the ministerial
presses OF Paris and London-lh0ugh the
Gazette OF France attributes all the agita.
tons to the liberals, and the London Cou-
rcr to the radicals, and the Hamburg Cor
respondent to the Jacobins, g. the Vienna
Gazette, to the Democrats ; all these raj.
lihSs and asperites are answered by the
facts following.
The Cortes at Madrid have detected and
possessed themselves ola secret treaty ea.
tered into between Louis XVIII. and Fer.
dlnand VII. negotiated by the duke del In.
iantado and count Leearde which had in
ITS express view, the overthrow of the CON
stltutionai and representative system of go
yernment.
The march of a large French army to The
frontier Gordon SaajtGireJ was stipulated 10
be at stated times augmented to 10000
men, military supplies to be provided by
France.
Great Britain To aid with her feet, and
on condition that she should not acknowl-
edge the independent states of the new
world, Spain would ceGe to her the island
of Cuba.
This treaty was entered into deliberately
by Ferdinand-and when it was presc1-
ted to him was not denied but he po.
missed for the hndredth 6tne) to be faiin-
lul To the constitution If spared on this &c.
casion.
The seizure and execution of the leaders
of the liberales--Riego, Qniroga, sc. were
among the stIpulations, and the concur
renee of Austria and Russia was expressly
stated.
The conduct of the Cortes towards that
wretch and his adherents, though we can.
not think their forbearance wise or Just,
presents a striking contrast with the royal
project of executing those men who have
magnanimously resolved to spare them,
and not 10 shed drop of blood in ven
geance, or in amy circumstance bat in de-
fence against internal or foreign enemies.
.iur0rd.
The truth is, the Holy Allies would be
pleased with an opportunity of crushing all
liberal principals and constitutions in Eu.
rope. The Spanards are thoroughly a
ware of this propensity would desire
not to encounter it at present Time will
strengthen their own constitution-ope
the eyes of their neighbors-and scatter
light and liberty over Europe.
Richmond Eng
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