The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-05

SPAlN,-1he following is the latest
News from Spain, and contains the views
OF an intelligent friend aud correspondent :
.Ngt:,ras, SEPT. 8, 1892.
When last saw You in Nv York, you
may rccolloct promised IN give you liw
lines from TINS country, portraylng the
most conspicuous features ol It's political Il.
taaton. An opportunity offering to your
port, | avail myself oft, and have only 10
res1et am not In possession of more maj
ter 10 interest YOU With. Thi- country is
lar from beiug III state of political tran
guilty, and The evil Consequences resulting
from the earliest acts 81 the cortrs are dai-
~ developing themscltes. | need scarce
remind YOU, that among TIE frs measures
OF the rev government, sefipas dash was
made at the church, and hundreds Of cler-
gy turned adrl.t upon vet ignorant and
bgoled people. | happened to be- in Spain
during that period, and " hcn saw many
of these destitute and dangerous character,
proving amid the crowd and receiving the
usual salutations of the low or orders, over
whose minds they still held unlimited con
troll giving blessings and absoIutions, aud
RECEIVING rtGis and pjstdrecnS, il struck me
lorcibly that they had been prcmatureiy
hurried out, \ that the minds of the people
had nolbeen sufficiently instructed, OF freed
from bigotry, 10 reject their fascinating in
tlncnce, which, at 40 distant period wonld
be naturally exercised To bring about again
a system that would enable Them once
more to enter their abolcs of plenty and
case aud ta,ten upon the good things of
thC earth.
Nearly two years have elapsed since the
measure oi the CDrtcs was carried into cr
feet, and from that period constitutional
government has found no cucmies more a
farming and powerful than the destitute
clergy they are NOW scattered all over the
country, committing, at times, the greatest
enormliles, but all tending to one object
an absolute government and by keeping
he country IN Il continued fcrncnf, will
fehder II IN Time disguised with repre-
sentative government. They seem to care
lliile about Ferdinand, and in reality would
as soon see Riego king as him, provided he
became absolute, and thereby stand in
need OF that powerful engine the church.
Another class of men, though not work ing
SO publicly, are evidently doing much 10 re-
store the cid order of things, and are in re-
dlliy among the most conspicuous of the
servile party, when they dare show their
real character they are the officers who
are now unemployed, because they wer,
found formerly fighting under the French
! government. This inciedes a great mum
Der Of the most int ligent military men in
inc country aud among them many o
ihe nobility. Another class, officers uneno.
ploycd- or attached TO the statidepartment
on hall .pay, because The present standing
army Is less than it was when the consti
luton Was adopted, and consequently ma
ny officers We're turned adrift, who think
intrigue and iavoritism had too large shar,
III their misfortune, and dissatisfaction i,
naturally cherished by them. The go.
'efnment binding them no employment,t the
devil will.
At present, the most alarming cxertion,
against the constitutional government ar,
confined 10 Catalonia, and all that norton
oi SPAN contiguous Ia the P,rcnees; ant
rance aiiordlng a welcome ASYLUM IL
those who are compelled to ily for securit,
from The unsparing wrath of the Hberales
gives rise to current belief that the coun.
Try is doing all in its power to destroy thu
present existing government of this in fac,
100 much has been already discovered
within a few weeks by confessions oftho.s
who have been made prisoners, to beleiv,