Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-07-24

every pre,ext, may have their designs ruara
ted. if they wish TO rob Us Of the giory 70 de.
liver the King. and their plans totally dcscs,ed.
i under his presext, they conceal s0me other
wish.
"Your exeenency ought 10 oousideF. that no
party can be sustained without strength and
you may already have perceived, tia, The bat
ter cannot be acquired without public conf
dence; TO obtain which i, IS Necessary 10 act "a
Conformity with the general will
"were no, well assured that your Excel.
lenc, loves Spain aud glory. should not apply
to you to avail yourself Of the grandest oppcr-
tuniy which has ever occurred. ct becoming
the deliverer not only Of Spain but Of all Eu.
rope IL would be an insult 10 ypur penetration
to dwell upon the melancholy consequences,
and above all upon the uselessness OF taking
any other resolution; for to attempt the dc.
fence OF any cause with few forces. when mere
numerous forces are at hand, Is TO ebiechle the
cause which we desire to uphold To sum up
the whcie, arm certain that it is as impossible
to establish despotism in Spain, as il IS % SIS.
tain the Constitution OF 1879 with this differ.
ence only, that ut the expense OF blood, and
with numerous forces, the former nigh, be
kept up for some time but 10 put IN practice
the Constitution Of the year 1919, Is physeally
and morally impossible, and consequently u
has failed in Spain and every where else FOR
II is contradictory in ITSELF and contains the
principles OF its own destruction Il could pre-
vail no where, because itis cut az the power
of man TO create beings with Qualities essential
~ contradictory.
''Let your excellency consider those truths.
which the love of bis country has suggested 10
him who prays God to preserve your eSceIlen-
cy many years,
(signedl "ihe CoNDE DEL MO NTI"
Madrid. May IL. 1925"
(rgANsLATIoS.)
His Ercelieney The Count Del .7bisbai 10
Count Montjo.
"sTos, Excellent sir.--This day was deliver
ed to me by the Chief of The Fiat Nj Tor the
letter Of your excelency. dated the 1ith inst
and in reply tot, it IS my duty TO observe to
YOU. tha, as the Chief OF this dis, riot and the
Commander of the Army, il 10 incumbent ON
me 10 comply with the orders of the govern
ment, at The head of which is his majesty, and
that am resolved to pursue this line OF con.
duct, though am fully convinced, that. un.
fortunately for the nation, the Ministry which
governs it is incapable Of rescung il from she
danger to which il is reduced by the unskiltul-
ness of the preceding Ministers, and by the
objectionable imprudence OF the last, who have
provoked the present war without displaying
the energy necessary for unfolding the digni-
ty of the nation, or proposing those coDciliatc-
nv means that might have united the minds of
Spaniards, and might have prevented foreign.
ers from the daring attempt to interfere in the
private disputes OF SPAN, by violating the ter
rtory the nation, without any previous de-
ciaration OF war.
81 have observed already. and nov repeat,
that in the capacity of General, must obey
the orders the government, and not get the
example of pernicious disobedence, which
would authorize that of those Spaniards whom
the law places under my orders. and would
open a vast field to private ambition but rs a
Spanish citizen, who may, without transgrcss-
ing the laws, indulge his own thoughts respect
ing the situation Of the country, and the means
which mig bit be taken to rescue her from the
ruin prepared for her by dscord, by fana.
tism, and by the interests OF the individual
heads of party, who disguise their ambitions
views, with the sacred name of love to their
country, and also OF numerous class OF nsen
who have nothing to lose; and who are inhanled
with the love of plunder and distraction alonD,
which would contribute to the prosperity N
those persons who can make figure in society
respect to the laws are removed am of o.
pinion, that the majority OF the nation is not
solicitous to continue the Constitution of the
wear 1912, though it is not for me to invest-
gate the causes which may have produced the
very notorious dislike expressed in regard to
the laws emanating from it.
.rbat the decided majority ofintelligent
nersons. distributed among the different par
ties unfortunately divide the nation, abhors both
despotism and fanaticism and only wished for
liberal Constitution which may conciliale as
much as possible all classes Ut tho state, unite
the will OF the spaniards by ensarng the digni-
Nv and iryiolabiity of the constitutional throne,
and do away the pretext that may be pleaded
hy foreigners for intermeddliHg ip our domes.
tic concerns, TO the manifest infraction OF the
law of nations. so as to compel them TO dcsist
from their enterprise, on perceivng that Span
;sh wisdom knows how to curb the fury OF
oarties. and force them to retire because the
Snauiarts themselves, in concert with their
Monarch. discuss like brethren the questions
vh,c!, divided their opinions
.sTha, considerable portion Of the lower
classes unaccustomed to thiuk for Themselves,
have no opinion whatever, act On tue rooted
habit of respecting as mos. just that which is
most ANCIENT. and desire pilage and licen-
tiouspess. which, at the expense OF people Of
nronerty, supply them with some conveniences
which ,hev must forego in times OF Tranquility;
and that the means which might be employed
IN re.cs.abi,sh peace and union, would be,
FIRST. 10 notify to the invading army. that the
nation. in concurrence with the King, propos.
ed TO make in its present constitution such al
,era,;ons as experience has taught il to be ne
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