The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-03
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PORTUGAL.

Cories-RoyaL Sitting, March ST.
His Majesty having beenintroduced with
the usual ceremonies, and having taken bis
seat upon his throne, amid the enthusiastic
sakitations Of the persons who filed the
galleries, profound silence succeeded, and
his majesty spoke as follows
=" Genttemen-The Iabors of the present
legislature being to cease to-day, according
To the constitution, | come to rejoice With
you, at the wisdom and the patriotism
which you have shewn ia the legislative
measures whichy0u have Judged necessary
for the execution and progress of the con-
Btitution, or for the security of civil liberty,
and the re-cstablishncnt of order and pub
lie tranquility, which the spirit of fac,'on
dared to disturb in one of the extrenitics
OF the kingdom.
This circumstance, go affecting to my
patcrnai heart, affixed, at the same time,
an Trefragable testimony of the purity Of
the constitutional spirit, and the patriot
ism ofthc greater part OF the nation, as
well as of the spirit and frlnness with which
the representatives answered 10 the comb
dence of their constituents.
es, gentlemen | owe to the nation,
70 its worthy representatives., and 10 the
whole world, the just and cons AIRY de
claration, that the great majority of the
Kingdom is faithful To tf,e oath which il
took 10 the constitution, and every Portu-
1uese, who is worthy of the name, that IN
The Same manner, as has King would rather
l1se his re than disregard the sanciliy at
MS oath, aud the dignity of his character,
so any one Of hls sub jecis who should fail
toiclIow his example, would be the object
of his certain Indignation.
II do not fear that the criminal attempts
of internal or external enemies will pre-
vail against the general wifi Of the nation.
regret, however, that the shortncss of the
time, and the accumulation OF business,
have hindered you from passing those or
ganic laws relativet 10 the Court Of Justice,
the Finances, sc. on which the progress
and the consolidation of the constitutional
system depend.
:" ( therefore, under these circumstances,
consider it necessary that the national re-
presentation should be- speedily united
round the throne, in the form Determines
by the constitution, since the public sccnrI-
~ and perfection of the system require t.
g" have now, gentlemen, only TO pro-
y
so wartllity represent, n cooperation in the
cause of national liberty, as faithful and
eilicacious as my sentiments are pure, OF
which can offer no better piedse than my
conduc, and my character.
The enthusiasm OF the spectators burst
firth in the loudrst transports at the conclu-
sion of This speech, with cries of " long !iTn
the Constitutional king"-" the Cortes
the Constitntion'--" the Roman Catho-
lie Religinn"-" the Sovereignty Of the
nation" the Portuguese Army" and
"tile Portuguese who prefer death to sla-
very ~
Sih:nce being restored, the President
returned suitable answer, which especial
Iy compklnentcd his Majesty, on the firm
ness ofcharacter which he had displayed
under the difficult circumstances in wi5eh
The kingdom had been for some time pla-
ced. He alluded to the revolt OF the
Prince Royal, and spoke OF the state OF
Brazil, the conduct of France in attempting
t9orerthrow the constitution offree nations,
as Git desired to destroy social order in the
Nitale Peninsula, to have the barbarous plea
sere Of ruling over slaves s. ruins Il he al
50 spoke OF the attempts of perJured Fac
ton in tn: kingdom itself He expressed,
however, his confidence that the ca''ae OF
the constitution would finally triumph over
all its tnnnlies abroad and at home.
\ letter from Hayrc, dated 2ist April
says" There has been a great fall IN mer'
"handze here, and the market at this mo
ment is very dull | fear our countrymer
Will again do bad business. just learn
without hearing particulars, that the Frenci
nave lost a frisate, captured by opanlsl