Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-07-19


1t 'nposs lie to supper, any cause. Let, u.re.
lore. yohr eXoellency come 20 a decis;o.
and sr,toh forth your hand ia save yo,,x.
ST. and stve us-tbat is the county,.
Her Welfare Is the first law. Your exc>llsncy
knows, ana has deci ,red tn at the sovereignty
at tie Per,ie being once recognized, it be.
comes duty To obey tie general will, which, %
amounts to tiis--hat the Cors,i: ution OF IS
IL ought not To be retained, bee ause il does
not gusrsnt ind.vidual safety, nor preserve
the dignity of the Spanish Monarchy. Pro
Claim, therefore. what all desire. and act in
concert with the other Generals who entertain
the same sentiments. Declare yourself in.le..
perden', until tie Hng shsil be released. Coli
itct your army, and hasten TO destroy the cri-
s,nsl discord: 50 that the tao tions, the royal.
lists and the foreigners, being deprived of ey.
cry pre'ext, may have their designs frustra.
ted ii they with TO rob us of the glory To de,
liver the King, 4 thei plans totsily dt featet.
u, under This preteXt, they conceal scine 9th
er wish.
"four ezcellency ought to consider, that
no party can be sustained without strength
and you may already have perceived, thae
The latter caDuot be acquired without pub'ic
confidence. 20 obtain which, it is necessary
to &C IN conformity with ihe general will.
Were not well assured that your Excel,
'ency loves Spain and glory. should not apo
P'J =" JNo " a'du youEtetI OF tne
opportuni;' which has ever occurred, of be>
coming the delverer, not oaly of Spain. hut
ct all Europe. lt would be an insult to your
pere'ra'Ion, to dwell upon the nela, choly
Consequences, aud above all, upca the use
ie.snes- oil teSing any other resolution: for to
attempt he defence Of any cause with lew
FORCES, when 1T numerous forces ee az
! hand, Is tn eoieeble the cause we are dssirnns
To uphold. To sum up The whole, am GER.
tain thai IL IL ~ Impossible to es'abii.h des.
potsm IN Sp in. as il is TO sustain the Con.
st''n'ivn of 1912; with this diifere &c only.
that. a. the expense of blood, a0t with nus
merous torcss. the former might be KEY, up
Tor some tim but, TO put in practice the
Constitution OF the year 1912, is physically
aod morally Impossible, sno ems quenty It.
has failed in S.sin and every where lhe: foc
1t Is contradictory ia itself, and contains tha
principles OF its own destruc,irn it could
pfe'aii no where, because il IS out of the
power NJ man 10 create beings with qualities
essentially contradictory.
Let your Eacs.lercy consider these
truths, which toe love of his couctry hos sug,
gested to him, who pray God TO preserve
your Excel'encs many yrars.
s'The CONDf DEE MONTIJo.
MADRID, May IL, 1882
iTaHStnttONl
His e.cceliency Count Del .4bisBal to
Count MontJo.
Most excellent Sir This day was
delivered to me, by the Chief Of the
Eiat-Major. the later Of your Eacel~
iehey, dated the list inst aud ia reply
to Ii, 1T Is my duly to observe to you.
that, as the Chief OF this district, and
The commander Of the Army, it is in
eu"hent on E,e to comply with the or-
ders or the government, at the hend OF
which is his Majesty. and that am
resolved TO pursue { is line CT conduct,
honsi u" fully convinced that, un-
fnttura,e'y FOO lie uation, The Minis
~ which governs il, is incapable Of
rescuias It from the danger TO which it
Is reduced by the unskiiiuiness of tie
preceding Ministers, and by the uur
pardorab'e imprudence of the last.
who nave provoked The present war,
without ..iSplayios the energy neeessas
~ for rphCid'ug those consiliatory
neans III mi@sh have united in the
minds OF Spauiard'. and might have
prev ie;i for isners from the daring
Atte'nP' u interfere 10 The private dis
pnie' of Spain, ny Violating The terri
10Y Of the n,tIOn, without any preyi-
0D- 8 declaration Of war.
s'i have observed already, aad I
now repeat, that 80 The cnpaeity IF
General, muzt obey lhe ord, rs If go-
sefnmenf, AMI not st; The exempIe of
pernieiouA disobed,euce, which
would GDfhorjz,p thar of tbosa s