Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-03-20

/ the government ct ms most Christian majesty
may deem it expedlent to come TO under these
circumstances, that of his Majesty will be TO
continue tranquility in the path traced out to IL
| by ats duty. the justice OF ,ts cause. and the
character of hrmness and attachment 10 con.
| stliutlond principles, which eminenty dstn.
| gulsh the nation, ut The head of which il is
/ placed, and without entering, for the moment,
| into an analysis of the hypothetical and am.
! bguous expression contained in The ins:ruc-
tions sent 10 the Count de Legarle, 1T con.
| cludeS that the repose and prosperity of the
NATION. as also every thing which may increase
| the elements OF her welfare, ought to interest
! no power more snxlously than herself, that her
! motto and the rule of her present and future
conduct, are, constant attachment 20 the con.
| stituuon OF 1912, peace with all nations, and
especially The never admitting the right of any
power whsteTer 70 interior in her affairs
your Exceiieney is authorised TO read this
Note to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and 10
give him cory, il he require it. Your judg-
ment and prudence will suggest to you the
hrm conduct, a conduct worthy of Spain.
which YOU ought to pursue a, this moment
"sueh are the communications which his
Majesty orders me to make to you.
(Signed1
EVARISTE SAN MIGUEL.
NJ de San Miguel Afterwards reads the
three notes Of Prussia, Russia, and Austria,
as follows.
Dispatch from the Count de Nssselrode
the Charge d. .1gaires of Russia at
Madrid dated Verona, the i4th (26th)
Nocsnsber, 1892.
The Sovereigns and the plenipotentiaries as.
sembled At Verona, iii the firm intention Of con-
sohdaiing, more and more, the peace which
Europe enjoys, and to prevent v hatever might
tend to compromise that state OF general tran
guilty, were led, from the irst moment of their
assembling, to direct their anxious and serious
attention towards an ancient monarchy, which
had been agitated with internal commotions du.
ring two years, and which could not but excite.
in an equal degree, the solictude. the interest,
and the apprehcnsions of other powers
When IN the month of March, 1920. some
perlured soldiers turned their arms n.
gainst their Sovereign and their country. to i'm.
pose upon Spain laws, which the public reason
OF Europe, Ell lightened by the experience of all
ages, stamped with its highest dsapprobation,
the allied cabinets, and particularly that of ST.
Petersbursh, fastened TO point out the caIami
ties that would follow in the train of institutions
which consecfated military revolt, by the very
mode OF thler establishment.
These fears were but too soon and too tho.
roughly justified, They are no longer theories
nor principles which are now to be examined
and proved. Facts speak aloud--and what feel.
ing must they not inspire in everySpaniard who
yet cherlshes love for his king and country
What regret must be experienced at the a,cen
dency OF the men who have brought about the
Spanish Revolution
At the moment when a deplorable success
crowned their enterprise. the entegrity of the
spanish Monarchy was the object Of the Span
ish Government-The whole nation particnat. |
ed IN the wishes of his Catholic mas;esty--all !
Europe had offered him an amcable interview |
'ioh TO restore for him, on solid basis, the au.
tnorlty OF the mother country over distant re-
gions, which formerly constituted her wealth
and her strength by fatal en-.
ample, to preserve in rebellion, the provinces
where 1t had already broken out, found in the
events OF the month of March the best apology
Tor disooedience, and those which had yet re-
NAMED faithful, Immediately separated from the |
mother country-.justly afraid Of the despo,ism |
which was about to Cypress its unfortunate |
Sovereign, and upon people whom rash in |
novauons condemned to traverse the whole |
range OF revolutionary disasters
10 the disorders of America were soon added |
the evils that are iliseparable from a state of |
lhings, where the conservative principles If co.
ciai order has heen forgotten.
Anarchy appeared in the train of reyolu. |
uon--dsorder, III the train of anarchy Long
years OF tranquil possession soon ceased to be |
sufficient title to prepery--the most sacred |
rights were soon disputed-ruinous loans and |
contributions increasingly renewed, soon At
tackled both public wealth and the fortunes OF
private Inolviduals--As was the case at the e.
poch, the bare recollection Of (which makes Eu.
rope shudder, religion was despoed OF her
patrlnony--the throne OF popular respectable
royal dignity was outraged--and authority WAS
transferred to assemblies where the blind pas
sions OF the multitude seized upon the reigns
OF Government. Lastly. and to complete the paral-
lei with those days OF calamity, so unhappily
reproduced In Spain, on the 9TH of july. blood
was seen to flow in the palace of the King. and
a civil war ragged throughout the Peninsula
During nearly three years, the Allied Pow
ers continued to hatter themselves that the
Spanish character, that character SO constant
and SO generous when the safety OF the coun-
try was in question, and lately 50 heroic when
1t struggled against a power produced by re-
volution, would show itself at least, even in the
man who had the misfortune to betray the no
bic recoliections which Spain might proudly
REGAL to every nation in Europe. They fatter-
ed themselves that the Government of his Cath !
Ole Majesty, undeceived by the first lessons of
a fatal experience, would adopt measures. if |
not to stop BY one common effort, the numer- |
Gus calaiBlties which were bursting upon them |
from all sides, at least TO lay the foundations of
a remedial system, and to secure gradually to
the throne its legitimate rights and its necssa- |
ry prerogatives: also, to give to subjects ade- |
quate protection, and to property indispens4-
bic guarantees. But those hopes have been |
utterly ialsiied. The lapse Of time has only
brought with it fresh injustice; violence has
been increased the number OF victims has
augmented; and Spain has already |
Zen more than one warrior, and more than ore |
faithful citizen, hurried to the scaifoid
1t is thus that the revolution OF tne OH March |