Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-05

from Stutsard at the time, and by merely pro-
longing this absence, he will be no longer at
Siutsard, without having, nevertheless, with
drawn from IT,
However this may he, it is clear that the
rigour exercised towards Witelnburg, is, as Ia
that cabinet, minatory declaration, and that
1t is placed without the law of Verona. This
act proves that the Jurisprudence Of the
holy Alliance IS not very stable, and that il
changes at The very moment when one might
have supposed II determinately fixed. II
seemed after ALT the acts Of tina; Congress, and
according To the constant language addressed
by the French Ministry la Spain. il seemed
that this maxim at least would be held sacred
-" that Kings are the only and true legislators
Of their people" Every thing seemed to prove,
that it was an unalterable dogma Of the Holy
Alliance, that all power belonged ~ Kings, and
they alone had the right to acknowledge and
satisfy the wants of their subjects This
maxim, which reduced nations to the necessity
OF waiting until the reason of their princes was
matured, seem sufficiently safe for princes " no
could have no cause 10 dread that their sub
Jects would become awakened too soon.
This seemed enough To satisfy monarchs {;
and II matters bad stopped here, there remain
Cd at least one chance fer human nature-a
reasonable King, Marcus Aurelius on the
throne. This chance has recently occurred
Some Princes of Germany, whose nearer up
proach To, and know ledge of their people.
made them best acquainted with their wants,
had anticipated their demands by granting
them constitutions. According to the doctrine
OF the Ociroi, it was to he presumed that these
princes would be permitted To con;ribute IN
The manner they Judged most expedient, TO the
happiness Of their own Subjects. Not so :
this doctrine, for which NO wars have already
been nade, those of i;aly and Spain, for
which human blood has flowed, is no longer
certain. The King of Wirtemherg is no longer
Judged worthy OF the high confidence of the
Holy Alliance, he is deemed even less cana
bic thas Ferdinand the Seventh of governing
his Kingdom.
1t will not certainly he said that the King
of Wrtrmberg is NOT free {; for he it was who,
OF his own accord, gave IA constitution To his
subjects. Ii will not be said that this cunsti-
tuition is the work of modern revolu,ionsts,
because 1t is founded on the ancient institu
tons Of The counir!-it is old legislation re-
WED. Thus nothing was wanting to the or
thodoxy OF the King Of Wirtembrrg, antiquity
o. the law he granted, and free will on the
part OF the princely legislator. All these ii
Ties, however, could not save him from ex-
communication and, by this example, il is
shnwn that even the quality OF King affords
no sufficient guarantee of wisdom in the yes
OF the Holy Alliance and finally, that it j.;
not To the respective princes, hut To that ALI
ance that 1t belongs hencefor To regulate the
ucs'iny al nations. Thus, then, we now have
suspected Kings, who are thrown among the
"Pposltion-that is to say, lin the language of
the police, )amOng the enemies of governments.
Thus the dirine right is liable TO exceptions.
This divine right of rcigning and of reignnc
wei is no longer innate ia Kings il no longer
belongs TO them by right of brih but in virtue
| OF the opinions of the Holy Alliance and at
ms moment 1t would appear that there is
more man one monarch to whom this opin
ION IS not Favourable. The king of Portugal
behaves rather badly, and so badly that AN
insurrectlon against him seems Ia be desired 4:
the King of England is suspected on account
OF MS neutrality; the King of Sweden behaves
as from his birth might be expected the
klnS OF Bavaria and several princes of the
Herinanic confederation have given rise to
doubts the King of WirteInherg leaves room
Tor none, and is openly declared unuorthn.-
But what powers so Judge them who are
the censures and who the censured Austria
kussla, and Prussia, which have no consitu-
lions, declare themselves against Portugal
| NHtemberg, and England, which have II is
tien, as mas before been remarked, differ
ence between absolute and constitutional pow
ers-It is coalition Of princes who have only
ministers against those who have representa-.
tives and a press. K TConstituiionnek.
IFr0m the Journal de, Debqi,, June I2l
frdnEjort, June THE following are the
resolutions adopted al the 14th session of the
German Diet, of May 80, after discussion on
the liberty of the press =
LIST. ReSolUed, That L'Observateur Allie
mand, published at Stutgard, besuppressed by
the herman Diet, in virtue of the authority
conferred on this assembly by the resolutions
oil September, 1919; and the future puLiica-
lIon OF this paper be hereby interdicted.
20. That the authorities Of Wirtembprg be
requested, through their representat,y. and
Minister 10 the Diet, 10 see the above resoIu.
ton carried into effect
sd. That the above resolution he com,nu-
nlcated TO all the other members of the Ger
manic confederation, through their Individual
le5atIons and that they be at the same time
requested 10 suppress the circulation Of the =
oo'e paper, ,L'Observateur Alemand) in all
such States as are within the Jurisdiction of
| this confederation and further that tho nrc'
sent editor of this paper, Mons. s. G.. Lies
| ching be forbidden, for the space offve wears,
TO edit any periodical paper of a political ten
dency.
4th' mat The foregoing resolves be com
munIcated, with an extract of the Protocol
10 lie Central Committee of Enquiry Of MAY
ence and that it be in addition, stated that
The clauses communicated in letter from the
President of the Commission. bearing datc
! March %, 1928, are for the present, considered
al represscd by this Diet.
lEromtte Consfitutonnell
June IN. Barzinet, young gentleman
distinguished for his literary attainments, who
IS shut up in ST. Pelage, has Just published a
grnfIs Il A Il