The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-12

The governments will never le,jate
from the line traced out to it by It's du.
ties, The national honor, and by its unal
terabe attachment to the constitution
sworn, to in 1919.
authorize you TO communicate ver-
Daily this paper to the minister of TO-
reign affairs Of tho power to which you
are accredited and to deliver him cory
/ he require H.
! iiis majesty hopes that the prudence,
the zeal and the patriotism which dis,
tinguish you, will suggest firm con
duct, such as is worthy of the Spanish
name under present circumstances.-
ihis IS wha, have the honor to commu.
picate to your excel:ency, by order OF
his majesty.
renew 10 you the assurance, s5c.
(Signed) EvARrsrE S1'. MIGUEL.
| Madrid, January g."
a debate follow ed the reading ofth Sc
dosuments, which though short, eyi ed
the manly, honest indignation of the
cories, and the cool bus firm bearing of
the Spanish character. The president
OF the cortes said, that afaithful to their
oaths and worthy of the people whom
( they represent, they will never permit a
change or modification 10 be made i'm
the constitution by which they exist. The
cortes will give TO the government of his
majesty every power to repel aggres.
sionon the part Of the powers who
shall dare to attack the liberty, the in,
dependence and the glory of the he
roic nation of Spain, and the dignity
and honor ct the constitutional chrome
OF his u,aiestp." This announc emen,
was met by loud applauses from the
assembly and the galleries
NJ. Galilano proposed message 10
the xiv <, stating that i, was the unaltera
Die resolution 81 the Legislature to sup
port wi,h all IT'S means the independence
OF The Constitutional throne OF spain, the
soVereieBty and the rights of the nation,
and the constitution Nv Inch it is gov
erned. and that TO maintain rights SO sa-
cred, the coiics IS ready to vote all the
AID mat shaii be required, certain that all
possible sacrifices will be made with en-.
thas'asT by all SPaniards,' and that they
Wiii prefer tosusmitto any necessity ra-
Their than treat with those who would
ta'nish lheit honor and attack their liber.
tiess' he deputies here all rose stimuli
tane"usiy, ard uttered cries of-Lone-
fiUe tie free nation Tie constitution for
eUer Tie national congress and Con-
SfHutio'aot government for eUcr i! Which
were repeated by the spectators in the
galleries. Mr.. Arguelles then address
ed the assembly N similar strain of
patriotic enthusiasmo Mr.. Gaiiiano re-
! sumed---"i could have desires very brief.
! ly TO expose the motives on which the
message IN question was founded, 10 de-
veloPe certain ideas which the reading of
the notes has inspired in this assembly.
but the cortes having manifested one of
| those Sublime movements so worthv of
| Spanish hearts, III unanimously adopting
NV proposition, the discussion of this i'm
portant affair to day, would be violent,
imPe'uOus and too agitated, whilst on 4
tuture day 1t would be calm, males.
TIC, and, finally, worthy of the Spanin n
nation, which ought 10 show herself dig.
'ihed, moderate and generous, when she
sees herself attacked By vile and ignomj-
hious means-l demand that the diplo
| nallc commission, of which | have The
| !obor 10 be member, or any other, pre-.
-en' within forty eight hours, the pro-
| yet OF message under all customa. v
'nrmaiities'; that it be printed in all the
| living languages that il be profusely
! distributed throughout all Europe, in or
| der that tie whole world NAV know tina,
| Spain desires peace, bnt that she does
not refuse war; and that she is disposed
to renew the sacrifices she has already
made, sooner than allow her indepen.
dence to be attacked and that she will
| never digress one step from her consli.
tutioDai system. Let Us follow the con.
duct OF freemen, and let us say 10 the
nations which threaten us, "You hold
IN your hancs peace and war-choose ="
The president then adjourned the sitting
amid reiterated acClamations Of enthusl.
astic appreciation.
lhe cortes met again on the 1lth Jan,
the ulmos; enthusiasm, prevailed through.
out their proceedings, of which the Uni.
VerSaf makes the following observations,
"Never was any sitting of the cories so
crowded as this-Deither in the chamber
nor IN the galleries could vacant Cor
ner oe iound' And the curious who ar.
rived lille too late could only get as
lar as TO obtain a distant view OF the
gate OF the building. Every one wished
to,hesr the speakers defend the cause of
liberty and national honor and those
who we're unable to obtain this satisfac-