The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-17
aFRANCE AND SPAIN

hA4sAEs stANb III nav
We hope our readers will not be deter
red by the length Of the article which we
to-day publish from the Paris Mantcur,
with the above title, from giving il an atten
tive perusal We have preferred insert
ing il to the details Of the advance Of the
French army into Spain, which only lead
the,public astray by their palpae!e contra
dietious and studied ebscuriiy. These re-
marks, appearing in the official paper of
France, may BE- regarded as the sentiments
of the French ministry. They sliuw the
grounds upon which this unrishteons cru.
sade has been undertaken that il was not
us was pretended IN thu rhodomontade
speech of Clleteaubriand, SO much to re.
licse Ferdinand the 9Th from slavery, or to
restore "socal order among the Spanlards
themselves, rs u preserve France from
danger which seemed TO hang over her 49,
They are riytt for shifting their ground
That upon mhth they hith,rto stood
was as indeiensible IN il, policy as in its
justice. In its policy, because no nation
could be safe white such principle was re-
cognized In the words Of Mr.. Canning,
il struck at the loot of the British eonstitu.
'ion'itseif aud, indeed, at the safety of
every throne IN Europe, and OF every gov
eminent in the world, which could not de.
rnonstrate is foundation to have been co.
eval with the lood In It's iastics, because
itwcot to deprive man Of the right of clioo-
sung his own form of government, aud of
persons 10 administer it ; a right Of which
he never can be d,priv ed in equity As
ieng as governments (thosc necessary C.
r1fs' exist at all, they should be such AS
the people who are subjected to their in
fuence, shall choose Thank God. are are
free from the necessity, us well the in
cllnaton, to appeal from the decision.
Of these new expounders uf national RICH,
end national law. We are exempt from
the baleful effects Of King Craft aud Priest
Graft and State Craft. We move ON in
an orbit as different from those Of Europ,
IN its nature ms in its effects. Long NAV
we continue to Dc so, is our prayer!
In publishing the following communira-
ton on the Wythe election, we are expia-
ting the errors into which we were uninten-
tienally led, as 20 the causes of Col. Estilp,
defeat. The style and particularly of the
communication, leaye.us. no room IL doubt
che authors intimate acq,a:ntanc, with his
facts, and his competeucyito decide on the
relative talents of The rival candidates.
The opinion we first expressed on this
anblect was rather an adoption of the
popular sentiment, than declaration of
our own. His estimate may probably be
the most correct of the two.
TO the Editors Of The Tirginian.
GLSTLEaEs-i our paper of Nav sotb
contains some remarks on the late con,.s,
for a seat III congress, between Smyth &. rs.
TILL which are not founded ON correct inf,r-
nation. The last named gentleman did mn,
lose ms election by any equivocatian ON
lhe subject OF voting Tor president sf thr
United States. II may be admitted. ,ba,
amongst the characters now before tho NH.
liz for that distinguished Office. h, ,nt.r-
tanned "A preference for Mr.. Adams Inn,
his solcitnde for Mr.. Adams's success was
mot very ardent and during his candidate
ship, in his addresses to the people. as we'll
asin private conversation, be uniformly de-
clared a perfect willingness to obey IN,
wishes of his district in choosing a nresi.
dent. II was never suspected that he was
friendly TO Mr.. Crawford's prptensions-
Nor was his election lost by any acknow.
lodged superiority Of talents on the part of
his competitor. In every instance where
they appeared together before the people.
:he most Intelligent of SmytIl's supporters
We're constrained to yield, that Est,li main
si.ined the vantage ground" ia the Discus
.sions pon which they entered. Tlr.y are
snembrrs Of the same profession, and have
-peen often IN contact al the bar. But not
even the most Jealous partizan of thu Gen
eral VIII contend, that he is accustomed IN |
eclipse his rival in forensic discussion.
2ae degree Of relative esiimatiou sn The