The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-13
SPAIN.


SPAIN.
The following passages extracted from
an article in the last Edinburgh Review
under the title OF" Spain," contain some
interesting facts relating to the conduct and
policy of some of the powers who are en-
deavoiins 10 subvert the government and
independence of that country.
Dem. Press.
But WHATEVER may be thought Of the
wisdom OF the constitution, it is impossible
To conceive any authority more legitimate
than that of those who framed it. They
were not revolutionary assembly. Az.
ter conquest had destroyed all lawful
power in Spain, the Cortes were called to-
gethrr To give their country a regular gov
ernsent 70 restore internal order, and
rescue national independence, were the
objects ottheir cony ocation. BY preserving
national government for the people they
also preserved IA crown for their king. An
authority thus originating and thus sanction
ed by the obedience of all true Spaniards,
was recognized also by all those foreign
states which are not inject to the domino.
ton of France. England indeed had very
early recognized a government which
had fan less pretcusions to be considered
as national than the Cortes. So caIly az
the 4th of July, 1903, an Order of Council
was issWed, directing all hostitics against
Spain to cease IN consequence of the
gfor'ouS Efforts cjt6e Spanish nation for the
detrerdnce oftdtir country from the asur-
Pafton n france, and the assurances uhich
hlsmqiestyhdd receicod from seueat prouin-
ceS Of Spain Of the dmicaJle DISPOSITION
toVards has Kingdom" In November and
December of the following year, England
claimed place i'll any congress- which
SHOULD be assembled, for the representa-
tlon of those whom Alexander, in concert
with Napoleon, called " the INSUR-
GENTS OF SPAIN" 1t is now we'll
known that Alexander, in spite of all the
tender aud enthusiastic attachment for
Napoleon, of which he had made SO extra
VACANT aud ridiculous display at Erfurt,
mad hargaIncd at that interview for share
IN on inteuded portion Of Turkey, as the
price ot ms c0nnlvance at the conquest of
SPAN. On the lfth of January, 1909, the
treaty ct London WAS concluded between
h's Brtanic Majesty and the Supreme
Junta Of Spain, containing the important
stipulation, that Great Britain never would
acknowledge any king of Spain, bat Ferd-
nand VII. and his hcrs, ar such M,efnl
successor as the Spanish nation should ac-
tH0Wledgc.
These acts were much more than re
c"Snitton of the legitimacy of the Junta;
they were continued towards the Regency,
ahd, ny necessary consequence, implied Il
recognition of the Cories, which the Re
gcncy had cun,oked. The alliance was
accordingly maintained and confirmed un-
der that assembly, and an occasion arosc
III which Eng land made an express decla-
ration OF lis Legitimate and supreme auiho-
rlly. In answer To ii proposal for negoei-
alton IN April, 1912, by Vi. Maret, on the
part OF Napoleon, he was informed that
England could not consent To any treaty,
IN winch 1t was not acknowledged that the
Royal authority III Spain was not vested
IN the legitimate sovereign Ferdinand VII,
ana ms heirs, and in the extraordinary as
seihbly ot the C0rtes, now invested with
the POW crs of government in that kingdom
Another still more solemn recognition OF
The government followed, which recent
events have rendered very memorable
On the Goth July, 1912, when Napoleon
!" Nv ih"hlIlS triumphant entry
INTO Russia with all the nations and so,t-
relsns of the continent in his train,-beforc
ne mad experienced disaster, and when
'here was no reasonable prospect of re-
verse, treaty was concluded at W,liki
l.""ki between the Emperor of Russia and
ne Cories of Spain, of which the third ar
icle deserves to be cited al full length -.
his Majesty the emperor Of all the Rus
'las acknowledges the LEGITIMACY of
ne general and extraordinary assembly Of
.ortes held at Cadz, AS WELL AS
THE CONSTITUTIONS WlIiCHTHEI
lave DECREED AND SANCTION
hD Whether this stipulation amounted
o guarantee, might be question but
Certainly no event in the annals of man
.'nd, not even in the History ofthe PaHl-
ION OF Poland, could have prepared rs t.
xpect, that only ten years after, Russ.
mould represent the existence of Ibis Ytrf
constitution as = reason for bg;alns g