The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-08

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as well as to the intimate alliance OF rell-
gion, order and liberty ? Aud by what
fatality has the disintercsted council Of
monarch, whose wisdom is respected and
good faith Is houorcd by Europe, been re-
jeeted by those who bold under bondage
a nation with which We have not only the
relations of viciaage and reciprocal wants.
hui also the ties which ARISE from political
Interests, n common faith, and consanguini-
~ Of sogereigns
Sire, TO preserve Spain from imminent
rum the consequences of which would be
fatal 10 our own tranquility, you have
summoned To arms 100000 Frenchmen /;
at their head marches a prince of you.' ia
iniiy; of that august family always prOdi-
gal Of its blood when its glory and ours are
At stake. Saeh Al army Is worthy OF hav-
my for its chief a prince OF tried yalor, his
virtues form the true pledge which your
Majesty presents 10 the people whom you
"'eb 10 deliver to the people to whom II
Is offered a salEtary support, TO assist them
III finally escaping from the anarchy which
devours them, aud in guaranteeing, at the
same time, their own happiness and the
reposc of nations, under the protection of
innate authority.
+" In your Iust solicitude of one of the
most intcrestlg classes of your subjects,
your Majesty has ordered that cruising
squadrons should be sent to the points
most necessary for giving security TO French
commerce. Our navy, W. doubt not, will
execute this protecting mission with the
same zeal and activity which it recently
displayed in the seas Of the Levant, when
our vessels afforded refuge to the unfortu-
nate of all nations, and when for the first
time perhaps, warlitc equipment receiv-
ed the benedictiens OF the friends of hui
manity.,
" 1t belonged to your Majesty alone TO
determine the great questions of war and
peace. This function of the high prero-
| gailve coniided TO you by Providence, you
have exercised with that deliberation
which such grave circumstances demand.
For ourselves, Sire, certaip of your love
for your people, which will induce you to
eoniine the war; if il be inevitable, within
the uarrowcSt circle; confident in your
prudence, which will allow no opportunity
tor concluding an honorable peace TO cs
cape, we receive with respect this impor-
liant communication and we repeat with
you, that we are Frenchnfen. Yes Sire,
the Peers of your kingdom, TO whom the
name OF Frenehmen IS the proudest OF his
titles, possess the sentiments and know the
duties OF that name, and they will, With
all their efforts, concur in maintaining the
dignity OF your crown, and the honor aud
security of the country
I'Ip iuu rpnlipI | rrpaiYa UT h
great pleasure the address Of the Chamber
of Peers this Hnion of sentiments and
wishes, of which you give me the assn
rance, can alone guarantee the security Of
France and her felicity"
The Constitutional states, that the fol
lowing amendment was proposed by Ba-
ron Baranta, IN the Chamber of Peers, 10
the address which has been presented 10
the King:
" We eagerly seize the last hope, which
your Majesty seems still TO preserve, of the
maintenance of peace. We are assured,
that the first wish of your paternal heart
must be To save your people from the ca
lamities Of a war which might expose TO
danger the dearest interest of the country,
and compromise the sacred principle OF
national independence, on which repose
the honor and security Of the throne.
SPAIN.
MADRID, Jan. 19.-The Journals pub
lIshed the following answer of his Majesty
TO the message OF the C0rtes.
".HtSSteuTS DeputteS-I have received
with lively satisfaction the message which
the Extraordinary Cortcs addressed to me
on tire 18th inst. and perceiving in it the
conformity of their sentiments with my
own, anew congratulated myself upon
being placed nj the head of nation which
50 many qualities distinguished. The sen
timents of honor aud national indepen-
dence, so profoundly rooted in the hearts
of Spanards, offer me the sccurcst guar.
antec that the existing political institu-
items, the object of their predictions, will
continue maltcrable, notwithstanding the
efforts of their most violent enemies. How,
III this respect, can entertain the slightest
doubt, when | am witness of the ehuson
of the patriotic sentiments and generous
resolutions which will render the sitting of
Congress ON the 9th and nth of This month
. eternally memorable Those days have
shown, gentlemen, what nation is capable
of when the conformity of elevated SEMI
ments gives so generous an impulson
to confidence. They are the most positive
and most eloquent answers TO the caum-
Nous imputations with which the commu-
nicatlons of foreign cabinets are filed, and
which have excited tee surprise and ndig-
nation of the extraordinary Cortes. Ma
tons wall at once see tine free manifsta-
ton ofmy sentiments aud principles hey
will be convinced that the constitutions
al King Of the SPANS enjoys the free cxer-
else of all the rights vested in him by the
fundamental codr, they will form an ex-
act idea of the true origin of the dis
orders that afllict the country. The
sacrifices which under these circumstances
tho honor and indenendence Of the siatn