Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-04-19
PARIS, JAN. %.
KINGS SPEECH.


left you at liberty, would have made me
desire to be able to retard the opening OF
the present, but the regular vote OF the
expenses of the State is an advantage OF
which you have felt the whole value, and
have naturally depended on the same
devotedness to preserve it which had
been necessary to me to obtain 1t.
The internal state of the kingdom is
ameliorated. The effect ofjustice legal
ly exercised by the juries, and admins
tered with wisdom and intrepidity by the
ma gistrates, has been to put an end to
plots and insurrectionary attempts, to
which the hope of IMMUNITY had given
encouragement. ttna
| have concluded with the Holy See
the necessary Convention for giving fix
ed limits to the new diocesses which
have been established by law. All the
churches areso beprovided with pastors
and the Clergy of France, thus COM
pletey organized, will contribute to
draw down upon US the blessings OF Pro-
violence.
| have provided by Ordinances for all
that may be ,ecessary to secure econo-
my in the public expenditure, and order
in the public accounts. My ministers
will lay befote' YOU, as the law requires.
an account ofthe expenditure of the year
1921. They will furnish you with the
details of the actual receipts and dis
bursement ofll822, and an account OF
the expenditure and presumed resources
of 1924. From these documents it ap-
pears, that aftel payment of all interior
expenses, even hose which military pre-
paratons have hitherto rendered neees-
sary, we comm elced the year S23 with
an excess OF 40 millions over our ex-
penditure and the budget Of 1924 pre-
SCENTS balance ofreceipts and dishurse
ments, without the necessity OF having
recourse to this reserve. al. 90
France owed to Europe an example
of that prosperity, which no people can
obtain except BY a return to religion, to
Legitimacy, to ORDER, to true liberty
Such salutary example has this day
held out. s. is1t
But divine justice permits that aftor
having for a long time made other ma
tons suffer the terrible effects ofour dis
orders, we should ourselves be exposed
to dangers brought about by similar ca
lamilies among neighboring people.
have made every endeavor to guaran-
tee the security of my people, and pre-
serve Spain herself from the extremity
of misfortune. The infatuation with
which the representations made at Ma
.drid have been rejected, leaves little
hope OF preserving peace.
how ordered The recall of my minis
ter; 100000 Fre1rhman, commanded
by prince of my i,mily; by him whom
my heart delights 3 cell riy SOD; are
ready TO march, ny'kiag he god of St.
Louis, for the saKt OF preserving the
throne OF Spain to adescendant of Hen
ry ". Of saving tnal fine kingdom from
lis ru5h, and Of recGciling it with Eu-
rope lei.
Our stations are 10 be reinforced in
tllasc places where our maritime COM
nerce may need such protection.
Squadrons will be appointed to act,
wherever our shores will be open to at 4
lack.
II war be inevitable, | shall omit no
Efforts to narrow its circle and limit its
duration. 1t shall bcundertaken for no
other purpose but to conquer that peace
which the State of Spain would render
impossible. Let ferdinand VII. be free
to grant his people the institutions which
they can hold Only from him, and which
by securing their repose, will dissipate his
Just apprchensions Of France. From thar
moment hostililles will cease. This
solemn engagement gentlemen, l enter
into in your presfnce.
1t was my duty to lay before you the
state of our Affairs. Ii belonged to my
self to deliberate. | have done so ma
turely. consulted the dignity of my
throne, the honor md security of France.
We are Frenchrnen, gentlemen. We
shall ever be united in defence of such
interests.
LONDON, JAN. 80.
The EtoiIe ofMonday evening con-
tains the following news: "The Duke
of Angouleme, Gsneralissimo of the
French army, is to set out in few days.
M. ,d'Oudenarde, will command the bo-
DIV guards, which will accompany his
Royal Highness. Tie Marquis Of Lau-
renson sets out in thee days. We are
assured that the DUKE OF San Lorenzo
will not assist at the royal sitting. The
regency Of Spain is to enter Catalonia be-