Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-04-08


seeus to me alarming 10 France. At all
events war has not broken forth, feers Of
France, one moment remains, one moment
is left to you, to save the king, to save
vour country from the risk OF so dangerous
an enterprise hasten then tn make use
of ito fulfil the most sacred duties, to
undeceiyc the king, abused as be is With
respect to the wishes Of France, the wants
OF bis people, his own peculiar Interests,
and not less than with regard 10 the state
of Spain. which is now represented 10 bun
as entesbled by Intestine dlssentions.
"The wish of France--it Is almost SUI
perHuous to say it-the wish OF all France
is for peace. Stated with the glory OF arms
she fattered herself, that under the 60
vsrnmeut of her king, she should be ena>
bled TO recruit, during the leisure OF peace,
the strength wasted in wal OF thirty
years All he parties Of ibis vast empire,
composed az they are OF many various
interests, are unanimous on this question
Lille thinks as Strasburg, Lyons as Boz.
deaux, Marseilles as Grsnoble. The most
furious party spirit cannot deny this truth.
"And how could it be otherwise! Has
not the merchant OF Bordeaux and Mar
settles, in this case, the same interest as
the manufacturer OF Lyons and OF Koaen
Is not the one Threatened with having all
the treasures which he entrusls to the sea
snatched from him? Does not the other
see the moment approaching when bis ma
Dufa ctories must close, which have hither.
to formed the source OF bis glory and OF
the prosperity of bis country! Shall l
speak OF that part OF the population which
derives its support from daily labour
Each individual belonging to this class
already knows, by the reduction oil part
of bis labor, that in future be will receive
only a portion of those earnings which
are necessary tor the uppoff OF bis tamil
ly, and thai be may. from day to day, be
deprived Of the last resource. Can you
suppose, my lords, that agriculture will be
more fortunate--that il will escape the
dangers which threaten commerce and in
du.try 10 our perfected system OF gene.
raj welfare. The endorsements oil the
mercantile will be felt by the class OF cul-
tivators, and our agriculture too will tnd
a loss in the members who will 60 TO des
truction in the desolate plains OF the Pc
o.ipsu)a.
$50 that The powerful Of the earth could
coun, up the SURFACES at this dreadful mo-
ment! o. our side is an united people:
on the otber--what shall say ARE some
individual interests, who struggle 10 make
a restoration. ccneurred in by all tor The
general benefit OF society, subservient to
their own private advantage. those self
same chivaIrous sentiments which in i785
attracted the hearts OF The generous, and
seduced the imagination oil lle en'nusiss-
tic, yet could not preserve the leg I,lnate
monarchy, may again destroy II IN 1879,
Notwithstanding France wants 10 preserve
its legitimate monarchy. My lords, the
question OF war is not as some have oeen
pleased to say, question of dynasty; II
is a question Of party alone The Inte.
rests OF royalty are not at stake: no, 'bui
the interests Of party, steady to lis OLD
hatred, fixed in its old prejudices, and
which ia less eageT to maintain than 10 re-
conquer; il is a retaliation which some
seek 10 take on the height OF The Pyre-
nees.
"And what are the motives urged to
induce France. France 80 happy, so
tranquil, 50 prosperous, TO expose herself
to The risk of war against Spain ? OF
what has France 10 complain ALI is
reduced to this simple proposition--
The Spanish charter is full OF imperfec.
tions, =.
"i agree in that proposition, it is full Of
imperfections. But when have neighbour
ing nations received the authority Of ex-
acting from an independent people the
reformation OF their political laws Ii this
theory be admitted, what becomes OF the
independence OF nations? What extraor.
binary reformers, what wonderful Lycur.
guses will not iOU COO soldiers form =? es-
peciaIly when 100, 900 are ready 10 follow
their track? Where is be who would be
deceived by this political Quixotism II
is thought that the secret OF this new Cru
SADIE will long continue a mystery in the
eyes Of the people Of all countries! Nc,
no, my lords Spain has conquered free
dom Tor herself; Spain is no longer over
run by privileged individuals; she affords
. spectacle intolerable 10 pride; it cannot
b. tolerated and what is TO be the event!
In Spain. what was Intellectually attempt
ed in France, is to be attempted, VIA
counter revolution.
81 am we'll aware that the invisible mo-
vers in this grand conspiracy against the
liberties of the people, are not so stupid
as to aspire to any success By the sole ef
forts of their partisans what then is IN
reality the support on which they rest
their last hopes? They do not know it
they would shudder If they were required
to state it truly. My lords, that support,
without which they are nothing. is the
support of foreigners. Let il not be said
that the Hypothesis IS a cbymera this
parricidal wish has been avowed in The
papers of the day. those cherries echoes
Of the passions which agIlate the surface
of our native land.
:" But what is the pay Of the foreigner
on whom they will be compelled to place