Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-04-12


SPAIN AND HE molly ALLIANCE.
Ma. EDIToR:-The present policy OF Eu-
rope, must excite, on the part Of Americans,
che warmest sympathy for the sufsriRgs OF the
Spanish nation. 1t must excite in them, that
sympathy which is natural, when they see on
the one side, q brave people struggling to pre-
serve their liberties and their laws; and on the
other, a herd of kinsly murderers, gl0Fyins IN
the misfortune, of their fellow creatures, re.
sardle,s of every feeling, moral or religious,
their whole views tending to the destruction CT
the constitutional government Of Spain.
Educated as we are, in the cradle Of liberty,
it's scare eiy reconcileable to our belief, that
free people, unanimous in its councils, should
be prevented from exercising those rights,
which are conceived to be inherent in the hu.
man family. 1t will clearly be seen, that in
the formation of the government Of Spain, the
declared principles. which experience has
taught US to be superior to any doctrines Of
political nature, that have ever been published
among mankind are there implanted. The
wise.t and most venerated characters Of ancient
or modern times. did not for moment suppose
that such government IS ours could be estab-
Gshed, and carried on with success; yet NOS.
outstanding Its magnificent structure, wesee
these pOtentates Of Europe. with their millions
Ofvassals. denouncing destruction upon those
who would even "slance at it as a model"
That France should be the first to Join IN
this coalition, tor the avowed purpose of oP-
pressing Spaiu, IS very astonishing. She who
so lately threw off ths letters of bondage-she,
WHO burst the bonds which bound her to slave
nv. and loudly called on nations 20 initiate her
example, in the language OF those, who have
Just escaped from captivity, and feel the sweets
ofIiberty; excises in US no little astonishment.
france, whose fields a1e yet stained with the
blood Of her martyrs in the cause Of liberty
France, that gave birth to La Fsyette and
Carnot the country Of refinement and polite
aess, so famed for her legislators, statesmen
and philosophers From these circumstances,
it cannot be supposed that the French can have
so quickly changed their principles; and we
mae readily iufer, that though LOUIS hurries
into this war, majority Of the French nation
are opposed to it. The dreadful tate which 6e.
fel the immediate ancestors of Louis should be
4 sufficient warning to him; but the Bour
bons are family fa,ed to be a curse to all Ebe-
raj governments. =.
The autocrat OF Rus,,a, is doubtless the
most prominent character in this band of royal
mrrderers. The immense extent of bis terrI-
Nries appears to cause him some alarm, and we
nav with safety inter, that those are bis reasons
!or being so desirons Of putting down ali govern
n.nts that SAVIOUR OF rePuOhcan,sm. IT a
spark of liberty sas to burst forth in Russia,
we might hail it as flame. which would hight
them 60 overthrow all monarchicsl govern
ments in Europe. The marked interference OF
Alexander, and of all the other potentates II,
the affairs Of Spain, induce US to believe that
they nave fears ofthat nature. There is enough
Oflhe pure Castilian blood remaining in Spain,
70 defeat che views of these Gisdem'd robbers.
To conclude this subject entirely, we car.
cot nut smile at their profered friendship to
Sp4ia, friendship which tends to destroy their
Constitution and 1t strongly reminds US OF
dialogue between sae spider and the fly, in Pc
trr StnGlr:
Spider.
-" PRAY dismiss your idle dread;
lwJdld not hurt a hair Of that sweet head.
Wen tner, with ole kind kiss OF tr7eHaa'P
meet me.
FL.
'ba SIR. (wlta seeming artless tongne,)
Tear our salutatioa would be long;
70 loug, that YOU would eat me. a.
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