American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-25

Established among civilized nations; rnonstrously
insulting to he Spanish nation, to Its most disun
Igulshed children, to its cories, to Its government
and even to the throne of your Majesty, which sup
ported by the constitution, does not suffer less than
it from the attacks directed against it-in fine to
your sacred person, whose good faith and whose
love for your people they endeavour by an lmplohs
temely to call in question. The Cortes, ore, nave
heard with singular satisfaction, the frank, honoura
bic and energetic answer which your minister has
made to these notes, and which you have com
municated to the Cortes They cannot butapprove
| of the noble disdain with which your government,
without descending reiute assertions VIGOROUSLY
false, and which, had they been otherwise, they had
no right to prefer against It, conhned Nseli 10
statement of the principles which direct = prin
cpes which the legislative body loudly proclams,
which all Spaniards repeat, and which they will
support with the constancy OF people faithful to
their promises, and which nothing can shake while
they defend their honour and independence. II
does not belong to the Cortes to inquire into the
real motives Of the conduct observed towards SPAN
by the cabinets Of Paris, Vienna, Berlin, and Peters
burgh any more than to anticipate the results oil the
answers returned by the government OF your Ma
ljesty but, whatever may be these motives and
results, the road which the Legislative body must
follow is marked out for them by the constitution
litset-by the avowed and unanimous opinion OF
their constituents, and by the sentiment of national
honour, which, being ielt strongly by all Span
ards, must more particularly animate the assembly
of their representatives. The Cortes, in CRISIS
SO memorable, called upon to exert themselves,
and IN fact exertIng themselves to draw closer
the ries which unite them TO the royal power, and
to proclam they do now proclaim alresh, In the
face of the nation, of the world and OF posterity
their determined resolution sustain the glory and
1.-THE independence OF the throne of your Majesty
and oil your constitutional authority the sovereignty
and the rights OF the heroic nation which they re
present, and The constitution by which they exist.
| he Cortes e bound to assure your Majesty. and
they do assure your Majesty, that to attain so sac
rod an object, they are ready to decree every spe
cies Of sacrifice, certain that the Spanish people
will bear them with joy-wih enthusiasm; am
that they will resign themselves TO all possible evils
rather than enter into terms with those who would
pretend to talnt their honour or to attack their h.
bertes Such is the declaration OF the Coz ties and
they hope that the national power, thus fortified by
the union which exists between the throne, the
Cortes, and the people, will be sucien, to impose
respect on the enemies OF Spanish independence
and bery-to secure perhaps peace, and certainly
the glory Of the nation--to consolidate its future
welfare under the empire Of the constitution which
promise to our country the most flattering des-
tinies."