The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-02

I nally emanated. G'ley Ntr#. calrafrd Ia
them by the hood whicl Nas Sid ~ pr.
curing aud maiutaining IN, u heY wms
endeaied 10 Then because the, indnafr /
The triumph ~ Independence .ner s .eff
they were eldeaged 10 tiieih by ID 50
Tenn Sanction they had received FROM tic
monarch rs we'll as the nation but most
al all we're thoSe ln=liiniinns rntieared a.
the hearts of Spaniards bv tke attempt
which was made by foreigners 10 ,ub,rri
and overthrow Them. Cheers The Span
ARDS entertained the same sentiments as
ne hnsiisil people .jes,ly frll towards their
own constitution and laws. Thinking, ms
m1ny persons did. that even In thYt consti
tnlion' comparatively perfect rs II Was,
SOME defect might be found, still he was
prepared 10 say, thai il il were ten times
more detective than IL was said Ia he, from
The moment any potentate attempted to
invade his native country for the purpose
oil changing or removing il, IN that consti.
tuition, with All its defects, he should feel
himself bound to cling. Much cheering
10 that constitution, under such cireum-
stances, he would give every support IN his
power until the insulting attempt vas CON
cluded, and the hase and foul intention
disaYowed. tCheers.) lie would extend
10 the gallant aud high minded people of
SPAN, lie same measure uf Justice which
Ensilsinnea would demand in their own
particular east. ,Cheers.) lie never would
Her hWself Ia IL persuaded. that even ia
ihe contest which was preparing, a great
and gdlHnt people like the. French, had
been led t. suppose thai il was national
war. lChaersl lie never could believe
that grea' and gallant people could, of
lis own free will, hasten IN Nrrona, To take
out license for the destruction offlecdom.
| ttheering.1 In this he believed that this
! great gallant nation, coveihg, us il did, mi.
! litafy Fame aud Warlikc repown. would mol
srna out IN army of Lyciugusses and So
Ioas, 10 thrust at The point Of the hayanct
nrW laws and new inslilalions on an unwil-
l,ng and an uooiendlng people. (Cheers.l
! Therefore he felt, 50 far ~ France WAS con
cefncd, thai this was mol a national quar-
rel, and, that being thr case. he hoped and
believed the dishonorable attempt would
all. tCbecrs.) lie believed, on the 9th
| ~ hand, that the resistance on the part Of
thai great people had now, by what mus
be admitted to have been harsh, but
which, while II WAS n harsh, was AT the
same time high and glorious destiny,
hcen called ON twice ~ the course ola short
period, 20 stand forward rs the representa-
| lives al the great cause of nations, and 10
put down those alroelous principles which
he had been describing, and which ought
to meet with the mast General reprobation.
! lCheers.) onl Of the first contest they
came snoincnily successful, aud out Of the
next, hc trusted, he expected and he heped
for their own honor, and no more for their
own honor than for the honor aud safety
OF all free countries, they would come not
less glorlously Triumphant. (Cheers.) Fol
the purpose ri embodying the connection
which they almost perceive existed between
their cause and that in which every free
nation, and every free man, must feel
| himself engaged at this moment, he would
propose 10 drink The Independence VI
nations, and may it be HE desire, AS il is
the duty, Of nrighboriug states to respect
IT," The toast was drank with three times
three, aud TIE most laptWous Applause.