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

acter 10 repress thu faintest nope oi peace
Our limits will not enable us 10 give tos
speech entire.
..Tbs hsnorsble speaker whom have
I,llowed did me Justice when he ssic
tbs president Of the council of minister
would wish TO preserve peace, to avoie
var. He had no need to speak ct . on.
nister-be had ouly to refer to the senti
ments Of the monarch 10 be certain ina
90 minister could have continued IN OF
fee. had he given counsels such as We
are at this moment supposed 10 nave ioi,
lUwed-that is 90 say. to advise an u1JuS'
war--a war, which, IN the sltuauon OF ooi
couatry, we could not avoid. Again an
expression OF appreciation on Inc right.
Yes! AMI have already declared from
,hi. tribune, in the secret committee, that
il is with resrot-It is only because honor
and safety require il, that We have le-
coarse 10 arms: It it had been possible to
avoid war. we would have avoided it.
We have tried every means 10 maintain
amicabIe relations with Spain-we have
tried by every means TO avoid the cafami'
ties Of war but things being brought 10
the situation 10 which they are, and as
long az the state of Spain shall continue
what il is at present, | declare that there
is but one way Of attacking the PROPOSE
lion Of government. and that is 20 prove
that it can with honor, with satety, win
less injury than will result 10 the interests
which are represented 10 us as being
compromised by war, maintain peace
With that county.
"A state OF peace appears to me hun
dred times more preferable than Stale
of war. so also does a state of war to dis
graes-to seeing the most solid, interest
sf my country compromised and ibls un-
doubleday is the situation ia which the
Spanish revelation has placed US. (Nu-
merous voices on the right, Yes, yes,
bravo,,) For, as often as has been said
10 -,he course OF this debate, it is only The
blindness and obstinacy OF the Spanish re-
volutioa which is to blame tor all the e.
wills which may result from the present 81
taAtion OF things; aud herein exists
great difference between the proba bllity
of events and the comparisons wi ich 1t
has been wished to make with what has
previously occurred 10 Spain.
"Yes gentlemen, there is blindness,
there obstinacy, there is even forget
fulness OF the interests Of Spain on the
part Of those who at this moment govern
in Madrid and can you believe that IN
this situation generous Intervention, dc
tailed by the most sacred interests on the
part Of France, will be received as was
the 6rst entrance oftbe French armies in
TO Spain
"The king declared to you in bis speech
that If the war be inevitable, be would
contract its circle and limit it, duration.
sin vain il will be answered that such
were formerly entertained,
and that they were disappointed. But
why, gentlemen, were they disappointed -?
Because the var was undertaken TO es-
,ablish foreigner on the throne OF Spain,
TO overthrow the laws Of the country, and
10 convert the peninsula into province
OF France. But when, tar from entertain
ins any -ucb Intentions, we only pre-
sent ourselves to maintain the authority
OF the legitimate sovereign, without wish
ing to impose any law, mnsmurs on the
yight, DO mol see how we can be pre-
vented from always remaining masters OF
The power of circumscrib,ng the mode OF
the war and of limiting lis duration.
&" In whatever point of view the debate
is considered, it will OF course happen that
the real question will be discussed and
that question is-cau the present state OF
Spain, Of which the effects, so tar as they
relate to Frsnce, can no longer be con-
sealed, TO continue to exist without PRO.
ducing danger and dishoRor to ourselves
You know the facts; you have seen the
reply, which asks OF Fraace 10 Withdraw
her army of observation from the Eyre.
nees. There is one condition OF peace.
ExaGine il, gentlemen jand tell US whe-
Their, consistently With the preservation OF
the honor Of the crown, aud the security
OF the country, there was any other part
Tor the king to take than that which he
has determined upon taking. A member
from this tribune has advanced an asser-
lion entirely destitute Ut truth. and which
l must repel.--No, gentlemen, France
has not demanded Of Spain to adopt the
French charter, Frsncs has not made to
Spain any iBsinuation 10 that effect; nor
ought she TO have done go We have pro-
we'd our own institutions we know that
they suit Us; but can We answer tor their
suiting another people! Do you think US
80 little acquainted with the character OF
the Spanish people, as to wish to impose
upon them institutions which shall not have
originated with themselves!
/" repeat it, we have no reproach 10
tear tor our conduct towards Spain.
will say more-the government OF the
king has done all that was in IT'S power 10
MAINTAIN peace-ii has made the greatest
sscrl6ce.-snd. you would row accuse
US, in this very tribune, il we had put up
from any other people with what we have
Tor SIX months endured from Spain. No
Thing but the condition. will say the al
most pliiabIs. conditlon--ui Spain could
have induced state like France to exer.