The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-22

have homely proyerb in England, which
advises peepls not to "halloo till they are
out of The wood" The French are not
out of the wood yet nor is Ferdinand out
of Sesille-at least not on his way 10 Ma.
drid /; and if the Cortes have the spirit of
men, thther he should never go, so long as
the French arc masters of that capital.
Times.
TRASsLATIoS.
Count .pontpo 10 hrs Erccitency The Count
.4biSbnl
In the name of our afflicted country, |
have recourse to your excellency, the only
person who can save her, and rntreat YOU
TO consider Spain, divided and dismembcr-
ed by her own children, as in the SAINT ST.
tuation in which she was in 1903, raising
| the voice of common distress, and soliciting
| all her offspring for deliverer. At that
| period, As at the present, the disorder of
her government debilitated her to such a
| degree, Is TO leave her without defence,
and make II appear that it was easy TO con-
quer her. A that time, as now, the nation
which is our neighbor, offered to remedy
the evil which was felt by al, took POSSES
SION oil our iortresses, and introduced its
armies, with view thereby to ensure tire
happiness which it rendered, and which
was the greatest possible any pepoh can
enJoy--monarchy Just and moderate
government. At that timc,as now, the Span
ards, driven to despair by the calamities
they suffered, opened their houses and their
arms to the stranger, receiving him and
carrying HIM as If were IN triumph through
the northern provinces up to the capital
! Even So now, the public are CIamorous for
| the absolute king, IN order TO free them
selves from anarchy and the dcspotism OF
the many. Finally, then, as now, two
powers disputed the ascendant, because
neither of them possessed the general good
will. The people, in silence, aud dismayed
viewed with bitter smiles, and almost with
eomPlaceney, the fall of their government,
and even OF their king forgetting the mis-
cilef they brought on themselves, and the
dangers which they incurred. But all at
once an undaunted voice called out at Aren-
lnez, Long live Span, down with the
despot % And as soon as the latter had
disappeared, all Spaniards united. Dlyi
sion was at an end ; patriotism and valour
were reused, and the conqueror of Europe
inthe end deplored his imprudence. Ii
was at Aranjnez that Bonaparte lost his
| power, for without the 18th Of March, the
| Spanlartts would have made no resistance.
| But now the French are once more near
the capital. The general will cannoI be
mistaken; the injustice and pervcrscncs5
OF the existing government are we'll known.
| Still we do not hear the snout which all
are hoping for, of"Spain forever lndepen-
dence forever - The armed force, the
warriors of Spain, are split into parties,
outdoing each other in acts of Injustice, be
cuase none OF them is sanctioned by the
general. The soldiers 10th to incur useless
dangers he deserts his ranks, and will
ultimately abandon his generals, who will
lind II impossible to support any cause.-
Lei, therefore, your eXceI!ency come to a
decision, and stretch forth your hand to
save yourself and to save us.-that is, the
country. Her welfarc,is the first law
\ our eXcellency knows, and has declared
that the sovereignty of the people being
once recognised, it becomes duty to obey
| the general will, which amounts to this
the constitution of 1912 ought not To be
retained, h"zt,.,- 20 ,i,-,a5 1880
| individual safety, nor preserve the dignity
of the Spanish monarchy. Proclaim,
| therefore, what all desire, and act in con
cert with the other generals, who entertain
| the same sentiments. Declare yourself
independent until the king shall be releas-
ed. Collect your army and hasten to de-
| stroy the origin of tiscUrd; SO that the
| factions, the royalists, and the foreigners,
being deprived Of every preteAt, may have
their designs frustrated, if they rob us
of the glory 10 dcli,er the king, and their
plans totally defeated, if, under this pretext,
| they conceal some other wish.
Your excellency ought to consider thai
no party can be sustained without strength;
aud you may already have perceived, that
the latter caunot be acquired without pub
lie confidence to obtain which il is neces-
sary to act in conformity with the general
will.
Were not well assured that your ex
cellency loves Spain aud glory, | shoud
not apply to you to avail yourself of the
| grandest opportunity which has ever oc-
| Cured, of becoming the deyerer not only
of Spain, but of all Europe. 1t would be
an insult To your penetration to dwell upon
the melancholy consequences, and above
| all, upon the uselessncss of taking any
other resolution for TO attempt the de
fence ofany cause with few forces, when
more numerous forces are at hand, is to
| enieeble the cause which we desire to up
| hold.
Let your exceIency consider these
| truths, which the love of his country has
suggested to him, who prays To God TO
preserve your eXcellency many years.
(Signed
The CONDE Del MONTIJO.
Madrid, May IL, 1928.
TRANsLATION.
HIS Ercettency the Count Del .AbiSbal TO
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