The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-08

to aspire 70 any success b, the sole tao,t.
OF their Partlzdns; what then is in real,,,
The support on which they rest their l.s,
hopes They do not know il ,b.,
| would shudder ii they were r.unired =,
state it truly. My Lords, Thai supnert
without which they are nothing. is The ann
port of Foreigners. II is not vel said thai
| Tue HYPOTHESIS Is chimera this parricj-
I'll wish has been avOwed in the papers of
The day, those cherries echoes of the pas
sions which agitate the surface of our ma
| tive land.
!" Bat what is the pay of the foreigner ON
Wh"la they Will be compelled 10 place their
iast relunce? What IS he to receive for
his cooperation in these monstrous trans
actions Nho will pay his armies, " no
VIII provision them Assuedly il cannot
be unfortunate Spaln--sie has no treau-
sure, she has scarcely enough To snpply
her own suhstance-shc is rich ia courage
alone.
Prudence forbds my entering into
more ample Developments OF the dangers
o. war with Spain, our intelligence and re-
Election viii supply the deficiency. But /
have SAID enough to show that II was nv
duty to appear IN this tribune. Ii belonged
To me who am old--who respect France
who am devoted to the King aud his family
TO me who have taken So permanent a
part IN the events of the double restoration
--who by my efforts, and venture to say
it,by my successes, have placed all my glory
aud my responsibility in the renewal Of The
UNION between France and the House of
Bourbon To prevent as laI as in me Law
the work of wisdom and Justice from be.
ing compromised by rash aud foolish pas
slous.
The King is deceived, my Lords il is
our duty To undeceiye him.
He is told that his people wish for war :;
his people desire peace.
he Is told that the honor of his crown
is compromised by his not rcvenging the
insults Offered To Ferdinand. His ancestor
Louis XIV. did not revenge insults far
more tlagrant ; and yet in question Of
dignity Louis XIV. a model not to be
despised. The happiness ofFrance is the
glory Of Louis XVIII and he is worthy of
enjoying it.
lie IS told that Spain, prey TO anar-
chy, IS dangerous to France. Let facts
answer for themselves. Is it true that
anarchical doctrines have made an alarming
progress in France On the contrary, has
, not power made rapid conquests among us
since the revolution of Spain ?
Let us not be afraid, my Lords, to pre-
sent the truth TO our king ne never rejects
it, aud 1t rs in this confidence that support
the amendment which has just been pro
posed 10 you by the Baron dr Baranic.-
hiay the majority Of this chamber be ndu-
ced by their fidelity 10 the KING and the
chamber. to sanction ii by their votes
My Lords, will say only one word
more, aud it is to ask You whether no one
has any doubt with respect to the secret
wishes of Ferdinand VII. ipermit myself
"A personal opinion on this point | ground
it on past events, but too well known 60 me.
Assnredly the king of Spain was never
more completely deprived Of all liberty,
than during the seven years of captivity at
Valencia aud appeal to some Of my no
bic colleagues to recal to their recolIectons
thatat that painful period neither their hon
orablc names mort their touching deyotcdness
could inspire that monarch with sufficient
confidence to remove from his mind the
impression, that the attempt which they
were willing to make for his delverance
was nothing but an act OF temerily of
which he would be the victim and my
personal relations with King Ferdinand
have authorized me to believe, that these
reflisals arose from noble confidence in
the fidelity Of his subjects, to whose eour-
age and attachment he wished to owe his
liberation. His last observation notwiih-
standing the difference of the times, az
fords you many opportunities for compare
sen"