Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-05

, of mah--how they can teach US to be-
lieve what we should not have believed
without such agency. Allow for in
stance, that the French march to Sc.
vile, seize the person OF the Spanish
king, proclaim the constitution abolish
| ed. aud re-instate him Oh the throne,
in the uncontrolled exercise of his roy
al prerogative. We ask our fellow CT.
uzens. whether the French have ad.
yanced one step towards the perma.
neDt establishment of monarchicsl des.
potism? We deny the fact altogether,
and for this reason, the French will
have left brand upon Spain, that no
Spanish patriot will bear. Ferdinand
becomes from that hour, not the choice
of the nation--he is considered as the
detested badge of foreign degradation
surrounded by armies, he Is ill des.
pised-Spain becomes then conquer
ed couatry, and their mocarch owes his
elevation to foreign oayone,s. IL there
nothing in all this t ire the characte-
istic Jealousy OF the subjects OF such a
king, thus metamo phosed into foreign
slaves Smarting under such an In.
dgni y, the SpaHiards will brood over
their revenge, untili the favnrite mo-
.,ents ARRIVES for its accomplishment
by another Let The following senti-
unenI of French writer. speak for us,
wuo approves Of the interference Of his
klng, in The Internal government of the
Peninsula.
"Let Us not be uneasy, the Consti-
tutIonal germ is removed FROM the Py-
rsnuees, The Spaniards will perhaps
tear each other to pieces for ten years;
;he constitution Of the Cortes will dlsap-
pear; and whatever may haPpen IN
spain, it will not be re-estabiished for
4 long tine; me defenders OF monar-
cny and of religion are strong enough
to combat and to exterminate the JAG.
obins, and the one hundred thousand
Fiench who nave entered spain, Will
Saow very we'll how to fled their way
back to the Pvrennees
In contemplating the success OF this
invasion, this writer calculates on an In
e'n4l war amongst he Spanla 90 o. 10
years to come -durIng which time, as
hetriumphant!.; expressed himself, they
will tear each other TO pieces; the de-
Tenders of monarchy am oi reigicn, toi
religion ~ are strong enough, he con-
huues. to combat and to eXt,rpate the
Jacobins. But what in his opinion
will become of the one hundred thou
sand French who have entered Span T?
They, forsooth, (con:'nues he) will
know very well how TO find their way
back TO tina Pyrenuees!!
This is precisely the late of the cues
ton as we view it, although with other
optics than this fllppant French writer
Louis, if he accou,pllshes his oject aDo
relnstates Ferdinand on his absolute
throne; and if his army should ESCAPE
without injury, will have only sown the
seeds oil civil war for ten years to come,
end perhaps for q much longer period.
lie found the revolution blooodless i and
he has BY his interference made 1t bloc.
dy--he found the SpaDiards reconciled
to their Prince, and he has made him
the object of scorn and detestation.-
These are the benefits conferred by
tins member of the Holy alliance.
Allow to this French writer all that
he Claims, that every man of the Con-
sti'utional party is exiirpa,ed, Ia softer
word for murdersd) are the defenders
OF the legitimate government to MUIR
oeT all tneir children also? Unless they
10 his, they DO nothing--forthsir chill:
dren grow up with hereditary hate, and
become Constitutionalists, merely be.
cause their fathers were murdered for
belonging TO that party!