The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-10
Tom q 'gte london Paprr.
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'l'"'n ID h"t generally Known IN Euron,
Notwithstanding tsc conspicuous prn, ls a
las given, more particular, on tn. n,
dte t"niiliiun of hi, race Il cher ,hio
spihc OF The West scstimruis which pyr
aishonorrd the heart ofauy IN =. lie !.
strange mixture Of opposite qalilifirs. wbic
eoh'"ead our IndsIAent, " hen We r,asrh
examine h'n, aud eonjeeturcs arc cxba1s
ied, aa III which Is his predominant pas.-.u
ii seeing such being occupy IA throne
ana regulate the desiiaies of great natjon
NE are Disposed To lake yery iar,anchol,
view OF human natnfe.
Brought az fiom hts iur1ncy by prie,t.
anu domestics, by turns Battered and mr.
secuted, The object Ofirrcconciablc hatred
and Of enthislasri. which almost reached
alteration, banded about betniNi his fear al
! us mother, and the praises OF histaurIirf.,
terGnia1d appears two.lulI brinr. uni
tihS ali Tie asperity Of a tyraat with lhr
cpwardlcc of slave; ferocons and proud
III prosperity ; rundrsecnding snl ha4. in
misfortune, the enemy nj his own uirnJs
waen tlry are no loaSrr f ugr Ia him
and always rcad5 /" punish those " hohaX,
sacti,iced Themselves IN Hain for him -
mean IN drfrlt, impiacahlo ia Triumph.
md always led by some hidden motive,
which he keeps IN rcserse to fal3lfy the one
In assigns Tor his cuaddct. liz sirnngcst
resolutions are always conditional aud
WIN he induces any onr 10 commit him.
sell, Ferdinand does it with view t. for
sake Inn III moment II danger or defeat,
When he MAS Informed, on the IN July.
that the gu ,,ds Who had Devoted flrnl.
selves 10 hrs Cause nerr yaugnlshcd, hr
rcpiied IN these words, worthy 81 Caliguia
-" bet them have patience : | am still CON.
siitltional King
Ferdinand Etas the AIT of deeriyiug the
most pcnctrating& most desrr, Ing ry.;nh hit
Il great poet has sid, should he satl of him
-" That art itself is nature He carries
IN bis pocket the order fpl The exile of a
Minister "iill whom he Familiarity jollus.-
In the circle at Court he compliments u
man whose disgrace he has Just ordered
and tc Smiles on the public walk III him
whom he has just before pointed out to the
police az Il public enrmy.
The word country has no Specification
for him. de congratulated Josuph on
having defeated 8,00H Spanards in the bat
of OcaGpa, aud nov he thank the Duke of
AnS0uleme because he has conquered his
kingdom. Al palencay, he aed Of Ma
poleon az a favor, To take him us his adap-
ted son and, when he transacted hnsi-
nese, for the first limr, with the Ministers
If the Constitutional government, he told
them he knew the I constitution by heart,
and that he would never permit it 10 be
violated.
Ferdinand has no elevation of character
no grandeur In his ,lrws. In business
he lrorbles himself only about tribes lc
seeks only the ridiculous SIDE # u subject
ard stops at the most useless details. As
soon as he is spoken 10 Of the public good,
of extensive plans, Of p.oiound concep.
tions, he is seized with enuui, and like
the character, drawn by celebrated po.
TT
5oupre, etend les bras, formc i'oeil Ct SEN
dnrt'
His extraordinary vivacity requires cont
naal aliment, and as he ran dlscet nothing
solid, a large repert0ry Of anecdotes, OF
the nonsense, of The reports circulated IN
the towo, must be always prov ided for his
occupation and amusement. lie does not
know Il single word of the services that
haya been executed for him, but he knows
by the secret history the scandalo0 ad,rn
lures of ali those who are about him. His
desires are either isnobr or purlIlc hc
loves puppets and glitter, and every thing
that can amase the eyes. IN his garden
there are no Creek ssatucs, bHt pagodas
and Chinese bridges. He sent away from
his Palace the fine paintings which orna.
men'"d it since the reign of Philip V. aud
had them replaced rs stained paper and
costly draprj ics. One artist indeed, and
only one, hc has largely recompensrd, aud
he painted picture full OF ridiculous earl.
caiurrs aud disgusting horrors.
Ferdinand does not love the people, but
the populacc, and WAS never more happy
than waen he VAS snrroundcd hy .H0aat0s,
clothed IN rags. who spoke tu aim freely,
rs il he had been their friend. The wash
crwoncu of Madrid, who are accustomed
10 see him walk on The borders of1hr Man
Xlres, where they perform their work,
1--we on the footing of the greatest familiar
ty with him. They call him Carn dr.
R0Sa. Soia9G, aud hr smiles al them aud
waves his ilandkerchitfm token uf sail sfAc-
ton.
One Of the most prevailing qualities Of
Ferdinan,l's mind, is dsrnst. lie believes
that nobody ever comes near hm nut to
deceive him, or tn force him To grant them
ftsars. His fa,nrltcs ARE only an good
terms with him for very shurt periods, be-
cause the most t,illmg circumstance makes
him dislike them aud when Il man whom
he has emboldsned by familiarity, speaks
boldly To him, be sers IN it n sign of ambl-
lion. aud he gets rid of the danger by ban
ishing thepan. All those " no have shared
his misfoitunes, who assisted him in his
infancy, who have aided him in bis enter
rrizrs, have been pe'srealedby bis orders:
lie sent Ecoquo, who gave him so many
proofs OF attachment. Vargas, the posses
SCR of all his secrets, and hacanar. the IN
strumrnt Of his revenge, into banlshinent.
He gets rld of an old friend in the same
manner IA an old piece Of furnitIre and
Nhon tn. person is ont Of his sight, he is et-
faced from his memory.
The gift of love has been refused to Fer
dmand by nature (; his heart is a siragrr
Ia those scniinruts which en,hellisb the
HE of man, and 5noth his mlssortuncs. II
/ WAS supposed that hriofed his second e lie