Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-26

vope has excited an unusual alarm among
me crowued heads. Since the commence
msot OF the French revelation. The 'dea
seems TO have been partially entertained,
NOW avowed AMI acted upon, OF drawing
/, line of separation between themselves
And their subjects. A UNION has at length
been torn d Tor the purpO e "f Issuing ana
suppressing all further innovation. las
celebrated project OF Henry Nv. ana Ell
zabe,b, appears to have suggested Toe
idea, and the Lowafall OF BsonaPaf'e, 10
have furnished the occasion, tor the orga,
nizs,ion IF a plan to deliberate upon. ana
s.t,ls the concerns OF Europe, IN con-
yress of soyereigns These different mo-
n,reh. have now united themselves avow'
edly aud uanssita,ingly M opposi''on 10
their own subjects, and have bound 'hem'
selves. by solemn stipulations. TO pursue
such a system of policy as, it successful,
must place a barrier against the TURNER
nyos ross of civilization. PTotaning reli'
g,on, by referring to its sanctions their oo-
hallowed purposes, they have invoked .ne
name OF God TO ratify their designs asam,'
the happiness OF man. The daties WINCH
their stations irnposed--the conditions
upoo which they s.cended their thrones
their mos, solemn and gratu'tous promises
have beea deliberately violated aHd SCI
a, nougbt. All crimes are To be Justineu
when perpetra,ed by monarchs: all vir'
tue 20 be disregarded when exhibited I'd
subject Hypocrisy and vice are orsa
p,zed into a system, and perhdy and bias
phemy yelled under the cloak OF religion.
The atrocious doctrine, that no faith Is
10 be kept, no promises are 10 bind longer
than interest exacts, has been repeatedly
ac'ed upon; and, it is more than probable
.ome of its consequences will appear
when the mex, crowned head becomes
prisoner to justly infuriatcd subjects.
The atrocities committed by 1urKish
Musselnen, upon the Christian Greeks, a,
Scio, EFFORTS no sign Of disapprobatlon a.
mony these monarchs, who, like the gods
81 Epicurus, are elevated too high to sym
pa,hise with the sufsrings OF ren. Inc
per6dy oil the Neapolitan and Spanish mo-
narchs towards their subjects. exalts them
ia the estimation Of these friends OF reii-
pion. The ioul and dissraceiul murder
OF Riego and his gallant associates, ID de,
spite OF the eloquent illusions oil conlugai
affection, tramples upon the best feelings
of our nature, and has awakened loud
and spontaneous burst OF Indignation.
When will 1.-the measure OF offence be
Full ?' The time must come when these
atrocities will be expiated--when those
who have flung themselves loose from the
restraints of humanity aud the obligations
ofjuslice, will in vain stoop to imPlore the
mercy of those who are now the victims
of their cold blooded and remorseless cru
city.
The principles and doctrines Of these
times carry with them the seeds OF their
own destruction. The cause OF liberty Is
a holy one. and must eventually triumph.
The puny pageant OF royalty may inter-
pose himself as temporary barrier TO ar
rest the progress Of the stream: but. soon.
or or later, it will raise above every mound,
aad sweep away to destruction every thing
that obstructs lis career.
|, is a truth, which history confirms, and
which carries with it fund OF consolation,
that every attempt which has yet been
made to destroy the spirit OF liberty, has
been efectual only to repress it tor sea
SOD; and the remote and permanent ten
dency of the measure, has uniformly been
10 6x its roots more securely, and to acce-
lera,e ito growth. The attempt. on the
part of the first Charles, 10 enforce the
doctrines Of the rudors, brought repub-
lie into England. The project OF bis sons,
to revive the supremacy OF Rome, resulted
in the revolution of 1888 aud the estab-
lishment of The present British constl,u-
ton. The celebrated Council OF Trent,
convened for the purpose Of exterminatlng
beresy. proved main auxiliary 10 The
cause Of the Reformation. The wars be-
tween the Papists and Huguenots, IN
France, with ali their various vicissitudes,
spread throughout Europe and America
Numerous expert artisans and valuable CT.
tizsns; and the bloody labors OF Alya and
Parma, in Flanders. inflicted mortal
wound upon the supremacy vi Spain.
II would be curious to speculate upon a
remarkable circumstance, which cannot
fail to have attracted the attention OF every
careful observer OF the passing scene, aRd
which may certainly rank among the sin.
gularities OF the age. The monarchs Of
Europe. unlimited in their sway in so ma
ny respects, are still essentially controui.
Ell by another power. They may CON-
mand the lives oftheir subjects-theY may
6ll me ranks OF their bs,allions with uH-
willing victins-they may condemn 10 The
rack or TO the dungeon-msy exile or de-
slrny those who attempt 10 ,bwart their
projects-but they cannot command peeu-
mary resources. The destintes OF the
world are influenced, il not directed, by
the individual bankers and capitalists OF
Europe. A private merchant, by hrs pc.
euniary operations, is supposed to have
thwarted the project Of Philip, and saved
England from subjugation by the Spsa'sh
armada: and the combined influence OF
the fund holders OF London and Paris will,
II is thought, compel Ferdinand, partially,
to ratify the proceedings OF the Constitu-
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