The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-11

,..r her own fleets aud ar,nlrs 1t there
5are becomes the interest aud policy Of the
,ayp,umrnt Of Great Britain, 10 termiiiat
osy.,fe IN Us possible any toar in trhtch they
,rs mot n partH. Yhr h,tred of liberty ha q.
,,ug prrdomlnatci III the hearts of British
Minister'S o,rr Their natural and general
rfDusuance To permitting France 10 ke
car ON Spain. ,rfekcr 6tate-lt immrdi.
atry became their study To he'e the oh
..rf of the Nar accomplished with Is itHe
qfnr4 md g14ta n France A. possble Tie
ire press oi England, and that old spirit Of
Pasli,h liberty which surN Nd thcStaart~. y
Ib9Dt mM surU,r, iie GueiiS also. prevented
Ministers from declaring openly against re
prrspntdtisc liberty in SPAN. They dared
not do it, for they knew that if they did.
Ne earthly power could insure them their
.eats for single d.y. They therefore a.
aoptcd the only mode of operating, which
r.lnainpd for securing their two fold ohlrct
of putting down the liberty Of Spain and
nferentng the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of France.
Taey employed their secret diplomatic
and financial intlnence against the Patriots
of Spain, aid under the name of neutrality
wagtd upon them a val more terrible than
that of France herself These rema Ks ex-
plain perfectly the conduct Of A'Cunrt So
merstt, and other British agents at Madrid,
aud the great anxiety Of this government
and their pressing and believe perempto-
~ demands on that Of France 10 PIT Il spec
On end 10 the trur These remarks explain
loo The Sudlcu deuth Of .Spaaish credit in
he money mortt IN Londoa, and the non
execution Of contracts and loans which had
been made in England previously In the
Waf, in favor of the Cortcs, & for " hich they
gave amp" security in national property
OF the m ST valuable description. Thus did
the British government employ the over
Wheming weight Gifts diplomatic and e.
nancial Influence to subycrt the constitution
Of Spain, in order that they might leave -
little for the arms of France 10 accomplish
IS possible, for they had determined from
the beginning that that result viz the de
structlOn OF the ca nStItulon, should BE-
produced but they knew well that the more
difficult and protracted was the struggle for
it, the more completely would the ancient
influence of France BE- established in
Spain the better pretext would it give her
for retaining possession of some Important
seapons and fortresses, the stronger claim
u y
political influence aud importance all over
the world. Perhaps some one will say
that France has're established her ancient
influence in Spain, and has possession of
the principal seapOrts and iortresses. de-
ny the former proposition. A fJldr can
DO more with the government of spain
than Il French ambassador backed by a
French army and ike the Spaniards the
hetier Tor the fact for it shows that they
have got some spirit and energy left, aitho'
badly directed. 1t IS true, however. that
France is in possession of the principal
sraports and tortI esse8, but my HE ior II,
shr will give them them TAP when the Bri-
fsh government demands it. OF this IA
As sire as TINT she wonld never have taken
possession Of them, had the British govern
mrut forbid il. There is one [. So in which
Il is possible that the French might rcfIs"
Il dls2orge, aud but one. II would he the
change of British policy from policy IA
rorlug the Hoiy alliance to policy favor
M ljberV but 81 long as TIN, government
rem1iu faithful to the view and inert sis
of the Holy Allilpce, it is ridiculous 10 sup
pose that The Alliance wll give to the re-
formers or opposition IA England such
tr5tion IS t,.,y wa5ld ;nr,.f,bIy fod in the
fp9l Irtpn,iap he France If an. VI, r,r far. .
i.sses Of s,r,in
t"onId not be understood to say, that
the Brush government had no other ne +
1--WE tor wishing I'D fastening the do" mall
at the constitution Of spain, bat 4 fear Of
trenrh aggrand'z"ment. Most "ndoabt"d
y there was another motive, more deep
and durable, moliye which la, dictated I
n Lac WHOLE Of 'h1t .r'n 1 sn"l'''os t ana
oamg"o"s, aud t"o.ta,cd policy which .
Hley nave been pursuing these four vars,