The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-23

souotry. Ii Tie people Of Sl,ain were ID
ronrshle to the present order OF things.
then France was acting part conif#i.
To hon n aud eto5 faith, by Excepting a ftgcf
IN Spain 10 keep hcriis suhjecti0n nnneces
,aflly aud If, on the other hand, II was
necessary they shodd keep such a fo,ce
IN Spain, then il followed thai there was
4 party IN Spain hostile In the present or
Ter of things, aud favorable 10 the c0nsil
fuiion, who had only sunk because
they had not received from those who
ought to have been the friends aud
advocates Of freedom, the support they
were bound 10 have supplied to them.
This was proved by the conduct
Of the Holy Alliance but he would call
llirm the cunspiratOrs, for 50 they
had proved themselves, against the llbcr-
ties of Europe. Austria this year everruns
Italy and France the next year ovcrruns
Span-EnSland not preslnning 10 inter
fere and that at the time when IL was
said the dcsliBies of Europe were in our
hands. As tn Italy, in many parts, under
the influence of the Holy Alliance, he would
merely advert 10 the acts of tyranny, Of
Imprisonment, and other measures of OPP
preston praetised by these allied Dcspots,
who were now Glliug Europe with woe aud
distress, and of whom he believed there
WAS but one opinion IN this country, either
within or without the walls OF the House.
But these were not the only Inconsistent
cics; for although We had been told that
France was al full liberty To invade old
Spain, and IT, force on her the Govern
mrnt of Ferdinand the Scyrntil--yet with
regard In New Spain, France was moi To be
suffered 10 approach her shores No.
here we were Interested and, whilst 10
the Voice Of Honor and of Liberty we
were deaf, to thai of profit we were fully
awake. He rejoiCed however, at the re
suit, whatever might he The cause but if
Ferdinand had right To Madrid he had a
right To Mexico. lie trusted, however,
that the Colonies would never he reduced
10 the dominion of Old Spain. They had
gained freedom by the aid of Euglishmen
and, BE trusted they would maintain it
The question, he believed, WAS however
settled by the manly declaration of the
President of the United States, who had
declared an opinion as To the lIolllance and
South America, Which he trusted we should
initiate.
Mr.. Secretary Canning observed. that Il
convenient time would aarise for discussing
The topics alluded To by the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman he would, however,
make some observations On the subject of
the late contest in Spain and here he would
say, God forbid that the cause of Spain
should have failed through want Of proper
or possible support But he deiicd that
the cause of liberty in that country had
failed through neglect of this country
He was not DESTROYS Of cfiticising the Spa.
n!sh Constitution, nor pointing out the
cause Of its failure-Into that country il
was necessary 10 send II spirit Of unaninity
and attachment to the Constitution, with
out which all efforts must have been una
,ailinG. Tho question of separation +,e
tween the Parent State and it's Colonies
had always been OPEN 10 the interference
of Foreign Powers aud the question rs ~
Spain and her Colones Was 10 be consider
I'D without reference to tue state of s. ain
herself He WAS ready to admit with thr
President of the United States, that Fo-
reign Powers had 10 right 20 interfere
between Spain and her Colonies hut il
did not follow that Spain bad no right 10
recover those Colonies by force of arms
The Speech from the Throne only dccIar
ed that the Government held itselfunlc1tcT-
ed, and would act in the manner best adap.
ted to promote the interest of the country.
Time had been left Ia Spain 10 acknonl
edge the Independence of her Colonies,
aud we stood al,of till the intention of
Spain should be made known. The Right
Honorable Secretary, adycrting to the OBJ
srIvations made by the Hon. and Learned
Gentlemen respecting the conduct of Ia
Allied Powers, submitted that England
was not non in the same situation as in
former periods. How could that colossus
of desIs,tism that 80 long hcstrude Europe
have been overthrown without the aid of
d"spots Were veto form alliances with
none but free States The Hon. Gentle
man (Mr b. he believed had been m-n-
formed as to the eases he stated, as ner-
cy bad been extended by the Emperor OF
Austria to many who had been doomed to
die. by the laws OF the country alluded to,
the confession of the criminal was indis-
pensabh. What would foreign nations
think of the cnlogiums that had been
bestowed ON the hardened criminal that
suffered at Hartford Wero we 10 de
cline all alliance with foreign nattluns,
because we dsappro,e Gas he admitted he
did of some ofthrir internal regulations !?
Our object should be 10 move in our own
orbit, not Of obedience, hat of iudepcn-
dcncc, without looking to the splcndor oI
magnitude of foreign powers. Whene,e r
proper opportunity occurred, this coun-
try would never be found wanting To her
self.
On the subject of Ireland and the mca.
surcs necessary for iranqulizing that part
of the United Empire, he thought as be
fore, ON the great question of Catholic f..
Emancipation, and he still retained the
opinions he had ever avOwcd. In conclu-
sion the III Hon G.ntl,n,,, cid IT.,