Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-04


ders, that the movement which took place that
r.ighi, was caused by the necessity under which
the government found itself, 10 give orders for
the arrest of several individuals, who, jclu :,
by a revolutionary frenzy, had formed ntrieues
ai the most criminal nature. We may nov be
easy, since their wicked machiuatcus were
happily GIscOve; ed, and since those, who were
Implicated IN them are in prison, and Ia be tied
without DELAY, when those who shall be proved
guilty viii receive the punishment they deserve.
In the midst of the giv; ,!.:.,h feel at seeing
uat there still exist among US some degenerate
p'i tngUcSc, who think Of disturbing the public
rcac: AMI tranquility, we have the consolation
~ being able firm, that the spirit of nj! tie
corps oI the garrison, of this city manifested it
self on .l.is occasion, TO be suc!, may be
cNpcc al from troops faithful To- ti,eis kg and
county. Iii the cor.,s behaved in So WORTHY
manner, that they incric'l the expression, just
" IiircSsci to ihc'n b, his Exccllcncy Has
Minister al .Tar in The Order of the Day, which,
we annex
''iJrr 9fIrc, Oct, 27.--!iis Majesty, the
King nur Sovereign, commands the troops of
I'll aims Uf thG garrison uf Lisbon, and the
ROYAL Guard 4 tlc Palace, to lie reformed III
his osnl satisfaction with the discipline which
they sho'yc1 III the meeting Of the preceding
night, VIII rs with the prompt executor; o..
the orders winch they received from their Of
Eccrs, with the view 10 inaiptain :c public tran
guilty. which some iniiviinais, thy OF
t. uniform they had Tia. honor to wrar, were
cndfa' orig to'Ii,inrb with Il fol, equal 10 their
wick" inc-s, making themselves the instruments
o ambitious inca, who DO nos li-.ilin to avail
Themselves OF any which might cu;,ii,.
them to execute their weak designs.
''ii:s Majesty is well COW :aced at the love
a.! i""ol'' of his ar.n,, an, Of the sentiment of
hOHour which anirnaIc the officers, and against
tics Tugs, win, h rooted IN he la. IT'S of
the totignese. ali the attornpie of Il, f,.i ,,us
Will aiwty i,iI whatever be The denomination
WHICH '''"v al9Ft, and whatever snares thcv
make use Fl since nothing but opirob;un IS 10
he cX COED by those who, ren0uncing the FIRST
and 'r"7' essential virtue "f So E',5ic profess
sion, that is cnt,rc ana passive obedience. launch
in;o intrigue, raici1usiy affecting respect tor
the ;''"Son If TIC Sovereign, while they decry
las government ,;HS ccnsEIre against his Throne.
The Soyereieu.y - inAwisibIc and resides only
III l,ie person ii 'he King oar Sovereign from
whom al Use Authorities csnuna;e, AMI to whom
all bis subjects, however high and distinguish
81 b thv ak, owe equal obedience; every
ting thai d. !ates from this line of conduct. is
criminal rebellion, which naniicsly leads to tie
ann'''i'''l'n OF the IN ,aarchy. This is The doc
tiTno which the officers ought To iRcuicate into
these Under them, since thus only they will full
i! i!Iri: duties. His MAJESTY saw in the as
Seinhiln9 of The troops, proofs of this convIc-
! tor, ard though he does moi doubt, that, under
similar circumstance, similar proofs would be
gwen by oil The corps of the army stationed in
.iiicrcnt parts of the kingdom, he, however,
desires that the example given by the garrison
u Lisbon, should be known by all of them, and,
being initiated, the paternaI administrator of his
MAJESTY will soon he consolidated, who, in his
royal beDevoenCc, has other care than the
happiness of ali TIE Portuguese.
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