The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-24
THE VIR GTNGAv
LYNCHBURG, NovEMBERof,. -
NJ. ErrrtV's .4d9rt,s

''"''' ~ Wv '"a'h'' vi VT. tNerrtti.-J
1res.. on the occasion Of hi. nrese,,..
~ the kiag Of Snair. ~ Minister Pr.
Tertiary nf thr U,iied States. T. wa.
p'"'ed II him. AS II "a Of oo Ministers
.ry Other foreign Court thai he vo,la
mean himsclf With tht snayjty ana
nrs4 which fhe representative of mo -,
pendent a,'ipn owes 10 the head ,.s
thrr. Bat, il was not expected ,b.,
would hay" imItat"d the seyaIi'y Of, ~.
" of a crowned head, in lanling i,.L..
tions whose practical tendencies are d..
mental In the rights aud happin.e, n M.
and in expressing his nnhonndp1 .f,..'
mrn,.' and not his own only, but Tia, -,
lhr American people, :" the person If -,
individual, whose whole career. n9hl;n A.,
private. hss exhibited not singh ,ir.,..,
redeem him frnm universal pypcr,ti,D
/ We say this was rot expected Of Mr. y.
rr"tt, and he ought ~ have knoppit IN.
nd not. That h. is man # h,iIlia,,
lents. is conceded MOI onl, by hos. Mn
know him pc sonal'y, hpt by tho.e ,.o
"ho know him thrangh the medium nrl.
writings. Bot # We have not heea fur.
ul9hed. in the double TRANSACTIONS. fra
| Spanish INTO French. and from Froncy, int.
English, which his Speech has roa.
through, with mls-tatement of In. ,,ri
ments. Ne shall be constrained to add him
10 thr long cttalogar of men Who have
cxblbttrd the painful anomaly of a weak
Judgment allied. 10 spl udid .ttaibment..-
The people uf United States do not feel
elther for the cha'aet'r or person Of Fer.
dinand VII. the slightest attachment oy
devotion" On the contrary, Viewing
HIM asa compound of tyranny, ingralltude.
hlgoIry aud nsnccrly, they hold him IN
I'll" deepest and most undisguised albion.
renee. For the brave aud upnts,rd p,p
pie who, under his rule. have been scour.,
ed with a " whip of scnuipions," We do,
indeed, feel the strongest affection and tue
deepest sympathy AID "e shall hail with
Joy the ieaSt star of hope which may polnt
10 their di-tnfhraIrnent from the basr ser.
ntude IN hlrh they are held by the poIlty
y the pa" or of the royal upstaIts Whose
own thrones arf bail, upon oppression q &c.
m"nted by blood. aud can only be- ,oaln-
tanned by contInna cr of their drspOtism
ami ter ignorance ihrir penplr. II il i'm .
posslhIr that Mr.. Everett could have hreu
mistaken IA The existence If these scntI-
meats and il is equally impossible that he
dad at participate ~ them. Iii be- y,
t'"l WIS.,. his lgnorapcr and Ms apathy III
lhr cause ni Freedom are both inrx cusahe.
Hui II ht was aware that these sentiments
were deeply im,lanted in ll, breasts al TIM
people "h"o, he rrprrs nIrd. aud if hr did
cordially Join With thai peopl, N thr io,e
ut liberty aud ahi"rrencr of tyranny, thru
his conduct has b"+'i marked hs dopIei-
y aud hypocrisy wholly uniusliliaDlr aud
unpa,dnnahIr.
We donot know, however, that his id.
dress Ia the King OF SPAN would have treu
thon2hr worthy of the notice il has attract
ed, aud WE ar pretty certain II, it would
. not have received all th" attention that has
: been iavshrd upon it. If II WAS not an o0ca-
slon IN witch an opportunity could hr made
+ 10 strike another through hin. The blow
Is not aimed Al NJ. Everett, bat at Mr.. A.
dans. Long before even the cr"drncr Of
Mr.. E,rrctt's address j, established, mucl
Jess before II IL kn,wn whether the lo'
''fnrt'"ns hr received from tn" N"l'"o''