Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-10

now be little more prompt, hu'.th oa'T :,
wardness, this collision, speaks voiuihe'
shows, that to recognise even legitima'e ~"
s,itutronal Government, was not more
bic TO Austria aud Russia than TO France a"o
that the views Of the "Apostolics" oil SPAN are
not at all distastefu to them. nh
We thus get out the facts OF the case, w"len
are these;-the occupation OF Spain by rreh."
troops, in order 10 keep down all civil merry
there, is point on which all the Continen'a'
Powers are agreed; the great powers oy choiee.
the lesser because they are but The satellites OF
the larger planets-still farther, though the
Constitution of Portugal was Of Royal birth ana
legitimate origination, even modihed liberty
of that kind they disapprove and discounted
ance; wink, for time, at violent attemP' ~
organize rebellion, and only now reluctantly
stand back from an agreeable project, because
thew see that il would involve general war,
for which ,ey are not yel quite prepared:
The tenu e, then, by which the peace OF the
world is held is, we may with confidence say,
no principle, as diffused among the dinerehl
mowers. but the mere chances Of success in the
present struggle in Portugal. Monstrous as
the project is, it can no longer be doubted; but
that under the influence Of popery, and It's a
gents, with which the courts OF aroi'rary SOW
ereipns again, as formerly, have become oesot-
ted, settled plan Of warfare is agreed upon a.
rainst the liberties Of the world, accompanied
with malignant feeling towards this country,
as deep and deadly, though proceeding from
different cause, as that Of jacobinism formerly.
How truly, too, the whole is marked with the
foul brand Of popish superstition, is manifest
from this, that that spiritual tyranny again as
sumes to depose Kings and to Sc; up Kings,
lust as they are subservient 10 its plots against
the interests Of the human race. 1t sets up
Don Miguel against Don Pedro; and Ferdinand
himselfis now threatened, that, it he yield up
! the point Of refusing TO recognise the Constl-
tu,ional Government of Portugal, his crown
shall be placed on the head OF another 0ranch
of his family. The British have taken the
| most effec.ual step TO break this abominaoie
| conspiracy, and, whether 1t succeed or not, it
is entitled to gratitude and support Lei II,
| however. be observed, that the war Is not Tor
Portugal merely; not to justify our fidelity to
the treaties which bind US 10 an old aly;-lt Is
war for ourselves, for our own constitution,
for our own independence For, let this plot
plunge again into darkness those parts oil Eu-
rome which have emerged from it, and 10 or
ganize anew, so 10 speak, the ignorance and
prejudices of those other portions which never
csc aped from il, in favor of this bold and wick
ed systematic attempt to make pope"y trlum-
infant every where, and the nations OF Europe
! ill be. in a few years, more firmly banded a.
gainst this country than they ever were under
| the dominion of Bonaparte; and with this dill
ference that the whole Of the blind zeal and ia
naticism OF the papish world will be arrayed a.
| eainst US, and give intense vigor to the whole
scheme A universal religious war against
England is not at all so improba bic, as that
such state Of things al now exists should
have grown up around US during the few years
of peace. The speech of Mr.. aiming can on
ly be interpreted by this, that all the circum-
stances, and designs, and bearings Of the most
active political party on the continent, are
pregnant with menace and danger to this
country. He evidently limited at more than
he chose TO let out, and in opposition TO some
Of our contemporaries, he did well TO hint al it.
it was right that the powers abroad should feel
that they were not unmatched; it was prudent
to set the minds Of the people at home think
ing more than specifically. Portugal is our
outpost OF defence now against the Holy Alli-
ance which has given itself up to the machna-
tons OF popish ianalics, as it was before against
the military despolism of Bonaparle; and, un-
less the evil be checked in lis bud. and the first
movement Of his plot be put down in the Pen
insula, what has appeared TO some superficial
minds to be extravant in Mr.. Canning's late
speech, will turn oui to be serious and well
grounded prophecy. In this celebrated speech,
which will have the fortune to be often referred
to in future, eloquent as 1t is, We give the right
honorable gentleman credit for much more than
eloquence NJ. Chaleaubriand has expended
some criticism upon this speech in the French
Chamber Of Peers. We applaud the frankness
of that statesman for his defence of the princi-
pie Of constitutional governments, and his pro-
test against the interference Of soIdiery to make
or unmake constitutions. If all parties would
leave the matter so, then the improvement Of
the world would go on, no doubt, gradually,
with the rising intelligence of every people; but
if one nation must interfere to agrees, the ally
Of the injured power must interfere to defend
not, indeed, to make itself party to consti-
tuition or no constitution, but to preserve the
free agency of its ally from the influence, at
once, ofintrgue and force. This is our ground
with respect to Portugal M. Chateaubriand
wishes il to be thought, that, should France go
to war, all the brave and loyal would flock