Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-09-15

LETTERS OF o. z. Q.-Nnw SERirs-No. I.
TO tbs Editor Of ths london Norniat. Chronicle.
PARIS, July 80.
SIs-In commencing SERIES of letters TO
the Morning Chronicle, you must allow to
avail myself of the opportunity which is thus pre-
scented for saying few words relative to this
respondcnce.
To-day VIC begin new in the history o.
France--and Will add in the history of Euro2o,
l have taken tho necessary means TO ba iufoslIeds
with even greater eIactitude ard promp ttude thy
has hitherto been tho case, OF ell that shall ra i'm
Belgium, Poland, Italy Spain, Portugal. R6.ssia
Prussia Austria, and even Turkey--itt-er IN tho
event OF war or peace - shalt = Ter rnnounce
event of which tr not cesStai,l-snd for Tho
sake of making the ignOrs-iit stare, and the news
mongcr wonder, shall never eondescend to catch
the passenger by cIaptraps and give u fact to-day
winch may, rather must, be denied tomorrow;
Ny opInio'fS axe known by nv correspondenco I
belong - che party which desires the greatest pos
sible napp'ness OF the greatest number for tho
grca/est period Of timc.'
' Y past correspondence has made some stir in
Ito world. My files Of newspapers apprizc me that
my letters have been, and still translated into
nc French, German, Spanish, Polish and Italian
languages. attribute this to the fact ef my be-
ing the sincere and Jealous advocate of the great
est hal pncss principle" and to any merit ci-
Their OF style phrase in the letters themselves.
am fully sensible of all their defects, and many
OF them shall seek to remedy! There is certain
ly no reason why the should not be pleased, as
well as the heart warmed!
| Ton friends, the Journalists of the United
States of America, offer unfeencd expression
| OF gratitude Tor the many obliging proofs they
| nave given OF the interest which my correspon-
dence cXcites in that happy and highly favored
! land; and for the kindness with which they have
received even the of my pen.
! One word more! When first [ commenced nv
correspondence with the Chronicle, l informed
! Your renders that should maintain my anonymous
character, and should probably never dvulge
name This desire of privacy l then stated, as [
now repeat, is grounded on personal considerations
with which the public has no concern! 1 attack
/ no one, 1 am no lheier, rAker INTO other
mems secrets Il were disposed to tell the thou
sandth part of what know Of the public and pri-
vale characters OF most of The leading characters in
Europe, might Eli the Chronicle w tn SANDER; and
instead o. serving the ''greatest happiness prnci-
pie" should re Pandcring to the worst of appe-
tltcs, and encouraging the most dangerous and
destructive of PASSIONS. have tosdo with princi-
pies, ana not with men, and with history and facts;
and ny object Is 10 promote the extension of civil
and religious liberty, education and civilization, all
over the world.
Daring the nearly two years which have now c.
!apsed since first wrote to the Chronicle, l have
seen myself Described in English, American,
French, and other foreign journals as first mem
Der Of the Extreme CGurhc of the French Chamber
OF 1880; second Ex-,nember of certain well
known English Borough; third, Il celebrated
translator o! foreign poets, and one of the orna-
ments OF the literature ofthc ace in hich live,
need not mention names Fourth, as an Ameri-
eau Secretary to American Embassy? fifth, Il
Chaplain TO = Foreign Ambassador in this capital;
Xth, as Il Poie who has lived for years IN
Paris, and to whom beth the English and French
Reviews arc indebted for Inary delightful articles
on that country; seventh, as a Belgian, who had
passed some years in Italy and in Englund, and
who is well known and justly admired for his clas-
steal taste and talents an amateur artist; and,
eighth, as an English physician, who has spent ma
NY years in Portugal, and knows something about
all Europe In all cases the names have been pub
shed and of many of them should be Justly
proud. But obliged to reject the list, and
beg the guessrrs Ito begin again" though pro-
mise them not to reply TO their inquiries. The real
author of these letters not and viii not be known
except by the initials ofyour obedient servant,
o. T. O.