Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-01
Majority for the Bill

| Majority for the Bill o
| The bill was then read secone time and on the
motion of Earl Grey, it was ordered to DO commit
ted on the first day after the recess
me House thon adjourned at quarter past seven
O'CLOCK on saturday morning.
| SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
| fARIs, April lS.-An incident has been this day
| announced in the MCnteur, which may open a
wide field for speculation, and for the operation OF
.he aiarIniss' and in order to trouble shall
mere quote the article in question:
IN. de RaynevaI, appointed our Ambassador 70
the Court OF Madrid, who left Paris lately to re-
PAIR to his post is expected to arrive here TODAY or
tomorrow. The quarantine to which the Spanish
authorities wished to subject him is NOT tho onI,,
motives of his return"
The obvious Interpretation of this paragraph is
That the Spanish Government has resolved upon
supporting Don Miguel, and scorns to carry on the
farce OF pretended good understanding with the
french Government, which has threatened to send
an army into Spain the moment it should be known
that a single Spanish soldier shall have entered
Portugal.
That the French government will also ipdirect-
ly support the cxpeditoniof Don Pedro is believe
beyond doubt. The king of the French and his
ministers remain unchanged in their view nf tho
struggle between the two brothers for the throne f
PORTUGAL; but the cause has sunk Iamentablv in it's
popularity in Paris. 1t is, in fact rarely ihouobt
OF here at present Ifa war ensue i'm which France
will he committed, it promises TO be nearly ,s InLa
warm as that undertaken by Louis XVIII in the
year 1923. The comparative merits of the hro
tlren, Miguel and Pedro, too little known to en-
list on the side of the latter the affections of the
French nation or those of its army If a cam.
Paign against the Spaniards become necessary. the
French troops will do their duty; but there will he
none OF tie clan, of the enthusiasm that ouId
characterize them in warfare with the soldiers Of =
more northern state; shall not troublc Won ,,;,h
speculations on the probable consequences of the
menaced Intervention Of king Ferdinand in the ac
fairs OF Portugal. They are such as will supgest
themselves to every Understandings
MADRID, April 9-Our government il afraid
even to place two regiments in the same quarters.
The distribution of the troops destined for the from
tiers of Portugal sufficiently testfes the appreben.
sions of the government
The whole of the provincial militia is placed nm
the size of Gallicia II amounts TO 5000 mon
and is stationed there army of observation
Whatever, therefore, may be said as to the resour
cos with which Spain intends TO assist Don Miru.
oil, the first question is this-Is Spain in conf;
ton to make head against 10000 men. who arc
ready to wage hostihies against any one7-bul
especially, is 1T IN state to yield important assist
ancc to the Portuguese nation, which has eyer boon
the object Of Spanish hatred7 The true poI;ov n
Spain, If she understood her true interests would
at this moment be, TO solicit an alliance viii en-
Sovereign who, no doubt, will be called to the
throne by the united voice Of the Portuguese
I"smrecfion at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ma.