Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-09-04

been more active IN it's counter-revolutiona-
ny plots than the Cabinet of Vienna. [ do
not mean 10 say that the Prince Metternich
or the Emperor Francis have been 10th TO come
forward; but that Austria was ougaycd i'm tho
GLORIOUS task" of crushing liberty in Italy. her
Government has not had sufficient time and oppor.
tunity TO go into the details of u crusade against
the liberty of the press and popurar rights of the
German Confederation. AS the protectors of the
Confederation, the Courts of Vienna and Berlin
nave, however acted IN concert, and the result OF
tner laoors and studies was presented scme time
since TO tho Representatives of all the petty Ger
man princes assembled at Frankfort For some
time past these Representatives, have been assem-
blcd in the Free Town." and discussions have
been held, the substance of which is unknown to
the public, except so so far their character is
now understood by the public protocol of their
labours. The Governments of Austria and Pru,-
STA have taken the ead-the Governments of Ba-
varia, Baden and even Hanover, have been active
supposters of the most disgraccful and intolerant
measures which are now proposed; and when the
whole plan was arranged, and the whole scheme
was developed, why, then, the various Princes
were consulted by their different Representatives
and Ministers; aud finally, the adhesion of each
Court was given to u series o. measures. having
for their object Mcnarchical German Alliance
against the liberties Of Northern Europe.
This is the history of'the public Protocol of the
twenty second sitting of the Diet of The German
ic Confederation" which has been made known to
Europe by authority and which had been officially
Protocol it is necessary to give most attentive and
minute cxaminaton-and propose in two sue
ceedng letters, to point out the consequences which
must follow to France, to Belgium, to Italy, and to
the whole OF Europe, if the principles which are
embodied in this document shall be allowed to
prevail. Tho German Sovercigus have resolved
on attacking the Constitutions and Charters pos
sessed by some States, and which secure a GER
tain portion of freedom to the inhabta nts-have
resolved on crushing the Press, and OH extermi
mating clubs, associations and popular societies
have set about the task (poor creatures of putting
down public opinion-are resolved that the human
mind shall march backwards--are determined no
state shall possess independent and national nsti.
tutions, and have gone the length of establish
ing permanent Inquisition, whose business it is
TO prevent freedom of discussion--to prevent the
publication OF debates-to prevent any attack
this German Confederation--to prevent, by re-
course of arms, the Monarch of one State from
giving to his subjects the institutions they demand,
and for the attainment of which they are prepared
IT necessary, to die. This is the "Holy Alliance"
OF Princes! against the "Holy Alliance of the Ger
man People" We shall examine the means and
tho end, and we shall then perceive that "when a
Government trembles for its existence before the
turbulence of popular commotion, it is reasonable
TO infer some radical defect in its organization"
o. u. O.