Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-21

peoples rights are slow and gradual their chains
arc made link by link--until they find themselves
fe,tcrod in their ,ecp. Such, then, is the cause of
the rrcscn, open rebellion here to the Queens au-
,hori,y. The county is divided into two p ,rti, s.
/ hOderGdO-composcd mostly of the arisocra Y,
selfish, as usui, jealous of every Inclusion upon
their privilege, and d lleren to the hal pincss of
the many. or the true glory of the country. 1h y
are support d hy the French Cdi;nct snd lis ega-
ton here The reasons for such support are to,
apparent; the vicinity of Spain to France would
render any spreal of republican principles here
equally coveted there. >. Eraifddo, or republican
party, not yet bold or confident enough to STRIFE
rights and determined to maintain the little cur j
them by the Cons iiu ion Of 1897. AS you may
imaginc, the latter pa iy far outnumbers the Mod =
radios, and at their head is General Espar,ero the
army's chief and favorite. Upon news reaching
h.r of the abrogation If the law of the Ayunfa-
mieatos, and of the change Of ministry, from Exa-
tado to Mrderado, the Corporation Of the City took
vigorous measures to resist ri ef arni,, such
! invasion Of ther rights.
! They assembled Immediately, and while jelil era
ting the General of the Queens troops. .4Lamo at
the head of body of cavalry, rode into the square
where the hall Of he Common Council is situated,
and ordered his men to fire upon some few National
Guards, there on duty. The fire was returned the
/ Generals horse was shot undr him. some # his
M were killed many were wounded, and he him.
. FOL ~, o., ,to af..n
here, where he planted his standard, and called up
on the Moderajos to join him. These patriots de-
clined to allow the dust of battle to between
the wind and their nobility, anJ ia tic mig t. he
was forced to leave the city with shadowy force.
the others having declared for the Ayunidmsnios
and Liberty Fresh troops from the adjaccn,
towns, together with those now here, muster 4O,-
900 men under arms, at the command of the cnr-
poraton of Madrid Its stand has been followed by
Barcelona, and other important places. Espare
has written to the protesting his services for
her daughter, and his devotion to his country but
r,bukng her adhesion to the councils OF her Mode
RADIO Ministers and declaring his sympathy with
the people. The British Legation is del ghcl.
The French are in despair 50 things stand hore
at present and it remains to bo seen, whether
the Queen will abandon her position and poll
cy, OF by bringing matters to a collision, lose
her regency and be supersed ded by victorious Es-
Ira'tero.
II in thus giving you an injis,inct idea Of the
present state of Spain, or speak earnedly, of the
Peninsula, betray any excitement you must attr.
butte i, to my semi. Hib,rni,n blood, which you
know, abounds in hyperboles, and to The natural
sympathy an American fees in the nature of the
subject Certainly, a more unanimous, or queter,
or more orderly rebellion was conccivcd-no
nguishcs their assemblages. On the night the Pro-
test of their chief, Espsrcro, reached here there
were great rcjpicings. The night was fresh. ana
OF sudden the bells pealed ou, their reo cling
voices, the windows of rich and poor wcrc umi-
mated. In company without charge here q alkcd
the P!aca de Ia Constitution, an immense square,
where the Constitution was proclaimed There
were some 10000 people, half of them women,
dancing, singing, making hum,n pyramids. thence
to cry Tra Ia EberIad--some ragg wretches.
showing their moorish origin, stood near u.s. and
with jumps and shouts. kissed their hands to the
name of the Constitution cut on a lib Of whit
marble, imbedded in the front of the hall. Tue
moon played brightly upon the cold stone, Tut their
q siures gave, as thought life to the dead letters
they SO POLITICALLY adorcd. The theme To me were
endless; bu, my diminishing paper and hurried
hand bld me refrain.