Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-12


Aud ihoss ~ho yielded. beng exsspeIatsd 81 the dm-
eues presented thor dessus by tho Institutions and
guarantees OF political liberty thought they could wres,
them rom the nation who had done much gain them
by conquest aud from the throne whose they are
and nave been, and whose only protection they were
amidst the assaults Of large minority, and bitter war Of
succession In this Spanards, you have seen
rrrg again the ghost OF that despotism which, great
traditional aud historical you had driven away years be-
ie-at hrst hypocrcal and crawling In tho celebrated
discussion oil inroabily-a yards sinister and shame.
ii the menace oil the coup deat At that time the
present question was placed On foot-a coup eai con.
ceived in the stalls of the State brokers' arranged in
conspiracy OF power whose motive was cupdity, whose
object was SPOIL brought problem to tho nation to
solve but common crime TO chas,se.
The in'quty of the beginning made necessary tho in
EQUITY OF the consequences aud it WAS natural that all 10.
gumate interests laying aside political opinions should
be cxctcd-hat all should think tho principles of good
ness and threateredthst all Spanrds should be-
come alarmed, and hasten to the conflict, FACILITATING
once with sorrow aud anger. Unhappy ict in which
men OF immortality dare compromise the throne tho
unit OF our institutions the nrn the vencrated
anu tue Queen who receives from her subjects the great
est proofs OF love ever gained by monarch, and in
whose cradle tho houored nation VI Isabella the Catholic
and Bercpguela have placed many hopes conflict
hitherto ruiteSs Spanisrd. because power has treated
your patriotism with scoru consancy wi contempt
and has received your OF suffering applause, loyalty
for basenes aud respect for cowardice placing you
In the necessity OF employing your arms of yielding
your property which Is threatened, political rights
which are denied, your dignity and the honora-
bio name OF your fathers, which perseveriugy
suited
To us, who give the signal who first seized our arms
belongs to and to shox much virtue you have
eciscd thus far being obedient how much ickedncss
you have found in power in order that your conscences
may be satisfied aud your minds DO fortified that
Europe, now deceived, aud afterwards the world aud i'm
| partial and seyerer history, do YOU Justice Tho
threat OF the coup desai did sound wel the nation
struck with aud f.r aai when the Minister
Bravo Musillo wished to give il hypocrtca forms c
Saity the assembled Cortes demanded il without
| nearing him; the hrst vote OF the Congress solemn
ansthema In ANTICIPATION But that Congress dssol
we'd loi required TO tho urns (thc ballot boxes) aud
we're driven from them by force and corruption; aud
power changed its irresponsible agents, It did
nounce H. maevoeot tendencies and aud when
Tho Senais remembering their high duties undertook
defend tie legality aud the public property the Cor,es
we're again closed aud the constitutional invio!aoy of
the representatives OF the nation, with the essential
immooht! oil the magistrates, was forgotten for re.
! vehse.
Nothing won'd nave been effected with the close CO.
ALTON oil he men who had belonged TO different poiici.
cal parties ether III the elections, in prcss
uioune nehng was accomplished afterwards by the VOL
unfairly shdraw,ng from public offices of the most
dreaded men, nothing by the tremendous fall OF public
stocks the effect oil dscred dsiiust aud panic
y produced by such dangerous measures Conscientious
men were rot wanting who wished to keep the
the verge the precipce, by participating with it, aud
accepting the portfolios OF minister's but they pain
fully instructed by their useless experiment. aud it then
became Indispensable to cleo: such men compose the
present ministry.
not easy to forget It's history because il the his
tory OF the lev past mouths Ii began by deceivng aud
oetraying tue preceding ministry succeeded in establish
'ng itself by false promises OF morality aud justice; de-
signed To destroy the political opposition Of the Cores
ny purchasing with public Offices its important
champions ald then sought 10y articc TO the
Senate the fundamental question OF the railroads. and
when II saw iu plans discovered, its oiers refused its
threats deSpised suddenly threw oil the cloak which
asgn'ed H. anu appeared as It was in the disgusting
pahsaheSs OF us inorahtS one hundred aud hive votes
against s1ty;nne loo votes among which were those
OF Tue most INDUSTRIOUS grantees OF Span and titles OF the
shguo tnoss oi tue generals III chief OF the armies
during tue dynasc struggle those OF the venerable
rams oil trafalgar aua oauL the highest magistrates, the
eaei captS' ana ue most venerable OF our sages los
votes IN Snort the oser OF the nation aud the glory
the country, asanst % employees oT dependents of the
government Procamed that the great moral question:
symbo"sed by the rairod was not to proceed from the
senate, anu was NOT 10 De resolved at the pleasure OF
po"tF Auu Tue 'a''er .ePied 10 mat new and most
solemn ana'ue"i U! astn closing the CoEtes deposing
"e usu'uns anu ueianIng the Sen
a'o sei threatening the country with coup deidt and
hna"y making one u not in NAME yet IN tact if in
oFn III me fSi'y OF liz measures IL had before dared
10 Jay IT'S hahu' upon our eiv laws destroying the sub
sCe OF our most ancient CODES without the authority OF
the CoeS anu mere Is no right or power, Judicial le
SlsIau'e' WHO" IL mas SINCE then respected
Ihus the social pflnc'pe OF legality has Disappeared
run s''"s u, ts vi" VI the ministers being the only
Jaw. ihns nuF.uua security mas disappeared aud cit
- h.. 80 n '.uout FORM OF "i1i, while
onI 20 counries aud many
"o'o " e'eeai anu leave their bu-
7'nes al" te'I "OuseS vi ''S NUMBER were the gene
r4 Ins senators a"a tne deputies VINO endeayoFed to ex
scl7e 'te i'snso Pe'Ion 6taneu by tue fundamental
"a" W =" eHs'' 'ne "'es "uo uAted TO ketp silence
~en na,s we hu IN the meantime,
'aHeS are eos.eu without any authority from the Cortes
a'i"' " 'i e eeoSSa'Y Consequences OF discredit,
ar su"i a" oa'"s poey has produced aud
" " , ' ' I,s 49, WIN "h'ch the pubic faith
VA, ~ ols ee" eeu W cover o'erpast dealcauors
.or ana new otoSe' oltshn' ana change speculations
people choosing the time when il would he apo" tue