Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-26
NUMBER 81.
RICHMOND wHIG.
From the London Time. JuIvh

oIf-T sny ron6J,rt
rs 10 tue scope extent of or
as to the designs of iss chief promoters and leader. as
"E "y ~ ce,,an-that Lever have tho depositares
~ po"e. in ahy european country Stree modern history
~ Ian sunh o~er Ii the estimation Of a people than
queen Isabella and her minions in tho onninn N ,h.
spanish naton Everything In Spain Is prepared and b,s
ong oech So Tor an outbreak. Whether the prescn. in
surecton IL OF character sufficiently imnort.n, 40 ~,
ne prnies'ed object IL Il Tor us ~ vet to saw gvs,
ng ABOUT both Government and the Court Of IN, so,n.
sh queen mas long been aud ensonnd II ~o,Ia
De idr perhaps with regard the bulk of the So,nish
people TO speak osan abuse of the Of liberty s,ya
IN so lar rs served as cry and an iuscriptioo
upon banner the idea OF consultation never nd a..
r'ous hold upoa the Spanish name. d. I.,lme nsvsr
wrote Tor southern nations such az We see tbcn
~ our our uay. Mhen the eons.itution is presented
70 tue IMAGINATION Of the Spaniard In the form
OF beautiful young woman whom he rey,rd. ,i,J,
Devotion or ola stern warrior before his spirit ou,s
he SPahiard - con-,i;uonsis; lie Is to compre.
nend the nice distinctions upon which set so much ,,ore
Inc spanish people, f they in nsurreciiou haze nos
risen ior an entaraled pres for corruption at e.c,ions n.
ane e'e exercise oi de:Poc They required
neht oi every Individual Of the nation than matters
o' ate policy ere they would consent TO take nm ,,ms
. 'ne Intonr. such motive has been found in the
eSu>ns hhorii'y OF the Court. certain license h.,
been taken by crowned heads At various epocs r ,
tory OF EuTope but we question If at ahy nerod or
modern hstoy-even IN the Courts of Central Is,m.,v
~ tue conclusion OF the 18th cenury-there was more
thorough and psIvadng oulness OF life than ha, prevailed
in the middle Of the l9h century at the Cour, of ~;
Young Spanish QrFsS who raised 10 the tbopa hv b
devotion of loyal people There may be other reason.
thrust forward as the prominent causes for ,h in
surrecon but the which has added force and vgonr
them all has beeo the hopel.ss iepr, viz s -
Court. ~ pt'"
From the teegraphic dispatches we publish ,o.d,v :,
viii be seen that the iasuecon already The
most formidable proportions. Madrid Ia covered v;h
birrcsdes II is said ths, Lody of the inspr,ar,s G.
thousand strcns had taken possession of the Csmno deI
MORO atthe distance of musket shot from the Palace
The Director of the Artillery, General C,mnpz,no b,d
r,Hsed to advance for the purpose Dispensing them al
though he protested throughout that the Qreep Owned mo
more royal subject The Spanish throne is in evil c,sa
when lts most al subject refuses to draw sxord In ne
behalf The garrison, too Of Madrid Is not to be densn
ded onat least another principal officer has made their
presumed dsaffecon for declining to take ,nv
me report which We have received goes even
further than this, and speaks OF "fraterpiz,,onp
between portion OF the garrison and the in
surgents. IL tells u.s. too Of summons addressed .,
the Q1een on the part of General O'Doune desrng b
TO resign her crown. Regency mentioned of Which
Narva'z should be member, aud, il member ,ben the
sole chie In opposition these rumors which ali corn.
eVuehuy IRON one source there is the poor suggestion
on TIE other side that the nsurgent forces In The ed
nave suffered defeat and have retired upon Toledo =
lhe authority Tor this rumor is the which Ia In
the hands oil the Government Il NAV no doub, ha , "
out does not come before in any way which entities
it to great credit. ~
Such are the principal additions 10 the inform.,;o, -
published Yesterday which lay before oar readers
'o-day This or that particular event nav be misrenTs
sehed out one TACT abnndanty cear-that armed in
surreefon exists in Madrid and in the nror;nces I'D
thar the Government has been stron .por,h - -
down. In Madrid itsef-a. the p.iaeps scar Or p. ~
Inent where, may reasonably be sunposed ,h. sr;.
oil the Spanish Court had gathered together the troons
npon whom they could place the most cou6dence-tbe
insurecion has been able maintain itself Thee ,,a
many ocets IN aud about the capital of great nams but
not one OF the number has forward TO maintain the
throne OF Queen ISABELLA H. threatened with such
imminent destruction ~ ~
We not surprised that these events have taken p,,c,
we may DC rather surprised that they have been 30 long
deferred. For the last two or three wears the S,;b
na'oh nas oee pe Tor nsurrection, and, in all probab
Ky the only consideration which has them from
icon has been the recollection o! the evils under which
'hey have so lately smarted and the exhaustion of the
country consequent upon protsacted civil war Besides
inGnt he very obvious to the mind of Spanard that
snch person or such a faction deserved TO be swent
way but was not clear that any public personara
with whom he was acquainted deserved to be set up In
ns place. by whom had the nation been pundered
by whom not dtagooned and oppressed So il il in
spain, aud so Is respects Span throughon. Eurone
size has compel the world despair of her and tba
oiune oi country which once OF universal ineres,
'vH hcn :" utterly in public estimation that few of the
thousands who have read the bull from the Danube with
tue deepest ETY. will think worth their while TO give
more than glance az the intelligence even of reyolu.
lion in Madrid.
JoHS TAILOR Oh CAROLINE, Va for by that desipua.
non Disseminated in own State the erninant
publican statesman Of Virginia. who was a Senator in
Congress from the hrs Of GEN washingtona ,dnin
istraton, aud in the last term Of Mr. Mouroe-spd who
having voluntarily Withdrawn himself from thar bich
station during the intermediate thirty yeas devoted him
sell to The noble pursuits OF agriculture literature the
study OF political economy and the service of his Safe or
country when called upon by his ielIo9 citizens peson
ally know him but slightly our meeting In ths Ssns,
being our hst acquaintance and senatorial assoca
tons limited 10 the single session OF which he wa, mem
ber--lS23 2i-at the eud of which he died Rp, all
my observation Of him, aud his whole appearance and
department, went 10 confirm the reputation of bs ipdi
uuah o character ana the high qualities Of the head
and the heart can hardly figure TO myself tho s.,i Of
republican statesman more perfect and complete than
he was in reality plain and solid wise connse;or a
teauy ana vigorous ds6aier, acute and comprehensive
ripe in historical and political iunn,.Iv reonh
modest, courteous benevolent hospsble-a skiI
n practical iarmer giving his time 70 his farm and nj.
DOCKS "hen NOT called by an emergency the public
serVce-and returning his books aud his farm when the
emergency was H!s whole character was announced
IN hs looks aud department. and in his uniform (sena
toriAl dress-the coat, wAislcoat and pautaoons of
ihe ame London brown and in the cut Of farmer
hshron-beayer hat with ample brim-fns white linen
and gold headed cane carried for show but for
use and support when walking and bending under bis
heavness o years tie seemed to have been In the
sane mould with Mr. Aacou and pleasant 10 geo
them together looking like Grccan sages and sboW
ing aregaFd tor each other which every one felt for he
both lie heongedto that constellation great men which
shoue so brightly IN virginia in his day and the light of
which not limited 10 Nrgnii our America but spresd
through the bounds Of the civilized world lie was tbe
author OF several works political ard agricultural OF which
his Ardtor in oRe class and his CoHrciios, Cnapae5
10 another The prucpi-onc adornng and eAaltug
the plough with the attributes Of science the otr ar
porog the confines OF the federal and tho State govern
ments, aud presenting mind Of Constitutional Law very
proht'by TO be examined y e political suden, sho viii
not be repulsed from banque, Of rich IDEAS by the quaint
Sir EdwHd Coke stye( the only point or resemblance
between the republican statesman and the crown officer Of
Elizabeth aud James jim which t is dressed Devotion
70 State right vas the ruling feature Of his policy and 10
keep both governments State aud federal within their
cal life.
10 the yesr If9s aud 90, Mr.. Taylor was member OF
the general assembly Of bis State called into service by
tie circumstances of the times; and was selected ON sc
count OF the dignity and gravity Of his character his
power and readiness 10 debate and bis signal devotion to
the ghs OF The States to bring forward those celebrated
resolutions uhch Mr.. Jefferson conceived which his
friends sanctioned which Mr. Madison drew up and which
John Taylor OF Caroline, presented which sre per-
ect exposition OF the principles Of duplicate form Of
government aud OF the limitations upon hs poser OF the
federal governnent-ind Whieb in their declaration Of
the uncousttutioualy Of the alien and sedon laws, and
appeal 10 other States fof cir cooperation had nothing
IN view but TO initiate State movement by two thirds OF
the states hs uumber required by the 5th article Of the
federal Coustituon 10 amend authortatyely eHpcund
the constiuton-he idea OF iorcibe resistance 70
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