The Sun. — 1847-10-11 (London, England)

BORGIA. For MACHIAVELLI, with all his ruthless astuteness, was a patriot, and NARVAEZ may yet prove his disciple. Correct, therefore, as the Constitutionnel is in saying that " Spain is under the government of chance, tempered by palace intrigues," we cannot but believe that her ultimate restoration to happiness and prosperity may result from these very fortuitous events. Hope can never forsake the peninsula while the SOVEREIGN is young and resolute in the retention of her independence, while the hearts of Spaniards are loyal to their QUEEN and their Constitution, and while their arms are nerved by love and reverence for the maintenance of their nationality. Brief as has been the existence of the Salamanca Cabinet, it has deserved for itself the grateful recollections of the people, for solely through its instrumentality has the perturbed reign of ISABELLA been graced by the decree of a comprehensive political amnesty. By the publication of that amnesty Senor SALAMANCA has ensured to himself the eulogistic mention of the future historian of Spain. That at least may be a consolation to him for the misfortune of finding himself thrust from authority long before the fulfilment of his patriotic aspirations.  Tipperary has long acquired a fearful celebrity for the scenes of riot and disturbance, of destruction of property and resistance to the law, bloodshed and murder, by which its soil is defiled, and in which too many of its inhabitants are participators, if not by being actually present, aiding and abetting at the perpetration of the outrages, at least by a foreknowledge that such things are in contemplation, and a withholding of such information as would enable the victims to escape from the machinations of the conspirators, and also by affording every assistance in their power to the offenders to enable them to evade pursuit, and to escape the punishment due to the crimes they have committed. A wide-spread conspiracy is organized in almost every locality, in opposition to the law. A sanguinary code has been established for the punishment of those who dare to counteract the decrees of the midnight legislators, secret tribunals are created before which complaints are lodged and investigated, questions of life and death are debated by the self-constituted judges, and sentence passed without the victim being made aware of what is objected against him, or being allowed any opportunity of offering his defence. The frightful assassinations by which the public feeling is outraged are generally speaking regarded by the peasantry as the execution of a merited sentence, and there is no lack of executioners to carry into effect the decree of the court. The old man of the mountains could not rely with greater certainty on the obedience of his assassins, or the immolation of his enemy, than the bloodthirsty miscreants miscreants who have pronounced the judgment ai sn dg et hn can sacrifice cl y rdiefipceen d of onth ethe e zealdevoted n te ofv et thi ern s. e eTc theadt agent,agent chosen and amongst he n ee r a gni number prepared for any atrocity, the pursuit until he has effected his fearful purpose. Regardless of consequences to himself, he will let slip no opportunity. He does not seek to shelter of night, himself under the darkness but even in the face of the noontide the full light of heaven, sheudn, thein blood of his fellow-man, and retire coolly from the I scene of his iniquity, not fearing pursuit or interruption from the neighbouring peasantry. Such a state of things is indeed lamentable. It is impossible to hope for a permanent improvement in the condition of the country while it is permitted to exist. How can they hope for the introduction of capital into the country, while there is neither security for life or property in l'he district ? How can they rail at the  41 .. 9 `...'°‘.t9pUik..tit, liilrp, ~. ,-- , . 5.M ;,, ~,,, 2.1-00t11- va-,. _ . ...,...-,-„,,„..... , . 4. ~. • ... . ...._ . ....; IN-, • ~, 1-4,; 0 R tjW r • it0;,,,..9,0,0.4... ~. 'lwo' 1.-.,t i_‘. .• ..?..-':Ater••,,,m.. '