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the relief of His necessities . To this order from the highest power , to the denunciations of the preteaded Holy Father , the clergy of Spain will he hound to submit ; for , armed now with the authority of the republic , the king * can use compulsory means to brings into due order any of the refractory members . H < rw far this will go
down with the clergy of Spain time will shew . It may occasion temporary discontent , but the dissatisfaction of inferior members can be of no avail against the orders emanating' from the republic , and executed by the civil authority . Thus under the name of Christ , who has expressly said , that his kingdom is not of this world , one of the most artful schemes of worldly
policy has been established . It has lasted for a great length of years , and is so deeply rooted in the interest of king's and a portion of the people , that it will require many years for its overthrow . Still its ruin is impending ' , and when the mighty colossus is destroyed , future ages will read with wonder and astonishment to what a degree the minds of their ancestors had been
debased , and under what thraldom they had been held , by following- the traditions of men , instead of the commands of their Saviour ; what a heavy yoke they had thus imposed upon their awn necks , instead of listening * to him , whose yoke is ** easy and whose burthen is light" !!! How far the Protestant world has been
guilty in aiding- or abetting the advancement of this republic from its fallen state is a very serious question . The subject is very well discussed by Mr . Bicheno , in his late treatise on the Fulfilment of Prophecy , and to his fourth chapter the reader is referred for ample matter for devout contemplation .
Reports are current that the King of Spain , not content with the aid that he has received from the republic , has solicited and . obtained assurances of succour from another quarter . This is from the most powerful monarch in the Greek church .
Russia is said to have been called upon to lend its troops for bringing into subjection the refractory colonies in America . We hope , and trust , that the report is false ; for independent of the sorrow- that every man must feel at the restoration of the cruel
tyranny of Spain in America , and the withholding from so large a tract of the world the benefits of intercourse with all but its unnatural mother , it is evident that such assistance will not be afforded by Russia .
but on the promise of some equivalent for its services . Even this equivalent has been stated , namely , the island of Majorca , in the Mediterranean , and a vast tract of land in California . On the one hand the
English , on the other the United States , must look with a jealous- eye , and at any rate , before the desired object is obtained- —the
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reduction of the refractory colonies , the probability is , that other powers will interfere , and thus the coals of war may again be rekindled in Europe * When we consider , however , the immense tract of
country to be subjected , the difficulty and expense of conveying- troops , the temptations that may be offered to them to desert their colours , this undertaking seems as little likely to be attended with success as that once made by this country to subjugate its brethren in the United States .
Russia is endeavouring to raise a loan , but not a word on the Spanish scheme is advanced in the proposal . The terms of it have been published in London , and it is not unlikely that it may meet with lenders in this country . They should consider , however , before they part with their _ money ,
whether it may not be employed in an object which cannot , if attained , but be disadvantageous to this country . For , if it succeeds , the English will be cut off from an advantageous trade , and besides , Russia will obtain settlements which may produce effects highly injurious to the children of the lenders . Such reflections cannot be
expected to have much weight with those who look to the greatness of the interest rather than the security of the principal ; but there are objects enough in this country to employ their capita ] , and few are
the speculations which will not turn ultimately to a better account than a foreign loan . The persons who profit , are those who make the first advances , and they take care to secure themselves long before the day of non-payment can arrive .
The German Diet is slow in its resolves , and from the little that can be gathered of its movements very little advantage will be derived to the people from this assembly . There is , hQwever , in that large country a great degree of liberty of the press , and the power of the princes is kept a great deal in check by the superior information that is , through its means , daily circulated . In some of the states advances are made
which cannot fail of producing an impression ou the others . The kingdom of VVurtemburg * is likely to improve its constitution by representation * , that of Prussia hangs on a doubtful balance . But in one thing they all seem inclined to concur , and that is in invectives against our country for its supposed monopoly of commerce . We are represented as turning every thing
to our own advantage ; whereas , in fact , our distresses , occasioned by the war , have forced us to sell at lower prices than usual , and it is tbeir own fault if they do not imitate our industry . He this as it may , the political speculations of our neighbours are by no means favourable to the high opinion which we hold of ourselves , and the truth will , without great difficulty , be discovered by any one who will give
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State of Public Affairs . 509
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1817, page 509, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2467/page/61/
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