His Majesty's Dominions, request that you will be pleased to convene a Meeting of the County on a day as little distant as may be convenient, in order to take into consideration and to discuss the propriety of presenting a Petition to the two Houses of Parliament, earnestly praying that no such measure may be adopted; and also praying for the repeal of laws, hostile to our rights and liberties, passed during the late war, and for a constitutional Reform in the Representation of the People in the Commons' House of Parliament. Date N. B. The letters, conveying the Requisitions must be post paid; as it is not reasonable that I should be put to any expence on account of it. No. II. AMERICA.-Proofs of the real freedom of her people.-Mr. Randolph's Letter.-Triumph of Republican principles. I and might possibly disturb the peace off that, by an act, passed, in England, during the war against the French Republicans, and still in existence, any man who shall do what these American Writers and Printers are now doing, is liable to be hanged, have his head cut off, his bowels ripped out, his carcase quartered, his quarters placed at the disposal of the King, and his estates and property confiscated!-Fools! to proclaim such proofs of the difference of the two Governments! The act, to which allude, says, that "if any person shall attempt, by force or restraint, to compel the king to change his measures or "counsels, or shall, in order to put any "force or restraint upon, or to intimidate, or overawe, both Houses, or either "House of parliament, or shall express "the same by publishing any printing, or writing, or by any other overt act, every such person shall be deemed a TRAITOR."- Now, this is what is doing daily through the press of America, where some of the Printers are actually advising the people to resist the laws of the Congress by force of arms, and to compel the Congress and President to do what these writers say is for the good of the Our Newspapers take infinite delight country. So far are these writers and prinin speaking of the Hertford Congress, ters from apprehending any danger from the Maryland Resolutions, &c. which such conduct, that they complain that they indicate a disposition in part of the peo-produce no effect by their labours. Mr. ple of America to resist those laws, passed Madison and the Congress let them alone. by the Congress, which they deem op: If the people chose to resist; why, it is pressive, and they found this projected the people's affair; the measures and resistance upon the old principle, that counsels must be changed, and all is resistance of oppression is a RIGHT quiet again. There can be no danger to inherent in freemen.-Our Times, Cou- Mr. Madison or the Members of the rier, Chronicle, and other corrupt party Congress, who gain nothing by governpapers, appland this conduct in the dis- ing the country; and who can only want contented part of the Americans.-Fools! | to do the best for their own proper estates they do not see, that the very fact of such intended resistance being openly declared through the American press, without even a thought of it being dan gerous so to do, is the greatest compliment that they can possibly pay to the American Government, and the strongest proof that they can give us of the real freedom of her press and her people.Fools! to tell the world so much about this openly proposed resistance, when its passing like a summer cloud, unheeded, is the sure and certain proof of the perfect freedom of the Republican Govern ment, which, in practice, secures the right of resisting, as well as complaining of, oppression -Fools! do they not know, and liberties, in common with those of the rest of the community.--Such a Government can want neither treason laws nor troops to protect it; because the people may put out the rulers, and appoint others when they please, and because those rulers have no private interest to make them regret the loss of power.There is a Mr. RANDOLPH, of Virginia, who, a great partisan against the President and the war, has published a long letter to the people of America, which our Times and Courier have republished, and upon which the Times makes the following remarks, which are very interesting to intelligent readers, because they shew clearly the mortification 66 " 66 6 66 against the Tyrant before whom all the "rest of Christendom had bowed,' he put up fervent prayers for our success ; but the fact which he alleges in proof of our having abandoned the high 66 6 66 of these hirelings at the language which" our high pretensions at the peace. Mr. even their favourites are compelled to use" Randolph, unlike most of his country in America in order to avoid universal 66 men, professes to be proud of the Engexecration." A New York paper of the "lish blood in his veins,' and to look "27th of December contains a long let-back with pride on the names of Al"ter from the celebrated Mr. Randol; h, fred, and Bacon, and Shakspeare, "a Statesman no less distinguished by "and Milton, and Locke.' He avows, "his staunch nationality and republican- that during our magnanimous stand ism, than by his persevering opposition "to Mr. Madison's Government. The "Convention of the New England States "at Hertford, and the strong probability "that their preceedings would terminate "in a dissolution of the Union, have" ground on which we then stood, and "called forward Mr. Randolph as a ve- "descended to the level of a jacobinical "hement advocate against a measure "hostility, is one which deserves, and "which this gentleman considers so me- "will perhaps hereafter demand some in"nacing to liberty. Happily for him "vestigation. Let not her orators,' says "these alarms are at an end. Our Di- he, declaim against the enormity of "plomatists at Ghent have not only "French principles, when she permits signed the death-warrant of the Hert-"herself to arm and discipline our "ford Convention, but have abandoned "slaves, and to lead them into the field "to the vengeance of their countrymen 'against their masters, in the hope of "the people of Nantucket, who had "exciting by their example a general "declared for neutrality, as well as those " insurrection, and thus rendering Vir"of Maine, who had sworn allegiance to ginia another St. Domingo.' What "his Majesty. We have forcibly re- grounds there may be for this charge-"united States destined,' in the pro- a heavy one it undoubtedly is—we prephetic language of Mr. Randolph, "to"jess not to know; but we do trust it "become within the present century a "will not turn out, upon enquiry, that 'mighty nation,'—'a confederacy which we have sanctioned the American treahas already given a deep blow to our chery of bribing our seamen to desert, "maritime pride, and threatens, at no by an example of conduct still more to "distant day, to dispute with us the em- be reprobated. In regard to the prin"be 'pire of the ocean.' It is of importance cipal object of his letter, Mr. Randolph "that we should urgently call the atten- "is grossly inconsistent. He professes "tion of our readers, as Britous, to this "an ardent love of liberty, not jacobini"language-language proceeding not "cal, but of ancient English growth. He "from a promoter, but from a steady op-"argues, that this liberty must perish in 'ponent of the war; not from an ad"mirer, but from an open despiser of the "American cabinet. Yet even this man, "in the moment of actual bankruptcy "to the Government, and of impending "dissolution to the union of the States, "can triumph over Great Britain, and augur the speedy subjection of her power! What will he say, when he "learns that the uplifted rod of vengeance was stayed by a treaty, in which we affected to consult only the ho"nour and the fair pretensions' of Ame"rica? He will not even give us credit for "our liberality; for as the general te"nour of his letter shews him to be convinced that our conduct in the war has "been mean, and dastardly, and barbarous, so he will attribute to nothing “but cowardice the abandonment of all 66 " "would have held out to all the States of commerce, now preparing between who knew how to value the gift, a liberal the state of things which that queer sort | None of these addresses have yet been of a nation prefers. We like a different translated; but their general tendency state of things. We like a rich and splen- may be easily inferred, from the followdid government, decorated with Crowns, ing Answer of the King to the adCaronets, Mitres, Robes and Gowns, dress presented by the Nobility of dignified Wigs, Maces and Golden Naples. This answer also shews, that Coaches, and tall strait beautiful men on Murat himself entertains no fears as to horseback and on foot dressed in scarlet, the safety of his throne or the independblue, and gold. Our taste is, out of allance of the nation:--" The address of doubt, the best; but, then, we may lot "the Nobility of my kindom was highly the poor hoghanmoghan republicans qui-"flattering to my heart; the feeling and etly enjoy their meals of beef, geese, wishes which it expresses fully agree ducks, and turkeys. They are feasting" with my views and sentiments. Never the belly; we the eyes. If ours is the" did the Nobility shew itself more wor most refined taste, let us pity the repub-thy than onthis solemu occasion, when licans, and suffer them to feast in quiet. "setting aside its own pretensions, and "forgetting its ancient privileges, it has MURAT, KING OF NAPLES.-There" spoken for the good of the Sovereign can be no doubt, from the proceedings and of the State. It has spoken the on the trial of General Excelinan, that language of patriotism and honour. Joachim Murat is, at this moment, re- "The Neapolitan nation will eternally garded as an enemy by the present reign- "honour the name of so many long ceing family of France. I am sorry for lebrated families, of so many distinthis, because, although I have no very guished by late services; and my sucgreat liking for Kings, I consider Murat « cessors will know how to distinguish to be one of the best Sovereigns that has them, who have now, by their disinappeared in Europe for, at least, a cen-terestedness, acquired fresh glory. The tury. According to the most correct in-nobility wish for institutions which may formation, his subjects are entirely de-insure the duration of a liberal Govoted to him, and this would not be the "vernment. This wish must be that' case if he were a despot, or abandoned of the whole nation, and I knew that it to the gratification of umatural, or inor-is-so. It would have been already dinate passions, instead of making the fulled had not political storms imwelfare of his people the chief object of peded my views. Our first want is his care. But, however much he may the independence of the nation. THIS be bated by the Bourbons, and by the "IS OBTAINED-it is secured by the priests, who, I have no doubt, were the valour of my army. We may now emauthors of the late attempt to poison" ploy curselves in the internal organiz him, Murat appears to be on the bestation of the kingdom, and all my possible terms with the Emperor of Aus- thoughts are directed to this important tria, who possesses the means of making object. Institutions suitable to our his ally be respected, should there be any times are equally necessary for the good intention on the part of France to ques" of the nation, and for the splendour tion his right to the throne of Naples and security of the throne. I declare With regard to what is said about "that it gives me less pleasure to goJoachim's designs against the Pope, no- "vern, than in the midst of this people thing has appeared in a shape suficiently" whom I so greatly love, and which has authentic, to enable me to form a cor- "shewn so much love to me, to found a rect opinion, though I should be well regular Government, surrounded by the pleased to hear that the temporal, as well" Counsellors of the nation, io preserve as the spiritual power of his foliness," it from passion and error; a Govern had received an irrecoverable blow." ment, which will always be approved by In the midst of the dangers which the brave Neapolitan nation, because its threaten Murat addresses of congra-only object can be their happiness. 1 tulation are pouring in from all parts of "the Nobility leave to their successors his kingdom, to which his great merits," the glorious character they now disnot only as a Sovereign, and a States- play, my successers will find in them, as I do, the brightest support of the . mun, but as a man, are much, and, in THR ་་ ་་ ་ THE INQUISITION. by far the most important way in which it ought to be considered, affecting as it does the interior economy of every family. measures of conciliation towards the suffering inhabitants of his kingdom. SIR, I beg leave to call the attention It is therefore with encreased astonishof your readers to the following most ment that I have perused the above doextraordinary proclamation, which Icument. A long residence in that coun have copied from the Times newspaper try, and a very perfect knowledge of its of the 1st instant: 66 Madrid, Jan. 12. customs, enables me to judge very ac By order of Don Francisco Mier y curately of the inclinations, and manners Campillo, Bishop of Almeria, and In- of thinking, of the great body of the peo "quisitor-General, a proclamation, in pie. I have, therefore, no hesitation in "substance as follows, has been affix- most positively stating, in defiance of "ed to the doors of all the churches: whatever the hireling press may say to [It begins with reciting the Pope's the contrary, that the establishment of "Bull (formerly published) against the dominion of the priests, is in comfree-masons, &c. and then proceeds plete contradiction to the general wish of as follows:-We have learned that a the people. The effect of the Inquisition "number of Spaniards, yielding to the is little understood in this country. It frightful yoke of our oppressors, and is either greatly exaggerated, or, by its "drawn into foreign countries, have had apologists, extenuated into nothing. I "the weakness to connect themselves will endeavour to explain to you, Sir, its "with those societies which lead to sedi-general operations upon society, which is "tion, insubordination, to every error, " and to all crimes; we at the same time "trust that such individuals, restored to liberty and their country, will recollect "that they are Spaniards, and will, The chief seat of this tribunal is at "after the example of their ancestors, Madrid, where it is under the government "submit with docility and respect to of the Inquisitor General, a numerous "the voice of the Supreme Pastor, and council, and a very extended suite of su"of our legitimate Sovereign. With bordinate officers. In every city, and "the advice of the Members of his even to the smallest towns in the kingMajesty's Council, and of the Holy dom, a miniature fac simile of this esta"Inquisition, we offer now to receive,blishment exists, composed precisely in "with open arms, and all the tenderness the same way; with this single difference, "befitting our character and functions, that in the provinces the inquisitors are "those who within a fortnight from the not publicly avowed, only guessed at. In "date of the publication of the present every family, there is either a resident "edict, shall voluntarily and sponta- priest, or one who daily visits, or investinecsly give themselves up to us: gates its most minute concerns. "but if any one (which God forbid!) resides in the house, he regulates at his "continue obstinate in the path of per-will, the entire government of its in"dition, we will employ, to our great mates. No circumstance the most trifling regret, severity and rigour, and sub- can take place, without his knowledge or ject them to all the penalties inflicted concurrence, even to visitors received, or by the civil and canon law. We visits paid. In families not rich enough order the present edict to be read into render the residence of a priest suffi"all the churches of the kingdom, and ciently comfortable, the daily visitor is as "to be fixed up at all the church-doors, much master of every action that passes "from whence it must not be taken within doors, as though he resided in the down without our permission, under house. The chief inquisitor, in towns pain of the greater excommunication, of moderate size, is not always a priest. "and 200 ducats fine." This procla-He is very often the principal inhabitant; mation cannot but excite in the minds that is to say, the person possessing the of all liberal meo, the most lively sen- most consideration. In this case, the sations of alarm. For several days appointment is received by him from the past all accounts from Spain have Inquisitor General at Madrid; and he is brought the information, that it was obliged to undertake the office, and per the intention of Ferdinand the VIIth to form its functions, however repugnant adopt, at the advice of M. Cevallos, they may be to his teeung?.- Tuns it of 66 " ་ If he |