1822.] 
Paris mast haye a permit to go and 
dine with a friend in the country ; that 
a gentleman’s house may be entered 
with impunity, his papers examined, 
and his recesses broke open, in his 
absence as well asin his presence. We 
would rather pity such slaves at a dis- 
tance, than enjoy the luxuries of their 
fine country, and the pleasures of 
their beautiful Paris, on such terms of 
denization. 
In the mean time, to smother or si- 
lence complaint, the press is in the 
same state at Paris as Constantinople. 
Every printer acts under special li- 
eence,—the number is limited for Pa- 
ris,—and only one is allowed in pro- 
Vincial towns, and he is always some 
bigoted royalist, relative to whom the 
slightest suspicion would close his of- 
fice. The police, too,is everywhere,and 
gens-d’armes cross your path, go in 
whatever direction you may. Even the 
French guards, who consist of men 
rawn from La Vendce, and other 
barbarous and priest-ridden provinces, 
are not trusted; but you see every 
where two sentry-boxes ; one occupicd 
by a Frenchman in blue, and the othor 
by a Swiss in red. How much muye 
easy it would be to govern France iu 
fhe spirit of liberty, and to be the 
leader instead of the opponent of the 
liberal and enlightened portion of the 
French nation. A patriot govern- 
ment requires neither restrictions on 
the press, nor any. guards whatever ! 
SPAIN. 
The conspiracy of the legitimates 
against the liberties and independance 
of Spain, continues jn the spirit of in- 
veterate malignity, accompanied by 
the meanness of secresy and dis- 
avowal. ‘The French sanitory corps 
is now conyerted into an army of ob- 
servation, while the matcrials of war 
continue to arrive on the frontiers. 
The defeated corps of the deluded 
fanatics, called the Army of the Faith, 
fall back; too, on France, and seem 
to be reeognised as allies. Unhap- 
pily, that most. brutal ignorance and 
superstition, which legitimacy has in 
SO many ages engendered in Spain, 
supplies recruits; and the better cause 
of religion seems likely, to be made the 
instrument of knaves, and Jeads to the 
immolation of new armies of martyrs. 
Fortunately, Spain at this crisis is in 
the hands of honest ministers; and. if, 
like the immortal Committee of Public 
Safety in France, they do their duty, 
Monrnty Mac, No. 374. 
Political Affairs in October. 369 
the fanatics and invaders .will every 
where “bite the dust.” The King 
puts his pretended adherents to the 
route by most loyally swearing to up- 
hold the Constitution, and by appa- 
rently volunteering the proscription of 
those who are fighting and intriguing 
to restore his absolute powers. ‘The 
constitutional Generals appearatlength — 
to be in earnest, and by late accounts 
seem to have annihilated the corps of 
D’Erolles, and those of some other 
desperadoes, who took the field with- 
out waiting for-those illuminated and 
right worthy supporters of “social 
order” —the Cossacks. 
We rejoice that the Spanish minis- 
ters are so Well satisfied of the amica- 
ble dispositions of the present British 
ministry, as to have caused our new 
ambassador to be received with pub- 
lic distinctions. We shall be. truly 
proud of our country and its councils 
when its transcendant power is allied 
to liberal instead of despotic govern- 
ments, 
PORTUGAL. 
The King of this country yields with 
a good grace, and, if he is wise, with 
sinceszty, to the arrangements which 
secure the liberties, and thereby the 
prosperity, of the Portuguese. The 
government disturbs itself, however, 
aboutits colonies, forgetting that colo- 
nial patronage is the means by which 
courts cortupt and enslave all people 
who are“Mupes.of the false policy 
that maiutii»3S a system of colonial 
governments, 
_ BRAZIL. 
The Prince of Braz, like our Rich- 
ard the Second,places himself at the 
head of a power hé cannot resist. In- 
stead of opposing himself to the pro- 
gress of intelligence, he has placed 
himself at the head of the intelligent 
party, and proclaimed a free govern- 
ment, and the independence of Brazil, 
in two of the ablest state-papers which 
for many years have appeared under 
the name of any scion of legitimacy. 
He seems determined to enjoy the 
true glory of being a patriot king ; and, 
if he is in earnest, we hope he will 
succeed... Portugal will enjoy more 
benefits from a favoured intercourse 
with her brethren in Brazil, than it 
ever can enjoy from Brazil as a mis- 
governed and enslaved colony. 
GREECE. 
The irruption of the Turks into the 
Morca seems to haye heen fatal to 
3B ~ them. 
