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pendence of Greece, made the echoing 
glory of their arms pierce ‘to’ the very 
heart. of Byzantium, the nation) was inter- 
nally perfecting its political organization. 
After declaring. its. independence. at 
Epidaurus, the Senate pursued with perse- 
verance its legislative labowss, and de- 
voted all the, cares necessary to the conso- 
lidation of government. 
Sixteen months had elapsed since our 
first General Assembly, when the present 
National Congress was conyoked, accord- 
ing to the Constitution, at Astros. A seru- 
pulous' revision of the most important fun- 
damentalilaws was what occupied its first 
deliberations. ‘The Congress afterwards 
bestowed. its, attention.on the yearly ex- 
penditure, and carefully regulated all that 
related to the land and sea forces; it con- 
cluded by éstablishing, according to the 
fundamental law of Epidaurus, the second 
cycle of government, into whose hands it 
now surrenders full power, and whom it 
recognizes as discharging the most impor- 
tant duties. : 
Before its dissolution, the Congress, the 
legitimate organ of the nation which it 
represents, declares, for the second time, 
before God and before men, thie political 
existence aid independence of Greece. 
It is for the recovery of these blessings, 
seized, by foreign violence, that the Greek 
nation, has for more than two years been 
shedding its most precious blood. Relying 
upon their incontestable rights, the Greeks 
will continue their struggle, with the de- 
termination to rescue from the usurper 
the rights of which he robbed them by 
violence, and to succeed in procuring the 
recognition of the perfect independence of 
Greece, for the glory of the holy Christian 
religion, and for the happiness of the na- 
tion; or to descend into the grave, to the 
last man, like true Christians and freemen, 
Such is the resolution to which they have 
sworn, for that cherished freedom which 
they have not learned to value at the 
recommendation of strangers, as has beea 
said, but which is the natural property of 
the nation, The very earth on which they 
tread reminds them that liberty is their 
birthright, by all the endless recollections 
with which it abounds, and which at every 
step show the traces of all our glorious 
and reiterated struggles for independence, 
of all our illustrious victories obiained 
over barbarians, 
Such are the legislative labours with 
which the Congzess has been occupied; 
such is the declaration which its members 
were specially charged by their constitu- 
ents to make before the whole, world, in 
fayourof that independence for which the 
people have taken up. arms. In thatis ex- 
pressed the unanimous feeling of the na- 
tions of Greece; their sole and immutable 
object is the establishment in their country 
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of that civilization which sheds its bles- 
sings over the states of Europe—states 
which they wish to resemble, and from 
whom they trust always to obtain the 
good wishes and the succours which justice 
demands. 
The Congress is moreover charged hy 
these same nations sincerely to thank, on 
their behalf, the land and sea-forces, for 
the noble efforts by which, during sixteen 
months, they have gloriously supported the 
sacred cause of their country. Of the 
innumerable hordes who rushed in masses 
from Europe, Asia, and Aftica, to enslave 
Greece anew, more than 90,000 have, 
thanks to the courage of these armies, 
perished on the soil which they came to 
ensanguine. We return our thanks like- 
wise to the late government, and ‘to the 
Juntas which have becu lately dissolved, 
for their efforts in favour: ot the prblie 
good. The Congress concludes by \ itt- 
voking for the Greek nation the aid of the 
Living God of all Christians, since it is His 
religion which it defends against the ene+ 
mies of his Holy Name. 
The constitution promulgated by the 
Greeks is elective and republican, but 
the newspapers announce a treacherous 
plan for imposing a specious tyrant, or 
legitimate of Royal Blood upon them, 
under the protection of the Holy Al- 
liance! Let the Greeks beware! 
SPAIN. ' 
The length of the preceding article on 
the affairs of Greece, relieves us ‘from 
the painful task of noticing: the disgusi- 
ing condition of Spain, and dwelling on 
a subject from which the soul revolts, 
—the atrocious murder of Rizreo,—the 
Hampden of Spain,—the hero “ with- 
out stain and without reproach.” This 
crime, the foulest of our times, not ex- 
cepting even the case of Ney, was_per- 
petrated under the. protection. of the 
French garrison of Madrid, and there- 
fore attaches itself to the Holy Alliance. 
The friends of liberty in England have 
adopted a general mourning as the sym- 
bol of their indignation; but the fate of 
Riego will be avenged, in this and all ages 
on despots and their satellites. The 
illustrious Mina has arrived at Ply- 
mouth ; and therefore, except the brave 
Martin, no Spaniard now. remains. in 
arms to avenge the wrongs of his coun- 
try, aud the outrages on human, feelings 
which characterize these triumphs of 
priesteraft and despotism. A subsevip- 
tion lids been proposed for the victinis 
and exiles, which we earnestly rccony- 
mend to the zealous fayour of our 
readers, 
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