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MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1821.
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YEAR.
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DECLARATION OK THE ALLIED SOVE’
REIGNS AT LAYBACII.
London, Feh. 26.
At a lute hour this morning this important
document was received. It appears in the
Frankfort German Gazette of the 16th inst.
but neither signatures nor date are attached
to it. There can he no doulit, however, of
It* official character, and of its being the au
thentic manifesto of the Empororbf Austria,
as to his motives and objects in marching
n military force upon Naples. The declara
tion is dated Vienna. Feb. 13.
THE AUSTRIAN DECLARATION.
After a long series of political storms the
kingdom of Naples was, in the year 1815,
restored, hy the assistance of IIh- Austrian
Arms, to the paternal government of its legi
timate king ; the two portions of the Sicili-
nn Monarchy which had been so long sepa
rated, were again united, and the wishes of
all well disposed persons Were gratified hy
the happy prospect of durable repose. The
latter period of the Foreign Government
had however revived an internal enemy,
more dangerous than any other to the re
pose of the Italian peninsula. There exist
ed in the kingdom of Naples, as well as in o-
tlior States of Italy, a sect, working in dark
ness, whose secret chiefs continued to medi
tate the overthrow of all the Italian Govern;
limits, as the first step towards the execu
tion of the extravagrant plans in which they
were engaged.
At the moment when Murat, in order to
support his tottering throne, conceived the
desperate project of conquering Italy, des
pair inspired him with the idea of calling to
his aid, those same Carbonari whom he had
more than once combated, and whose cri
minal intrigues acquired from that time an
influence, which without the. assistance of
this urtlooked for alliance, they would per
haps never have obtained.
The vigilance of the Royal Government,
the zeal with which it employed itself in pro
moting essential improvements in all the
branches of the Administration, the general
affection home to the Sovereign, whose pa
ternal goodness had gained to him the hearts
of his subjects, rendered abortive all the en
terprises of this sect during the first years
■which followed the Restoration; and perhaps,
.like so many other secret associations, it
would have sensibly become powerless and
have fallen into obliv ion, if the events which
new took place in the kingdom of Spain, at
the commencement of the year 1820 had not
given to it a fresh impulse. From this mo
ment its audacity redoubled, and assisted
by the contagious-.fanaticism which it excit
ed, it soon increased so much in numbers and
In influence, that the laws and the authority
of the executive were no longer sufficiently
powerful to suppress it. It disseminated
with indefatigable industry, amidst all class
es of the people, till then tranquil and tnoue-
rate in their desires, a spirit of discontent and
bitterness, dispositions hostile to their go
vernment, and a passionate desire for politi
cal innovation. It succeeded at length in
corrupting a portion of the army ;and assist
ed by this must criminal of all its measures,
this sect caused (he Revolution to break out
in the first days of the month of July.
It is impossible to give n more exact or
more, authentic, account of this explosion,
than that which is contained in the Circular
Dispatch addressed hy the new Minister for
Foreign Affairs, on the day on which he en
tered, upon his functions, to tlie Diplomatic
Agents of Naples at Foreign Courts.
On the nights of the 1st ami 2d (it. is stat
ed in tins Despatch) the greatest part of the
Royal regiment of Cavalry of Bourbon quit
ted'its quarters at Nola, and raised a tri-co-
lor standard, with the inscription—“Long
Jive the Constitution!” The colors were
those of the Sect of the Carbonari, which,
for some time, past, had kept up a fermenta
tion in i!ie Kingdom and had demanded with
earnestness a constitutional form of Govern
ment. The sect had made so many prose
lytes in the armv of the King, that Hie. troops
sent to reduce to submission those w ho de
serted at Nola, made common cause with
them. Thu desertion of these troops, and
some regiments of the gan-non o.Naples,
gome simultaneous movements m the 1 to
vinces, ami lastly the insubordination of some
Chiefs of districts proved to lus Majes- V that
the wish oftne people was to obtain a Con
Stituti nal Government. In consequence
announcing th«it in ^ r »
m .,L ,).,blic the basis ot a Constitution.
“ The fir advantage was only the prelude
tionries, and Ins troops, to toko a
could alone insure its success, for the least
doubt to remain as tn the position of the
Monarch or Of tile Slate. Such a conces
sion, conimitti ig equally the dignity of-the
Sovereign, and the destinies of the country,
could not be wrung trom his Majesty iiy n-
tliur means than those of violence and me
nace. The desire of providing against grea
ter evils, and of preventing the commission
of drcadTuI crimes, could alone induce the
King to consent at the moment to so fatal a
measure. This explanation of an event, in
explicable in any other tense, would carry
with it its own confirmation, even were it not
otherwise established hy irrefragable proofs.
l’he great blow being thus given, and the
Royal Authority entirely destroyed, the
chiefs of the sect & their principal associa
tes in the first scenes uf the revolt, immedi
ately tonk upon themselves dominion. The
resistance which tile kingdom of Sicily oppo
sed to their nrb ttury enterprises was crush
ed in blood an I in ruins. In order to give to
their usurpation a colour of legality, they
soon created, under the title of a National
Parliament, ah instrument, hy means of
which, in the. space of a few months, they
overturned all existing rights, and all the
bases of public order ; and through which
without any other power hut their arbitrary
will, they substituted, in the room of the an
cient civil and political laws of the two King
doms, institutions perfectly unknown, sanc
tioned hy no experience, and which were no
less in contradiction to the character than to
the wants of Hie nation.
The King, unable to consider a state of
things so unnatural, as likely to he of long du
ration, persuaded at the same time that un
timely opposition would only draw down
new perils upon his person, his family and
his country, supported with resignation this
cruel lot, which be had in no wise merited.
All the enlightened inhabitants of the coun
try, the greatest part too of those who, se
(bleed by the vain hope of a More fortunate
termination, had at first favoured the Revo
lution, but who had subsequently become
convinced of the pernicious effects of a sys
tem, which the ruling party had established
as most suited to their particular interests a-
Inne, without reference to the interests of
the country—all these were condemned to
silence. The mass of the people soon reco
vered from their ephemeral uotliusiasm, and
grieved to see. their hopes deceived ; and
discouraged hy vague forebodings of the ca
lamities which menaced then), they awaited
In silent uneasiness the final issue of the cris
is. Thus is to he explained that apparent
tranquillity under cover of which the Par
liament, powerless in itself and subject to the
control of a small number of despots ready
to attempt every thing, conducted the king
towards its inevitable dissolution ; a tran
quility which did not prevent the most un
bridled anarchy from swallowing up the last
remains of public prosperity, and I ha true
character of which could not be misunder
stood by any foreign government.
The. events at Naples had produced a
strong sensation throughout the whole of
Italy. A Revolution, plotted hy obscure
fanatics, and completed by perjured sol
diers, who in a few days deprived a King of
his power and wf his liberty, and plunged two
kingdoms in the abyss of disorder, necessa
rily inspired, whatever its ulterior develope-
ment might he, the most serious apprehen
sions in all the. neighbouring governments.—
The maxims loudly proclaimed by the au
thors of this Revolution ; the facility-with
which these maxims were circulated, Ivy
words anil .by writings, in all parts uf Italy ;
the. daily conversations of their foreign ac
complices ;all these things tended to aug
ment the pressure of these apprehensions.—
No Italian Sovereign eoillu conceal from
himself that the internal peace and prnsperi
ty of liisEtales wet * menaced equally hy the
example and the results of un'overthrow,
which attacked the social edifieeiu its deepest
foundations.
The Emperor was aware from the first
moment, that there would he au end of or
der and tranquility in Italy for a length of
time, if the chiefs and fnmenters of a re
volt, which nothing could justify nml noth
ing could excuse, were permitted with Impu
nity to sacrifice the monarchy of the Two
Sicilies, to their insane projects. His Im
perial Majesty, penetrated with a sense of
what lie owed to the preservation and secu
rity of his own Empire, to the. protection of
his faithful and happy people, tn hi* amica
ble relations with the Princes of Italy and to
his position in the general political system of
Europe, hastened to take measures lor stop
ping the further progress of these disorders,
anillo make manifest at the same time,
without reserve, the line which lie hud deci
ded to follow with respect to the Revolution
nf Naples. However painful it was to his
Imperial Majesty to impose an unexpected
lish government not to take part in those of or ifthc resistance of art implacable faction
the other Courts, and caused tile cabinet of i should Ire protracted for an indefinite lime,
France to accede to them only under certain ; his ma jesty the emperor of the Kusniuns, ul-
restrictinns, the Emperor had the satisfacti- j ways faithful to big principles, convinced of
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on to find himself perfectly in unison on e-
Very question with the sovereigns of Russia
mid of Prussia, and iu contince himself at
tile same time that the differences of positi
on and action between the powers of Eu
rope would not give rtso to any difference as
to the basis of their alliance, and as to the
■general uniformity of principles and views.
Tile Sovereigns assembled at Troppnu
though decided not to acknowledge the
changes which force and revolution had o-
peruted at Naples, and to put an end by a
common effort to the results of these chang
es, were nevprtheless sincerely animated
with the ardnnt desire of obtaining those ob
jects by pacific means, and with all the In
dulgence due to a country already distract
ed bj/so many calamities and convulsions. —
It was iu this spirit that they invited bis Si
cilian majesty to meet them at Laybach, in
order tn deliberate with them upon the situ
ation, present and future, of hi* kingdom—
This invitation was supported by his majes
ty the King of France.
According loan article of the foreign code
which was to become that of the kingdom of
(lie Two Sicilies, the monarch' cannot pass
the frontiers nf his states without the con
sent of the Parliament. The Kjng, looking
upon the invitation of the Sovereigns as a
blessing of Providence, sub uittiid to this hu
miliating necessity. The Parliament con
sented, but it attached to its consent, a con
dition, to the effect of which the instigators
of this measure could not he blind, and which
destroyed beforehand the prospects and the
hopes of moderate men.
The Parliament, although completely ac
quainted with the principles of the Allied
Cabinets, imposed upon the king, the com
mand, to insist upon the maintenance, with
out modification, of the. consol lit ion at pre
sent established—and to put that condition
forward as the sole object—and only basis of
his explanations with the Allied Powers.—
It is under such auspices as these, and hnv-
notlimg to rely on but the justice and
the wisdom of his august friends, that tile
King of Naples came to Laybach. From
the <marn<ertt of his arrival in that place, his
majesty had reason to feel convinced that it
would lie vain to attempt to found any pro
position upon a basis irrevocably rejected
by flic Allied Sovereigns.
Their Sovereigns declared in effect to his
Majesty, their firm determination no- (o al
low the continuance of a system which had
been forced upon the kingdom of the Two
Sicilies, by a faction without a name fi w ith
out authority, and by means the qmst cri
minal—a system incompatible, with the se
curity of tli« neighboring states, and with
the preservation of tin* pence nf Europe.
That if this stale of things did out end, as
their Majesties earnestly and .sincerely hop
ed it might do, hy n spontaneous disavowal
on the part of those who exercised the povv-
er at Naples, it would he necessary to have
recourse to arms—that as soon ashy either
of these means, this great obstacle to the
peace of Naples and of Italy should have
disappeared, the Sovereigns would look up
on their task as accomplished. That it
would be then for the King elope, enlighten
ed hy the councils of the most honest, and a-
hie men of his kingdom, to prov ide for the
strength and stability of his government up
on a just and wise system, in conformity
with the permanent interestsof the two peo
ple united under his sceptre—and which go
vernment, from this aery circumstance,
should hold out to all the neighboring states
a sufficient guarantee of their rufety and sta
bility.
After such precise, dechir itinns. the King
of Naples could not dissemble to himself,
that, as every other question was irrevoca
bly- set aside, lie had, ns the Father and Pro
tector of his people, (rut one task to fulfil—
that of pres erring the loyal and well-mean-
ing majority nf his subjects from the dan
gers and calamities of a war brought on by
the blind obstinacy, or the culpable ambition
of certain individuals.
In this conviction it was that hi« majesty
addressed to his son, the presumptive heir to
the throne, a frank and paternal latter) for
the purpose of representing to hint the im
portance of rhe circumstances, and the ne
cessity of employing, for the, safely of their
kingdom, all the means wliiill imgllt lie at
his Command. The expression of these pa
cific sentiments of the King was accompani
ed by more explicit instructions, issued hy
the cabinets of Austria, Russia, and Prussia,
to their Diplomatic Agents at Naples—and
tlie Plenipotentiaries of Ills Majesty the King
of France likewise sent instructions to rite
Charge d’Afl’aires of their Sovereign-. The
fleet of these, important measures must dr
ibs necessity of struggling against an evil so
serious, and guided by tiiat noble and con
stant friendship nf which sho has (ately bes
towed so many precious tokens on the em
peror, would lose no time in joining his forc
es to those of the Austrians.'
In the whole of the transactions which
have just taken place, the monnrehs have
only had in view the safety of the states they
arc called upon to govern, aml-the tranquili
ty of the world.
This is the secret oftheir policy—no other
thought, no other interest, no oilier question,
lias found a place in the deliberations of their
cabinets.
The inviolability of nil established rights,
the independence of all legitimate govern
ments, the integrity of all their possessions,
these are the bases from which their resolu
tions wilt never deviate.
The iTionarehs will have obtained the sum
mit of their wishes,and will be fully reward
ed for all their efforts, if it should Be possible
to insure tranquility iu the interior of slates,
the rights of thrones, and the true liberty
ami prosperity of nations, blessings without
which external pence itself could have nei
ther vahic nor duration. They will bless
the period when, set free from all olllereaus-
etPbf anxiety, they can devote exclusively to
the happiness of their subjects ail the means
and title power which have been conferred
upon them liy Heaven.
[Frankfurt Gazette, Feb. 10.1
AUSTRIA.
Address from Gen. Frimont In liis Army.
“ My nrmy, the supreme command of
which has been trusted to me by his majes
ty tile Emperor, passes over the confines of
the country, with intentions nf peiu e. The
events which have disturbed file tranquility
of Italy are the only motives for our march.
We do not, as in the year 1815, advance u-
gainst. a rash enemy—every inhabitant of
tile kingdom of Naples, that is faithful and
well-intentioned, will lie our friend. The
duty of the officers and of the soldiers will
now lie to observe the strictest order, and
mine own to obtain it by every means in my
power. Whether tlie urmy shall pass thro’
the peaceful states of Italy, or shall place
their feet on the Neapolitan territory, my
constant care shall be directed that they may
constantly preserve the same discipline and
love of order, which they acquired between
the years i815 and 1817, in the same coun
tries they are now about to enter.
“ None but the enemies to the tranquility
bf their fellow-citizens, none hot rebels to
the sentiments of their King, can lie opposed
to us. Should they even succeed hi jouncing
resistance to us by others, they will still fail
to withdraw iis from the salutary plan which
has hern presented Io us. Tlie consequen
ces oftheir enterj.nize will fall on their heads
/done, and not on those of peaceful citizens.
If it is glorious for tin* soldier to fulfil his du
ties on the field of<battle, if is not less so for
him to secure tlie general tranquility against
the attack* of evil-disposed men. Our Em
peror relies upon us, Hud i-.e •‘hall justify on
thin occasion, also, his confidence, amt the
reputation of our army, without recurring to
the sentiments with wliiclt we are animated
to the fulfilment of our duty.
“ GIOVANNI BARfUNOE FTdMONT,
« Genorntrif Cavalry
“ Head- Quarters-, Paihia, Feb. 4,
and considerable charge upon his finances,| ride the impending fate of the Kingdom of
not hut be aware how inconsiderate and in
excusable was the project of forming a Con-
exuisau . , . ( i avq there remained to
Btitut'ou m tjie^hope,^that more calm and
wiser resolutions would succeed to the offer-
sss £ j.—ft r >awss:
Constitution"' Art »»^jfcrod loUta
“Alices particularly difficult and die-
is, An act of which neither the King nor
^ Ministers, nor any Neapolitan, w.th th
' -enlion 0 f H few conspirators, had i.nj
knowledge, except by extracts from new s^
mners am of which, at the moment of its
papers, an I ... an even* trans
it t a momont when lie had hoped to have
been enabled to turn his whole attention to
the interior amelioration, and when the con
tinued execution of the plans formed by ihu
Administration promised the most bem-ftci*
al results—all secondary considerations gave
way to the execution of the most sacred of
his-duties.
In the situation in which affairs were, the
assembly of a "corps'armee" in tlie Italian pro
vinces was a measure of the highest necessi
ty—it was acknowledged as such hy every
well-thinking man in Austria and in Europe.
The salutary effect which this measure liar,
had in Iranquili/.ing the neighboring stales—
that which i! has produced even at Naples
in'encouraging the friends,, and disconcert
ing the enemies of order, is nrtw unanimous
ly folt in the whole extent of the Italian pe
ninsula.
His majcsly at the same moment repair
ed to Troppau, tn deliberate in person with
his august allies, upon a question ofthe great
est importance, not only to Italy—not to tlie
Austrian monarchy alone, hilt to the com
mon safety of Europe. These deliberations
did not happily leave any doubt as to the
manner in which the allied courts regarded
the origin and character of the Revolution
of Naples, and the dangers with which it
menaced other states.
With respect to the resolutions winch
proclamation, theredid not exist ev
of the criminal mcS^hkhl and weighty considerations
lotion at Naples. i , mark* of its! such a stale oftliings c died for, if particular
This step bore too clearly the tnak u l .“°| „.„i L ,htv considerations induced the rin-
ongtn
the Two Sicilies
In this state of tilings, tlie army destined
In parry into effect derisions taken at f,ay-
bach, has received orders to cross the l*o,
and to march towards the Neapolitan fron
tiers, It is repugnant to the feelings nf his
imperial majesty to auppuvi that this army
can meet wit* any serious resistance. None
Imt the enemies of the public welfare, the
incurable pnrlhums of a system leading at
once to tiie ruin of the Sicilian monarchy,
ran mistake what, under the eiremnstauees
in which that monarchy is now placed, is ow
ing hy every loyal soldier, and ever man at
tached to Ins country, to his s.mertign and
to tiie safety of his fellow-citizens.
The great mass uf tlie nation, devoted to
its monarch, disgusted with an imaginary
liberty, which liar, only prodfieed the sever
est tyranny, mid tired of a disturbed and
precarious existence, conscious likewise for
sometime past, ofthe just and benevolent
intentions by .which the eipporor is animat
ed, will receive with confidence thaw who in
the name of his imperial majesty, and of Inn
august allies, come to offer peace, friendship,
and protection. If this just hope should not
be realized, tlie army will know how tn sur
mount the difficulties which may impede its
progress—and if. Aiutrary to all ealeulstions,
and contrary to the fondest hopes of the
lied monarch*, an enterprize. formed with
the purest intention and actuated Tty no hos
tile pint, should degenerate into actual war,
LATEST FROM SPAIN.
Translated from Cadiz papers, to the \C>lh
March, received by the ,'luhauk, arrived at
Baltimore.
steecii or the rikg op spun - to THE tOHTF.8,
On the. rpening of its Session. 14 March, 1821.
The IJ ortes being assembled in tllo sessi
on chamber, the president informed them
that two deputations, each consisting of 22
individuals, had been nominated for the per-
pose of waiting upon their majesties, the.
king am] queen, 1o request their presence
opening 'ofthe cortes, conformably to
an article of tlie constitution. The 1 Tula ar
ticle ofthe internal regulations of the cortes,
was then read, requiring the spectators in
the gallery to remain standing during the
continuance of tlie king in the hall. At 10
a. m. the names of. those composing the de
putations were called over, and they pro
ceeded to fulfil their commission. Their
majesties having arrived in tlie hall, the king
seated himself on the. throue and commenc
ed reading Ids speech.
After some general remarks and rnngrntu-
iatirtns on the prosperous state nf the coun
try, the king proceeded to touch upon to
pics of more immediate interest. With re
gard to the Florida treaty, lie merely re
marks—that no information of its arrival at
the scat of tin- American government had
I been received. As to the holy alliance,
he says—“The resolution formed at the
congress of Troppau, and continued at that
of La}bach, hy tlie sovereigns of Austria,
Russia, and Prussia, of interfering in the po
litical changes which have taken place in tin*
kingdom of the Two Sicilies, has excited in
me a strong solicitude, not only for Hie roy
al f unity of that country, which is connected
with us hy tics of blood, hut on account of
the interest l take in the welfare of tin* in
habitants. It is ofvlie utmost Importance to
the independence of states, that the sacred
rights of nations and princes should be reli
giously respected-—and I have believed it in-
di penMibie to the honor of my throne, and
the dignity of tlie great people whom it is
my glory to govern, to cause it to lie folly
understood,that it shall neveracceed to any
thing which may militate against those prin
ciples of the positive law of nations on which
the liberty, independence, and prosperity of
states are founded—principles which Spain,
for her part, will invariably respect. 1 nave
the satisfaction of communicating to the cor
tes, that the allied sovereigns, according to
the information I have hitherto received—
h|o events oh the Peninsula ought to have on
those regions, lead us to hope they way »-
gain bo restored to the mother country, amt
form no integral purt ofthe samcempirr.”
In adverting to the recent disturbances in
Madrid, his majesty goes on to remark—“ 1
iiavo purposely omitted, until the last, to
speak of my own concerns, lest it should he
supposed -that I esteemed litem of more im
portance than the welfare and felicity of the
people, whom Providence has placed under
iny care. I am induced, nevertheless, altho’
with grief, to make known that 1 am not ig
norant of the machinations of sqme ill-de
signing men, who endeavor to seduce the
unwary, hy persuading them that I secretly
entertnin views hostile to the reigning order
of things. Their olijert is to inspire a dis
trust of tlie rectitude of my conduct,and the
purity of my intentions. I have sworn to
conform to the constitution—and I,have en
deavored to do an—Would lo fil'd that all
would do the same! Pmdio insults have
been offered by all class--* to my honor and
dignity, in violation of uatiunal decorum,
and tlie respect which is due to me us a con
stitutional king.
I do not fear for my existence or safety—
God, who sees my heart, watches over and
will protect both—Imt I cannot refrain from
observing, that these outrages would uol
have been a second time repented, were tile
executive power possessed ofthe energy and
vigor which it was tire intention of tho con
stitution, and the wish of theenrjes, that it
silouki in-invested with. The wan offirm-
aiid uctiyity in many of the public au
thorities, has afforded an opportunity for a
lywval of l.unentable excesses, which, if
they he permitted to continue) will inevita
bly bring upon the Spanish nation a train of
inniitneraliio misfortunes. I trust, however,
that this will not la* the case, if the curies, as
I have reason to promise myself, closely u
uited with their constitutional king, will In-
rcsisautly employ tin tnsi-l es iu remedying
abuses, reconciling cnnflh ring opinions, and
suppressing Hie machinations of those, wuo
aim only at anarchy and confusion.”
When the king irad concluded, the presi
dent ofthe cortes made a short declamatory
reply, whieh contains nothing of mt'uvst.—
After he had finished, tlie king retired from
the hull, aeaninpailled hy (hr- denotation
which had waited upon him. Loud vivas
greeted him, from the spectators, as lie pass
ed along to his palace.
After tlie king had withdrawn, the Scnor
Comte do Toi-eno proposed to the Cortes,
(hat a committee siihuld hi- appointed, ns
was tlie practice in England and France, iu
order to draw Up a reply to his majesty’s ad
dress. Honor Cunedo opposed tins motion.
“There was no necessity,” lie said, “ tiiat the
Cortes uliould make a reply to tlie king, in
asmuch as one lias already been made by
llir president, and if a contrary custom pre
vailed 'm other countries, it was because the
king’s address was not immediately answer
ed, which was not tlie cast- at present,”—
SenorTorc.no urged many cogent reasons in
support of Ills propu.-ition.
The. reply of the president, said he, was
necessarily conceived in vague and generai
terms, arid is uol sufficient to satisfy the na
tion and Europe in general, upon some im
portant points his majesty lias tint lied—il
is necessary that tftl* whole world should
know what arc tho sentiments of the curie*
with P-gard to the congress at Laybach, and
the recent occurrences in Naples; and il
behoves tile cortes to profit by llie opportu
nity of solemnly declaring, that Spam is no
less disposed to respect the independence of
other nations, than to exact a due respect fur
her own.'’ The Senor Condo nih-dged ma
ny oilier arguments in favor of his motion ;
and the question being put to the vote, was
decided in the affirmative. Tlie committee
w as then appointed, consisting of tlie Conde
deToreuo, Martinez de La-rusn, Clemcnein
and Gareli: after which the Cortes adjourn
ed.
, CrtoM the tout rouo.
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one’s occupation, but few remarkable
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a biographer lias been found lo distin
guish those few before the world. How
ever congenial tlie mystery "f money
making may he with a chetful evenness
of temper, it is certainly inimical to gen
ius ; mid where the opulent lounger
would foster, the man oTfrade frown* up
the efforts of imagination. Our luxu
ries are exotic ; our entertainments im
ported, our public spectacles more or
less excellent, as they approach the F.u-
ropean models, of which they are the
distant imitations. The barrenness of
our literary domain is therefore not to
lie wondered al ; nor where the soil,
though so rank lias hitherto been so un
cultivated, should it surprise, that when
a native plant has sprung up, its virtue
have not he>*n recorded, or when a for
eign erie transplanted here ha* (Itrivfn,
though its qualities have been used and
enjoyed, they have not been sufficiently
tn do Know n or justly appreciated. * The
j vv filer nf the follow ing memoir, is among
tlln* earliest hi this country, to attempt
the delineation nf a living character, and
tiie most eminent of those whose walks
of life, have not been political, that have
presented themselves to the biographer.
The undertaking is made With that diffi
dence, which respect for the world’:
voice, and ilio magnitude of n biographi
cal attempt inspire ; the writer’s motto
i» jXcminrin libcnl'cr nomincm, nisi ut lan-
dnn ; sed ncc peccata reprehendern, nisi
widow and children w*ri \* bM
which was abroad, defrl
destitute. When nine j
was taken ont offriends
and in some sort adopted by
win, the well known author t
onToliftcal Justice, by who
educated, and iotendert for a t
no doubt inducted into (he visiod
mocratical sentiments of
He is probably one, of a
have been apprenticed dTauthorsl
ii as it is impossible to detdfcpine the
and much more so the
strength of a mind so you
what remarkable that a ms*
understanding should train I
Itooks, before it was cctl
ver be induced to read th#
Godwin’* particular inethc
was, wc do not know—and,
his opinions are adverted
seem il wn» not a system of
when Cooper's readiiVess
juris is considered, with
habits for some years paS
not hut he Impressed,
thin laid, was, of its kind, a j
Sjjcli a pupil to such ti
have been roused, and ilelig
French lievolution. Cooper
ly 17 when his enthusiasm pr
to relinquish the pen for the
to seek a commission in the armies ' _
great Republic: the just sprouting,!
-itive and uncertain Inure l« of the at
were blasted—civic and mural cr 1
ovations findsnbfes d'honnevr Were
more glittering, an/I accordingly i
already determined lie should engage !
tlie banners of equality and confusic
w her, the war broke out bntween En
laud nod France, and clouded the b
liant prospect* ot militnry promotion i
renown in the cause of liberty—TI
it was he turned hi* attention to the stn"
and communicated hi* wishes to his
nefuetor; they were received with
ne«s, and regret, nml not till after some ■
time assented- to, and then with deridetU
disapprolmtion. Ilia intention, howev*-ff
er. being found invincible, Mr. Holcroft F
undertook to give him some preparatory 1 ;
le*«uns. When he was thought prepkrkj.
ed, many difficulties occurred, before #■ A
suitable place could be procured for his
first appearance : at last, Mi*.
Kemble offered hi* auspices, and Ed
burgh was concluded on.. The writer/
this sketch has heard Cooper describati’
with great pleasantry hi* first interview^;-
with the Scotch manager ; he was at th^.
time a raw country youth of tereotaee
On hi* arrival in Edinburgh, little i
scions of bis appearance and incomp
tency, tic waited upon Mr Kemble, t
up in the extreme of rustic .fopper;
proud of hi* talent*, and little doubti.
liis success. When he mentioned
name and errnud, Mr. Kemhlq’s c°
nance changed, from a polite smile to I
Gate of disappointment ; Cooper
been prepared for young Norval;
be wa* obliged to exchange all his eg{
pected eclat for a few cold excuses fro”
the mnnager, and the chagrin of *<*e».
some night* after, hi* part filled by an t
man and a bad player. During the r;
mainder of the season he continued wii
Stephen Kemble, without ever upp*jar-
fog-
From Edinburgh he went with th.
company to New Castle upon Tyne; there
he lived as dependent, inactive, ami tin*
distinguished o* before, till owing to the
want of a person to till the part of .Vrid-
rolm in Macbeth, he was cast to that
humble character ; in «o inferior a splier®
have concluded l<> acknowledge these prill- i ut aliis prodessem.
eipies lvltii respect to Spain.” | Mr. Coofer was born about the year
* With respect to the South American pro-j i777) 0 f rcp m a ble parents—his father
b virires, liis majesty observes “ If tbe actu- ; wag a gur g eon nn i} acquired considera-
• :ri state of America lias not varied in its ve- , . ? . , «v ...
niton to us, war, ,t least for tlie present, has l ’ e P ro P er > »“ tl,e l ea . 3t ! tt ® <ler W t ™.
the Cos- Hasting a Indian administration—but ot
'iiisoemlmlits desolating ravage* on .... ..
(ft Fima, and the effect which the remarka* [ the greatest part, if not all of tbia,
did he begin to move who is now become,
one of the brightest luminaries of the
Theatrical hemisphere. His eh but wa#
even less Haltering than bis reception
from the manager had been, Till the
last scene he passed through tolerably
well, hut when he carne to the line#
which concluded the play,
“So thanks to nil nt once and to each ono
Whom wo invite to see us crowned at Soone;* 1
after stretching out Lift h inds, ami assum*
ing the attitude and smile of thankful-
ness, slight embarrassment checked him,
and he paused, still keeping his posture, •.
and look—the prompter made himself
heard by every one, bat the bewildered
Malcolm, who still continued mute, every
instant of bmsiience naturally increasing
tenfold his perplexity—Macduff wliis-
pered the words in hit ear—Macbeth*
w ho lay slaughtered at hi* feet, broke th®/
bonds of death to assist his dumb succes-l
sor—tlie prompter spoke up almost to
vociferation—each Thane, dead or IlI
live, joined hi* voice—but this was only
“confusion worse confounded”—ifba
could have spoken, the amazed Prince
might with great justice have
thanks to ail nt once”—but his ntt#
was gone, “ vox faucibus hasit"-
presently broke out in the pit, the
mor soon became general, and the
tain went down amid a shout ofun
condemnation.
After tl'is discomfiture, Co
turned not a little humiliated toJ
Where or what he lived froth!
till his appearance on the 1
i* not known, though
been among thp c.ountr
valetudinary
his