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Title: Page 0020 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: —— es aeneninndineinemmneeeniddeie tae aeennee eae amanda 20 Cortes ; and hired boys to pelt me with stones; in short, there was scarcely any kind of
Show more—— es aeneninndineinemmneeeniddeie tae aeennee eae amanda 20 Cortes ; and hired boys to pelt me with stones; in short, there was scarcely any kind of insult which I did not daily experience. Among many others of minor importance, one occur- red, which is worthy of attention, on account of its sin- gularity, ofits being totally unexpected, and of the con- sequences it might have led to. In one of the Sittings, in January, in the aforesaid year, the powers or titles of the members elected and returned by the province of Gallicia, were examined ; amongst whom was the Bishop of Pampelona, one of the most violent leaders of the anti-constitutional party. From various papers produced, from the certificates of return, and from many other circumstances, there appeared clear and undoubted evidence of enormous breaches of the. constitutional law in the election. A committee was appointed to inquire into the affair, who with the liberal party, were for declaring it null and void, as in fact they ought; but the serviles, who formed the majority of the Cortes, tried by captious and uncon- clusive arguments, to support it ; on which a very warm discussion took place. In vain did many of the mem- bers contend for the strict observance of the Constitu- tional law, which even the Cortes themselves were not authorized to infringe; in vain did they protest they would give up their power, and withdraw their pro- vinces : the majority was for approving the election, notwithstanding its notorious illegality. I witnessed this unpleasant sitting, and was heartily grieved to find, that party rage had penetrated even into the sanctuary of the laws, and that the constitution had been trampled upon by the very legislators, before it was scarcely known ; and I thence foretold the most fatal conse- quences, lamenting in anticipation, the evils that threat- ened my country, and the waste of sv much blood, and so many costly sacrifices, Full of these gloomy ideas, I retired to my lodgings, ate but little, and immediately after, { went to a coffee- house ; in passing Ja puerta del Sol, I met two of my acquaintances, who, observing an alteration in my coun- ee ee ee �
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Title: Page 0021 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: oe fF RES ee FF BEesetes SBS TFS Fe obs tenance, inquired if any thing atled me ; I answered ‘ nothing material,” and as the Sitting that morning had
Show moreoe fF RES ee FF BEesetes SBS TFS Fe obs tenance, inquired if any thing atled me ; I answered ‘ nothing material,” and as the Sitting that morning had made some noise; and knowing that. daily attended the congress, they questioned me respecting the discussion, and L stated every thing thathad taken place. My un- fortunate celebrity-was such, that wherever I was, indi- viduals of every description and opinion, used to collect; and at this time,!not observing the number: continually increasing round me, I:mentioned to those two persons the enormous breach of:the Constitutional law, which the deputies had just: been guilty of ; for they were not. justified nor authorized to dispense with it, as they could with other faws, the former being superior ; and could not be altered or repeated, till a certain time specified in their formula. Whilst I was enforcing these topics, against’ those deputies who had infringed the law, I noticed. a degree of effervescence amongst the indivi- duals around me, which I endeavoured to allay, by ob- serving, that any act unsanctioned by the law, respect- jing such weighty matters; would be criminal ; and more- over, that such was neither a fit time, nor place for can- vassing them; that if the infringement of the law, which they had noticed, and which had excited such feelings, could bé proved ; they might claim for redress the 373d article of the Constitution ; authorizing every Spanish citizen, te petition the King and the Cortes, for the faithful observance of that law, and redress of every breach of it; and that in case they were inclined so to act, they might frame a petition, either individually or collectively ; but that on no account, should they act otherwise, or in a manner unbecoming the importance of the subject, or the circumspection and decorum so conspicuous in the Spanish character. Just at that mo- ment, a priest who (as I ‘afterwards learnt) was chap- lain to the Life Guards, went to the commanding officer of a guard, not far distant, and requested him to repair immediately to the puerta del Sol, where a lame man was endeavouring to stir up a mob to rebellion, by means of seditious speeches, and ‘warm declamations. The off- cer, without waiting for more accurate information, took with him six Grenadiers, with fixed bayonets, by whom ee Seer =. a soe. od ss re - = a renin, ponee ) i a een �
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Title: Page 0022 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: Bae ie { : in the ne bt emcee th tr : tte OE —— I was surrounded, at the very moment I was endeavour- ing to quiet the agitated minds of the populace.
Show moreBae ie { : in the ne bt emcee th tr : tte OE —— I was surrounded, at the very moment I was endeavour- ing to quiet the agitated minds of the populace. The officer intimated that I should follow him into arrest : to which I mildly and calmly answered, that I did not consider him authorized to arrest me, as he was not pos- sessed of any judicial power, and only those who were invested with it were authorized by the Constitution, to take a person into custody ; that if he acted under the warrant of a proper magistrate, he ought to show it ; as the necessary circumstance of my being found in “ fla- granti delicto ” was wanting ; in which case alone, or in that of his faving a warrant, could he detain me, without rendering himself guilty of arbitrary detention. e then requested me to accompany him, not into arrest, but as a favour; to which I replied, that this compli- mentary proposition came too late, and I could not as- sent to it, on account of the suspicion, which his prece- ding intimation could not fail to create, and of the dis- frust which the presence of armed soldiers ought to inspire. At the close of this conversation, I could not help noticing a kind of restlessness and disturbance, amongst those persons who were nearest to the officer; I, there- fore, in order to prevent the occurremce of any tumult or violence, suffered myself to be conducted to the guard-room, Stating to the officer my reasons for such compliance. An immense crowd followed us. When in the officer’s room, he questioned me as to what I was Saying to the people about the Constitution, to which I replied, that not considering him possessed of any autho- rity to arrest me, still less could I perceive any right he had to examine me respecting acts that were within the scope of my own free will, and not against public order or law; and such being the case, it would be useless for him to question me further, for I should not condescend to give any reply. He was at first rather irritated, but as he grew calmer, he told me that a priest, of a very decent and grave appearance, had informed him that ] Was exciting the populace to sedition, and that he, there- fore, thought it his duty to prevent it. This explana- tion did not tend to lessen my anger, and I replied. that �
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Title: Page 0014 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: ce nn tae tidieieetetecias elena al dient dedicate nddedll Leek ea Seer OF em ne er ee 7 14 wrongs, and the repairers of her unfortunate losses ; my
Show morece nn tae tidieieetetecias elena al dient dedicate nddedll Leek ea Seer OF em ne er ee 7 14 wrongs, and the repairers of her unfortunate losses ; my heart formed ardent vows for their suecess ; and from that moment I devoted to them all my actions, under the impression that I was devoting them to my country. Ah! how far was I from thinking, that such feelings would be looked upon as a crime; and that for enter- taining them I should be confounded with the guilty, and even experience the horrors of an iniquitous and infamous execution. 1 there remained, dividing my time between attend- ing the Sittings, and working at my trade, (by which I maintained myself,) until the time of the victory at Al- buera, gained in the spring of 1811, by the Allied Bri- tish and Spanish forces, when thinking it probable that the enemy would retire from Andalusia, 1 removed near- er to my native town; but the military operations hav- ing taken a new and less favourable turn, I left Algesi- ras, (whither I had retired), and settled in Gibraltar, where I followed my business. In September of that same year, General, Don Fran- cisco Ballesteros, was entrusted with the command of the district called the Campo*de San Roque, there to carry on war with his division from the Asturias, and some other troops, the whole forming a body of about 8,000 men. [ lost no time in presenting myself before him ; and after presenting him with small donations, I offered to make the clothing of his division, without any remuneration beyond the pay and daily allowance of a private soldier; which being accepted, I gave up my business, which at that time I found very profitable, and fulfilled my undertaking so much to the satisfaction of the said General, that he gave me an honorary certifi- cate of my patriotic services, and zeal for the good cause ; he moreover charged me with the superintend- ence of the provisions of a flying column, consisting of three battalions, and two squadrons of horse, entrusted with the arduous and dangerous task of levying contri- butions of money, victuals, men and horses, in the very country held by the enemy ; and the zeal with which I fulfilled this duty, as well as many others, confided to �
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Title: Page 0010 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: 10 per, which had hitherto lain dormant, having had but few opportunities to excite it, was now awakened and greatly strengthened, by the love I bore
Show more10 per, which had hitherto lain dormant, having had but few opportunities to excite it, was now awakened and greatly strengthened, by the love I bore my country. The Spanish nation having seen the detested favourite, who had been the cause of all their misfortunes, snatched from the hands of justice, and their young Monarch, who was at that time the object of their love and hopes, borne away by a foreign usurper, exhibited that gloomy and threatening silence which usually precedes great revolutions. The murders of the ever-to-be-remembered 2d of May, and the treacherous insult offered to a noble, open, and honourable nation, exhausted all endurance, and called for vengeance. ‘ Revenge on the invaders !” was the indignant cry of the Sons of offended Spain. “Revenge! eternal hatred! and war!” in which I most enthusiastically joined. How delightful it is to dwell on those happy days, when my countrymen had but one thought ! one object! one desire! But how lamentable the division which now reigns among them, so detrimental to the welfare of their country. In order to further the plans of my countrymen, I contributed, as far as I was able, by donations, and other useful services ; and, moreover, undertook the gratuitous clothing of the army, for which purpose I removed to Malaga, where I enlisted in the Volunteer Town Militia, doing duty, as far as my physical impe- diment would permit me. The unhappy events of the campaign of 1809, and above all, the unfortunate battle of Ocana, caused the invasion of Andalusia by the French troops, The pa- triotic town of Malaga, depending rather on the hatred of .its inhabitants to foreign dominion, than on their actual resources, endeavoured to form a new army to oppose the advancing enemy, who, with the impetuous fury of a torrent, were inundating that delightful country. My known character for patriotism, induced the then Commander-in-Chief to appoint me Director of the Clothing for the Army, and of the Tents. Within two days, more than 40,000 of the peasantry and towns- �
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Title: Page 0009 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: 9 ideas, in a'great measure, from my mind,) to suspect that the country was ill-governed, and since that time my ardent wish has been to see it
Show more9 ideas, in a'great measure, from my mind,) to suspect that the country was ill-governed, and since that time my ardent wish has been to see it under a system of Government which might render it happy. In this state of things, a casual occurrence took place which drew me into a nearer connexion with society. The journeymen of my trade were tyrannized over by their masters; and though I was not a sharer in their grievances, yet the idea of injustice and oppression was sufficient to induce me to comply with their request, that I would seek redress for them from the law; but this did not prove so easy as I at first thought it. The Governor of Malaga, Don Pedro Trugillo (who had married a sister of the first wife, or mistress ot the favourite Godoy, Principe de la Paz,*) a proud man and vain of his connexion, behaved with the most arbitrary injustice in that affair ; I therefore applied to the Hich Court of Justice, at Grenada, which compelled him to annul his proceedings ;_ but by the advice of some friends, who convinced me that the mortified pride of the Governor would impel him to tind some pretext to be revenged on me, 1, much against my will, changed my residence, and went to settle at a small town, about five leagues distant from Malaga, called Coin, the Chief Magistrate of which held me in great estimation, and offered me protection and security. | During these proceedings, which served to confirm my former dislike to the existing system of government, I was examined and received as a Master Taylor ; and was three times elected Alcalde,} or Prohombre of the are which place I can boast of having filled with credit. I now pass to the memorable year 1808, when the af- fairs at Aranjuez and Madrid called forth the expecta- tion of the public. A French army in Portugal, and another in the heart of the Peninsula, having taken pos- session of the fortresses, were events that disturbed even the most torpid and indifferent minds. My ardent tem- * Prince of Peace. + One of the Directors of the Taylors’ Company. hetebeiing>rinabanstemankaabens: sage - ~ bar Bs « | | | | �
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Title: Page 0011 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: ai i de ee” ee ee | hl SESE —=——” ore i} men were drawn together ; but owing to their inexpe- rience, and want of arms and ammunition, and to the
Show moreai i de ee” ee ee | hl SESE —=——” ore i} men were drawn together ; but owing to their inexpe- rience, and want of arms and ammunition, and to the circumstance of the town being exposed for want of walls, or defensive works of any kind, the French took ossession of it on the evening of the 5th February, 1810, after a bloody and unequal contest, which led to the sub- sequent pillage of the town itself. I was obliged to conceal myself, as the invaders, being informed of my vehement zeal, and unrelenting hatred towards them, caused me to be condemned to the gal- lows ; but through the interest of some of the respect- able inhabitants, the sentence was commuted to that of banishment, and shortly afterwards, by similar in fluence, I was permitted to remain at home, under the promise (which was given without my knowledge) that I should keep myself quiet. I soon abused that precarious li- berty, which I was permitted to enjoy ; 1 daily acqui- red information from the patriot armies; purchased the newspapers of Cadiz, where the Spanish Govern- ment at that time was, and read them at the private meet- ings of the patriots ; taking care, in the mean while, to collect my trifling property, in order that I might with- draw to some place, not held by the enemy, and take along with me my Son, whom I wished to place in the ranks of the defenders of his country, although he was still under age. | The police watched me attentively, and was soon in- formed of the nature of my employment, and of my in- tentions. I was therefore reprehended and severely threatened, and moreover, with the idea of wounding my patriotic feelings, my Son was included in the Civic Militia, and myself ordered to provide him with clothing. The bare idea of seeing him in the service of the oppres- sors of my country, inflamed my passions to madness ; so that (having sent him to the castle of Marabella, at that time held by Spanish forces), I kept no restraint upon my feelings, nor on my tongue ; but talked so vio- lently, that the Governor, who had already been in- formed of the hand I had in my Son’s escape, ordered me to be apprehended, and hung without delay. I se- �
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Title: Page 0012 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: mma en Yeon nsabuthdtichnn_ contd centidieteteheiaedaat a 12 cretly withdrew, and. got on board a vessel ; we touched at Algesiras. where I spent.a
Show moremma en Yeon nsabuthdtichnn_ contd centidieteteheiaedaat a 12 cretly withdrew, and. got on board a vessel ; we touched at Algesiras. where I spent.a few. days, and met with a very flattering reception from the then General, the Marquis de Portago ; and:having rendered assistance to my Son, at that time ill in the military hospital, 1 soon found myself at the Isla de Leon, the object and end of my anxious desires. A few days previous to my arrival, the general and extraordinary Cortes had met at that, place, to the great joy of the Spanish nation, who expected from that. wish- ed-for event, a remedy for the evils. under which they groaned. The fond remembrance of that ancient and venerable body, had been ever preserved amongst the Spaniards, with feelings.of, deep and almost religious respect. Thus it was, that as soon as some de- gree of freedom was allowed, for giving vent to opi- nions, long before entertained, even from the year 1808 ; there prevailed a conviction, that abuse of power, favouritism, and the disuse of the old and praiseworthy forms of Government had plunged Spain into an abyss, from which, neither the. sacrifice of the blood, nor. of the fortunes of her children, could extri- cate her ; and there reigned a unanimous desire for the destruction of arbitrary sway,, for. the establishment of fundamental laws to secure the rights of Spaniards, and for the formation of the Cortes, from which every thing was expected, and every blessing anticipated. The provincial Junta, the offspring of circumstances, created by chance, and in the midst of tumults, and de- lighting in the exercise of their uncontrouled power, paid but little attention to public opinion, except when compelled to do so by the necessities of the moment. The central Junta, although it some time afterwards an- nounced the convocation of the Cortes, and began some preparatory labour for that purpose, ever shewed itself too jealous of the authority it exercised, to carry such a convocation into effect, till confidence being lost in con- sequence of so many errors and public misfortunes, and the general clamour increasing, it promulgated at last the much wished-for assembly of the national represen- 7 " att ttt ett it tt th iit tA A = — ——E San sneteietieanacameiit yo �
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Title: Page 0013 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: wr eR OR Er sae ll ee we —— =, Se @¢ " ee, a ee eee, eee ee Oe aes —_— -_-~ 13 tation. But the Council of the Regency still more am- bitious and
Show morewr eR OR Er sae ll ee we —— =, Se @¢ " ee, a ee eee, eee ee Oe aes —_— -_-~ 13 tation. But the Council of the Regency still more am- bitious and less disposed towards public liberty, defer- red the remedy as long as it was in their power to do so, and» yielded at last only to the irresistible force of general opinion, which they could no longer withstand, being rendered universally odious by the disasters which assailed the State on every side, and which had nearly brought about its total.ruin. Well did the Spanish na- tion know its critical situation, and finding itself now for the first time after the lapse of so many ages, at li- berty to choose its own representatives, exercised it so judiciously, and with such an earnest and sincere de- sire of success, that neither intrigue nor faction ap-— peared at those elections : so true it is, that in mo- mentous and extreme circumstances, those great moral bodies called Nations, shew a kind of instinct which saves them from impending ruin. 2 ae a The first decrees of the Cortes, were received with universal joy and enthusiasm ; mutual congratulations were heard amongst all the Spaniards ; joy was visible in every countenance, and even in those places held by the enemy, under their very bayonets, thanks were of- fered to the Almighty, in the Temples,with undissembled enthusiasm, for an event which filled the hearts of all with well-founded and flattering hopes, My first care was toattend the Sittings ; and I must confess, that the sight of them, made on me an impres- sion that can never be effaced. The majesty of the place ; the combination of individuals, so respectable for their age, knowledge, and services ; the pure spirit of patriotism which breathed amongst them; the dis- cussion of so many weighty matters, and the zeal for the national welfare and glory, so anxiously manifested ; all these circumstances, together with the consideration that they were perfectly consonant with the desires of the nation, which I had so often heard expressed, filled me with delight and wonder ; and secing in the members of that illustrious assembly the fathers of my country, the defenders of her independence, the avengers of her B �
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Title: Page 0015 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: 15 me, by the territorial Junta of the Hoya de Malaga will appear from the certificates of the Secretary of the Spanish Consul at Gibraltar, and of
Show more15 me, by the territorial Junta of the Hoya de Malaga will appear from the certificates of the Secretary of the Spanish Consul at Gibraltar, and of many other indivi- duals and municipal corporations. My own native town being freed from the enemy’s armies, after their precipitate retreat from Andalusia, in consequeace of the victory obtained at the Arapiles, near Salamanca, by the illustrious Earl, now Duke of Wellington, I returned thither, and the Body Corperate honeured my patriotism with a certificate, couched in the most flattering terms, ; At that epoch, began the conflict and straggle of con- trary opinions. The numerous classes of parasites with which my country unhappily abounds, seeing in French dominion, the loss of their welfare and comforts, allowed the Cortes to go on in their career of reform as far as they chose, provided they were freed from a foreign sway; which, besides oppressing them, threatened to take away all their advantages, without any hope of re-~ covery. ‘'hose reforms, they knew they could over-. throw at pleasure. Thus it was, that they no sooner thought the danger over, than they breathed freely, and set about to recover their lost rights, usurped privileges and revenues, of which, by the Constitution, and the decrees of the Cortes, they saw themselves deprived. They forgot that the Spanish people, by their heroic constancy, and shedding of their own blood, had acquir= ed rights,which they themselves had deservedly lost, for want of legal titles, and through their own cowardly apathy. Proud, even to madness, in their own arrogant pretensions, they despised those through whose exertions they had triumphed: and only wished, that the reward of so much valour and suffering, and of so many eostly Sacrifices, should be the renewal of that debasement and abjection, in which the Spanish Nation had so long been sunk ; as if it had so hardly fought, with no other view than to preserve their enormous revenues, their gothic rights, their convents, and their absurd, inhuman, and bloody tribunals. | �
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Title: Page 0016 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: —_—— a aeneeilineieeiameeneneenden ein anainememnmeeed enema amend 16 But they were aware that the Cortes, so long the object of the fond predilection
Show more—_—— a aeneeilineieeiameeneneenden ein anainememnmeeed enema amend 16 But they were aware that the Cortes, so long the object of the fond predilection of the Spaniards, and likewise of their own praises, could not be openly at- tacked; they knew that the people remembered the glory and happiness, ‘which, in past times, they had en- joyed under its auspices, and the victories which they had obtained since its actual meeting ; .whilst, previous- ly, with equal enthusiasm and far superior means, they had experienced only loss and defeat. ‘They well knew it was notorious to every one, that ,at the time of their extraordinary Cortes being first installed, Spain was little better than nothing, being entirely in the possession of the enemy, and without either Armies or resources, but that now, in the short lapse of two years, the enemy had been driven from the, greater part of the country ; our alliances were well cemented, and an Army had been raised, formidable in numbers, quality and discipline ; and that such was the prevailing confidence, that,-not- withstanding the calamities. attendant on.a destructive war, on the prevailing famine, and on the contagious.sick- ness which had appeared in many places ; still, the enor- mous levies of men and. money, decreed by. the Cortes, had. been effected with a.promptness and accuracy, be- yond example. oe : es ' .They knew all this, but they trusted at the same time in the docility and honesty of the Spanish people, and in their blind and constant devotion, to their King and their Religion ; and to this'weak side they directed their treacherous attack. A rumour was industriously spread by the dexterous emissaries of those obnoxious classes, (supposing that the Cortes, in their reforms, did nothing but copy and agree with the French,) that their mea- sures towards the Clergy affected Religion itself; that over and above those restraints.on the Royal’ power stamped in the Constitution, other new ones were devis- ed in secret, which would depress the dignity of the Crown and sap Monarchy at ‘its very foundations, in a more scandalous manner than Napoleon himself had at- tempted. These ideas, most sedulously spread abroad, did not fail to produce an effect on the incautious and credulous ;-and I was grieved:to. find even in Malaga, �
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Title: Page 0017 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: — 6 —=— 2 SF * aa =— 4.1 3 B23 2S = 32 a = = a Se B eo sea Aa € 14 17 many who looked on the Constitution as heretical ; and on those highly deserving
Show more— 6 —=— 2 SF * aa =— 4.1 3 B23 2S = 32 a = = a Se B eo sea Aa € 14 17 many who looked on the Constitution as heretical ; and on those highly deserving Deputies, who supported it, as impious men, and bad patriots ; whilst, on the other hand, they considered those who opposed them as good Spaniards and Catholics. Hence arose those two famous parties “ liberales,” and “ serviles,” whose conflict has brought about the evils, under which Spain is now groan ing, and from which it may never be relieved. To increase my vexation, I discovered, that the long stay of the French had gained over to them many per- sons of rank and good character; who, thinking them- selves superior to the mass of their fellow-citizens in talent and foresight, and inflamed with mad hopes, laughed at, and insulted alternately, both the serviles and liberales. Ihad some serious disagreement with them, considering the serviles as a set of selfish beings, who only thought of living at ease, and in a course of exclu- sive enjoyments, by reducing to slavery an open, gene- rous, and brave people, worthy of a better fate; and the afrancesados as vile traitors, insolent even in their defeat; who still sought to make their country yield to a shameful foreign yoke. I included both parties under the same denomination, looking on them as enemies of my country, whatever might be the difference of their respective opinions. I vowed to them an eternal hatred, which I shall carry dowa to my grave. | Disgusted with this clashing of opinions and pursuits, after having settled my domestic affairs, I left my na- tive place, and removed to Cadiz, where people were more agreed, and where I met with opinions more in conformity with those I comprehended and approved of. In January, 1813, after some very long and warm discussions, the horrid tribunal of the Inquisition was abolished; an institution no less contrary te reason than to religion itself. I was present at those discus- sions, and felt so thoroughly convinced of the justice of that abolition, that I determined to defend it by all the feeble means within my reach; this drew upon me the hatred of fanatics and hypocrites, which was shewn in �
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Title: Page 0008 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: arenas acsichdibhnedeennaieneins einai: anion = Seidler ta nanan eeneenenenieta es eas ee ee . - > - = 8 usually attendant on youth, to which I
Show morearenas acsichdibhnedeennaieneins einai: anion = Seidler ta nanan eeneenenenieta es eas ee ee . - > - = 8 usually attendant on youth, to which I might else have been allured by the natural impetuosity of my temper ; but my mind was kept firm and vigorous by dint of continual occupation. The objects which daily met my view, compelled me to reflect in spite of myself. I could not but observe the injustice and arbitrary con- duct of those men, who by their professional duties were called upon to give a better example. I disco- vered that the splendour of the placeman, (so dazzling to my eyes) was commonly purchased at the expense of his honour, and that places and distinctions were ob- tained more through corruption and intrigue than by real merit and public services ; that the Churchman whom I thought devoted to the practice, as well as the doctrine of virtue, made no scruple of forgetting his duty more than once in public, and very often in pri- vate; and that his vast income (the produce of the labourer’s sweat), far from being employed in relieving the indigent, was generally dissipated in extravagance, if not applied to still worse purposes ; that the Monk whose emaciated and penitent countenance used to ex- cite my observation, lost no opportunity of relaxation from those habits of self-denial which public opinion compelled him to make an outward show of; and I began to think it strange, that so many useless indivi- duals should be suffered to press upon the industrious classes of the people. Religion seemed to consist only in ceremonies and show, through which the moral of Jesus Christ was scarcely to be perceived. The exam- ple of a corrupted court was handed down through the higher classes, to the inferior ones; and thus was the contamination spread throughout the unhappy nation, at whose expence thousands profited by the disorder, and nothing was left to the country but oppression, fetters, and extortion on every side. = All these things surprised me ; and being unable to explain them to myself, I came to the conclusion that nothing was as it should be, or that I was greatly in the wrong ; and the latter being the more likely, I almost persuaded myself that such was the case, I began, however, (although my constant occupation kept these �
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Title: Page 0007 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: AN ACCOUNT OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, &c. My name 1s Pasto: Lorsz ; I was born in the year 1771, in Malaga, a beautiful Town of Andalusia, in
Show moreAN ACCOUNT OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, &c. My name 1s Pasto: Lorsz ; I was born in the year 1771, in Malaga, a beautiful Town of Andalusia, in Spain, where my father had from his youth creditably followed the business of a Carpenter and Cabinet Maker ; my mother was a woman wholly devoted to domestic cares, and whose chief pleasure consisted in the scrupulous performance of her duty both towards God and man. I had scarcely attained the age of ten months when I met with a fall, the results of which, were the dislocation of my thigh and a confirmed lame- ness, which has caused me to be known and distin- guished as the Lame ivian of Malaga. My education was similar to that usually bestowed on youth in my station of life, at that time in Spain; I learnt to read and write, was also taught the first rudiments of Arith- metic and the Catechisms ; but above all, to take off my hat, kneel dowa, and respectfully kiss the hand of every Priest or F:iar I happened to meet, even if he were the last lay brother. _Ata proper.age! was. apprenticed to a Taylor, my physical defect noi allowirg me. to apply myself to'a more active einploymert. At.the age of sixteen, I' got married, and soon became burdened with the cares and anxieties ef. providing fer a numerous: family, with which im 2 few years I was surrounded. The few mo- ments I could devote to relaxation I employed in read- ing history, by which means I became acquainted. with that of my own, and of some foreign countries. To this mode of ‘life, and uninterrupted train of employ- ment, I was indebted for my preservation from the vices �
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Title: Page 0018 (Criminal proceedings against Pablo Lopez)
Text: — SS ean Fae a siitetentemmndaitdnatittl — tins + - : . a 3 eS ee = RP oe No ee Ragas atone = Se eee SS a Oe ee Tarart qementrepepere oh aes SERS ee
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