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nterevaree. equally applicable to new sad Oki States. In the pre-
sent coo- we ester list such an intatosurse for our own sakeo.
tot that I nieSIS to say we do not owe duties of benevulenee to all
tninkind ; but In the Brat place is our duty to feel for ourselves.
'Haring then laid down them few general principle, I have to call
the attention of the (louse to a few Itiotrineal Inns illustrative of
sten subject. The :n ited Provinet-• were for fifteen years in a state
tit revolt ageism Siam, and in 1381 declared their Independence ;
but list tint 11;1 matte the murder of I /ranee, he a person who
was bigistally aealous in the support of iegitmate authority,
and, to the shame and manilla of the then liovernotett of Spam
be it spoken, they ennobled One family of that alesasin,
who spilled the blood of nee of the best and ablest men of
ea Honey of (hiuitte. In Intl, however, the United Prnvitnes
neciered their inikpendence. and it was nut until $7 year. after. I
we'd*, lamely. in the year Pun, that the obstinacy and blindness of
Spain maintain' their independence, by the Treaty of Wesphalit.
:tom the Hamm however, believe that doting till that time the
other powers Of &Mope locked trimly on ? that they chose to
have all their *einem open to the disadvantage. which such
a want of ratogastien might have mipmeti then to, bemuse
the Crown of Spam was against it t No rich thing. Every
never in Europe sent ambawadors of the highest character to
tie Hague, received ambanuoilors front the provincet, smi entered
inns treatise withibern, only excepting one branch of the Hauge of
.tostria, which ass null favoutable to the pretensions of Spain.
Fort y.rwar years berme that treaty. Etglend maintained every diplin
mane relation with than. and in the treaty of Ifni with Spain, ling.
Sal tenon, to le itlidrawber ackno • ledgment of the united provinces,
thoot.gh the Ninepin Sniaola was then in Holland eti "-
tin spite. and Ni men t too ting t lie people of II them
ne relit Mono subjects sit' their sovereign. The next "maniple mreeng-
i isn is more striking though lea remarkable ; to the revolt
;- Port ti eel from Spann in lank Thin :tetra of Portugal then adopted
the act of thine aim threw oil the yoke of Spain ; and in January,
lib in, a treaty of entity and Itimeinhip wits ctincluiled Int men Eng.
hnti :OA Portugal arm es-hanged. though Stain
s•nl r nitwit orknowialmng the independence of Portugal. The
cam is still better illustrouid by thin that when Cromwell was in
hts Pretreireate, all the Powers of Eurepe ant nlinisues !obis
Innirt, and their arts were afterwards recognises% A. part of the ft-
daralnystem. None tit the pentane of Ehnen :he Second A-
nnie% to thio, because baking MIS said of the legitimacy of the lien
ecntreent. A repave diplommic intercourse wet necesary 14 be
kept up between the different governatints of Europe. and it einild
only be kept up though the agency of Andean:l,lon. without pees
jadiee to any rights to be Maryann claimed by (:hides, such
Intercourse wig at the time atautotely necessary ties the safer of
our own euhiceta, as well as for the rate in those States wide whom
ee eentimted to node. But the recognition of the son of James
ale Stettin by Innis the Fourteenth, was of a very different
U:/meter. teens bad not foe his object iJ protect his own
oubjects—he set as if In judgment on the state of things in
England, and trended no far against the reigning Government.
Now this adhetie a ste...lng contrast to the recognitions to which 1
Lave just nlluded. The recognition of an usurper can be no
offence to the rightful claimant to the Crown. but it is widely
. :einem in the ease of the recognition of a Prince entente posses-
:ann. Franceand the I 'nitsd States also present a striking contrast
en this seinen. It has been lumps)• al that we non offence be-
caese no thnioniatte relations were held between them: but the
eontriny n (he fact ; fur we took offence bemuse of a treaty of-
t..tat'ir and Vefensive being concluded betwten France and tin
Lured Sites, Frame foreseeing that England would not
think
ti.rte was any thing Nke an Whence existing between theist. In
Inc masusin of Sootily we have some canvas inftrmanoh, for it
ne-ars that in 171111 he wss appointed Governor of Martinique,
stiFf lestrunions to fotnent the rising diotornances in North Ante-
inne, to kindle up every discontent; Lett withal to d'n so as far
as poinihis without giving offence to England. Something
might be said of our own etwiduct to the nlahretas; but
tine we were in a mate of war, and we hail a right to
tonow the course we pursued. France, however, was then in
a ma:e of peace with us ; and while 'peeking of the them
molt in Amnion—while I am obliged to call the people
resulted subneto- -they should still he dear to us all. for they were
Legnsh in bleed, and free in principle. Perlin us I have dwelt too
I. gon this subject t and I shall now pronetil to read a few extracts
f•nni the State Papers to show what is the present state of the mit:a-
non as joetwreo England and the States oiSolith America. I shall
si / nothing of the 3J (lea IV. els. 43„ as matter of
fin the freentriti of these provinces, gieing them the boottit of our
in:proven navigation laws, and the smite Urethan of trade as to all
'Mier FOureta. r shall my nothing of the notice given by us to
:spina in Nov. Inn:. that Consuls would be sent to the provinces of
Spilt America; nor do I blame the delay which subsequently
ti.ok place in their appointment. Spain was then scaminuusly and
mom unjustly attacked ; her situation was alnent without a parallel
In the history of falling States. In fact, such was the state of
Spear and I was so much ii:fiuenced by it, that I declined present.
.g a petition foe the recognition of the independence of the South
Anent:an *Men Indeed, under no ciaumistences whatsoever
wnunl 1 hoes dope any thing which might prevent :pain front
meeting i.e of the most disgraceful attacks to be found hi any his-
tory. (Hear, hear.) The totter of Sir Charles Stuart to Mr. Can.
r int stated the causes of drily in the appointment of Consuls, and
here main the conauct of England forms a suikingeottuast to that
41 Frani:tided.* the American civil war. France then gave England
the mot outwits assurances that she neither hail would have
Cie slightest participation le the existing disturbaaces while she
decent! on her independence. I shall neat advert to the conference
littneen the Prince l'olipac and Mr. Canning, dated the nth Oc.
tnne, 16113, anJ I panel/tarty reeeminamid the saprcsaiona there
unit to be anemia to by the Hours tens That the Britton (invert,-
merit were on opinioe, that any attempt to bring Spanish America
ageln under its ancient submission to Speto, must be utterly hope.
Inn: that aU emaciatiou for that purl use would be unsuccessful ;
and that the prolongation or Intend of war foe the same object
would be ally a waste of human life, and an infliction of cahunitv
on Loth parties, to no end. That the British Government would,
howeter, not Italy abstain from interposing any tentacle, on their
fart, to any attempt at ismuciaion which Spain might think proper
le mate, but "meld aid and countenance suds neptiation, pen.
vnteel it were founded upon a bests which appeared to bens to be
practicable; and that they would, in any ere, rrmaiu strictly
neutral in a war between Spain and the colonies, if war should be
unhappily proloogeil. But that the junction of any foreign powers,
On le enterprise of Spain against the Colonies, would be viewed by
tnsin as constituting en entirely new queen's., and one upon
wine!' they must take such &senior' as the interests of (treat Bet-
(stn night require. That the Brinell Government absolutely dia.
tannal. not only any desire of appropriating to itself any portion
of the Spacish Colonic*, but any intention of farming any political
'carotite:it with them. beyond that of entity and menet:rein inter.
tnuroe. That the British Government had no donee to precipitate
(not recognition, so long as there was. any reasonable chance of an
acconensunation with the mother country. by which such a renown.
tau might CAM first from Spain, but that it could not wait nide-
finitely We that Trani that it could nut consent to make its re-
eopinon of the Mot SUMO dependent upon that of Spain; and
that it maid consider say foreign interference, by fume us by
iner.ace, in the dispute between Spain and the (:olunies, as
a motive toe rweignising the latter without delay." 'these
I,mpowidolla are ell so just, the* ney can sichaeriel be called
neinnenn mh as os, it must be all. , that In the icy of States
it is generous us be just. (Hear, Inv.) I not read any
f.rther extracts. Gine Reliant aliened flee trade to all, and claim.
ed no new for herself; she proposal nothing selfish. I cannot
'moist the perusal of this paper. It gives the pleasure to reed its
I ontacts tar and over again, (hent, hear) ; tie, while it contains
mint:4lm dear to every Eninonntan, dignifying to every reel
SiatdalUallt, "anal to be found identified w,th won't philosophy,
Ind sreneing every 'nitrous bottom (bear, heath, otill I regret to
asy they are prince seldom to be Meal thus practically pot for-
ward. The tof the Uuital state. has adopted ell these
• twitteipka which were communicelest to the tlidieent States of
Europe; arid, without reading any extra. to from his very able
sprat 1 coma but serest the horpitievt 1 feel, that the two
& Isiah Cuniniatwealths (and I pray they busty he ever so united)
Shpt the aline doctrines. There is tin extraordinary coincidence
between them upon tide pent :question ; allowance, of course, being
maJe for their ditnereet rallizons--one being a monarchy Intl the
whet a republic; but each loving and protecting liberty. (Ileac.)
I mown but sconteniplate this coincidence with pleaSsuren he. lloth
agree that if the cutest became /vine "de between pairself
situ the colonies, that they should not interfere; hut, that if Spain
onotobt only be used as one of the limp of the Holy Alliance-as
atia of the tango of that beast of prey k hear, Mar), I say that liptit
a; nee if Spain and Spanish authority should Ise only nominally
ited to emend to South America, the baleful influence and mien-
plea of the lhan Alliante,—that in such an event, English liberty
'add be !Munn to neat any such attempt either in Eutepe or
Sank Autatea. Nothing coati* is:dace England to deviate Insin
enef; a polteyeand if any rash and infatuated Minister could unix
Cmimict.- if soy enemy to liberty should lye mad enough
alien much leas an, upon a different p liey, the people of Eng-
1. sin sure. hart Min sine indignation sod disgrace
from a situat min he no burger downed to till. (Hear, hear.) The
II J %ISt is aware than on the 311th liceenaser last, the Count (gala
(! an. not miltutitiad with the measure or tulle lit which the 1111111 e
sloont hi preeousceen) it/mimed to Er.gland to accede to a eon-
t-rence, for the punnet:: of enabling his Catholic Majesty to re-
...lnnen: the sway of Ills legitimacy In Saadi America—tee
non. tin profile of Mena mimic es all the seems Mid blew
es ef that rule winds tee ntiaitnn of Spanianht now enjoy
num him to Europe Haiti izlro Hear' ) ; and I an busily
to ay dint the ans. er r am a 're,jaciinn, and a strict adherence
• inigiaers biforenntninn ',Ant . England added, ilia: she would
he nappy to see Spain !col the nay nu the recoguitieu ion the lade-
penile: of the South .linedran states, for the greater security of
Ihe thennel vein and w niesenre to Ikons the meanie-1
neer net the Etullort derianitnatinu of Janina by which 1 can
naigern those rennin, nut such as diey are, to preserve the re.
Illiilllo of a Cruse. to Spent:. beat.) Upon the sante sub.
net i east beg the attaltion of tlic 'louse to the fullnaing extract'
room a Inter of 31r. Canning to Sir Wm. A*Cotat, tistetilbth
Janus'', Iln! I Put i: :lemon manifest to the Winn' Goyim-.
mien di it if so large n nation of the globe Amid MAUI lOWA
hanger •ithosit tiny leconeend tolitical esistenee, Or arty aa-
Air pottiest conve‘i.gi vu t entablethod Governments of
Eatope. tits cw srynercrd of steh a slate hI Ushiga must be
at dote rise cn,l.rtas.i::l; to thioso Goverontatnn and molt
inestious to Ilse interests of all Emerson nations."—l would
tinily continue ho rend Linn documents, both front the Lamy
../ then omen. toe steellence tif the principlcs ther.
eolit.stoi coinitreiMu for ulna* the feeble language in which
convey open to the flout.; it but a poor substitute. 'The tee-
n/ray and effect cif all tho declarations anaasit siophy feu this : .• that
the 001r.fillIliC111 are of opinion, that any attempt to bring
npanin. Ateorten again wide: its ancient submiestue to Spain mutt
ns latterly Imporleve; that 'AI stegoctution far that pureose would be
naimettatni ; irtt "hat pr...toegatint oe mama of war tor the
t amc ()Wert want be col/ a wane sif Anntam life, aid an infliction
of calamity 011 built
parties to no end." As far as the decimations
fib Majesty's I.:on:L.:at went, in din p.ninicn an! tlny nano