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might have been °minions on which he had come
Wainer!,
.aed.compluined with justice; but Le de-
med that 11. ar. Nitta, the esid 1.1 view 41.i4 aAaittl:(l
lit the soter:erenee. it his Him. Friend imald hr
said to have token the busowes out Of the liou:
Mover's timid), it was not thethe purpniie tut de-
felting that 'mollies*, 'or Weakening or Bruiting its
olscratuni ; hut to render It Mate public, more
CillitillEVC, and !ain't! inkier'. Ile did but leer
any object mil from the Hon. Vluser Imaself, com-
pl of the proteisition of his lien, Friend,
end that lie emisidereil au additional ergumeot why.
lie should thin!. li,4litly of the objections of others.
lie professed himself williiig to jolt, in the ape
plasters afforded to the I Mover, to subscribe
his tribute nf tininage ;suit inheirat• to the man-
liness with which lie inuugu t forward this charge,
if. as lie had no doubt, it originated iii patriotism ;
if it sprung from that pure, that disinterested and
holionntble motive, a wish to discharge Ins duty to
the-country ; but, at the some time, the charge
wars hinny, the responsibility was great, mud lie hail
sin melinution to, disguise that, in such a case, in-
Luny• must attach somewhere. Ile agreed with his
Him. Friend, that this ens a fortunate day—not
only for the Duke of York—not only for the public.
others---isot roily for those concerned in the Go-
vern:petit, but for the country itself. It had
brought forwent, in a tiregible shape, falterer
that bad been long end industriously circulates.,
and reduced them from their fitietuating movement.'
to a form in which they tould be grasped end com-
prehended. Libels had gone tile oad, accompuni.d
with a brutality of insult that at nu former period
had disgraced the peers. The evil was now exces-
rive--it had advanced to a cewer. which al t
called in guestion the advaiduires of liberty ; end
many were at first incliarel to witvircate its 'suppres-
sion ; though, upon further and more ensnare re-
flection, they concluded that it still was is blessiiik.
They hail seen in the proceedings of this very day,
that liberty, while it her its detect., has also aithuu
itself au energy to correct them ; wind that abilepub-
liecharges may be made, public delruice may he rqs-
posed to them with faiiiiitleitce aed writs elf, e.—
Ile congratulated tie House on the prof act
open to them ; insidious and asionymons libels were
at au end ; the time of ryes attack and of sure
aceuittal was arrived; one of the highest charac-
ters the station was to he asserted before the
politic tribunal, and the trillionth, to be as public
as it ought to be, should be that of the v.1.01e
Huns,. Ile therefore enneurred in the motion, hut
be wonkl state the sense in whits he concurred in
it. He admitted, that it was a just ground for
Parliamentary inquiry, when sreciiie charges were
brought forward.; but be submitted to tlicinitg,neut
and decision of the House, whether the inquery
.elsould be, in the first instance,directed to the facts,
or to those stated groutids of accuoation brought
forwent by the HOD. Mover Ile concluded with
a contidetit insurance of the terminetion of this
inquiry, which be hoped would be as speedily pro-
' Decided, as it was likely to be honourably deter-
mined.
Mr. WIIIITSIMAD said, lie was unwilling to
rise ; but would nevertheless offer a few remarks
"Inch the oresssioo dictated, Mill remleml it, 'nine
thegree -ii•eassary., ue concurred fully with the
Hors. Cietitlettoin who had just use rleasii.Js.
the preference he had given to u more public and
a inure general, above a !mare privute nail a min-,
•fra that euliker had linen as: ably
argued and so energetically esiforied, that nothing
need be added by hint, and it was chiefly to ex-
, press a wish;aristug from his attachment to liberty
end the remenitiitime. that he trespassed neon their
attention. Ile thoight it was iseressary hiss thein
to be vented how they wend appoint a corn-,
rshi+*sou it, the preseut histenee, as it might be
establsoliitig a precedent in the case of an Illustrious
Personage, which would uut equally apply to the
cases of such perilous as were oar-riot in mak:—
That iscoeseniesseir might result from a trial at the
liar be admitted; bet, at the mine time. there
could i.e se) ettectual olistroceou ha inquiry ; unit
the people
.of England should a, jai that time
House lied stork aluivilege, by sIN, Ili they were
enabled to do justice to the Sovereign and the sub-
ject. One Him. Gentlemen hail objected, that
there was a conspiracy in iesistence which almost
rendered the advantage of ter liberty of the pries
• a disputable poiot. Ilc Wall sorry that that His,.
one who was so Ultimately connected
with thecountry, forming one of its administratiou,
at this day, sl lit be led, a Motatat, 1::-
any coneequeuces of eyeess, to hesitate as to the
advantage of the possession of freedom. His loyal
Ilighoesia" he was permaderl, belonging to the
House of Brunswick, recollecting the circum-
stances which placed that House upon the Throw,
even though he had suliered•fruut its excesses, did
not call in question it. utility; but if this cupola-
far, did emit, if this Motility was evitaced upon
the part of any subject or siihjects of this MAIM,
where were the Ministers, where were the Law
Officers of the Croats ? eoulei Ley not, ou..;lit they
tint to have proseceted ; and was not the
circumstauce of their not prosecuting, is pre-
riimption against the es:itemise of this comporacy.
But it appeared frosts what till from the Bight
lionouralsle Gentleman, in the latter pint of his
speech, as if lie wrialikimpiite to his (Mr. Whit-
breed's) lionotarable Frieial, a connexion with
those anonyinqus rleirilererr ; but his Honourable
Friend caine forward with facts, which, in hit opi-
nion, were a foundation for elm motion. Ile sought
no concealinent, nor did he use ally language but
such as was lie C° g and decorous ;he therefore
felt Mauch' justified in astertilig, that though GU
infamy should attach to his Royal highness, as he
was certain none would, neither would his lion.
Ft iehd derive a particle of dishonour from the
caudate he bad pursued ; he must appear to the
House and to the world, as one anxious to per-
form his duty. and he must stand before the
public as a feithful servant, awl an intrepid assetter
of their rights. Ile rut netted hisunfeignerl thanks to
his Hon. Friend fuss conailg forward Is he had done,
and wise certain that the friends of :he Duke of
York would feel themselves no lass obliged by the
opperunity he had afforded of viadicatiog an in-
'Wren reputatium Ile profewse.l himself on iodine
Heate for itinuiry, mid inquiry comlucteil upon the
most public ground. It would be impowidole to
constitute any Committee that nii4lit not he void
lie die loathe to have been flocked ; Niel, ihrrefole.
a Committee of the a10e... House wag iimispetisatie:.