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menus, all of *hich *ere alleotied by Arrest ests.
signal, and disgrace more tintorious, thou could
be it:stances! to all the former history of the
country. Tins was the real state of the case;
and, however palliated, it cwild not be contra-
dicted. In so lamentable a case, the strictest ins
quiry was immediately necessary; and it was also
most peremptorily requisite, it any were found
guilty, to go at cater to the Throne, and say to His
Miesty, that they could not confide in such oleo.
The number of constiot invariable Fullmer alone,
which hail marked the progress of this Admini-
stration, formed a strong presumption 'against them,
and the more particularly when coupled with any
groniult of suspicion of enismoragemeut and want
of judgment. (Hear! hear !) How did this applyi
111 two month, they had beets engaged in three weal
'and deliberate designs, all of which had most
egregiously failed. Let the Hose. odd to this the
previous failures in the case of Sir J. Moore, Bud
the Couvenitoo of Cintra. and they would see that
Ministers %tee doing every thing evesy whereon the
greatest wale, cud were nniniccesstul iu all.—Nu I
They were sum-maul in one attempt, when
they attacked their friends at Copetilumen ; it
was against their foes only that their eapeditions
had terminated either ludicrously or fatally. To
sly accident did all this, anil he it remembered that
during the whole time no officer has been punished, n
man must have a strange miud towards wioistertal
inensuies, and think that miracles are opoosed to
the wisest and best, but meat unfortunate of Ad-
ministrations—(a laugh!) Was it in forour of
firm and vigorous Aeliniaistration they were called
OR to vote such en Address? No ! it was the refuse
of that, at the•head of which had been a Nolileman
of an very d.stingteisheil rbilitir., the hatter part of
whose fife had berg spent in endeavour* to keep
the discordant parts of his goveniment together.
It was in favour of a Calsial t, the members of which
had a most unbounded ciniteunk far each other;
of a Cabinet, whose Macliiavelian intrigues were
exposed in documents in every one's hands. and
which Ought to be impressed on every one's mind;
and whose conduct stases fatally exelopliticatory of
discord at home, as it was disgraceful and disgusting
*brood. Were they to infer wisdom from these our
carriagra As in private affairs, continued ill-
StleCe/.1 was imputed to ignorance ; so might
they Warne their Ministers for misconduct, which.
for ages, would be a blot tra the English Nation,
said bad policy, and. usismartsgemeot, and detest-
able squabbles, which time itself could neither
mitigate nor repair. They had proved them-
selves unlit to guide a country at any time—.
tar less were they cspable of the arduous un-
dertaking, at a time of peril and danger, like
the present. It was' then the. ditty of every
honest Mentbsr of Parliameot to stand up in his
place. and use all fateful meats to remove them from
their situations. The more they examined the
conduct of these men, the more they would see
that they were un-vorthy 'of coofideocr. Fur his
part, lie would only touch slightly upon the main
poiuts leaving it tq abler ,men, who were to
suce.t4d bias, to point out and illustrate all their
eicficiences. Mr. Ward then took • full view of
the campaign in Spain, and contended. that
Ministers had entered ,open it wittiest kilo*.
ledge, deliLera.iou, or fultra:ght. That they had
plunged Luther Army iuto 'the greatest danger, in
eleliatire of the example sad lesson taught them
by Sir J. Moore, who.. cpiiiion ought to have had
much weight with them. This he conceived wojid
have brew 'somewhat excusable, bad they seen the
Spanish people rising in • body ; and endued with
that spirit and ardent patriotism imputed to thcm
by those who were ignorant of the truth, and which
was completely contradicted b, the experience of
the army under Sir John Moore. But all that
they could gain, was a gradate, though tardy
permission of the Supreme Junto, to waste as
much Wad and treasure as they pleased. He then
eulogistol the memory of Sir J. Moore, in the most
animated language. and declared thati his death
left his enemies only to the public detestation and
shame. He defbtiderl his conduct throughout the
campaign ; spoke in ironical terms of the efforts of
Romans and his army, and the patriotism of Don
Thotnas Marla ; and contended, that as all the offi-
cers in the British army agreed with the Com-
mander, that no succ.as could he expected hem the
operatiuus of a rakish army in the centre of Spain,
Ministers were highly censurable in adopting • con-
trary line of conduct. On the suggestion and ad.
vice of the Military Missionaries, they had spread
Over that country, whose sole dependence was on
the couunnatioa of this species of hostility ; and
who, if they could procure war, no longer world
be obliged to return home to manufacture procla-
mations and dispatches. The only justification
Ministers could advance would be to she, that
a change had taken place in Spain. which
could induce a hope of different co-opera-
than from that experienced by our first ex-
pedition. Ile knew of no each change ; but, on
time contrary. of circumstances to confirm the for-
MU opiwiwt.. Upou a view of Spain, it would sp-
. pear sunk in lethargy, and with a base intrigoiug
spirit existing in the Government. Not • tingle
statesman or warrior had it produced, and the peo-
ple hail been 1.0 long enslaved as to forget even
what freadu:o was. Such • nation could not do
what even an enlightened people would fail is ac-
complishing. No success was to he expected, be
had almost said stone was to wished fur from them.
M'hile the battle of Medellin was fought, their
rulers were svarehing for precedents (or their place
of meeting, rust, instead of making good use of the
provinces left to them, they were projecting the Gn-
veresnieot of the provinces occupied by the French;
when those French, by chance, by the Britibli, or
by a roirnele, should lie driven it-rnol the Pyretispg.

NirTll6ll/01 TURTOW evecorred the uputiun 'hut iU-
quiry we. accessary.

I.4sid KVIIRINIcTex could sot og lOC whhtheAddreswor
the A ntrtAmetit.

Mr. LAM/ tterbireel his soleratien to eopport the Amend-

Mr. I.l.sistwousx supperted the Address. He oiliotiol to
the rondos-1 a Str John sfuore, lu whom be misciibtd the
fai.ure iu soma,.
Mr. B BATIIt;ItSTfh-fett.leti the eoetlert of Sir J. Vogue,
and retorted the Arlie of ausrunduul alum the Ministry.
IXS•etIGTue ewolninerl.
llr Piston!, ew moil, filet the Right Hou.r:ristleitsso who
.$1 jest woken, appeared to boo to mama leeetatul ema
to.r.ely the netsm of the Ainelidsutul. It wi.• not itic
trisjuct of it torsiisiinatr, in the Grtt ilastance, any pirtiro.
tar prrlell fur nay particotar ctr.d.trt in the last
it, utneri was merely to elitress t 66 fertirg with aloe), th• 3
rowtempluted the later:its-rifles coil disgraces, and she iir.
se:uranium to institute rigorous reueeeditigt is limes utemelt