The National Register.
London, England, 1809-02-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

The Llll sr f v POOL said, that the Treaty would he sub-,
mined to tneir Lordships as soon as the, ratifications were ex-
chan:!ed. ire ofiserred, nu eves-t had happened to make any
difference in it►; stipulations; and al.°, that no event had occur-
red which ought to cause a ditll'rence in the exertions which
it would have been proper for this country to make in assisting
Spain against the common enemy.—Adjourued.

FaIDA Y, FEU. 3.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.

The Earl of Mo tax gave notice for Thursday of his motion
for a Coininitten to rousicler the practice of Imprisontucnt for
Debt.—Adjourned till oodny.

HOUSI: Of N.I.IIONS.

TUESD %NI JAN. 31.

DEBTORS.

Sir S. ROMILLY rose, pursuant to notice, to move for leave
to bring in a Bill to extend the provisions of the 32d of Kin
George the Second, commonly called the Lords Act, to persons
confined for uon-paymeut of small fines imposed fur contempt of
Courts of Equity.

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did •it " siia ing iieto •• -
the suite •uf the Ron's* Cashel-Wet.- Ireland ;Anat. 6 r *l"
Irish Catholics Were rebels or not, then- were the laWfut
subjects to a Monarch complete in his righti and per Vet iss •
possession. Was the sincerity of.‘tht" Freoch Ruler to be de.: •
petaled upon, even if this country 'bad delayeeite'comnrunieos- •
tinny with respect to the Spanish 'nation? riference to the
dlttes will prove that no dependence could be pluce•!. On' the
red of October the first overture from France receivitd ; off
that day sennight the answer at the •British .Government was
(tatted, and subsequent information has kroved, that am the Vstli„,
Bonaparte acquainted the Legislative Irodst.that he was about 'hi
set off for Spain, in order to crown his brother at .Madrid:---
Hence it was certain, that he had actually departed w' to renew'
hostilities, against the Spanish people, before he could vossiblg
be apprised of the British answer to his overture. Spain, in
defence of her just right:, would ,make, no compromise 'Or the •
possible advrininges which usurpation may bring. There was..
no polish that she could expect from foreign s.lbjugation,
equivalent for her violated independence. The Met 'Hon,
(ientleinat, concluded by moving au Address to his Majesty. de-
daring the concurrence of that House in the gracious answer
the overtures from the Russian and French Goveroinents. • • •
Mr. Whitbread rose, and complimented the Right llonottr-
able :,ieniietuan, not only on the eloqueoce which he had
dish
placed, but on his having stated some axioms of Government,
which did not usually come from that silie of the House, and,
which, if acted upon sixteen years ago, the balance of Europe
would not have been disturbed. •‘ We carte to take, tslic
government of a country as the people presented• it," was as
true a maxim in politics, as any proposition in mathematics, he
recollected, however, when those woo supported it were brand-
ed and overwhelmed, amid the enthusiasm that led to the Freqclt
war. lie agreed, that after iheauhwer returned by Bouatiarte,
it was impossible to recede consistent!) w ith onr_ natamil.llot.
noun and dignity,' but contended that that .aiiiYer %ad been'proi .
yoked by the iii-placed taunts coinaiued in the official note sent
by Mr. Canniug, and the arrogance displayel,,b) our Govern-
ment. We ought not to think
.that Providence confined
atrocities to particular regions or places, but recollect that
we had last session voted that similar atroeities. cammated irl ,
India Were fur 'the honour of the British
,nation. If 'we were
bigotted to this opinion of our national rectitude, " we dezeivea
ourselves, and tire truth was not in us." (A laugh.) was
sorry to be thus scored at, but Government 'durst not pursUe
their iniquitous measures, were they, not supported by those
who were blind to their wrongs. We should pursue the system of
honour in the North as in the Last we recommended to others,
and not brand. Bonaparte with unparalleled atrocities, as if we
had forgot all history, and, eyeu that which had,passed in our
own days as if we had forgot the atrocities which.had been
perpetrated by Spaiu.and by ouEselves, so very lately on Spain:
Ile censured w hat had fallen from :Mr. C: res'picting the tmperok
Alexander's feelings as a' matt, and thought 4 was hard to re-
proach him for actin; in a, manner he was.eompelled'to do, from
the situation of degradation in which he had been placed, friina
joining, as induced by us, the coalition of ISOS. •We were-hat a
now fighting for• the rights' of Sovereigns, but that the Goveru7
went chosen by the Spanish people might pro ail.. At ally rate,
but for the petulanie of Nlinisters, the late Overtures might have .
been broken, oil', without exciting that spirit of rancour and •••
hostility their Mode of conduct hati left. Ile blamed Mr. C. for • .
putting into his Majesty's mouth sentiments unworthy a Christian
Country, to a Christian World, by saying, he was rejoiced to., •
find that the commercial evils designed against hitt people•were • •
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retorted on the enemy. .As our regtklat ion had brought no Muni- .
halloo upon Bimaparte, as they had not raised a single morrner •
against Linn, it was only rejoicing in the misery of. a 'Kiak*
which did us no goad. It was also false to say, that the war. •
was entered into in self defence, mid continued because no•oppor.:—
tunity of concluding. an honourable peace had been •
He maintained the proper course would have been to infer oe-,
' fi broke-oat i'tSpain;
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