The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL •RRGI§TtR.

front the penrdties anther iaed to be inflicted by the statutes of the
9th said 29th of George 11., the dangers to winch thee exaostal
themselves being considered sufficient to deter therm Tait: new
law, or this declaratory law, as his honourable and learned friend
hail called it, worth! go to alter the relative risks, awl beconte in
fact a •law of preference in favour to one of the parties. It was
an impolitic and severe measure against a people struggling not
to throw off theasske of the mother country, hut contending
against its re-imposition after they had freed ienuelves titan rt.
• (Hear.) It WSS, in fa;t, an act of Irostitty towers South
America, and of favour towards Spain; oral viewing it in this
light, he was sore it would be looked upon with rei'et by all
• the friends of freedom, and excite the indignation of the people
of Englr.nd. (Hear.) If the Iloute did nut oppose it, it they
did nut :sew their disapprobation of -a measure so aartinl in its
nature, he Would say, that they were dead to the interests of the
nation, and were contrary to the opinions and the wishes
of their constituents. He would no: naw enter farther into the
proposed measure ' • other opportuaities would occur during the
progress of the Bill for pointing out its tenttene,a, as an occasion
would arise la a few days for eatisidering the general course of
our polity towards those states against which it tv.esrlirected. In
the meaminie he amid rim n:tialu front expressing his disappro-
batian of at measure 'which lie could consider in no other light than
as an enactment to repress the rising liberty of the'South
hmcti-
cnns, and to eatable atesin to raimpose mat yoke of tyranny which
tiny were unable to hear, which they had nobly shaken off, and
front which lie trusted in God they weadd finally be enabled to
free themseltes, whatever attempts were made by Olt 'idolaters
of this, or any other country to COI/at:ll=M ur assist their
opprtssors.
lord CAST 1.T.11 EAG HI protested again a the introduction of the
politicall uiples with which the lion. and learned gentleman had
filled his speech—a speech which, while it pmfessed to advocate
the principles af neutrality, was as far front the spirit of neutral-
ity as any that he heed ever hears' in that house. He would ap-
peal to the house and the country, (who, he trusted, too well un-
dastood what the principle of neutrality and the character and
honour of the nation required, to be deceived by tile sophistry of
the honourable and limner? gentleman), a hetlicr they would de-
part loan that regard which they owed to an acknowledged and
friendly state by allowing our subjects openly to take part with
its enemies. It was to prevent this that the present bill was
brought ia. and he would ask any member of the house, if such
things were permitted, how we could boast of tau. neutrality
(Hear, hear. bear.) It was a little too touch in the lion. and
learned gentleman to censure the government of this country,
as being hostile to the South Americans and partial to Spain,
while we had delayed going what another government, which he
would allow to be free and popular, had done long ago. lie
would ask him, had the United Stater done nothing to prevent
their subjects from assisting the South Auterirans ? They had
enacted two laws upon the subject, nearly of the same tendency
Ili that now proposed.
Colonel DAVI ES concurred in the sentiments of his Honorable
friends who opposed the Dill.
The cries of " question" became very loud, and strangers were
ordered to withdraw. No division, however. took place, the naa
thin of tire Attorriey-General lxing agreed tee—Adjourned.