The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-05 00:00:00

be unsuccesaf47o- glystrb preparedsee- tlte4 sag; Swarms I
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of Muscovite troog the shores of Europe from Amster- I
dam to Cadiz. What then becomes' of the liberty of Eiirope,
of the independence of Portugal, the ancient ally of Great Bri-
tain ? Was this a state of things we were prepared to sanction,
or which should not be. .prevented by all the influence and
power of Britain ?—(Hear, hear !)
Mr. DENMAN addressed The House, If, he said, in point
of fact, circumstances had put us-in a state of war against other
powers, we had but one part to; act that was open and, manly.—
(Hear !)—lt broke the heart of every man ; it was mnstdistress-
• ing to the feelings, that the war which had closed after so long
a continuance, and heavy expenditure, which had cost Great
Britain so much blood and treasure, was unfortunately about
to be renewed ; but he only wishedi that in place of mere re-
monstrance, that on the part of England a solemn Fotest had
been entered. He feared we had lost mtich of onr influence,
when, in the teeth of our representations and remonstrances, the
French King's speech declared a hundred thousand Frenchuien
are.ready to march !....-(llear !)—He was unwilling to revert to
any subject which might prevent unanimity on such an occasion
in. that House, but he could not help thinking what must have
been the looks of our Ambassador at 'Verona, or what answer he
gave in the name of the powerful country be t presented, when
threats were continued against the institutio and freedom of
Spain.—(flear!)—He could not help thinking that if remonstran-
ces were pressed from this country in.the time they ought, that the
speech which now carries such alarm with it to Europe, never
would have proceeded from the mouth of the French King.—
If the intimation now made, that it would be considered an
aggression on England, the conduct of the French monarch.
and cabinet, as concerned this country, was an act of direct
hostility—(Hear, hear, hear!)—No one felt more strongly than
he did the distresses of the people, or the full value of
economy ; both ought to be remembered and attended to,
but in such a crisis as this, when the existence of their most
ancient ally was menaced. on the first day of the meeting
of Parliament, they ought. to put 'forward the declaration
that they were prepared to support the independence of
Spain and. Portugal. When he heard the attack on Naples
attempted to be vindicated at 'the other side of the House,
it excited a suspicion that language *as not used of that
decisive tone which ought to have been made use of to the
French -King. He had only td express his opinion that, as
. far as concerned the contest, the people of England were
all on one side, and that we were not bound to give an ac-
count of our institutions to any power, however overweening
or inightv.—(lear, hear ! )—The language of the manifestos
of the Allied Powers leaves no doubt on the mind of any-man,
that the language they hold to Spain they would after hold to
England. /f Britain must of necessity be engaged in war,
let tier not be dragged into it: let her be prepared to back
her remonstrances with power and with effect.—( Hear, hear,
hear !)—He voted his assent to the Address, but he would do
so with more cordiality if lie was told powerful remon-
strances had been made on,the part of England, even though
made in vain. The principle of interference was the same as
that of the French in the year 1792, and was most mis-
chievous; it ought never to. be lost sight of, and if it was, we
should lament it in vain, but never be able to recal it. He
again regretted that, with every feeling so strong upon our side,
and so many causes to influence us, we did not make a strong
and powerful effort to avert that war which our allies were now
bringing on us, 'merely because they were opposed to free in.
stitutionsj similar to our own, and calculated for the liberty
and happiness of mankind--( Hear, hear !)
The SPEAKER then put the Address from the chair, which
was unanimously agreed to.
A Committee was appointed to frame the Address pursuant
to the Resolution just voted ; and at Half-past Eight the House
adjourned.