The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-06 00:00:00

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Sir H. Bulwer, because in the course of the debate, r•
am glad to see, notwithstanding the ioubtful exiles-
sion which is satisfactorily explained, he has not beet
attacked by Ministers in the House of Commons, bug
he has been personally attacked and insulted by the
Government of Spain.—(Hear.) In a question like th,c,
present, before we entee into the h .11 hove I.
l
to this memorable transaction, w e at least, uuless e-
have good groulids —and I maintain we have none, are'
spective of party—the House of Commons should deter-
mine to uphold any English Minister abroad Who thee?
believe had done his duty .—(hear, hear.) The g911,1.,'
man in question, who is called. before our consideratic_a,
to-night is one ehoin a discussion, so painful as it telse'!
be under any circumstances to his feelings, and verde. 5,
as it would he to the passions of many, is one who olio
not to he afraid to meet an English Parliament. 'llO,
Right Hon. Gentleman the Master of the Mint .e is
quently described his character. I cannot describe itna
language so finished and glowing; but this I am bcaleoh
to say, that it has been my fortune to be iced ore telfix
one country when that gentleman was engagin ccaol,
transactions of State, and I believe there is Dom sadeorie
ployed in foreign service by her Majesty who sore sr
better service to the Crown, or who has shown inorelo
gacity, more penetration, and, notwithstandinVot,
extraordinarycircumstance, I will stlY, ij3p
temper than that ntlernav• _of
man hasatory succeeded more under ge
circuinstaise.e_ao
great difficulty, and great political uneesivie
Ho manifestly succeeded at Constant-10j
and as for 1840, the many events that have hr-Pfied 0
within the last few months, permit even what is totiacts
private Member of Parliament to speak on these 5t00.,0,
in a way which otherwise he would not be entitled
.810,
but I say that the conduct of Sir H. Bulvver in !lice,
and the information he obtained, and the sato;
founded on the best personal knowledge and ',before,
extensive acquaintance by a public roan !ricotta
tion he gave was of the mist signal service to thee, 0, not
of England and the fortunes of this country'. i 11,, rosia
aware that the labours of that gentleman were o°`..oiet-
causes which prevented war at that time. Ills allitna
ment to the Court of Madrid answered the gredeits?
eminent achievements of 1840. Who promote 9f eis
Not the Noble Lord who was most conscious:loos
merits, and most anxious to acknowledge thenl' i4e3ref
the archives of the Foreign-office, it was the rep, fele
his eminent services, that induced Lord Abercleem to °
succeeded the Noble Lord, when he entered office;ol,oel
on Sir H. Bulwer as the man best (1.. t er
both by his natural talents and his greeleeor
Perienee, to fill the most difficult
heind reelltrxr
sible office in the diplomacy of " tliti II" 4
That alone forms a prima facie case of his capsulfixteolil
conduct which the house will not forget; B,lldipeci, at
entering into the peculiar policy of the Nobie t the'
far as Sir 11. Bulwer is concerned, let us not fcle!„, es 'e
he acted under Lot d Aberdeen, who is suppeseu
oid to
s
pursued a different policy from the Noble Lord'earSt it
eßoingshi,thsfrlaohnieGentleman (Sir R. Peel) for three tip Eltr
interval; and I have no hesitationthe log
ing, although I have not what the Masters goo sec;
called the inspiration of Lord Aberdeen, ha,h, eondt
thority of as great a nature, and I say thalut —ilia esileot-t.
of the Right Hon. Gentleman an when at 0--.heoriessbolr,
LahoxridoaAsbteordheeena, wouldparty at least prove thlt,
to a factious ponce', if ip ow,,d,
could only attain to office or maintain hi Noble Ii);"
by pandering to the prurient feelings of the '"'"d the lii
Under Lord Aberdeen, Sir H. Bulwer obeie Oh „
etruetions, and developed and rformed thelf,,,retieh;
that tact, that delicateness, andPe force of 0.--to tii-
which were intrusted to him both by the late Oil
present Secretary of State for Foreigway tseor
earnest rn feelestthe Iv
hointionmuyponduttlyils
subject,to erpress weetegos
decision the House may come toheocalitise:/iZeler;
occasion, whatever opinion may be most por'oo vito,
as majorities are concerned in this flottsctfePtee Odor
called foreign policy and councils, it is of the tbo,ot re.
importance that vie should show to EulllEelf anie
party quarrels do not prevent us from Per'o," said .0,011
cutting the conduct of public men. nti'istieh ear
let us conceive what must be the position 0 0,0
enduring such an outrage, arriving il",nelog receeldit
ing in England nearly a fortnight, and hying sr:lir:oo6
no public recognition of his services, or of $ i isee't'diei'
of his fellow-countrymen to stand by him' the the
to say, think what must be the feelings ,'' doe foie,
dual ; but that may be too sentiments' ~ tbeile bi
must be the interests of these Ministers; ha" nee bib
suffer at this period, when the world is gole,reretlie, oss
opinions—when it is the opinion of the rarreoilas" Otig
moral conduct and great public spirit of •"f 0010 foe
it is almost necessary to your systern c'weiebo't so
public power—think how that opini°ll,lsbed bottet
sacrificed so much, which you have c„.` is 0 eolf
much cost, and which, depend upon .I"oeesee,--a..01°.,
army than troops or police tom aint01,11;0010';b0:
that opinion must have suffered when Olt" a 01,.frre 13:.
committed on such a man—when sec" be ll'o
elapsed since his arrival in this countrlotioe sae
country should have expressed their tort °eel see
conduct, and the behaviour of a foreign Curt
0'000;
Think how that opinion must be sgetelegitite-ofe;
attempt is made in a manner the most niin°' ea 1
constitutional by a Member of the OPP; forfri- tea,
House, in a Committee of Supply, to 10'12,7, aetl'obit",,
great public grievance (and lamat a lor to ilagli3
what is a public grievance, if this lereige rarge,,,
grievance). It is an insult to your Sole— titC„b 11V
to yourselves, and an insult to the nation 0.00
ask you, how that opinion, on which Yon hs: otte° a it!,
must suffer, when we are forced to ail t'-tiee' illifier
the Parliament of England to this circuinstat tbos,eeie,
coolly told by the head of the Goverutnera Te P,,,liP
tiations are going on. Going on for wh° 00, or se el
fresh insults? Who is left that rePree-negcleg. ,n
matter can be explained? The more leash ies,,oter
more certain you are of receiving fr. h 'tonsil::
form that opinion from the dccurnents waver &life, toi,Rl-,
obligingly placed before us. Sir H• 1311(eLdriecee-0005.
dispatch, and makes certain friendly remcc- l'hel dill;
Spanish Government. Viis is a great offeace.disPatewithe!le
Minister of Foreign Affairs retorts in a_ittett 0e Is
tinguished by some acerbity,
ability. The representative of the unit! te best?,
not wAoyotetSerogie,
another place, takes the earliest opPortu (tieiTtwllic%
the conduct taken by Sir H. Bulwer• • ciao' Jo
That is the whole cause of the miserable in ey eeir
Deerftl v
afterwards occurred.—(Hear, hear.) .IP vie
regret that a Nobleman so distinguished 1.1. eepc,,a 85
downe, so eminent for his knowledge, '3;:fre hees:
his tone in political affairs, and the po, 5071
lightened views that he takes upon all °joie 81,r
haarviteisbheemnithhisetemneanßsuotfinfficting such 0 000 tb.ofetiet ,
suppose is had 112 t it an oitiee; 1
President of the Council. Had it Pee, so e beee
Minister, had he been in a position 0' 004 ie'
and who might have been supposed tfi''ord ,Ibij)l,
influenced with respect to the Noble d jeer, o
ings not so humble as no doubt influencer, tiedebee 1,
downe, the circumstance might have bee. bat jig, 00
the result would not have been so rioxiolf_ese_ jo ob toe
.1,
have witnessed a public man, second to 117'10 illy 19
none in public character, come forwaVeo toil/sot/0e
eminent as the House of Lords, and decil-douhs, e-ota,:ell.
conduct of a British Minister,
pe rs on othee:ool3lllh:lithue -peildP,,. 110
hesitatedswahlotedrawraerddtsotoliaireictlislike before s,
etirogdisetabe
we now have discussed? We are told it whiee ir. le 6
of the Noble Lord that did all this raile,' heceif til!0
Noble Lord mean it? Did the Noble 'l°,ol titeolotihie
he was writing? Was he, in such egicreory Cost 1:0
with every capital in excitement, en ,seeipt, erfr,e,
revolt, he forgot to mention in the P°BeioeteP eote,'o,
dispatch was to be shown. Here is the !e_e x, 10
toigi
Noble Lord, to which I will advert tite3l Derdooattlo
It was not the dispatch of the N° !stet, io oligio
did this; it was the speech of 3 Milli writtettt lts,e
place. All dispatches, for they were wire P.,
have been easily arranged. _All effee:;perieeierSl
been removed by a diplomatist of greet
~,. is dif_!.ectl.„
perfect temper, for his great characteris.':rhe co drib
cannot be taken from Sir H. Bulwer, if the
is $ 1'..,s
Lord Lansdowne had not been made. !Igoe?"' t 05i
headed patch, so characterised,Cohfideh t
Confidential."
~ of the 16th 01 i ...e, bat
elaborate :—" The recentlftalila of the evleCriYng3thhei°l!4.4oitlel;:
and of his whole family, and the andexpulsic GiefeerfPo Os
ters, ought to teach the Spanish Court eo gO.e_., $O.,
how great is the danger of an Moroi"! ' &eV& P:
country in a manner at variance with thoeho 0_0;30 1
opinions of the nation ; and the catastr
_Post °lOlO5
happened in France must servo to shtiwro itelf !Po
large and well disciplined army hee'"canee'arOnedei 01w/
CdertoewncheifsoratthvearCiarhoewenw,
iwthhetnhethgeinceotrefriminteoll;eiroPe;
country." It is like reading a passage:di:oloo lit, Al
(A laugh.) Nothing can be Lord,nioreeE, 000 fid.,
man of such experience as the Nobl oth bell
Ihe ose. the
ofwa ).
s
Commons, had
th the
whichge ed t
nrtane
prevents of
'IT:PI e 1 tierll /1101);f
stilted, should write it, urP
an excellent letter for its P wherstbe °loll
letter was written for a countri, god
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like grand sentences.—(Much laugl.it!1:1300 rooel(fr
patch been in the same styleehiet sniloghulie,ecoradetiisiieoool,ool
this disagreeable occurrence. T
to the dramatic, but the style is hie his disc 000
laugh.) It is utterly impossible thst htt-for Olt .40,
the 16th of March could have been meei•lmself. 000'00
than Sotomayor or General Narvses "1 eilli a. s'
fidenll 011
confidential dispatch, and it was con 900 00 50!
nicated. Sir H. Bulwer was twenty daYotiog 0 pf
was told to seize an occasion of cononucl a ila of
..f ber, 00 foet IF,
tents, especially to the Queen-eeot tea e, tee
fidence, from what I have observed oe'ld dorTol9,
H. Bulwer, that the talent he exhihi,.so,,self e coelf,
twenty days in finding and availing '' Nelda. yrFiee
tunities was most distinguishedt He P, ix, this ter,,
nicaied in French, not being able to attain debt l's'oi
style of the Noble Lord. The Ciocca'eos, hole to ° ti;
an especial ear to his implied Inenead eoong die,
ened by phraseology, until he ri^P t
had abaeen t,w, edetletOeTA‘i'S
that he was in earnest. He d evolve St/100V t
sinuating to the Queen-Mother, tine ,
_euift do y biti ik,
produced no effect, they thoughtGtitivey le
She eleerte° Sec
Noble Lord wrote in this way
roduce ;big t 0141111°S
can—do every thing you can tetre . did 000,0' ste
last the English Envoy, findingeMaed to coe'rbey
deuce to his insinuations, was hil
lee to cc)evitrien ,11114ri$1
was the course that he was ta
el
thisthis rceoPnrvee* resnsciriexie; .hglelirej-it7el3; 01.11
he had
a wasfo goneramnat hl
inform the Duke of Soto Mayor, the `,',.'ect tho_..in rEI
see if the letter would have mor effect der ye fro
ulwer rea" beid lesedest
tion. It was still Sir H.
olhreoitsulteeede—atorttheneraaukindersignaedisleisie os_trettoptes!,%,
discretion, and shown the letter
only ceerioneeeen ?ell;
responsibleaer'tatina atnodhisifGtohveeyrnilt3inal edtnftirilfelbliaeicell-leitnill3Psto-eeellifysi
the exhibition of conduct, nic
to great e,nievre hAotitit'es
pursued by a man,
and it was to be regretted !that
that is b r 40
inhappy th House talent
foro f
he
etinsofauegthtottioforshoawn
Eith.
g.lisTh Say.... tittopf,corer: 004/v
LhioarPdrsw°, fteoitii:ltthieSethte°o.rllos9'l9oeoCo:l7l,loCliocroiree,;
who is employed in a difficult trans'w
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