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

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absolutely absurd, and more than absurd,
most noxie
.' the eyes of Enrope, wien, by the same post they read
in the journals the Lord President of the Council ex-
reuing an opinion so as to call cn the Spanish Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs to produce a dispatch expressing,
That
entire approval of his own Government at hones
is the position in which Sir denry Bulner was
I),!fteed• an it is the position which is the key to all
these unfortunate circumstances; and now I come to in-
quire, and that is the important business of the night,
by this misunderstanding took place between members
cf the same
Cabinet. That brines me to the policy of
the Noble Lord. It has been shown to-night, frankly
!teowed by the Master of the Mint, who seemed to glory
in the circumstance, that all this is the necessary conss-
Vence of the quadruple treaty. The Master of the Mint
~,°4lll tip the quadruple treaty as a tangos charts of di-
r'c'taacY• Ile says it is the quadruple treaty by which
Ribound the crown on the brows of the Queen of Spain.
At a. Was flattering, to go by the next post to Madrid.
raltimes we were told that the Spaniards had that natu-
told high born sensitiveness that they could not bear
slightest allusion to the Peninsular war—and
a considerable time had elapsed since then—that they
"uld not bear allusion to victories which redeemed their
sot d°w• How much more agreeable is it to be told,
that they owed their freedom to the British nation,
but that the Sovereign owed her crown to an Englisli
?'secretary of State? This is what they have told to us.
What treaty has produced all this important mischief ?
hlember when I first entered this Assembly that
any one made an allusion to the subject, it was
-,„▪ •waYs received with unanimous derision. It was not
e"e of the most magnificent monuments, not only of
of
fnglish diplomacy but of the march of Liberalism, and
t the spirit of Liberal opinions. What was this quad-
41..p_ie., treaty? The Noble Lord who became Lord
1,11 Secretary of State, necessarily, from his position,
al not only the organ and expounder, but, fortunately,
iliolost able expounder, of this great diplomatic talis-
1°- was supported by the Liberal party. He was
Peciall
b' Y supported by the Liberal Members of the Ca-
tatre There was not an occasion on which we were not
see when subjects connected with external relations
weretebkrought before the House, that whatever course
libyp,o('``, England was to 'dent' y herself with
.a
eorey course, to be the patron of liberal institutions in
teee,e,°, countries, and the Noble Lord accepted and
Ti7Lamedfinasell in power by advocating these opinions.
ey w
of
rh ere ntroduced into this House by a great master
• eat ohet4ric• and the House was persuaded that the
N ef foreign liberalism would never lead to
bleu misconception or foreign war. According to the
teLord, .‘ peace, reform, and retrenchment," were
r alOtto of the Government, and when my Hon. Friend
ed7oti %likes) reminded the Noble Lord that non-int r-
eve Was one of the grounds upon which the new
..
. elord'unient was to rest, the Noble Lord repudiated the
Ain • telling him the word used was not intervention,
to e„Nitees • There was not the slightest reason, however,.
lea"uut that the word in the mouths of the Whigs of.
sad 'hand and 1832 meant non-intervention—(Hear, hear)—
144,.the Noble Lord is not correct in stating that non-
the 'nveation did not form one of the pleas put forth by
tvettra reY Ministry for the purpose of attracting te-
tetell- LiLt Popular support, and indicating the policy. it
to pursue. I find in a book, which contains
of tteeh:l; u of the declarations made by the Members
Whigla Government in 1830 and 1831, a speech,
to 41":"ICh it is said, " our true principles are
Patectil'ilt,"in universal peace." So the speaker antici-
the ew' "to House will observe, the Hon. Member for
•I, th Tr est Riding of Yorkshire—(Laughter)—and here
id to definition of the peace policy :-- Our true policy
fete-4nnotintain universal peace, and therefore non-inter-
to Our principle, the great principle which ought
and will be heartily adopted by the present Ivi i
Were: Now, that statement perfectly justifies the
Pucii•"lam) use of by my Hon. Friend, but which was re-
there ated somewhat abruptly by the Noble Lord, and
01 is no doubt that they did, by meddling in the
01e.7.0f other countries, secure universe' peace. y
seen° .
tiro to liberalism is this, that it is the introduc-
hither° the practical business of life, and. of the
tine 0, mode of life—political life—it is the introduc.-
Nos Philosophical ideas, instead of political princi-
?lot that, in fact, when a man goes to Madrid, he. is
tetst: consider his operations with reference to the in-
ane 4,°,t England, but to set aside all practical rules,.
Priej'use in their stead certain abstract philosophical
4%4'1,1e5, and the promulgation of these principles be-
tieo, the bond of brotherhood of some miserable fac-
holid which would have been extinguished but for such
you tdier brotherhood. A small party in this House told
tooivat this line of policy would never do ; that you
that ttet conduct English affairs on this foundation ;
that `.15 Practical advantage could be obtained from it ;
(Reitit
would never yield you commercial treaties.--
014' hear.) By lending, however, all the moral aid
goes :ha°urftry to some miserable faction, you did pro-
-11-,,,a°ges ; but in every country and state in which
4111a41: —La interfered, from Athens to Madrid, you have
and s
sti:ued the substantial prosperity of such nations
teSl have deteriorated the condition or the people,
Lorin two the seeds of infinite confusion. The No
141„„ et orirce„eetled in this course, he became the great pFo-
"herelism in the management of the foreign
to et; of this countr • and I must do him the justice
kWh. that it was impossible fur any one entertaining
lelop"oprdetis and dangerous ideas to conduct their de-
's...V4:lkt in a more business-like manner than he did.
tred yht"-) The Noble Lard was certainly edu-
trtt see— ono of the best schools, and of
111• .114 Ca"l he became one of the most dis-
t-reu Pupils; but, notwithstanding the quad-
ia-litatit;a-eatttY notwithstanding the fostering of con-
v,4/teith- tri Greece, in Portugal, and in Spain
-44 p4tailding he was forced by his party to con-
% lib, ?ace with England, in this great work
e°04111,4811:1, under the idea that France and England
Wald 4'°oe form the alliance by which the new policy
t*otiniefiectUall
Y be pursued, he found that the system
:4asr.) 11-' Work. And ho uld it work ?—(Elear,
I,ll,.eteed IL°P have, of w c 49
late years, introduced a sentimental
"aati aancodnseiteuetrisonal principle in foreign affaire.—
few lomter
h ) You wish to abolish slavery,
tilieetiatt want all the world to join you, without any
take 11 as to Itemwhether or not you are, by the course you
tideeia eating the horrors of slavery, and laying the
'Res ns of endless dispute between us and foreign
n.eopliti°-owever., the Noble Lord, when he saw his
dia,!lN eet2e• di such business like a man; and no man,
04`atly o:.`.' upon misconceptions, could have more
6 slice, ofluenced extricating himself from the conse
conduct—(Laughier and cheers from the
etht..he. ta4.,,What have they done ? They have talked
144'4% 4'u
Constitution as if it were the model con-
ethtees the world—like a model farm—(Cheers and
aire tlioiblit in carrying out their views of foreign
krlelisol,Y °llly looked to a great general system of
teo teeter iwhieh had nothing whatever to do with the
at,Oppost jinterests of England.—(" Hear, hear," from
417,.; n.) In 1839-40, things began to get very
Of no," the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston)—than
owegia„,,e betterunderstands or regards the interests
heleee tlne or has more ability to sustain them—was
NT7ifillis:_ sacrifice the interests of England because of
tZa,with France, and what then happsned? The
opts tvith n_.ound that he could not manage foreign of-
Athe wa';'," alliance with French liberalism through-
4°N.Ti
4%r. bisa tatnEß—Question. •
• ter not a AELI—The gentleman who calls question
hei;;# eagteler to understand the question.—(Laugh-
-11441 at in 1840 the Noble Lord set about his
et,. 'en an, workman-like manner, like a great
f did all that he could to extricate
hero with fro did
the difficulties which he had get
rem the
to the affairs of the Levant years
• e('• 1 tbea arose the misconceptions
.with
11/11° by an 846, when the Noble Lord and his friends
itt the i,,accident called to power, what occurred ?
jot".‘:nded colleagues of the Noble Lord entered
4itioti °tit orlrle--a disgraceful cabal—to keep the Noble
tt„O.)
ape Peak
Cabinet.—(Hear, hear, from the bi.pod-
6Pot sp:l3,ak of that With which I am acquamte .
'the ear, h,:,',from mere rumour, as others have done.
se,,illeaetetr•e And what was the ground upon which
ked ill tea t° Prevent the" Noble Lord from having a
•hi jiling ipabinet ? Why, upon the ground of his
det::lY leY--tho policy which years before they so
aelt" °F ed °FI have already alluded to the con-
No whet-
effect
Lord with respect to France ; but .1.
ti ell must it have. had upon his ivflu-
Weestre toeT tlrePe when his own colleagues exhibited
• not es 0 all they could to cross him in every way?
eald reoruciat enough alone to lead to a misconception
dew t° the relations between France and Eng-
14,karii,g that', hear.) Here let me observe that while
tee„ Upon 113..eirctimatances which caused his fall, I
fo.,able 1,,,1r0 who ruled France at that time as a
Pre,"",ott ii,„`4.,nee•--(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord has
that !pie of the result of endeavouring to carry out the
ate it is a`dlberalism in other countries—he has found
of r.'re to.aegerous course, and that it is not wise to
ski her nano uch with regard to the internal concerns
ksilireot ;or to attempt to select their Ministers
oae Lordmeir administrations. It is easy for the
• t, not , say that the calm expression of opinion
say ue so, °by a matter' of censure.-:—(Laughter.) It
elite_censar„ 11 it is not wise to take that course; for
tecuet tl_with respect to that expression of opinion,
IcreeXisteuer° any serious harm—it will not terminate
opi„enree ~:e---.(Cheers and laughter)—and we are by
phi circumstances obliged to express our
ever one of the most remarkable circumstances
efi_eouotp "ePpened with regard to the interference of
foreign affairs. This dismissal of our
endue which a result of the policy with regard to foreign
have "Itteeer"B too long characterised this country,
pataright may be said to the contrary, we
the I_;lect t° complain of the gross and un
count Roily which has been committed against
4t0try.......-Y(ot the Sovereign and the honour of the
epolafee ttisld cheers. We ought not to allow our
bmieh has iiee made the )cape-goat of the foreign policy
liis,Y Of te,een adopted. In alluding to the foreign
ea Tater h,:tus country I do not attack the individual
Omeeelo,,:‘ the policy which he has been too long forced
neiso
fe's.• for in following his ministerial career I re-
,;lttive trztetttiervices and historic achievements, and I
e°llntr defended the honour and independence
tee - 11, vs Y• and the power of the empire.—(Cheers.)
r** INGLIS •
the sa ntaiiye said that such an insult to the
110,,,71%t0py
of °I England was an unparalleled fact in
tvite"ee, %vitt, Eltrope.—(llear, hear.) The complaint,
obi respect ", regard to the interference was as much
aoip Lord" I 0 the manner as to the matter, for the
ttlrsztibuilt
ttsheeir Stencretary for Foreign Affairs had not
communications with the Court of
ki,.(44550 told our Minister at Madrid to apply to
to the alter--(Laughter)—one of all her sex in
irea-tain the° most unhappy notoriety, and least likely
trieahlar pt,, "Patience of this country. It was a most
Knape
"eecling, and it was still more so from the
Sit ea which •t
lion 11.
?EEL •
1 was conveyed.
h. the "Sir, I have heard with Crest satisfac-
laeL4Neet Lord declare that it was the intention of
-sseo os )1 a Government to avow their public appro-•
4 at
COndllet of Sir Henry Bulger, and to adopt