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

Sir H. Bulwer, because in the course of the debate,
am glad to see, notwithstanding the doubtful expres-
sion which is satisfactorily explained, he has not been
attacked by Ministers in the House of Commons, but
he has been personally attacked and insulted by the
Government
of Spain. (Hear.) In a question bare the
present, before we enter into the causes which have led
to this memorable transaction, we at least, unless we
have good grounds—and I maintain we have none, inv'
spective of party—the House of Commons should deter-
mine to uphold any English Minister abroad wha theY
believe had done his duty.—(ilear, hear.) The rntfe.
man in question, who is called before our consideration
to-night is one who in a discussion, so painful as it must
be'under any circumstances to his feelings, end perilous
as it would be to the passions of many, is one who ought
not to be afraid to meet an English Parliament. The
Right Hon. Gentleman the Master of the Mint e/9"
quently described his character. I cannot describe it
language so finished and glowing; but this I am Wine
to say, that it has been my fortune to be in more than
one country when that gentleman was engaged inan en
Inlnl
transactions of State, and I believe there is no na
ployed in foreign service by her Majesty who ho
re sae.l
better service to the Crown, or who has shown mo. 1:
gacity, more penetration, and, notwithstanding tnr"
extraordinary circumstance, I will silY, mciesa
conciliatory temper than that gentleman. f
man has succeeded more under circumstances 0.
great difficulty, and great political uneasine,ss,
He manifestly succeeded at Constantieopled
and as for 1840, the many events that have baPPeetteit
within the last few months, permit even
private Member of Parliament to speak on these subi,e;
in a way which otherwise he would not be entitled to do;
but I say that the conduct of Sir 11. Bulwer 5,4
and
the assicet
and the information he obtained,
founded on the best personal knowledge and the
extensive acquaintance by a public man—the inpf son
thin he gave was of the must signal service to the not
of England and the fortunes of this country. I °Lot
aware that the labours of that gentleman were not not,
causes which prevented war at that time. His
great what is calico
ment to the Court of Madrid answered the greasibiS
eminent achievements of 1840. Who promoted is his
Not the Noble Lord who was most consciousiett:o
merits, and most anxious to acknowledge them. .114 of
the archives of the Foreign-office, it was the regls 'ssao
his eminent services, that induced Lord Aberdeen'to fie
succeeded the Noble Lord, when he entered officehued
on Sir H. Bulwer as the man best tlti, es•
both by his natural talents and his ge°' flea.
siblo office in the diplomacy
erience, to fill the most difficult and °sr
nuatri•
Of this
ability
That alone forms a prima acie case of his caPsn' ilbout
conduct which the House will not forget; snd word.°
f
entering into the peculiar policy of the Noble 1.0.
" tbst
far as Sir H. Bulwer is concerned, let us noosedoseebsse
he acted under Lord Aberdeen, who is supP rsd flit
pursued a different policy from the Noble Lord, ;re, s
Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir R. Peel) for three ~0 say.
considerable interval; and I have no hesitation idiot
ing, although I have not what the Master of tnire.ste
called the inspiration of Lord Aberdeen, but I hettetiuo;
thority of as great a nature, and I say thittstbseil under
of the Right Hon. Gentleman when at Dianelwas pot
Lord Aberdeen, would at least prove that be that be
anxious to be a party to a factious polieY.in
could only attain to office or maintain hituse'gle Lora.
by pandering to the prurient feelings of the Net the n;
Under Lord Aberdeen, Sir H. Bulwer obey with
structions, and developed and performed theln
credo,
that tact, that delicateness, and force of distind tho
which were intrusted to him both by the !late Aff*its't
present Secretary of State for Foreign Taos.
I feel it my duty to express hiYvibatefer,
earnest opinion upon this subject, because's() Preen'
decision the House may come to on wist, ss
occasion, whatever opinion may be most poetlise'oat it
as majorities are concerned in this House, liP° 00061
called foreign policy and councils, it is of thetbat out
importance that we should show to Eret°.fPeeetsiri,oltflitirlt,
party quarrels do not prevent us from
elating the conduct of public men. Basing nott
let us conceive what must be the position ot. seinalsti
enduring such an outrage, arriving in EnOla reeeilsee
ing in England nearly a fortnight, and b'tbillel'syroPlit't,i
no public recognition of his services, or of t „gel
I or. Aio.
of his fellow-countrymen to stand by hum the t
to say, think what must be the feelings of
thin' gust
dual ; but that may be too sentiments.-- they he
must he the interests of these Ministers; h°wedeelY.,"'s
suffer at this period, when the world is govertir, the bitiet,t
opinions—when it is the opinion of the P°„en:riarid tog
moral conduct and great public spirit of •'-'f ''aosoag'oo
it is almost necessary to your system 0 which .yea
it
public power—think how that opinion 'ties' better
sacrificed so much, which you have crilsii he,too
much cost, and which, depend upon it, eacel'a
army tin troops or police to maintain Pe eutragSis
that opon must have suffered when such s teeto übit
committed on such a man—when such it before be
elapsed since his arrival in this countrPion °bits.
country should have expressed their 003 tot to ja
conduct, and the behaviour of a foreign G°,l, obePind
Think how that opinion must be afectiesgitinOt:s the
attempt is made in a manner the west ri
constitutional by a Member of the OPP°, fcos.t'sisi
House, in a Committee of Supply, t° brin noaessetsle
great public grievance (and I am at A 1°45 to
ot St Potlif
what is a public grievance, if this is Len,
grievance). It is an insult to your Sever 1"rells
to yourselves, and an insult to the nation° emieieeast
ask you, how that opinion, on which you Ilse (toe, oe
must suffer, when we are forced tog call t awe, 'inner
the Parliament of England to this circunist-t tbs;Leiss
tiations arc going on.
coolly told by the head of the Governnt°or
r—whal
fresh insults? Who is left that sere negottaiti.
Going on for wh'tsents, 0 the
matter can be explained? Them oreelsb o°,ooo°
more certain you are of receiving fresh yo'; to
form that opinion from the documents swn.leerseliseetsetab
b"
obligingly placed before us. Sir IL HaltsnstrOncees
dispatch, and makes certain friendly rern°- rflioq dig.
Spanish Government. This is a great offence.dispatc
.000;
Minister of Foreign Affairs retorts
tinguished by some acerbity, not© •Groseeliw sees-
inssitten :clot, jut
ability. The representative of the nit! to bests
another place, takes the earliest opPeetu (WO' 00;
That
conduct taken by Sir H. Buivier* iociclecti I
That is the whole cause of the misereble 17c and
per
afterwards occurred.—(Hear, hear.) , Dor riencc'
regret that a Nobleman so distinguishes' • e%perd en;
downe, so eminent for his knowledge, s'insge 7001;
his tone in political affairs, and th° übject's apes j
lightened views that he takes upon all s ogasabeisofr
have been the means of inflicting such at wet) t .ofeti`),
British Minister. But suppose it had n°" nan i0e0"
President of the Council. o Had it beet so et° tiee,s
Minister, had he been in a position u°to pole, fee''
and who might have been supreed Iserd
influenced with respect to the
Noble
ea /40rorsteo6
jogs not so humble as no doubt influene urvie ~10
downe, the circumstance might have ber but si7iti, '0
the result would not have been ao vossil; 10 pee the
have witnessed a public man, second toaril in a Po tv
none in public character, come e tojususti e
eminent as the House of Lords, and deeltn b, the se
Cali h.Oll
conduct of a British Minister, who VP"
persons who dared to hint dislike before si
ontsegdeilase
hesitated afterwards to accomplish the ibu 5 this „a;,it
we now have discussed? We are told it s ies sie, allot
of the Noble Lord that did all this massrd lin°o tbSa
Noble Lord mean it? Did the Noble.l:fted tireesoriste
he was writing? Was he, in such aeireyery' ,bst
with every capital in excitement, an".so.ipt wt.
revolt, he forgot to mention in the poos:,„„tch
dispatch was to be shown. Here is th
Noble Lord, to which I will advert
blie°l
bt
It was not the dispatch of the Minister. telbse
did this; it was the speech of a wrttesiit 135,0
place. All dispatches, for they
effectswere
wigoe cad
have been easily arranged. All emserie lote"of
been removed by a diplomatist of greet ~e in diPeesb r
perfect temper, for his great characteris; the deo
cannot be taken from Sir H. I3ulwer, if.
iS ;
Lord Lansdowne had not been made. f Maseb,:tit t)es
patch, so characterised, of the 16th long, Fr,
headed " Confidential." It is not verY of the Pool'oc
elaborate :—" The recent fall of the of bi:eireehe
and of his whole family, and the expulsiond Geyer, tef)
ters, ought to teach the Spanish Court it. to Voss Sbee
how great is the danger of an attenTe folt_iscb
country in a manner at variance -with tass,be 0,01
opinions of the nation ; and the catas
.tr tot joie.,
happened in France must serve to • inf 7)/
.;•
large and well disciplined army becesnes asstle°ts
/
defence for the Crown, when the:course Yetions.bse
Crown is at variance with the general se.rat ooSbseei
country." It is like reading a passage,dticvalotis bfl use
(A laugh.) Nothing can be mor '
el: Lord, fliVe
man of such experience as the Noe. _le t 'es,/
ways had the good fortune of beintie sot' rts
of Commons, which prevents Pe°P tetto
stilted, should write it. Tl3e arose', lee
an excellent letter for its P., 'BS the
letter was written for a ecnintri) 1-ht reteV
like grand sentences.—(Much laugh. list•beye yottss(is
patch been in the same style, it mil; Lord 11,00./001
this disagreeable occurrence. The Nob c on.
_..fitc.g
to the dramatic, but the style is higusbis OP,/
s aes ,
laugh.) It is utterly impossible to
sot for v,is
the 16th of March could have been inse7.„self• Cod
than Sotomayor or General Narvaes ig,
confidential dispatch, and it was Conti
yes •
oho h itessns.
nicated. Sir H. Bulwer was twenty da:iesiteess C;t
was told to seize an occasion of consinntisad 1,.?
tents, especially to the Queen-Mother, "A soOrs,
fidence, from what I have observed sincr dueloiecrA,
H. Bulwer, that the talent he exhibit%self °coedit,
twenty days in finding and availing 'L-
ush robabisfis gfa:ad
tunities was most distinguished. ass Polio tes to
nicuied in French, not being able to git„o doub"sei,si
style of the Noble Lord. The Queen' e". bow° to s;',o;
an especial ear to his implied nseeleadc ;lour son,
ened by phraseology, until he repeat twebtyatbelto
that he was in earnest. He had been thosatys'
sinuating to the Queen-Mother, ann
03ustdo
produced no effect, they thought nthor efertfect' eel
Noble Lord wrote in this way
Givoduce this e „ye
,10;
Can—do every thing you can to pr did tiot cies s'loo
to e°lls,heistfeit
last the English Envoy, finding
)t.hieiYeti
deuce to his insinuations, wastageis go
convince
was the course that he was hisire`otatio •;a
he was authorised to make reop
yeseltano,
ostie
he had gone home after ally his. c
e. Psd the.:ll.,eteoroe
ten a formal letter—the uuersigna tt_teissie
enoo/1,
inform the Duke of Sotemsyor the te,els.,et thee 0 t9t
see if the letter would have meorr
_zing es
basoe
jeto
tion. It was still Sir 11. flu 1,4,01
having 10eAfiero
t for nOS e
responsible to his Governmen
0, only
peiourd basdri
sentations, and if they had faded he
t which onlY e° ;wee olr,
the exhibition of conduc , eape 0 sea
ta,
who to great
:so 151 ades se'
discretion, and shown the letter t 0.
pursued by a man,
in the House of Lords, that tn
I that lie hlsel but P°Co"ss
happy talent for his prolession.,eitiest“te°e-asebseeeriedoiratit:
and it was to be regretted that is force
ose
it. I say afo bee
enough to show Envoy at au
tisfaction for an English n__ssiati,
who its eenp.oye.s
1 din a difficult tea
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