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.iores with regard to the public service. To those.
whoi were prepared to give a' decided negative to
these Ressmutiotis; to those, on the other hand, who
had brought the Resolutions forward, and who en..
doubtedly were prepared to support therri—to neither
of those parties did he address himself. Whether he
did address himself to any number of individuals he
did not know; but if there were any Gentlemen who .
entertained the same feelings that he did ; who did
dot go to the extent ,of supporting all the charges
• which had been brought forward, but who could,
not at the same tithe avoid feeling sentiments of re-
gret and dissatisfaction at some of the Papers which
were' upon the Table of the House ; who,: judging
,not by their feelings, but by their consciences-,
would not give a complete negative to the Motion,
which would imply approbatiOn of Ministers, but
who did not think chat cite case had been sufficiently
made out to juStify so strong a vote of censure, to
those he addressed himself. If they entertained the
same opinion that he did, they would ad upon that
opinion, and without much discussion. He should
not enter into any detail of the grounds upon,
which lie .had formed his opinion, because .he
wished to deprecate•discussion. He would not sow
therefore enter into a discussion of the Resolutions,
or of the Matiou for., the dismissal of Ministers,
of which notice had been given, because he wished,
if' no gout; could he obtained, that not an hour
should he unnecessarily lost, or that ,any-interrup-
tion should be given to the more important part of
their Parliamentary' duty. He wished thnt they
should make good that. Solemn pledge which they
had given to His Mejesty, to support hint with their
lives and fortunes in the Contest into which he had
been forced by the ambition and violence ofTrance.
He should see with -much more saiisfadion, and
shouldthink it moth more codsisteet with the tie.
sire of gi'ving a proof of theirleclings, that the first'
fruits or the pledge they had given should appear in
their tendering to His Majesty a Bill of Supply for '
the services of. this important year, in laying the
foundation of a system that 'might support this Cou-
nt ry through the struggle into which it had been forced,
in short, asking his consent to some great measure
commensurate to the danger with which the Country
was threatened. This was the condutt by which
they. would :more ' completely realize • the as-
surances they 'had given to their Sovereign, than by
making as the first eft-lA.-of the pledge they had
given, a request to His Majesty that he would dis-
miss those Ministers whom he still continued ro
honour with his eonfidenCe. lie did not know
whether other Gentlemen would feel and concur in
the sentiments he. had advanced, but they, were
binding upon him, and shotild be the rule of his
conduce}. He again repeated, that he should not
enter, into an examination of the Resolutions, hut
should acquit himself of what he considered to be
his duty,- by moving that the other Otders of the
Day be read. :
Lord H4WKESBURY said, that be had never
sincehe-bad had the honour.of a seat,in Parliament,
risen, with 3Crailllellt3' 30 painful as he aid at that
moment ; with every disposition ,to do justice -to
the sentiments :and , feelings of his Right lion.
Friend, 'hi must say,: that he; should consider bins.
self ,as shrinking from every priociple' of public
duty, , he was sure he should' violate 116 private feel-
ings,-.if 'he accepted of. the compromise:which had
been offered by his Right Hon. Friend. He begged
the House to consider what had been'she course of pro.
.needing which had led to thalsition nowoade against
His Majesty's Ministers. ..At the clone. the Ne-
gotiation, Ministers had hastened to lay before the
House all the int'ormation ,necessary to enable .it: to.
form a judgment ripen their eonthid. Many Gentle.- :
men, in consequence of the information which had
beers given,, thought it necessary to callior further
doetimeets.; He was Sure he should ,obtain'credit
'from the House when be asserted, that there was a
general dispoSition in the King's Government to
give- every information in their rower, and in very
tew test:trice!' had they refused atty, of the Papers
Which had been! called. fore Un.ler these circum.
stances, and with the body of evidence•that was on
the Table. an Honourable Gentle Man brought for_
ward a string of.Resulutions 4ending to censure His
Majesty's I.Vlinisters, and, grounding. that .censure
Upon the Papers which were upon the Table. :He
would defy any person to state a single instance in
which a' charge of such a _description, had been
brought forward, which had not been mer'by a di_
red Negative or Affirmative.. Motions for an in.
quiry into •the State of the Nation, &c., might be
met by the Previous Question,, or a 'Motion for:
reading the Orders, of the 'Day, but where a
4istina charge• -was . brought :forivard, grotinded •
upon fads, 'it was impassible, to avoid, corning to a,
. aired vote-One way or other. He would 'do his
Right,flon. Vriend the justice to;; say,, that he had
not- concealed his opinion,ithat 'tete was its some de_
gree groune for the charges which
:bad been brought
forward, ;, if there was, lie- wished to know wat
that .ground was,' that he- might meet it if he was.
Able, or if he was not, that he might lay the Seals
of Office at the King's feet, ata-t 'nimbly request
His Majesty to choose some other person snore incely,
to possess the confidence of :the'Hottse at contrrms,
He had said that there: was-no instance in which
charges of this nature had riot been met by either a
tilted affirmative or negative, and he,begged to call
to the recolleCtion of his Right Hon, Friends r Scans.
anion which took:place at the time of the Russian Ar.. ,
=merit. An Hon. Gentleman opposite to him then
brought forward charges against. His. Majesty's
nisters, but they were, not met by a .Motion for the
Previous Question, or the Orders of the Day—they
were distindly negatived. His Right Hon. Friend
hail said, that, he would nor, except in a case of the
last necessity, interfere in the Prerogative of
the Crown to choose own Ministers. - He
thought as highly of the
.Prerogative
uen
atiiinvieot could
`not Crown as any elan; but though
-not negative the nomination of Ministers, yet they •
were responsible to Parliament for their contluti, and
'it was their Auty, if they saw- ground of censure in-
the conduct of Ministers,. to rate it distindly, and
it was the duty of Ministers to.relir,e fforo their
tuatinpi if such censure was passel upon, their a
eitt,
dud, All he asked lb; on this occasion was
sibn.upon the contlud•of MiniStet4i if they desetvccl
censure, lft them be censured i it tiwy slid t:r.rt let
be (.:ci0,4154 at tils'o4rge! pyq o.',:fe was