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THE public expedation of a pacific CUMULI ICA.
tion to Parliament in the course of a few days,
seems to gain strength, though perhaps few have
been at the pains minutely to scrutinize the grounds
upon wtich such an expedation rests. We have
heard horn many quarters that it springs, not ra
much from any positive athendrnent an the general
aspeft of affairs, within the last few cloys; and the
end of the negotiation for the return •of Mr. riTT
into power, with .which„the question of Warints been
most improperly coupled, as from'what fell (rum the
Minister on Tuesday night in the House of (Ain'
mons. Upon what circumstances the more favour-
able asped of affairs is supposed to depend, we will
not inquire, as these, we apprehend, must be merely
matter of opinion
_; and we know that the issue
the Negotiation with Mr. Pm had no concern
whatever with the great question of Peace or War.
The public expectation then seems to be chiefly
raised by what fell from the Minister; bur if What
he said be dispassionately and thoroughly examinetl,
we presume it will be found that his meaning has
been misrepresented, and tha-ihe isiupposet,l to have
stated more than he either meant to state, or (14
state.—He. said, "he hoped to have the satisi.a"
-'tiOn"—and here, having made use this word,l-1
explained, " that be diet not totem to pledge b;mitlf
to any thing"--" of 'making a communica t ion in the
course of a few days upon a subject on which the
feelings of the House and the Public were so deeplY
involved."—Upon considering what was the real
meaning of the Minister int the few words which
he uttered, we apprehend it will be found, that the
hops and the red;rpraioN, both applied to the corn.
munication which .was to be made being of a de/"i•
tine natmse—such as should put an end to the state
of suspense in which the Country has so long beer)
placed, and not in the most distant degree it) the
nature, of such communication. It is certainly con'
trijy to the titi4gestteinti of common sensed" ft's
"'Minister bhuuht tread 'to give an opinion upon
event most, probably still doubtful, and which. if.
no loner 'doubtful, it would be his especial thOr
promptly to communicate to Parliament and till.-
Public.. The general opinion seems to be that the
present dispute with France will be so compromisea
or settled, that an immeLliate Wir will riot be the
consequence.—The general opinion may in this tea
aped be right, or it may .00t be so-T-that is pat at
OF present moment so much the objea of
inquiry,.as the grounds upon which that opinion is
founded ; and we will venture to assert, that if,
what fell from the Minister be the oily ground
which it rests, it is as.uncertainai ever. The Fobs
may be entertained that an amicable adjustment 104
be made of the, points under discUssion; and that
hope may be tl:Appointed, The issue de; ends 1110 n
more than one party; and till the final, answer is
given to any propositions that may have been 0311 e,
there surely can be no certainty that that h,oralrt itwieil
be realized—Besides, it may be, sureli',-
ic
to the Minister to say, that he Would even deli°
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s4trrjraaion from being enabled to make a filtal'a'n'
munication, though that should annpunce War.--.144
must be as much alive as any man .tb the inconvc.
niencies under which the Mercantile Interest iab°l°
from a state of uncertain and protritaed Negoi/:
.
lion, and there is no indifferent person that w°L'
not even.prefer War to the continuance of 5116
state ; and why, we ask, should not the Mini°
be permitted to feel satisfadion at being able s°. -
terminate that state which every man readily a4'
knoWledges appears worse, to him than 'even
itself ?, Upon closely examining this subject it
be fgaind that more has been inferred than was tleanr' '
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warrant.
These refizaions arc not only strengthened, but
cconfirmedrLL oib‘ry tthehe
Eexxcpul arnQaut iotßti
himselfw the
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necessary to make last • night in the ilonseoleum
mons upon this subjed ; in .which. it w ill. be se
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that his own interpretation Of his expressions jusn'
fies our conclusions, that the ratifiadiz,N• which 111
expressed applied to his being able to make can'
munication of a de/7isk/4. issue of the Negotiations
and not at all to the nature,of the communication
which, aware Of the more than iNconvenientet
suiting from a state.of suspence, hie hoped soon to
be enabled to make to Parliament and the
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