The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-03 00:00:00

vented out Co-operating in their plans. The'x
particular and weighty reasons were the Par.,
liament and the free press of this Country. The
Noble Earl opposite (Earl Bathurst) said that
the whole_object of the Address Was to aban-
don a,situation of neutrality. When the Noble
Earl said that, he (1., rd B.) would say that the
object was to preseNe the character of this
country by declaring a real and positive neu-
trality. From some of the speeches which he
had heard that night, and from what had been
expressed by that part of the press Which was
countenanced by Ministers, he believed that the
system of neutrality intended to be acted ou'was
that of leaning to Austria, and opposing Naples".
Another Declaration, that which had proceeded
from his Holiness the Pope, would give 'a 'tole-
rable idea of the" Sen Se. Which. our neutrality
was-understood abroad. lle had heard that the
Papal Minister had been admitted at Troppau,
and that he had there 'intimated the intention .or
his Holiness to act upon the English system. Of
Neutrality. Accordingly, out comes this decla—
ration, recommending, to his People,' if the troops
of one party shall enter his territory to receive
them with all Christian charity and kindness.
But if any of the
_miserable class' Meaning-- the'
other side, they are.to
,be opposed by all the
force which can be raised against them. This was
how the Pope unJerstOod the system of neutrality
adopted by this country. his Lordship then Ciirn,
mented upon what he termed the atrocity, wicked-
ness, and hypocriSy of, the Holy Alliance, and
confessed that the subject was one which consider-
ably ruffled his temper ,What had from
his Noble Friend and Relation had `kindled in hi
mind a degree of hope that Naples might make
an effectiKe resistance ; and partidniarly when hL
reflected upon what bad been done by Switier
land, by America, and by Spain. If the Housf,
rejected the present motion, this country would
not preserve a real neutrality, but a system Which,
under the. Mask of neutrality, assisted the stronger
party to. oppress _the weaker. He had no idea
that a remonstrance on our part would lead to a
war. Ile did pot, think it likely that war would
be the consequence. of such a step ; but if it
should, still he' would not hesitate to proceed,
because he thong4t die honour of the nation de-
manded it.

, Lord LIFERPOOI, *as willing to allow that a
great part of the speech whiCh the House hail
just heard was most eloquent declamation, and
he was not, sorry that he had heard it ; be-cause
it induced a hope that they were coming back to
old principles, and to the habits of old times-
The House. Would well remember that at the pe-
riod, when the liberties of Holland were over-
turned—when the liberties of Switzerland were
overturned—when the liberties of Naples wee
overturned—when the liberties of all Italy. were
'overturned, the Noble Lords opposite set up. no
acclamations against -oppression and- injustice.
The cry then was peace—nothing but peace,
with the Power with Was carrying- nothing but
war and tyranny through the' different countries
which he had mentioned. Not a Word was tit-
Wed then for the expiring' liberties of those
countries, but they were to be quietly left to the
straip of the oppressor. But 'the chariu which
bound the Noble Lord 4 to silence 'at that time
was, that these acts_ were perpetrated by-a re-
Volution:ay power. A. revolutionary pos=er
might overturn any thing, might do any thing ;
but if an established government interfered with
another state, though asserting, as a cause;" the
danger of its own right and security, the alarra
was to be taken, and such declaratiOns were to
be indulged in as that which the House had jiist
heard. He was glad, however, that they hati
returned to this, ancient method of viewing such
questions as • the present. He congratulated the
House upon that return, and believed that it was
the only good likely to arise out of the present
motion. He thought the Address proposed by the
Noble Marquis to be unprecedented in its nature-
He had always conceived that the Constitution
vested the power in the Crown of making treaties,
declaring war, and the fulfilment of other de-
ties ; and if he could discover throtigh- the ob-
scurity of the Address what it really meant:4.4
seemed to contain a sort of admonition- as to'tht-
discharge of such duties.. Why were the Go--
.vernment not left to the responsibility' which, at
tached to their official conduct ? And it' thcf
,were acting wrong, the, Address .told __them ue"
thing at all of what they ought to do ; it left
e
them exactly where, they were, with_ a sort of
admonition of no utility whatever. It called
upon them to use their influence
.with Foreign
Powers. , Upon this part of the subject, he wal
perfectly willing to allow that this Governine"t
did possess some influence With the GOVertnneu"
of other countries. But that influence 'could 01Y
exist while it was exercised in a priVate and roilti
manner. The declamation which had been use
that night was more likely than any thing else
destroy it. The Noble Lord had, in the end °`
his speech, allowed that'he was ready to enteff
into a war, if it should prove the conseqnunCe
the present Address. if this was the intentio':'
of the other side, he would say, " 'None of ,'"c"
indefinite remonstrances. •Whymit speak out
once, and insist upon the object which you ha.s:,
in view The real question for the 1.10115 r
to consider was, whether neutrality was,
:was not, the policy which the interests of tilw.
country demanded ; and if it was, whether t a
system upon which the' Government 'now act`:at
was .a system of neutrality ? lie contended ti.uot
it was. ,•The Noble Lord then obserYed,
the Manifesto of Austria did not represent Ensof
land as agreeing in the principles 'and views, a
nue
that Government ; but that it only comprehe
ec
the .parties to the Holy Alliance—the °rile
Powers of, Austria, Russia, and Prussia• Jof
next came. to the question 'whether the
„,t
a syste
conduct adopted by the Government had nu_
1
been coosideted by Foreign-Courts as
of strict neutrality. And if he, had not been raL5:
informed, the Minister of thi4 country at iNiapi!li
had made a declaration of the principles nee,
which we acted to that Government, which de
claration claration had given perfect satisfaction in
quarter. He was confident that
it would
wise give 'the greatest satisfaction throug:l.vectt
Europe. Mr. Fox had said, upon the suli
of forming. a Constitution, -if they could gr
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