Star.
London, England, 1813-12-21 00:00:00

baOing the resources of the .country, and waiting
until occasion should offer, when inch assiitance were,
sought 14, and really regarded as a boon.' Such a
line of policy procured the :allied cause the assiv-.
i mice of Austria. and their moderation secured' it, and ,
'to which he west happy to sees, much just•ce dmie
the first day of the Session la the Speech front
tits Thrones' •He trusted, hoover, with his
.Monte
Friend, Ministers lionld not suffer Omit- -minds
to he dazzled with the present brilliancy of the pros-
pect.. Circumstances were greatly and auspiciously
changed, from the period %viten the legions of B .n 4.
paste menaced at the same time the central provinces
of. Russia, and bombarded the distant tortress of
Cadiz; but such wire the consequence of an own•
tial_changain the pi inciple and character of the war
--ituhthe effects of a wise and moderate line of
• policy. But a • dile' rf Itioderetiost. was generally
inculcated in (he moment of victory. He deprea
rated the asstraption, even partially' 6f any cake-, .
vine. He ackno.wlecl2,,ed, with the et:Kest iiids. -
:factiim, the strongly apparent dispoeitioo,-lem the
.part of this country, an anxiety that the grounds ti .
which the Govanments of other nations should. he
as their internal regulations, should
its: entirely with themselves. That of the country,
whose interests wire so near lv Allied to ours, he meant
that of our. neighbours the Dutch, was a striking in.
stance; in thin respect our conduct had 'been judi-
cinus, and he meant not, the slightest reflection upon
the manner in which any interferon, on our parrs
wis disclaimed. They should bear in mind, as a ra-
dical Maxim. that Governments trete made for the
gcnrerneJ, and not the latter for the former. Ott er'
natimis *liana be left to consider what Government
was the most -conducive to their own interests ; for
neither Gorr nor nsanre gave to others a right to con.
sider that important point tor, there. No line of
Princes in Europe, on this gr.-tund and principle, de-
served so much applause. as thOse of the House of
Orio•ge. Weresbe t.. pick out one character arming
ce Prins, more' illuitrions than another, it would be
that of Wirtiam, the first -Prince of Orange...-.
)-his 'object was to make the people, over alien' be
was placed, feel the deep-interest they had in the
State. Adierting again to the recent ev.nts which
:have taken place- in Holland, he seemed to deprecate
as an unwise and injudicious policy, any step tend-
ing to mariner, instead of widening the basis on which
the Government rested. In 'glancing at this point,
Gou forbid he sbouldeniertain the slightest reflection
- upon the charaeser of theaccomplished and patriotic
Prince who tecently lett this country. With respect to
the tone. and lalguage.adopted at the present mo-
ment, While lie -wrested hit approbation of those
I.eld by the Gtiveranseat, he. must be allowed, as a
Member of Parliament, to express his hope and trust
that much of the languip Which he heard of and liad
seen in certain puhlic prints, professedly attached to
Government, had not received their sanction:—
He could not help regarding-with disgust a sort of
war.whoop endeavoured to be raised throughout the
country, tendirigeven to encourage assassination, and
borrowing the worst language that over disgraad a
Jacobin club, in raising an outcry against a great
military. Prince (certainly odious fir his inordinate
ambition). and averring that peace cannot be safely
made while he lived. But coold it truly or rationally
be said, that while an ambitious man was at the
head France, or any other great country, we could
never wake • pcace with that country ? On this head,
he must app! tud the forbearance of his Majesty's Go-
vernment : they must, ere now, know, that any at-
tempt to impose a Sovereign, by means of foreign
armies, .upon a great nation, must be the way of all
0,-ners to frustrate it. Adverting to the Balance of
Poasr, much as lie prized it, still he would sooner
have a peace, leaviag France with a greater territory,,
than by reducing it o, cans,' any defectionamong our
Allies. Alluding to the declaration of the Noble Lord
onposit.., on a !tanner occ-iiion, that Parliament was
not limited to the :inn: of their attendance, he would
go still farther, and say, i.or 1) the place; whether
in any part of England, or even in Scotland, they
were equally bound to attend; but he considered
that the Pirliament would suffer in the estimation of
foreign powers, it, they consented to such a lengthened
adjournment at the present eventful period. Many
circumstances may arise et:ling for the presence of
Parliament. The consequence of suck a step as the
.present will be to protract-the next sitting farther in
the summer than usual, in order to get through the
public business ; and the complaint already is, that it
is WO far brake into. The Noble Lord would have
it in his power to adjourn from time to time; but the
present :notion of his precludes him. He then took
an opportunity of expressing his sentiments upon the
subject of peace, that he might avoid misrepresenta-
tion ; and asserted, that any peace 'hat did not em-
brace the rights and interests of all the parties en.