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London, England, 1813-11-05 00:00:00

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Indeed in every point,ih vobich
our orms and those of our,
counsel,/ perseverance in efort,
as producing^ the pleasing.
had thwarted the designs 0f...
many a meditated blow -and
nations to marshal the means

lon that Wist*tta plumy lila-
aciple, which he would Mat sfy
perpetual peace, that was cal
visionary men ; but it was tbe
make peace secarel it was,
found refuge frees the vio-
heer.)-11e-ifid sot wish

efficiency of the barrier we detail of what-particular lIININIOUNE
rent afforded a bright, and lengths, operative i for the attainment of peace : such;
:ample. He could not better, , more forcibly Tx press been touched on in the bred!, and,,
all thee we had doe, than by resseinOkrig theositord.• in his opinion, bad been most properly abstained from;'
ships of the swords of his illustrious friend (Ms Pitt). hut, this much he would sty, and if he were not to
—That great Statesman had said that Britain would, say lt,'he trusted that it could be collectedfrom the
' save herself by her own energies, and ether nations general tomer of his public life, that when measures
by her example. If the comprehensive and exalted were proposed they should have his cordial assent, if
mind from which this prediction had emanated, ctiuld consistent wrath the safety and welfare of the country.
'be now sensible of its • glorious accomplishment, as. Difficulties, no 4904 were in the way of peace, but
surediy a degree of satisfaction would be imbibed none that could not, he trusted, be surmounted--
difficult to be conceived be, the most ardent sad sus- Thenecessity of uaaaituityand cordial support. when
ceptible. In the fortunate circumstanees in which that unanimity existed, could not be too frequently
wi were now placed, we were likely to be ma. 'or too strongly impressed on the public mind. Such
wiled to moderation, and to moderatioa sinsloubtesity ft.Printipte theoldbe the soul Omsk alliance, the pole-
mire ought never to be averse, but while he admitted VA yfits.dr cones*. lf,, unhappily, symptoms of ills-
this generally, he mast observe, that to point out any union should appear, we hid one count to "wine,
course of moderate measures lich should be adopted, littlidis belt tq ifflel with titbE cat the disagreeing par-
would be in his opinion the height of presumption, ties, OW act as Madiautrn. ". ffp had one thing toadd
and to adopt them the height at imprudence and on this • et: Among the mations which had fallen
&leo
folly. They would be suggested and with.' ander the • wer of Francs, these was one to which we
out the knowledge of any grounds upon which they should, in is opinion, look told* particular anxiety;
should be so. The Speech expressed all that could he meant Holland. Between' her and this country a
'be prudently expressed, and a due regard was mini. sort of fraternal bond had long subsisted ; of all be
hated throughout for the prosperity and glory of the Demo; which had attempted to stem the torrent of
nation. ' French conquest, she was the mile one which cools,
The Duke of SMUT( AiiM felt much gratified be said properly to have fellen a sacrifice to her ad-
-I.cultaSpeech, particularly, aileelkog grounded on berme* to Great Britain. We had, indeed, acted es
tames which tended to shear the mighty be. if we felt the justice of warmly espousing her cause.
nefits arising from unanimity, the necessity of which We had made every exertion to defend her, but an
he had' so -frequently inculcated. To the -various Overwhelming combination of circumstances ren-
Sovereigns of the continental States, who had so el.. dered our drill is abortive, and she yielded to stern Jne-
feetuairy combined to bring about the present multi- colic'''. It had been well said in 'the course of the
cious state of affairs, too much gratitude could clot debate, that this was nut the time to canvas the terms
be felt. When'all were so well entitled to praise, it Of peace, but still he would not consider • himself as
would perhaps he invidiOus to single out any.indivi- having discharged his duty if he did not state it as
dual, yet were *dioverthrow of Vandamose, and the his fixed opinion, that in any treaty we should make
general promptilede with which the Swedith force we should consider with an eye of particular favour,
was always brought forward,. circumstances of such a nation which had made greater sacrifices than any
prominent effect in promoting a Wirottrable issue of ether to her attachment to us, if we did-not earnestly
the campaign, that it would seem impossible no; to endeavour that Holland should be re-established as
'no tree with particular epprobaiion the Princes to an independent republic. The opinions he had now
Whose zeal they were attribatahle. They bad int- delivered he did not wish to be considered as the re-
parted the spirit which warmed their own bosom*, suit of the grateful intelligence which had lately ar-
and an ardent thirst kr glory and independence was rived. Certainly that intelligence had given fresh
diffused throughout the. combined host of Northern vigour to the hopes he had before conceived, that
Europe. . the moment was fast approaching when we were to
Lord CR.P4V.ILLE completely and cordially reap the benefits which our toils and struggleshad
concurred with die Speech, the tone and language of so well purchased ; but those who had watched the
it had his entire approbation •, never were sentiment; growth of his opinions, those with whom he had con-
delivered better attired to the occasion ; never was versed on the subject of 'the great confederacy that
.language better chosen to convey them. He was al- he trusted was working the deliverance of Eurtme.
!Ns raw happy to pay his humble tribute of well- would vouch for him, that long before the inteUi-
P merited applause, and never was he more happy in genre of yesterday he was prepared to say, that the
paying- it non thepresent occasion, when the re- Allied Powersshould have all the support that the re-
lit/It-of the efforts which *Mended it was so favoura- sources of this country enabled her to afford them-es
fele to the happiness of mankind. Since the great i prepared to exhort the Government to administer
confederacy that after the Revolution threatened the !
.that support, not only While the confederacy was.
dismemberment of France, had been dissolved, that prosperous, but if any turn of fortune should seem
subtle nation, aware of the danger to which she had I, likely to thwart their efforts, so long as imanimity I
been exposed, pursued one line of conduct such as was in their counsels—and now he would say, that'
was best calculated to obviate it in future, and lay her' if yet such a reverse, of which there was happily *no
enemies at her feet. Separation and disunion were I likelihood, should take plate, this advice he would
' her object. She resolved that Powers which had one be found'ready to offer. •N 9 reverse should damp an
common interest should hive contact only on a few ardour, for this country there was no peace, no se-
discordant points, for well she knew that union was curity,. but in the peace and security of Europe, and
the grand bulwark of independence and freedom. It that could be attained only .by reducing France.
was unnecessary to remind their Lordships of the fatal within her just limits. We had, in the laudable ate
success of her .endeavoors'; wherever they, were di- tempt, endured and sacrificed much ; perhaps we
rected, havoc and spoliation ensued: If her ambition had still to enddre, still to sacrifice, but the burden
coveted, her ardour attacked, and her acts succeeded; would be rendered light and the loss trivial, by the
but at length the secret of successful opposition was bright hope which had grown in our bosoms, that
discovered—it was now perceived by the States of the long-protracted contest was, at length, to be,
Europe, that England was not waging war for the brought to a favourable issue.
maintenance of a maritime superiority (Hear, hear), The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose to express the
but for the maintenance of their independence and of . great satisfaction he felt at the language that night
her own. That to which we had long looked was ; uttered by the Noble Lords who had spoken before
at length 'accomplished, and accomplished by the I him. If any thing could operate to increase the
means through which only it was long manifest it : Olt'asure and to augment the value of the eventi
could be accomplished—by combined resistance— ; which had recently occurred, it would be the len-
((fear, hear.)—Joint measures had been resorted to' gunge to which he alluded. It would operate to
for a common object, and France was likely to be the greatest advantage, not only in England, but in
brought within, such limits as were consistent with the the Peninsula, on the Continent,'and throughout Eli=
safety of the neighbouring- States. With respect to rope. All would see and all wound know how to es-
the means by which this great object was to be ac. Ornate the value of that consent and unanimity which
complished, there hail been many different opinions, prevailed with us at home, and which was in such
but there had been• never any difference with, respect %complete unison with our external politics. He had lis-
to the desirable nature of the object itself; by all, tend with peculiar gratification to what had been ex-
the happy moment when it should be attained was pressed by his Noble Friend (the Marquis Wellesley)
looked for with equal ardour. He was well aware and by the Noble Baron (Lord Grenville), and from
that our Allies, that our enemies, would- look with the speech which their Lordships had that night heard
anxiety to the language whicb would be held in the; from the Noble Earl near him (Earl of Clare), he
British Parliament on the present occasion, and there. anticipated no ordinary accession of talents and do.
fore he held it to be the duty, not only of men occu. , quence to that House. In all the sentiments and do-
ming prominent stations in the Government, but of servations which had been delivered by those Noble
every man accustomed to take part in Parliamentary : Lords, he heartily and thoroughly concurred. But
Debates, to come forward and state his sentiments. he was desirous to snake a few observations upon
It would distinctly appear, that on questions when what he had heard from the Noble Baron (Grew.
the interestrof the •nation and of Europe were die- ville). Most completely did he coincide with the
tinctly perceived, no personal-predilection. no party sentiments and opinions of that Noble Lord respect-
feeling, had any influence ; but that men of all par- ing the balance of power, a system which alone could
tics and all views were unanimous--that the opinion form the basis of a secure and lasting peace. The
and the feeling of the British People was one and de. destruction or the derangement of that security it was
terminate. (Hear.) —So long as the Princes of En.; which during the last twenty years had crushed
rope were combined for the purpose of maintainieg and disconcerted the various combinations which
their independence, no partial or narrow views coda had been formed to resist the enemy. The great
be entertained with respect to the struggle in this truth was, a new light had broken out upon the'
country i to support them with her utmost energy Continent, and a new principle of national indepen-
was the duty, as it was the inclination, of Great Bri- dente had sprung up in the Peninsula, and had diffu-
tain, and concerned her interest as it concerned, her red itself throughout Europe. The events of 1808 ex-
honour. At the same time, undoubtedly, no man hibited a fortunate and glorious display of that new.
wound express himself adverse to the restoration of , spirit, and the war became characterised, not as a
peace—peace, the dearest blessing which a nation ; war between Governments, but between the people
could desire from her Rulers—peace, which 44 pro- , and their invaaers • and from all that he had heard,
bably been long wished for by all parties--peace,' from all that he had: read or contemplated in the his-
which even in France was wished for by, all but one : tory of national struggles, the event to be naturally
individual ;
,but if we were to have peace, we must looked, for was such as had recently taken place:—
have its real blessings—the substance, not the alsz- I That noble spirit had so prevailed, that States
dow ; for long had the nations of Europe been de- the roost weak among
.the Allies became soon for-
ceived by hollow traces, which had uo effect but to midable by its influence. The state of Portugal
supple the means of fresh aggression. But the nice' could never be forgotten, particularly with a view to
merit was now come, when Parliament was again. to ' her military establishment before she adopted and
hear the expression which once was used to convey ! acted upon the resolution of establishing military dis-
the notion of peace secused :at was an old-fashioned, cipline. The Spanish armies too, under every difi-
but a grateful 'expressions-rile BALANCE oe. Dowel'. cuhy and disadvantage, reanimated by that noble
(Hear, hear, hear.) He reroood, shanks to Pawyr. ardour, had exhibited the most splendid examples of
o Dme thit he had; been suffered to live long glum!) diecipline, 'valour,' and heroism, and, excited the es-
to see his country sensible that the only legitimae seem and admiration of mankind. The spirit of na-
object of her foreign policy was a Balance vi Power, dotal independence was still cherished in tbe Penis-'

Veh Wass . siploptd- to act upon th
it Allies, • .• • A *At. was the principle
tort, ,might be c.. ' - *livable of preserving perpe
result; our perm' • . tile.litionary notion of visioi
the,enemy, had sac y - *.ciple molt likely to to
is afforded time t. o • at in which the weak fen
XIS of resistance. while . e knee of the strong. (Hear,
e often opposed to the tor- to enter into any detail of
d at lengtk, operative ex- .Mighrbe adopted for the a
er or more foro6ly cxpress measures hatruot been toucl