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cottutodation. The wildeff fchemes that erer were
before broached, would nor go fo far to 'bake the
foundations of all ettablithed Governments as this
hew proakee. If we are to make exchanges, let us
exchange rhofe things which are the proper objedls
of exchange; let us give a field for a field, Or ler us
exchange its [trick, its oxen, and its Cheep s tont kiss
nor confider the people of a country, or the forojeas
of a State, as matter for debonair er barter. There
mutt be in every nation a certain attactimint of the
people to its form of Government, without which no
nation can lisbliti. This principle then. of transfer-
ring the fubjeets of one Prince to another, itrikes at
the foundation of every Government and the exiftence
of every nation. I had therefore great pleafute in
prefenting the note, deiivered by me to Mr. Jacobi,
which expreffed, that no confideration of convenience
or mutual accommodation, much let, an equivalent,
&mild ever induce hi: Majeffy to forget the exem-
plary fidelity and attachment of his Hanoverian fob-
jeas. or confent to the alienation of the Eleaorate.
I do not know that it is necefihry to make any fur.
Cher obfervations ; but before I fit down, I mull hate
that there can be no doubt, but that the thnuing (IX
ports of Prulta to Britifft Infra' alone is molt clearly
and unquedionably an aft of hoffility again* this
country." Mr. Fox then concluded, by moving an
Addrefs of Taanks to his Majelty, which (as ufual)
was an echo of do. Meffoge.
Lord CASTLEREAGH rote to exprefs Ms en-
tire and unqualified concurrence in the Addrels mov-
ed by the Right Honourable Gentleman, and his
cordial approbation of the fentiments with which it
was introduced. From the manly manner in which
the Government had ailed upon this oecafion, it was
impofEble that any candid man could reale them his
penile. They had condutted themfelves with a :ina-
ne!: ft judici. ufly tempered with conciliation, as to
maintain the dionity and refulution which prefilogiy be-
came them in loch
a cafe, and at the fame time not to
flint the door ag,infl an npp nr tiiit y of an amicable ad-
j u amen', if they. Latin Cahir.ct wen Co difpoled. The
Right Him. Gentleman who opened the motion Lad
put the argornent in favour of this country upon fuch
broad grounds, and follained the proceeding of his
Majcay'a Mining:. by tea:iming Co inclinable, that
he felt it to neccfrary to add much to what the
Mode had already heard. Indeed under all the cir.
ctntiances, he could nor fee how it was polAk.le for
our Government to have taken a different courfc.—
Pruffia, in becoming the inn rument of France, to take
:hail e meaturits againa this country—to adopt the
coerce of annoying as, that France had previouffy
pi rfued—reit us no other alternative than that which
hid been taken. The Nohle Lard vindicated the Teta-
lutiaa to resent the invafion'of Hanover, and expretled
his confidence. that blinifiers, in evincing foal a fe-
licitude for his Majeily'a Hanoverian territories, but
zed in unifon with the feelings of the Britilh people,
who ever mutt participate in the feelings and writhes
of their Sovereign. As to the arguments ufed by
Pruffia, after taking pntiefion of Hanover as a per-
manent dominion, they appeared to him to be obvi.
nay untenable' upon any ptinciple of jollier--
Prot:az (toted, that France held Hanover by right of
.conquefi, and under that tight taunted to difpofe of
r I it. But without any reference to the forcible and
IPels manner in which France originally took
or Hanover, it was dear, that at the time
p undertook to transfer it to Prairie, they did net
y
*hold it at all, for they were not in pofferGon of th4t
country, having evacuated the whole of it, with the
exception of a fusgle point. And uniefs the retention
of that point (the fortrefs of Hameln) could is ar-
gued to imply a pordfion of the whole eanntry, it
would be ab(urd to attempt the maintaining, ispop
auy principle of public junior. that the French held
Hanover as a conqued at the time of the transfix fra
ju&ly complained of. Therefore, the main ground
of juftification upon which Pruffia hewed to rely for
the validity of this transfer, mutt fall to the ground.
Indeed the declaration of Prase herfelf,in repo/up,
when the occupied Hanover, profeffedly, lentil the
concluGou of-peace, diftinaly (imported tide mg ta
meat, and recognized the peioctple tee hod alreriel
And upon no pretence whatever yeald the unqualified
way in which the afterwards tufted towards that alt
fated country be warranted. As to the probable re.
Colt to Pruifia herfelf of theft events, and of the line
of policy which the had Co tom thoupfat proper to pin-
Cue, he fit telly believed that Se woad very. Coon find
that fire was miferably millaken—that the would have
much better confulted her own political fecutity—and
fare he was,that the would have better maintained her
importance and chamfer, bad fie afted quite diffe-
rently—hadthe given her aid, when that aid m igh t have
been efeaual towards reCtoring the fafetg of Europe.
Still, however, if by any coma of consist& Prutlia
could be releafed from her prefent lituation—if the
could be excited jutily to appreciate her own in.erett,
and to feel for her own fafetr—and if any aiiiance
could be contrived which thould induce her to art
upon that feeling—it was important that this coun-
try thould Juanita a difpolition to afford every poi.
able affinance. Such was the policy which, he trufka
ed, would-be purfued ; for fuch, he was convinced,
wnnld be for the common iotereft. In every view.
of the lUbjea, he was perfuaded, that the war to
which the Addrefs referred was one of comple4 id
tic.. and abfalute necefEty, and on theft grounde be
felt great fatisfaftion in fuppotting the motion. ~
The Addrefs was carried worm castreitnen.
Upon Mr. rot's moving. that the Addrefs Mould
be prefented to his blajelly by inch Members of that
Ht.ute as were of his Majelly's Privy Council, five-
ral voices cried out 0 the whole Houfe," but Mr.
Fox's snotion was agreed to after a few words from
thkitight Hon. Gentlemanacrofs the table.
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• Mr. SHERIDAN rofepurfuant to notice, to move
that the order tor printing the charge yefterday pit-
coated agairlt Lord Wellefley, amnia be refeinded.—
'lt could not, in his mind, or in that of any fair reßec.
tins man, be confillent with juftiee that a charge
spina that Noble Lord, or any other perfon, thould
be publithed to the world, under the authority of
that Houfe, merely upon the allegati,n of guilt, un-
accompanied by any proof whatever. fle did not with
to tilt ow any impediment in the way of the Honour-
able Gentleman with whoa' this charge originated,
or to difeourage impeactunest,_but he mull obfetve,
that the courts purluur by the HAM Gentleman, was
the mart fingulat that could be well imagincd. This
Mel, the opinion which he delivered yetiel Jay and be
Iraq not thiporeJ to rettitet it. The Hon Gentiernatt
bad moved for tole:nes f papers refpeCting the Cam

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