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reputation And his had been mutely molter
It had indeed been said by the Duke's friends that he
would indeed be Minister and dispose of the patronage
himself; and then spin he (Mr. Brougham) found
hen, ,e 4.01) for cemolnint. He was not inclined
to fear that the Constitution of this country stood in
any danger from the Duke of Wellington's Adreinis-
*ration. It would take a stronger man than the Doke of
Wellington, even though he held the command and
patronage of the army, aye, and added to that the navy,
and added to that the mitre, and added to that the
great seal,.to break down the strength of public opi-
nion. He would grant him all these, and then let hint
coins out sword in hand against the Constitution, and the
pimple of this country would defeat him. He knew this,
ond it was known to every man; and he had there•
fore too much reliar.ce upon the good sense of the Dub e
e
of Wellington to expect from him any attack
ere was up a
time
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liberties and tights of tke subject. Tit.
when they used to hear of such dangers threatening the
country, when they were told that resistance was in
vain, for that the soldier was abroad, ready and able to
enforce and execute the project of any Minister or
Government. But that WAS not the case now. There
was now abroad one with more strength than the
soldier could put down, and with a power which no
arbitrary inflnence could controul. That one was
the schoolmaster--(Hear, hear !) Tne schoolmaster
was now the great tuler attd director of the energies
of this country ; he would rely ten times more upon the
sch olniaster armed with nis primer, than the soldier
armed with all the strength of battle. lie had felt it
incumbent upon him, when giving a general assent
to the Address, to exclude from that assent the para.
graph which alluded to the battle of Neves On He pro.
tested against that part of it in the name of the gallant
Officer, and those whom he commanded in that gallant
sets. n. He protested against it in the -name (tithe late
Government, under whose instructions it had ccurred,
and more particularly in the name of Messrs. H uskisson
and Grant, who were not there to answer for them-
selves; and he protested against it in the name of the
country, by whom, he was convinced, it would be re-
ceived with astonishment and dismay.
Sir JOSEPH YOItKE addressed the House amid
much confusion. The gallant Officer was understood
to say that the House was indebted for any explanation
they should receive op the late Ministerial changes, to
the able speech of the Learned Advocate (Mr.
Brougham). He had hoped that the piineiples of
the great man now no more (Mr. Canning), who had
sa happily effected a mixture of Whig and Tory in
the Cabinet, would hate still continued to direct
the Government of the country. It was to be
hoped that the Noble Lord (Palmerston) would, in
thy absence of Messrs. liuskissou and Grant, give
the House the reasons of that separation of Wing
And Toty, which. bad astonished the country. How
did it happen that Gentlemen of equal capabilities, and
neatly similar opinions, could nut sit together in the
same Council? Why should a Cabinet so consti-
tuted dissolve at the very appearance of the gallant
Duke among them? Was the Pi ime Minister of either
party never to find himself in a situation in which
he could reckon on the support of both Lords and
Cuminens ? As to the speech of his Hon. Friend,
he could not see why, after giving a few grains of
p: AlMit to the affairs of Portugal, he should reserve his
teustire for the battle of Navarin. As little could he
avec with him in his eulogy on the Greek., in contra-
distinction Ir om the Tut ks. Ile believed the Tut ks to
be very honest fellows, and the Greeks tsar quire so
tree from human imperfections; nor would modern
Greece he found quite the cl4wi c soil that his lion.
friend had described. Ile thanked the Hon. and
Learned Member (Mr. Bioughem) for that storm of
thetoricAl thunder which could mike Mtaisters trem-
ble; fin iris own past he shook on his sec—(A laugh).
tie loped the Noble L rd (P Hier snot ), with the
pipes in his hand. would 'avow the House with in an•
swer to it ; though he was sloe the talwale Lord would
come out of a cot fl ct faith the Learned Member a•
unsuccessfully as ever . hie Grace the Duke of Welling.
ton did.
Mr. BA NKES coaftsaed, that he felt in common
oath the get-moat country, unqualified regiet for the
victory of Navairin—he denied that it created a
feeling of exultation ; on the contrary, the sensations
we eatismay, astonishment, and regret; whether coupled
with the Treaty. or considered separately lions it, on
either view he condemned it. The discussion of this topic
had been discontinued, on the ground that it might be
grade the subject of a distinct debate hereafter : but as it
constituted part of the Speech, every man who should
tot bear expressing his opinion on it now, may be at a fu-
- tore period. considesed compromised lay his present for-
bearance. It had been a principle of British policy, not
to interfere in foreign disputes—yet the treaty relative to
Greece was an actual in:erference. The Learned Gentle-
man said, that the treaty went to protect the interests of
religion and learning—yet, that was uoethe &chi. ei
object of it. The very front of the do&ttnent set forth,
that it vas intended to put down piracies—and was it
necessary that England. the most powerful of naval
forces, could not suppress the piracy of the Greeks with.
out calling in the aid ef France and Rts- ia. Ate we at
*nr or at peace, or in what situation are we ? It was
s.id that dere was no war at present—yet it was clear.
(min facts, that the country was carrying n war with
Ten key. Was it necessary, was it intended, to make
this part of the Speech the subject of a substantive
debate? It ought rather to be referred to a Committee,
and a secret Committee, before which should be Isid all
the 'papers on the subject, including copies of the in-
structions given to the Gallant Admiral, who was
unfortunately employed in that service, and the cir•
tuntstntices from which the conflict emanated. Of
the treaty itself there must be a discussion in seine
shape.it had brought the country into difficulties already,
and if not modified would tend to throw them into more,
of which they could at present see no end. As n•
Pottugal, he was glad to learn that the woes sent these
were on the eve of retutning—that measure, too, was
not its the spirit of British policy. inasmuch as it inter-
fered with the government of foreign nations—that
interference was not justified by circumstances, nor de-
manded by our intetest or safety. He deprecated. in the
strongest terms, eves y thing connected with the Treaty;
if a happy result should proceed from it, he should
ascribe it rather to good fortune than to good counsels.
Lord ALTHORPE was sorry that Hon. Gentlemen
had given such decided opinions on the Treaty, peal-
milady when it was cigar the discusson of it must in
time come regularly-berme the House. While he
'steed that the battle of Navarin was in consequence
of the Treaty. he should at tile same time enter his
protest against the pawls which thsew censure on the
gallant Officer who commanded the fleet on that ocean
awn. It nas hard to send out officers to aceunder all
the 41446culties imposed on them by such a Treaty. and
theft to I,laine than for acts resulting from the Ti eaty ;
srf the .PM*Cy of that Treaty be had his doubts, and
of its -punter two, end he should be glad to hear art
$ wpm tithe satisfactory esylanations of it from those