The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-30 00:00:00

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God the greats iflienlty in ptemotingher views: Veal&
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danger to Portal, which made it necessary to go to
war. He wie.lntoefftlaere titia no reason cciaiing at that
time for war osacouol of Porturia If "Portugal .was
attaches, thii entry Would 'he randy to discharge her
4)144101On. ' Face lead riceived a.snrances that Eiwr
laild'teeold reset the obligation, and delie egmatenced
lie attack, Parimen' and the country would most seyea
lonely enable le Maj, sty to discharge the obligation.—
91. could not I;cortilder the course of debate:4lld the
lippeachmenfolloWninenf • most 'extraiardinarit. Oath'
:eine" mist hinpriant (iterations had been submitted for
discussion, nattily, whether the policy this country main-
taniedeloring
,ie nego, iationa was calculated to meet
Leonthe ieteveit of* country: lie might ask whether Pies
pew of gataikwas the onto-eat of England ? and, eel'
illy, if the ;ace of Europe was disturbed,.wheilme it
was not Our ingest to preserve the peace of England P
IThose queativ must be ao.avered in the atfirmadve, sad
conseptemix i win desirable to ioaintain'a mediatorial
position, *loci:might' provide mole secnrity against the
tisittlitat•il attic of ll'tance oh Spain. The single Twee
lion on which le supporters of the motion ciliated, was
one of dpgree ;namely, whether:or no the tone of 'Bar:
Miiister dorin the negotiation teas no sub Missive.
, Ms lion. &leaser for Whtminster ha I declared' Isitdielf
se idvoc.ate 1' tat *ar of liberty opined despotiona• ;He'
for one shoeldleplore the hour when England ever en.'
tees iato sack: aver. %t By eame time he protesteal_ as
mock as arty nuncoldil, egarst ill; dectrine of the HolY
Alliance to toirect..the intermit affairieff foreign nations..
Hi hail eertaiuy supported the policy wooed by a late
Noble Edna with respect to Ditties, but those proceed-
inga were egohrtsbed on a prinewledifferent from that On
which reaoce invadlii the Spanish t4ritory. He consi-
der-4 it 'too* neeess try to Make that statement,
*taiga hltriiiiipmefits with respect to the Occupatio% of
Naples had Vitus adverted so by a F.retsch •Alinister. ' M.
Vlstateaahrianda in detailing die policy of Franco, made
it appear, that be (.tlr. Secretary Pei) had &stared his
opi wee that site interference of AgitilaintlotheiNwers
in trig affairs of Naples was justified. He eirtiiiirde;
liverei that opinion; and it elideopear to him.that Aus-
tria Was justified. The French Militate, drawing an in-
(errs" from that opinion. said if site ti•ivernment of
Ellefitil.. cossideri-d Austria jdatified in kat attack on
.Naple7, they toast also think France right in her ait.sek
on SOL To that'' inference. he email not accede. " He
rends 'sot see snliscieut jostifiration in the ag,tresiion of
Pcopeo Tie otiose of revolution in Naples and the re-S
volotito ip Spatn, were different. In Naples they called
for
on the King ,•
a Constitution. He said, allow right
days lir contiideiation, The mai) attack. 4 the King in
his neeei, stil sail they would have it in twentY:four
hours. Tie obj•clof that revolution was the derange-
went 0. all Itady,, asd Austria was justified in guarding
against tlip dac-try. No friend to ,pain would regard
the reershitsourthere, as hearing the chaeacter of the retro-
talon It Napleil; and lie bad no hesitation in derlaritiir
that Olt invasion of SPsia.was an act of aggression on
the pain of Franc'e.—(Rear, hear. hear. ) —An Hon. Mem-
ber haideclared himself the advocate for war of a pecu-
liar .4.4iete.r. The Ilit:t. Metubeestinulil not eerie land
,war, hit a naval war. The Hoe. Member thought Ilia
bulk shps were liable to decay in ordinary,. and if ilry
were seat to sea, the country would not be Dutch tbp !
loser. sic was not disposed to differ with the" Hon. Oen!. i
tlein;in is to the eneuse of such a war ; bit some iiiilPl
catty Would ariselit pelsiiading* Prance to keep np le.
'naval seer. What would the flea. Gentleman gain by iil
Marititie war? What. could be done in aid of Spain by i
a in tritine war? What could be the repult of !inch a,
war? the itaitiorible Member. thought they @Ogg '
'succeed in thevaotiiie of MartTnione, It-Vali-the attar,
'and war would' be no mote. The Ton. and iwirned
"tientletaan had said Ministers might have, told France
that if they attacked Spain they would have to inert the
puke of Welliegton on the arena; but therptestion was,
whether we were prepared to carry threats into execw
"don. If War was necessary, the country ought to go to
war; bat to use threats without-the intention to support
high language, would only laic.; upon the country eon-
tempt. In the course of the negociations there were
three distinct features. The Congress of Verona, Lord
Wellington's return to Paris,and the speech of the King,
with the subsequent events. It was truly said by the
Hon. Member fur Ilramber, that they ought to bear in
mind all the circumstances under. which the despatches
were written. Was it intended to criminate the Govern-
ment for the I ingtmge in these despatches? His Right
. Host-Friend had 'hewn, through the whole of the lan-
guagagled to the Allied Powers, that England consi-
dee eel herself separated from those Powers. What was
die language held at Verona ? M. Montmorency said in
hie despatch—" If England had not separated herself
from the Congress at Verona, the measure in contempla-
tion for the amelioration of Spain would have proceeded.
That was the admission of ,France—what was the opi-
nion of Spain ? The despatch of M. San Miguel, dated
the 12th of January, complained of the part .taken by
England. He !Witt, " Will England not give effect to
the principles she ptofesses ?" At that moment Spain.,
was sot aware of the part taken by England. The coin-,
plaint was. that Spain was oat apprized of the part Eng-'1
land liartalten,but when she did kaou the part Hike.
by England, wia she dissatisfied? On the ffith of Dec.,
M. San Miguel said, " We are Imre of England, aad se.'
tiafied with her peace." He Might also call the attention
of the House to the opinion of Spain, delivered by San
Miguel, as to mediatory course to be taken by Eng-
land. It was Bill :—" There is certainly nothing at pre-
sent to indelce us to ask for such mediation ; but we are
all at sea. surrounded by dangers, and we may want a
friendly hand." There was no proof of the dissatisfac-
tion of Spain. An Hon. Gentleman had alluded to
crooked and straight lines, hut he was ready so contend
that his Right Hon. Friend had preferred a right line,
of taking the course which became a British Minister,
avoiding the two extremes, which might endanger the
liaterests of the eountry. His Right lion. Friend would
hour at the end of the debate the conscious 'atilt-
, :Non of hiving performed big duty, and the approba-
lion of allinaderate men.—(ilear.) He (Mr. Secretary
' Peel) then adverted to toe mediation, and observed that
nothing speared in that transaction,'but a friendly de-
sire to infinite% &manner advantagions to Spain. He
asked, w t Wei to he gained by agreeing to the motion?
Was Uri' t,'irti a question on welch Feriae had binned ,
its decisi , "tpinion, that the Mime of Cougnoni should
Condemn the policy of the British Ministers. Strict ,
neutrality hat been most desirable. After the conflicts'
of the last toenty-four years arict neutrality was the
bent coarse fin this country, whilst it could be preserved
With honour. The Government bail acted in support of i
the Interests tf the eisontry, and notwithstanding the
prop:ll66li seloatted 6y the Iton.li-ntleinan, they would.
doutetiess enlattbi'approbatioa of the nation, tool public
confidezce. .
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Sir P. uxtieterr agreed with the Right Honourable
liMitleanisi uliolad jot sat dome, that id order to take a,
~.4,.,,,,t girl; a . 4itionitlehOt was In:ttrr to West Causes
and circumstance. Ii- cogid• nut but express his sos.
faction that the ;enteral tinatihnity of tentidient tegpvet- '
ins the sigreaan of France nos not broken by the.',
Right Wk. Ocoleinan. It had oocurred to hint that the
(tight lion. Sextary 'night have rat deed the opinion
of the roialtczt lf trance which w.ol eaprei,ed on a,
formic clay :vowing Aoritria, and N ,plea. It was a sii• '
tiS *Lai 612 to Ands least i general feeling in Best Maar
on tke earociOus ooduct sit France: He admitted with •
the Blidtt lieu. lentlianain that it eras not tit to deterad
p eh%
.leklACilll paths. pap, rs. They ought take atm-
-41.041,4, f► hr.heo general. Yiew. . After there bad
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