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

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tinware of the best time of MIT ltietofy., It new 114 e.
pietred*that toalisteln from violating *the independence
ornations Walsall that hid bees done,ted that tbe biker*
:•of.poWer bad, never . been Mentioned or. thought of: Us
id net net argue with, as, 04 who would asir that, the
ooropugop a Spain by Fridee''wataill not destroy the
ibplettei of power" in • Europe. ' With those soblime poll-
41eilans, Who *aid, that lien Europe were ender one lle-
nese meet, it could, net athwt. the interests of this country,.
Isetbeill niteltieg in evenpion, Mislaid habits of thinking,
retained huh far within that point if refloeilphilosoPhy.
Ilie Hoinerrible Member for toile (:ask had adopted
this proposition, and he could opt help se:miring the'
youthful ardour and vigour with which be embreced.
Very pared x. which fell into Ida kande. Notwithstand-
ing the Phi ropliera of Coffe Untie, however; be cc
'con-
tended that t e bklance of power was nroonary to be pre-'
served, and that it would be most effectually destroyed
If France obtained possession of Spain. When be &Am '
his tprptions of the Right lion, bleotlensau, he had 'aid
that, hr expressed his hope tint the corithicl.oftitip coon-
tyy mould be sipdhir to that followed in the best titian
4 the country. To see Whether this' was the case, let,
tgit latiation, thei garatiwal4trefon
supportedl in
nii "I:6 i i.ellie- °J.
Stott:smelt itirl 6toper'eAs who succeeded him. les.4l.te.
OM 11.0)1.1 ape accepeton of the Bourbons to. the Threat
of gpain, ‘'.ll?Ci. had been the natural all:ye:rind proteetor'
Of the kingdom of Pur:itgeli. The rival Mons of I,tonr-
bap wild Austria were her protectors, anti the Huse of.
% even reiin;din peacetul security. But: as soon as
t power of Frattee becamp Enc.-silent iii Sinai,, she
aetacke.l Poringol to Induce her to declare war pillar,
gal Lind : and that on the eaknoWledged pretest that her
Idiom i.an in Europe dewindealli. This'wee tin &allow.
he lielies'e !, that ever a Keograpltical cidllli of war ifii
openlypuf forth. Tbreutiines wat Puituktintcailiestlattta ,
inanner..and tiiice.ttiuses she resisted with an hettdcllde-
lity Retinae net to ha 'cqtialled, ceetaii!)Y liver to bestir-
'V*, in the annals of Kurvee. Now What'ilas the '
'cianduct to mar faithitil Ally, Obeli the time of leer' peol
inns COM.? . Was there any real assurance' Of bit 'safetyin the papers before, the Boon? lie denied' it; and he
could demonstrate tbatt ere ayes none lb this poet of
their n:goeiatiorts, 4: i Uhatearthilin f, ah.f.X. deVil-
i
lek? .44 slither;
.coesi la4i.ii addrep:, l'hi'whele Of
then assurances with iejesed. le Perteyal only referred
to the time while the itrug,of oheeevaitori remained neon
the frontier. The nionnut the army entered Spain,those
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anuramers held no longer. We had therefore done ab.so•
'lately nothing fur that friendly Power which bat been
tutee, times destroy,el, or been upon the brink of destruc-
thin op oar account. Thus it was in the land of super-
stition and ignorance, that
.honour aud OJelity were to
be found; anti in the conortry of reason and liberty--;
falsehood and dishonour. The moment Frillier possessed
the same power over the Frent:h railt of Spans, that
moment "mold tliti Saute scene' he anted Over akain.-!7
Therefore, the only means which they" liett orprereatiwg
it, and of discharging the heavy debt which they owed. to
their ancieht and most faiiiittilAar,w.,..s resistance to
the attack upon Spain. H in. The eiteerable and' Learned
Member then alluded to a condilendil tette-rot Cyril Ninth's,
I of which he hid obtained I Copy,' refilliiroVo i plot for
Ilanding a French force in Ireland at thii' Gans' witen the
French and Spanish fleets entered the*Cheneel, to establish •
' the Dekede Elie-Janne, a deicer:darn of the Stuarts; hides
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governtopt of that country. 114 epic:tided by expressieg
hie were% hopes for the 'personal safety of King Ferdinand.
Next to his own King. there was not another Watimltio lbok-
led to ;flit) so much anx.ety. lie 'wfstithl Adel to live rid.
'Warmed 'through the veins of the errantry,' that his safty
Imight go down to future ages as the eternal monument of
toe nidderition and forbearance of the Spanish nation.
. Whether their Constitution should exist, and give liberty
and happiness to generations yet uobarn, or whether it
siniula'fait, it would at least have the glory of setting ana-
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I &male worthy of tine repent people that eyer Peed upon 0?
face of the world. IWO, naldat of tftql,r glorious straggle'
they had' been opposed by fraud, treachery, and deceit ;
whilst to tnew enemies they had been nierelfel,—:forgiving,
.eittiost to bliudness.—(Great cheering!)—tie should say
that he eicnoet misled th;. illustrious Arguelles Ip hie suffer-
Inge in the cause of his country and of freedom; be was
sure he envied him in his talents and Ids 'eloqlence; but
tbost of all be envied him In that exalted feeling which led
him to treat with forbearance, with respect, sod even with
delicasy,—that Sovereign who had sent him to toil as a pri-
vate soldier in a miserable fort, beneath the burning sun of
Africa.—(Loud cheering.)
Mr. BANKES explained •
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that standing as be did in the,
situation of a party, to whom the question before the Howie'
was a criniiiiatory resole,ion, he felt that eager, and, he
trusted, laudable anxiety, to advance his plea of not guilty
to the charge. After Mu admirable and unanswerable de-
fenie of his Right Honourable Friend, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, he should, however, be well content to leave
the question in the hauds of the House. That defence, he
must say, had not been shaken or touched by the speech of
the Honourable and Learned Gentleman who had just sat
down. He must take leave to examine the nature of that
egeepla and with no exception of ate titillates, during
which the Honourable and Learned Gentleman Contended
that a more dignified course of remoustrahce should have
been taken. He would ask the House, whether the whole
argument advanced was not in favour of a declaration of
war ?—(!tear, hear). it appeared that an Honourable and
Loaned Gentleman was wilting to support tho motion whe-
ther the question turned on go.ng to war or not. Did the
, honour and interest of the country require war I He should
answer—N.3. Did the voice of the people of Hogland re-
rlie* war?—(Hear, hear.)-,No. Did the Spaniards require
this country to .4o to war. lie answered—No. if neither
honour, interest, nor trestles required war, was it compe-
tent to eritnioate the Government on such grounds. It real-
ly was too Medi to !near an Honourable and Learned 6,n-
-tisane blame the speech of his Honourable Friend, the
member for Corfe Castle. His Hon. Friend had not asked,
1 whether the balance of power would be increased by the ag-
gression of France onSpaln, but whether tae balance of pow-
er would be deranged by any increase to the power of
France. He might ask say man to answer by common calcu-
lation, whether It was probable France would succeed in the
wart Spain was divided inelevers parts, and it appeared ten
millipus were against the pretsein invasion of France, an I
avtliy one million for it. Was it possible Frnnet roahl
metntain military occupetiou of the Peniusulu? Detested
by ten milliMis was it possible, even with the occupation
lof Cadiz, Ferrol,' and et:retina, France would make her
gpoqurnt secure? The Hon. and Learned Oetifleinan
hid appealed to the conduit of Oulu priiitittit,o, mune!
oAug upen which the Minister iii the present' dap' Were
to be criminated. l'Vhi 6.1 Elizabeth isiterfere in the
dimensions of foreign countries? Why 11)d iriffebedi
lend her assistance to the Flemings? Nut oPoil imp 'air
stract principle, bat because it was the intern t of Hop
land to oppose Spain- They had been told Kliaals'etls
are.ted against despotism, and that slie derived adventUge
front the upposittua ails ()tiered to deipote. No such
Wog: queen Itlis ibpth was ranch t.es espied!, mech
too.wise, to einba4k her country jig a war of principle: It
was *trimly, the interest of the country to eptiage itt a war
&gaud Philip the Second. li wos not until the recall
of the Duke of :ilea: not uotil eighteen trioneeniloisjeefe I
of spaie if) the Low .;.totietries lia.l .been brought to the
a:Phi
se: not until toe appoietment id Dye dation efi
Aastri a—th at (lime Elisabeth adciippett A ri)*".ois4guiti.
mu.l sent an army to Flistuleis. She look as a bet pricy
.01r0* tow.Bo in 410 440 P;l4ri
41irt It wars 43 aborts the
Interest of ling land, and notulog b 4 #4l At.emill, W
induced her to oppose Spuio: 11; same indorpeeggit
,bn traced to the proceedings
cir the . R-11?Ur!Itille 1
Mai Learned (iefitkAP 41 hW
..., ip .the Mips of'
, troilism Ilia Aune.—lt Mt) AO , n !used tton't hecaase
4,e' p °prised the iovrhon of Stall la
.41s4eiti.te,te; 9# o
country oat called upon at die presept dap t 44
.peree
r'rouce. !ieouill,* spar ttlieth,er-Ltle C.lfttniptteitcf Lwere
,sinailer to.tbuse in tip I.w pr. llutptpsttrcelektePttifttWil
new were ready to take. poliartioa.. qt ti4l
..elekefry--,
'ipaiu was now a divided country, awl tioce would