The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-03-21 00:00:00

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need. Now, Sire under what ;circumstances
the king of Sardinia take possession of Genoa
In consequence of the Treaty of Paris, he was
in possession of his own dominions. But, as it
found necessary, in the general arrangement,
take assay a certnin portion of his territory,
was deemed advisable to indemnify him elsea,
- n what part of Italy did he land, after his rests
lion At Genoa, where the petiole received
with acclamations. They were happy to see an
of that tyranny by which they had been so tong !,
reessedo7-they_ %YIP,. /total! that he.nas aestoree
his throne. With the feelings t;f a free people,
hailed, with delight, the destruction of that oppress
,Government by se hichhe and they Gad been bowed
;the earth. They little thought, et the time, that
King of Sardinia was intended for their Monarch,
'lit was, however, so settled. The Members of
•Congress said, 'we have been obliged to take a
of your property in the North, and yeo..shall
something in tho Soutb in fiat of it. In- this
transaction was firoUsht toceher all, the pert
baseness, and rapacious violence, thatcould disgi
a couutry.—[lfeur l]o—On the question of the SI
Trade, I is ish to ask the Noble Lord what has I.
done towards carrying into effect. the strongly,
pressed wishes of this House ? I oish to know,
ther he has made. any progress in procuring the abi
Lion of Cult abominable tralF.c? I wish to know
(her lie has received any substantial assurance;
those Powers immediately connected with the info
trade in Slaves, of their intention to olrolish it?',
him, whether be can protect himself, not from
charge of au absolute ddelictioti of his ditty, hut ft
the accusation of having shown a lokewarnmeaspo
subject; when at Pads—at a time when it
confidently stated, that the ineasitre of complete
abolition might have been carried I •Itinny -
moors have gone forth on this point. It has
said, that the exertions of Russia were prow!
to the Noble Lord; in support of the annibilat
of this trade, to an extent beyond what he et
receive; and it has been asserted, that it was re
to him, and to no other cause, that the Slave T.
I was not abandoned by France.—f Lord Castlereagh
here, by motion, intimated that the charge pas
true.l—l am glad the Noble Lord received the charge
as be has done. lam glad that he wilt have an 9,
portunity of denying it in terms. X observe,
the Noble Lord has obtained from Spain sad Pot.
gal a limitation, by which those Powers bind them.
selves not to carry on the trade in slaves farther''
10 degrees north of the equator. There is, Sir,
Article-eta very remarkable nature, on the eel
of the Slave Trade, in• the Treaty with Ferdinand
Seventh ; and,' •am sure, my Honourable Ft
(Mr. Wilberforce) will . bear, with regret) what
been done. If Ferdinand the Seventh does
display more sincerity on this occasion, than be.
done On ethers, nil the attempts made to do to
with the trafhck in slaves have been utterly useless.
,—Phis is a eeparate Article, signed by Siriesry
Wellesley, and entered. into with that Goaahrtimetr
which hats annihilated the Cortes, and is now
deavouring to reduce beneath its arbitrary st
the inhabitants of those countries, which onco fo:
its foreign ressessions—but which, I hope, nest
will again be attached to it. The Article is cleest'
says—
Hi, Catholic Majesty erneurrirg in the fullest manner
the sent .itts oChis Britannic biojesty with respect to the i
justice and inlinronniiiy•of the traffic in sifters, will take is
consideration, with toe deliberation n hick the state of his po
scesions in America dettntod,, the mesas of acting in mainstay
with those sentintentt."
r. W H [TOR EA D stopped here—bat *load eri
of "'fetid on, Read !"—following, be proceeded—.
• His Catholic Majesty promise, moreover. to prohibit
objects front eiseteing in 'the Slave Trade, tor lbeVurpoie,
: supplying any i-lan.ls or posse-sinus excepting those appettair.-
hie to Spnin, nix, to prevent liken ire, !ssr elfeCtial 'zieasuree
and regulat les a, the prolet lion oY t ;Jr:Spa/411 Rag being gives
so foreigners who may en; ate in this tnasc, sobethet sObjeets
his arinniaic Maj-Sty any after Bros or Vower.
[Bear, hear! from Lord Castlereagh .3 .
" If the Noble Lord has gained any thing,
joke at it; but I deny the sincerity with which
article is pruned. The neat article, •Str, proves
what was stated in this House, as to the entire.'
trality of Great Britain in the cons betweetiSi
and her colonies, was tint exactly consistent with
fact. l'he article sets forth,•.lbot: • ' . .
• His Britannic Nlixiests. heiug aanisnin stiet the. troubles
disturb:ll3.es %holt onforitinotely prevail: :ip the ouoiniio
coliiiiiie Ninje:•ty in America ShOtllli 4 atirely moo., ap
subject, of those piovinces should reruns to ibeir 91.edirrIft.
their lawful Sovereign, esiviees to take the most effectual site:,
cores for preventing his subjects from rut phasing woo, aminuill•
: lion, or any other warlike ai Ode to the revolted in Anted,.
I " Thil Government is bound not to affordwo•
sistatice or the revolted in America' ; but there
stipulation that assistance. should not be given to
Spanish Government to subdtte.the colonies;
contrary, I am sure to the feelings of the peopi
this country', assistance bas been Worded to them
Now, Sir, what have these revolted subjects, as '
are termed, done ? They had, in every instal
expressed their hostility to the SleveTrade—they
utterly cast it off, along with ninny blots that
delibly remain on the character of the Spa!
Monarch. I hcipe they may effectually throw
the yoke .of depentletice--sitice, in the very info
of their freedom they have done that which
selfish and illiberal influence of the mother coal
would never consent to.--[1 leer, hear'.] —lt
appear to me, that many of the acts which. I
disgraced latter days, arose tram the feeling,
welt was the fy tautly of that maa, who was
ten exile at Elba—so much was his conduct detests
e—set utterly were his principles reprobated—l
those by whom he was everlieroehis might, .wid
exciting any particular uttention, play what prat
they pleased. It was thought• that their act
•
!•itatiki ortt. Ise .scrutiakized,..in consequence of
iniquities which preceded them. It was precisel
feeling* of this, • very klad that . had produced
Europe those direful events, -to stop the progress
• which the Allied SoVervigns united their strength
Of the rise and fall of Bonaparte's power, I ni
Itad but one idea. Ile oas aggrandized by
• .enemies—he dethroned himself—[hear, hear !•
And, should he be again seated on the throne
France, a matter w hick now hangs hi doubt, he will
placed there in consequence of those proceedings whi
h ire occurred subsequt nt to his overthrow.—[Hear
—Now, Sir, I slin4l.l be glad to know, whether
•Proclamation signed Napoleon,' and dated fr
• Bourgoigue,.is considered by his Majesty's (hove)
gent as a genuine paper;~ I AM told•by persons'
pub'
saw it at Paris, that it is considered a true