Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-11
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Fyiday, Mareb II.
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replT, iPoke TO the following pufport -
I think i, my duty, FIR, on the prelent oc-
cahon, TO follow the fame courie which |
thought it expedien, 10 purfue when the
morton for The atdrefs to bis majeay was
under confederation. ! then itaied that
under the prelens ciroumaances any expla-
ration was Wthat / conceived the houte had
no reafon 80 expect; and TO this opinion
/ aiil adhere. AT prefent l rife foley
with the view Of aninadverting very
hortIy on The obieryations which The ho-
norable genslemapshas made with i view
of hewmg the necehlty Of explanation.
confels the arguments which the lfonof-
able gentleman ufed in favor Of tie pro-
priety Of explanation, appeared to me,
and | believe that they appeared in the
fame light to the houfe, totally inconGf-
ent with the with which he profeiled
when he fet cut, that the addrefs had
been carried without any comment at all.
/ leave i, TO him &c reconcile this opinion
with the lensinlents which lie has on the
prelent location exprefed. The honora-
bic gentleman profenss defire that no.
thing WI ich fell from lin night be con
fdered as detigned to difuIb the unanimi-
ty which prevailed when this fnbje6 was
formerly brought before the houfe. Now,
FIR, l ak, if prudential reafons exifel
which rendered any explanation inexpe-
aient en- former evening, whether, atf.
ing on The fame principle, his majefy's
miniacrs ought now TO give that exPIana-
tion IF in the one cafe il was polite
and exped;ent that conceaiment lhould be
obeyved, it is inpolHble for any gentle
man to Alew that the fame caufes did not
operate with equal force. The honora-
bic gentleman, fiji, has faid, that at a cr'fs
when we may be called upon to contend
FIR oar very cxifence IS a NATION, it is
matter OF deep regret that the whole abb
lity of the country is excluded from his
majeiy's government. I viii readily
allow, for myirlf, ard believe may
take upon me to make The fame avowal
Tor my colleagues in Office, that we feel in
their utmon extent The difficult and ardu-
ops duties which we are called upon to
perform, and are frnGb!c Of lie refponG-
bility we oweto rhe country for their doe
performance. This, FIR, may be a very
fair fubjett Of obforva5ion TO the honora.
bic genteman but may be allowed 10
ak, on what principle is il thar this GER
tleman, who tells the hoof. difinttly,
that rniniAsy enjoyed his confidence,
from which rhe whole ability of the coun-
Try is excluded, lhopld now bring for
ward againlt them The charge Of weakness
and incapaoitY This is fort OF conduit
which ! leave the honorable gentleman
Satisfactorily 20 explain to the houie. l
leave it to him to explain the reafons for
Withdrawing the confidence which be for
msrly rcpoisd. Ga this part OF the homo
ra5l- gentleman's fpeech, l fhall not at
pge(cnt further enlarge, but proceed TO
make few remarks on fo5ne other OFFER
vations which he adduced. The honora-
be member laid down the PRINCIPLES by
which the declaration OF peace or war
is regulated with accuracy ana pFeeiiion.
BY the contribution Of this country,
this declaration is wiie9y made 10 ret
with che chief magifrafe. IF, however,
peace inconGfcnt with national honor
and fafety is concluded, | admit NOT an
equiyocaly with the honorable gentle
man, that his majefy's confidential Ter
wants are deeply refponGbie for tic ad-
vice which they have given to their love-
reign. The honorable gentleman has ap-
plisd the general doctrine TO the Preient
fifuation OF tie country, ard be he's argued
thu, If BY the miicondua Of minifers the
country has been broughs INFO its prefent
perilous fitustion, they are deeply and ie-
rioully re(ponGble for this hluation. To
this lentiment ] am bound explicitly to
saant, and | have no difficulty in layiog,