Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-19
From TIE London Courier, Juae IS.
Sr4ecE OF IatE scoUN1RY.

blance 10 certain bills, denomin2teu f7otCh
Potch, which are occasionally brought in
at the close Of a session, and which relate
to variety Of subjects. The debates were
less upon the propriety and improperly of
prorouginss the parliament than upon the
slsua.ion of our external and internal peli-
tics. The motion for short adjournment
proceeded less from a real wish TO keep
.she parliament, sitting than from know
ledge thar the discussions of those motions
would include adiscussion OF all possible
subjects, aud from hope co draw from the
Minister some explanations uponshe sub
iecs of foreign and domestic politics, upon
the external situation of the country, and
she Internal situation Of the cabinet. We are
therefore relieved from the necessity of
entering into any reviews of the arguments
for or against prorogation; though we
shink the arguments drawn from the pow
or vested in the king to cali parliament to-
gether in fourteen days, conclusive against
,it-Bus these motions at the close of
: session against prorouging parliament are
not new :; they were made LAST war with
sshe same views, and upon the same princi-
pies Lord Holland made similar motion
IN the summer of 1900, 10 which he used
ahe same language against Lord Gfenvillc,
that Lord Grenville, Mr.. Grey, and Mr..
Windnam use now against the present MI
.nisters. Lord Holland in 1900, represent.
ed the power of Bonaparte to have been &c.
mented by the folly and incapacity of lord
Grenville, and his colleagues, who had
given proofs of the most shameful igne.
rance aud misconduct, and who were equal
Fly incapable ofcarrying on war with sue
cess, or concluding a peace with honor.
Lord Grenville in 1906, borrows against
Lord Sidmouth, tho invectives aud accu.
sations that were formerly urged against
ahimself by Lord Holland. How little varia-
zion has there been tall times in the march
and conduct. of opposition! They all tread
the same path, they are all condemned like
Sisyphus, TO the same up hill labor. The
arguments and accusations againt the con-
ductors of the last war are revived against
the conductors of the present. The speech
es of 1885 are repeated in 1905 the sang
that was sung in the former period is sung
in the latter IN the same strain. We turn
ed this morning to speech of Mr.. Grey in
1908: it is astonishing what a similarity
there is between their speeches then and
now !; the sans gloom and dependence
prevail; the same exaggeration of the
streagsh ofthe enemy, and the same under
yaluing the resources of Great Britain. 1t
seems as If the powers OF his mind were
confined within narrewscompass he is
nothing if not iadulging the natural peewish-
ness and pe,alence of his disposition he
has no glow and warmth of feeling, nothing
of the imagination and FIRE OF genius; his
MUD is not generous enough for confidence
lis not generous enough for candor; dis.
trust, suspicion and dependence appear to
occupy it entirely.
Seldom he fniles and ffniles in fuch p fort
As if he Knocked himfelf aud scorned his fpiris
That could be moved TO fmile at any thing.
One of the Inconvenience (they are but
few of our excellent constitution is, that
in every the enemies are sure to find
powerful allies in the oPposess of govern
ment. But we never could satisfactorily
explain the arguments by which they could
justify or pailiate the panegyrics they be.
stow, and the. exalted pictures they draw
of the power and resources of France. IF
they edonot believe their own sentiments
MISUNDERSTANDING do believe them
they are not patriots. If Europe really
supposeg our resources to be diminished,
what power On the cortinent would feel the
least inclination TO cooperate with US? If
the enemy entertained the same supposi.
ton, what chance would we have of any
nrgociation with honor or advantage? That
these opposition efforts really produce the
effect of giving Increased confidence to the
enemy, anS of disheartening the continents
al powers, We do not assert, because they
ore a1cIlallu accommodated NTH H. ..n.A