Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-23

England should arise, the present admi
nistration shall have from me as cordial
and as sincere support as il the man whom
| | most loved were restored tol life and pow
er.-Is this a vain discussion i-Let those
who think 50, look at the present state OF
Europe. VIII not the animation of the
Spanish mind be excited by the knowledge
that their cause is espcused, not by Mi
uisters alone, but by the Parliament and
the people of England l-If there be a
{disposition in Spain to resent The insults s.
IlnJuries, Too enormous to be described BY
Language, which they have endured from
the tyrant Of the earth, will not that dis
position be reused to the most sublime
lexertion, by the assurance that their eff
forts will be cordially aided by great and
powerful nation !--Sir, thin.. this most
Important crisis. Never was any thing
so brave, SO generous, SO noble as the con-
duct OF the Aslurians. They have mag
Unanimously ayowed their hostility 10
iFranCe-They have declared war sgains,
3onaparte--they have no retreat; they
ARE resolved to conquer or to perish in the
lgrave of the honor and independence of
their country. Ii is that the British go.
lvernmen may advance To thier assistance
with firm step, and with a holder mien,
that have been anxious 20 afford this op-
lporlun,ty to the British Parliament, of ex-
pressing the feelings which they entertain
ION the occasion. move, Sir,
"That an humble address be presented
to his majesty that he will be graciously
pleased To direct that there be laid before
ihis house, copies of such procamations
as have been received by his Maiesty's
Secretary of State for Foreign Affair,
and which have been issued since the ar.
rival ot The French army at Madrid; whe
iher by the Spanish government, the
french Commander in Chief, or by pei
sons since claiming to act on behalf of the
spanish nation"
Mr.. Secretary Canning replied nearly
, as follows Mr.. Speaker, am dispose d
TO give every credit to my right honora-
Die friend for his motives in agitating this
subject, and can assure him, that he i.
> very much mis- AIKEN If he imagiues haf
It ~oo intended to check or rebuke liIeI. by
ANY thing that was said on recent even
ling from this side of the house. AT ,ha
time, although I was in possession of MI
hight honorable friends communication
my right honorable friend near me was moi
SO. Sir, | could very easily show my right
honorable friend, that it is imposs bic tc
produce the papers for which he has mo
we'd: some, because they have not reached
: his Majesty's government in an au,hen,i
y Gated form others, because they are no
accurately described in the motion ant
all, because if we were in possession o
: the information which they contain, i
u would be highly mprovident in US, at tn,
'lpreseut moment, TO communicate that IN
:, formation to the world { Hear, hear, hedr,
" While | state this, however, Sir, / hop,
my right honorable friend will not mis-
understand me so much as to suppose tina
. impute 10 him any blame for this pro
" ceedIng, or that | undervalue the pledg,
y which he has given US Of his support in a
= ny plan of active operations which II ma,
be deemed advisable to adopt with res
= peel 10 Spain the more especially whe
. it is considered, that in that pledge ma
= be implied the support of those person
:, with whom my right honorable friend /.
accustomed to act in Parliament, and {
u whose body he is so eminent and dislin
= guished member Sir should have bee
- far from charging my right HONORABLE
~ frieEd with blame even had he gone s
- far as to chalk out TO his majes,y's minis
~ ters the line OF conduct that IN his opinio
. it would be expedient for them to pursue
; From this he has abstaiued. Iudispose
% as should have been 10 censure my rigf
70 honorable friend, had he proceeded TO tina
- lexieht, cannot but feel that his speech
," moderate as il has been, calls for such
~ general disclosure of the sentiments
W his malesty's ministers as cannot be mad
without hazard, without a dishonorabI
% compromise, and without exciting expeC
: tations which may never be realised
W. is, therefore, sir, declare to the hous
70 and TO the country, that his MalesIy's mi
y nisiers see with as deep and lively an int
~ rest as my right honorable friend, the NO
~ bic struggle which part OF the SPANS
y nation is now making TO resist the unez
'' ampled atrocity of France, and to preserv
- the independence of their country an
W that there exists the strongest dispositio
~ on the part of the British government |
As afford every practicable aid in a contest S
" magnanimbus. In endeayoring TO afIor
D this aid, sir, it will never occur to us
g consider that q STATE Of war exists betwee
a