Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-23
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of all the gentlemen on hat side. If min
isers were anxious for vote on The
subject, or wanted money, they should
have come down 10 the house, and a.kcd
for it themselves. The R,gh, Honor able
gentleman had adoped an expression
which had been too often US, on former
occasions, when he Represented this as a
contest against the common enemy of
mankind. All he should say upuo this
head was, would 10 God that ave could
come into this contest with clean hands:
that we could embark in il Without being
| liable to the charge that we ourselves mad
been the o9prcssors of hat very. county,
The Right Honorable gentleman had ca i
that in the first Instance all oblecis should
be left out but Spanish objects. L vas
his opinion however, thai, fist and last,
no objects should b. consul ed but those
purely Spanish, and he VAS therefore,
sorry tn learn by the speech of the Right
Hon. Secretary, that b i,ish iptcsests
were in any event TO mix themselves
Will the prosecution of his contest. He
was ready 10 give his cordial consea 10
the voie of credit. The Right Honorable
| gentleman had said tina It was imp ssh.
bic 10 comply with the motion, and upon
his he was sure the opinion or sense Of
the house was unanimous.
| MIR. Secretary Canning rose 10 en-
| PLAIN ms OnCeption which the Hor.
| Gentleman seemed feel as 10 what he
had stated respe Cling the objects to be
prosecuted in the contest. He had men
Toned British objects an thai occasion,
tor the purpose ouly Of dlsclaimipg them
as any part of the considera' ions which
influenced his majesty's government. Ia
his contest in which Spain was embark
ed, no interest could be so purely Bit.
'ish as Spanish SUCCESS no conques, so
adsan ageous for Great Britain, as con-
| qnering from Ftanee The complete inleg-
riiy of the dominiyns Of Spain in every
quarter of the world.
Mr.. Whilbread was glad that he had
given the Right Hon. Geo,leman the op.
portuniiy of that explanation.
Mr.. Windhsm, though there were manyim-
Portant topics belonging to this question, and
arising out OF the discussion, as Ia. as it had
hitherto gone, did not mean to offer any obser-
vation on them. He had then risen only tn
touch upon one or two particulars, w,,ich were
more personal than any general reference to tho
general situation of the country the one, that
IL might not be misunderstood, and the other 10
rectify mistake that might prev..il respecting
II. And here we must observe the gloomy
prospect held up at the outset by the bad spe-
cimen OF candor, openness, and ing. niousn'. 90
with which the Right Hon Gent nd endea-
vored to construe the sentiments expressed by
! his Right Honorable tri nd, as plcde-ac the
whole of those who acted with him 20 "A srcne
raj support oil tne measures of administrations
{ a cry of No. no, no from the Treasury Bench
ss itnittu their own measures atienst 10 tbcse,
4. M Ia I
object which his Right Hon. irie hadin view
He had felt 1t ne cessAry OH his part tidisclaiuI
being included in any such pledge and ne ho-
, ped this construction ofthe x CHI Hon. Gentle
man was not specimen Of the oaenncss which
me House was to expect la tiie p ogress OF this
transaction. The points uVOi which he wish
5 ell to touch were first, the advice watch h Il
been given by his Right Honorable fricnd to
| M nIsters, either to do a great dea,, or do no.
: thing III tins case If his Right r;on friend
! meant by doing a great deal to send a LARGE
force to the assistance Of s ain, he feared that
we should not be able to do that. But it was
rot thence TO be concluded that nothing wa 10
{be done Though we uld not assist them in
the highes degree, it d d not follow tnat we
b might not do what would be extremely service
able to them. The TT Of iiis Right Honorl-
n Die trends sentiments in which lac completely
concurred, was, that in which ne recommend
, ed not 10 adopt the conduct that bad becn mr.
;, OF the French revolution. II was his dc ided
] opinion, thauwe should not mix little British in
b terests with this important GA stion he WAS
happy to gree with his Right Hon friend ON
> this point; though he could not concur with.
h IN as 10 the alternative, or admit b s coucl 81 :
ION, that IT great deal could not be done. no.
+ thing was to be done The other point uoan
I. which ne wished to touch, related TO the rem
eral censurc which his Right Hon. friend had
4 passed upon the conduct of all administrations
He was ready to admit that this censure y, z
lust IN general, but lac denied that 1T would aD-
= ply TO the last administration, of win ch he had
q the honor o. being a member. CHeif, hear.
E hear He deftd any gentleman 0 p. sye one
instance N which it would apply IL they could
mot shew any such instance, they sbouI. ieceiys
= his statement with more temper. Tie did not
5 claim any praise for thatadministration. bcr.use
u It bad not an opportunity OF incurring thc CEN
! lsure. lie was anxious 10 urge Ne strongly az
lhis Right Hon. friend the proprety Of prose-
= lcut'ng hopes for the restoration of Europe, IN
that way alone in which they were likely to be
realized. IL had oit,n been peproschel for
5 lenthusiasm on this subject but he trusted lie
o would not readily b. reproaened again, mas
" much as his impressions, though late, get rot
Ii, slowly, had been adopted Il seemed now to
=, dc admitted, that the only wsy Of oeerturninr
revolutionary dcspOtism. was b. aiding the in