Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-03-07

sir, the actis not the less dishonorabl,
nor rePreheasinle ON that account.
No, sir, the author skulking from
public view, stamps the character oil
tue transaction with peculiar disgrace.
Insults OF this kind, sir, have been
|Practised upon the British governm en-,
and nation. Let us see how insults
OF this nature were received and tre.,-
ted by that government and nation.
] Several cases of this nature have oc
Cured in Great Britain. but |
will select one in point which
occurred in thetim of George the 1st,
IN the year 1927. It will be found
r<eorccd In Belsham's Memoirs of
ueorge the 1st--pages 1872, 1913, and
la the Proceedings of parliament Of
tnat day IN reference to that subject.
These have examined, and find them
sun more pointed than the historical
account OF them, particularly the reso-
lutons of the house of COZ mons. which
are highly worthy of imitation, the,
are contained in a very large book, and
therefore declined bringing it to the
lsenate. The case was, sir, that the
imperial resident at the court of Lon.
don, count de Palm, was instructed by
MS government TO present TO his Bri
tannic majesty srtoug and pointed
memorial against certain expressions
or intlmations in the kings speech TO
parliament, which were suggested by
the Imperial court to be unfounded &
false, as they probably were, &c. &c.
and TO publish the memorial for the
information of the British nation.
How, sir, did the British govern
ment and nation receive and repel this
Insult! Sir, it was received with uni
lVersal detestation, and repealed with
universal indignation. 1t hushed for
the moment the spirit of party. 1t
was deemed an insult to every man,
woman and child in Great Britain, &c.
&c. hut, sir, let me give you the &C
count in the words OF the historian.
With the memorial also was trans
rnitted from Vienna letter from
the chancellor count linz endorf to
count Palm, expressly commanding
~ M IN the name of his imperial ma
Jesty, alter presenting the memorial
10 the king of Great Britain, to pub
hsh 1t, together with the letter an.
nexed, tor the information of the
Eritish nation. The chancellor
Lindendorf aiirms in this letter,
J. .hat 1t is easy - see that the speech
was made for TO other purpose but
10 excite the nation to rupture AM
open war with the emperor an
oPain and to make the parliament
approve the precipitate and burthen.
some measures which the govern
| ment has taken for private ends toe
Wen known-That ON the first re-
{ port OF these false suppositions, the
emperor and the king ofSpain, in or.
DER to silence them, proposed for.
mai act de non offendendo, into which
al the contracting parties of the trea-
ties OF Vienna & Hanovermight enter
till such time as dehnitiye agree
! ment might have taken place but
r. that this proposition was rejected.
lie says, that the articles Of the qua.
drupie alliance are expressly and
i publicly laid down as the unalterable
basis OF the treaty of Vienna, and
that to affirm that by secret pact
concluded at the same time, engage
ments have been entered into by their
Imperial and Catholic rnaiesties, re
pugnant to the same, is an outrage
Gus insult 20 the majesty of the two
contracting powers, who have right
I to demand PREPARATION proportional
to the cnormity Of the afffont. And
that the high contracting parties had
no other view than that of making
! peace between themselves without
inJuflng any one else" The allie
T. cations contained in this letter & me.
mortal seem but too well founded /;
but the Incorporate language of
| these papers gave high and lust Of.
+ fence and Mr.. Shippen, M. Hun
| gertord, Sir. William Wyndhan,
/ aud all the leaders Of opposition ic
! parliament, warmly conquered in the
address presented to the thron, on
this occasion; and which p ,ssed the