Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-10-21
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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clauscs to edElcd to the biz the one to
e'abc English distillers to expert spirits, uE-
on the same advantageous terms as the Irish
distiilers, and the other to.prevent the low
cring of the strength Of the spirits
Inc bill was strongly opposed by Mr.. w.
Smith and Marryatt. Mr.. p Moore, sup
ported the bill. :
Mr.. Hutchinson in a speech ofconsi.lerable
length, defended thcb bill, ard did not think it
unreasonable that in this solitary instance,
ireland should be allowed to retain the tri-
Hing advantage Which the articles of alion
gave her. IL appeared TO be tic decided OBJ
jcct of the British dis,illcrs, never To allow
| tho English market to be open to the Irish
distillels. but that ths Irish market aroald
be at an times open to them This was al
most the only advantage which Ireland had
derived from that aboninable and mos, dis
graceful measure, the u,,ion - Order!
Order Chair
| The speaker. The honorable member
| viii do we'll to recoliect, that snch is not the
language which ii becomes this house to hear,
or him to use, in speaking Of grave and sol.
emn act of parliament. (Hear, hear, hear.)
Mr.. hutchinson. Sir, trust I am inca
pablo OF using language unworthy this place
| ormyself. In saying what / have said,
have oteyed the dictate of feelings of which
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to be just, know not why am to suffer the
expression OF them to be dictated to me-
(derc the cries of order, order, char, chair,
| caar, became louder and more generally
Speaker. '' hope the honorable gentle
man will see the necessity of confor. ..ing to
the usage of the house.
Mr.. Hutchinson. To conform to the usage
OF this House am in every way disposed,
! { hear but my first right as a member of it
! is what / will never willingly resign
/ (Ordir y Ii pri, ilege of speech be not the
right Of every member of this house, know
not what isl have always thought it to be
| the right OF every member of this house,
whathe feels honestly, to declare boidly-my
feelings with respect to that measure Of uni
on, have been strong and uniform. When il
was first proposed, foresaw in it danger to
this country, in the danger, the depreciation
| and the ruin of my own, and as common
friend to both, resisted it by every means
in my power-and am inow to be denied the
melancholy privilege of deporing the hui
initiating state to which that measure has re-
duced my country, by making her party
in efectingpher- national xtinction IN /
to be daFed the wight on complaining that
sue had beeRHick out finer Independence
by proRisesE hichE fave all b<H violated,
and hoMs Which he been ax5blasteda If,
however, aftef at5this, it Isf5theN secret de-
termination to rob her gg@ually oithe very.
few advantages, and th1se too of Partial o.
peration, TO which ,efdcr even such Ma, act
She may be entitledswhy then let but gentle
men avow this, "a let the union be diss1i-
ved!-( Hcurthear
After few words in explanation from
Mr.. J. Taylor, and Mr.. VIM. Smith, the
house divided--Ayes 66--Noes 12-majo.ity
AZ.
We have paid more attention to the prece-
ding subject than some NJ ay think it deman-
debut the object was, by holding up
faithful view Of things at they really are in
Eurofc, to impress upon the youshful Ameri-
can the superior excellence of ms ozvn con-
Stifufion, and induce him to cling to it as the
ark Of his safety and happiness. We have
not distorted a single fact
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