The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-26

foof moved, that the House go into commit
tee on
THE STATE OF THE NATION.
his moooh was agreed 10, when
Lord LiUerItooi III very able and elabo-
rate speech discussed the principles on which
the measure ne was about To propose on the
subject OF Regency were founded and justi-
fled He laid down the following as funda-
mental principles.
Ffrst-Ihat he political capacity of the
King IS always TO be considered as intire -
I'd That a Regency is TO be appointed and
regulated according TO the necessity of cases
as 1t arises Sd, That no person whatever
Can have any night to the Rygency, except
by me will OF Parliament and iosfLy. rha,
there is Rothing contrary 10 the consti tutiun
IN imposing restrictions and Limitations on the
Regent.
In support of those principles he adduced
the examples OF the history OF the nation,
and opinions Of the most able and illustrious
Statesmen and Civilians OF all the periods
since the reign OF the 4 UDoRs He then OBJ
served, there were two modes in which Par
lament could proceed to execute them ::
one by Undressing the Prince of Wales
requesting him 20 take upon himself the
Governnen OF he Country /; and the other,
10y an Act of The Legislature with the Great
Seal attached 10 it. This last ne concei. ed
to be the wises bcs, and most legal mea-
sure, and went mo long iliustr.Sion of the
preference. he then proposed,
That the House hasS resolution declar
ing the incahactty Of tie King 10 erecute
the government /; zvhich suas fiuf, and car
ricd.
He then proposed resolution,
: Thai 4 4vas the right and duty Of the tzvo
Houses to suhhiy rte defctency
A L.. 4
the resolution, which was negatived witnoul
which met similar fate, the original motion
was carried
Lord Livcrfoof then moved,
That she t4po Houses hroceed by Biz to
froUide for the ertgency.
Lord Holland bject ed TO the mode of pro-
ceedlng by bill, as he Lords and Com m ons,
he said, were not competent 20 the enaction
OF a law which required the assent of Ii e
Three Esta!es Of the Reaknt to render it
valid And that The Great Seal could not
be affixed to Jaw unless by virtue of a
Commission having ;he Sign Manuel He
was therefore in favor of proceeding by Adj
dress. as more manly, simple aud expo diti !.
Gus; and had he pre- c, dent of the Address
,othe Prince of Orange, at the Revolution.
After an animated appeal to the House on
the situation of The country, in which he
stated that Ministers had usurped the func.
j rs Of the Executive iha, instead of the
country enjoying the dominion of the Prince
Of Wales, they had been subjected 20 the
dominion of usurpers-of dangerous and
desperate faction, who wished 10 overturn
the Co sutution ard rule the country; and
demanded how foreign nations would act in
the emergency and whether the Govern
ment of the u S would be satisfied 10 dis
cuss material points in dispute with these u
urpers
He then moved,
That an Address be presented to His
Royal Highness the Prince Of HaIes. re-
questing him to take upon him the exercise
OF the Royal Power and Authority in the u
niged Kingdom of Grsat-Brjtain and Ire.
land. in the name and on the behalf of His
Majesty, during his Majesty's indispositi
on, and no longer with proviso, that His
Royal Highness sholld not assume the exer-
else of those powers, until both Houses of
Parliament had passed bill on bills with
certain restrictions.''
The Duke Of Norfolk supported the a :
mendment.
The Duke Of Su88eS fthe sixth son of
the king] made a very warm phillipic
gainst the conduct Of Ministers, and in sup
port oil the amendment. In speaking of his
Royal Fathers situation. and his attach j..
ment to the constitution, he was so affected
as to burst into tears and concluded by
saying. " that as a Noble and learned Lord
[7hurlogv] on a former occasion had ex
claimed "INay God desert me zylen L desert
my King" he would go further. and sa,
I" May God desert me quhen Idssert thar
Constitution TO which I am attached bu eue-
ry ne TO winch my family one their sue
ceSSion, and my country IT'S nrosferifg, tfs
foSuer and ifS greatness"
LORD MHLgraOe, IL a short but lucid
speech, supported the original motion.
The Duke Of York C>econd son of the
King1 advocated the anne ndment but from
he strong feelings which the subject excited
III His Royal Highness, he could MT be dis
tinctly heard.
The Earl ofb4oira add essed their Lord
ships in speech of uncommon animation !;
and complimented he Princes on the testi :
mony they had that night borre to the gem
uine principles of the British CONSTITUTING
He denominatcd the persons called Ministers
a " bunch Of Rhgtings," & supported HE a.
mendmeu'.
The Earl Of buckingham advocated the
original resolution which was opposed By
the Marquis of Lansdo7Vn.
Lord GrenUWe followed and cor mented
at great length on the speeches Of Ministers.
He was followed by
The Lore Chancellor, 1Eddon1 who in
an able speech took general review of the
whole argument, and supported the resoiu
ton
Lord Erskine said few words, but was