Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-10-13
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Oiio WhiCh WciO PdSSOo eilSo SAO ioe1 Noui
mission.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Speaker, attended by several mem,
bers soon after appeared at the Bar, with
the vote of credit Bill in his hand and at
ter bowling to the Prince Regent, addressed
his Royal Highness in the following terms
May 1t please your Royal Highmsss,
We, his Nsjesty's most dutiful and 10y
al subjects, the Commons of Great Britain
and Ireland do now attend your Royal
Highness with our last Bill of Supply for
The service Of the present year.
Assembled at period when the fate of
Europe was still doubtful, and balanced by
hopes and reverses, we have been anxious
bot not inactive spectators of those great
transactions which have wrought so fortu
nate change in the state of the civilized
world
During this portentous interval, we
have pursued our legislative labOrs accord
ing to our accustomed course, applying
practical remedies to the practical evils in
cident to Old establishments, or arising out
of new occurrences in SOME eases proceed.
ing experimentaly by laws of limited du
ration in others collecting such materials
of information, as may lay the ground for
future measures and those who may come
in after Us will see traces of that progress
sive improvement which the sober habit of
this country cautiously bat not reluctantly,
adopts into the system of its domestic poll
cy and Jurisprudence
" With respect to our financial arrange
r. hn If
mer session, we have been enabled to re.
frain from augmenting the burthens of the
people, and at the same time to make our
military exertions correspond with the scale
of passing events.
:" Whilst we have been thus employed,
the destinies of Europe have been gra-
dually unrolled before our ewes and the
powerful nations ofthe North, sending forth
their collective strength to try the last is
sues of war, whilst Great Britain and her
allies were, with equal vigour, advancing
from the South, their joint efforts have at
length accomplished The downfall of the
greatest military despotism which in mo-
dern days, has disgraced and desolated the
earth.
6 In these arduous struggles, we can look
back, with just pride, on the discharge of
our high duties The British army, model
led upon wise system, steadily and i'm
partially administered at home. and con
Quoted Ivy consummate skill and valor in the
field, has borne its complete share in the glo-
riocs conslusion of this long and eventful
war, and his Majestys faithful Commons
have gladly lent their aid to maintain the
honors and dignities of those ilustrious
commanders whom the wisdom of the So
vereign has called upon to surround his
throne.
In this peace which has since followed
the efforts of this country have not been
less glorious. The wise and liberal policy
of our government which announced JUS
tice, and equality of rights to be the basis
of our diplomatic system, has been happily
sustained abroad The British name now
stands high in policy as in arms and an
enlightened people has justly applauded the
tirmness and temper which have conciliated
and cemented the interests of Allies, cheer.
ed the doubtful, animated the Jealous, and
united the deliverers and the delivered in a
peace honorable and advantageous to all
the contracting powers
L" The events of our own times have out
| run the ordinary march of history Peace
| restored, commerce revived, thrones re es-
tablished, afford we'll founded hope that the
same councils and the same master hand
so manly instrumental in the work hitherto
accomplished, may, at the approaching
Congress, extend and fix the work of peace
throughout Europe and further hope
that the earnest and universal prayer of
this great country, may prevail upon the
nations of Europe, in re establishing their
own happiness, to concur also in putting an
eifectual end to the wrongs and desolation
of Africa.
" Auspicious, however, as our present
state may seem to be, the insta bility of all
human affairs forbids us to be too confident
of its prosperous continuance Much vet
remains to be done in Europe, and we have
still one contest to maintain by war, IA
MERICAl war which we can never con-
sent toterminate but by the establishment
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