The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-27

much as 1t went to sanction the principle Of
assassination. he trusted, therefore. for the
honor and character Of this country tho,
some OF the names annexed to that paper
had been aihxed to 1t without authoritv.-
,yhiie the noble secretary for foreign ,fi;,;rc
was at the congress, he was understood tn
combine in himself all the powers of the ex-
ecutive government, but it was quite innoS-
able to suppose that such powers were ex-
tended to Lords Wellington, Clancarty, Cath
cart and Stuart. that they were invested with
a power to declare war ag ,inst any state.
The Chancellor OF the Excheuuer main
tanned that the paper alluded to did not in
any point authorize such an Interpretation
us the hon. member had thought proper to
give it.
Mr.. Whi;bread observed that in publica-
ton of yesterday, IN which the doctrine of as
sassination was unblushingly avowed. this pa
per was quoted as a direct Justification of
that doctrine. and referring to the promulea
ton of the same doctrine from the same
quarter, at a former period, in which the as
s4ssnaton OF the person now possessing the
government OF France, was openly RECON-
mended, the honorable gentleman stated tina,
anoble relative of his (Lord Grew had in a.
mother piece strongly protested against thai
doctrine, being seconded in his reprobation of
it by the marquis Wellesley, who was then
member of the Cabinet. 1t would also be re-
collected that he, (Mr. W. had, in that
house, entered his protest against this abomi-
naole doctrine and Mr. Percival, who was
himself within IL months afterwards, the VIC
tim OF assassination, strongly disclaimed (if
indeed disclaimer were necessary any con-
currence lii such doctrine on the part of his
Mpestys government. Nevertheless, this
paper had the tendency and the effect of un-
sheathing the dagger Of the assassin. Ofthis
effect indeed there could be no doubt, as had
been argued by the writer alluded to, who
had even had the h lrdhood to name the per-
sons ut to do the work, calling in to the aid of
his recommendation, this reported declara-
ton from the Congress, which if words were
to he Interpreted according to their natural
import, did unquestionaby hold out defence
Tor assassination. Were ministers then pre-
pared to abide by aud justify such an extraor-
binary document ?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, said the
ministers had in no degree departed or were
willing to depart from the principles of Mr..
Perc'val, or the sentiments of Lord Wellesley.
on the occasion alluded to by the honorable
member, but the names annexed to this pa
per, II it were authentic, afforded ample
pledge that nothing inconsistent with what
was loyal honorable and proper, could have
been intended byit-(Loud cries of hear :.
hear on The ministerial 5encheS.)
Mr.. Whitbread--" Then I am tn under
stand that that paper is not avowed by his
InaJesty's ministers, if comprehend the right
honorable gentleman, that paper is authentic.
l)id not the right honorable gentleman mean
to express doubt of its authenticity there
certainly was something consolatory in his
parenthesls, 90 if it We're authentic Here
the honorable gentleman adverCed to some
which he said he heard on the mi
hena OH IL
norable gentleman could speak for himself,
without being Influenced by the half articu-
late sounds OF those who meant, no doubt, to
snow great deal of wisdom in their private
hines, although when they addressed the
house, they never happened to manifest any
wisdom whatever. The honorable member
concluded with repeating his question, whe-
Their the paper alluded 10 was deemed au-
thentic by ministers1
The Chancellor of the Exchequer replied
=" am not to be understood to say that the
meat"
the motion for postponing the committee
OF supply was agreed to.
Upon the motion for postponing the COM
mite OF ways and means to Wednesday.
Mr. Whitblead observed that the right ho-
noTahie gentleman appeared III the course or
what he said, to cast some doubt upon the
aushentcity or this Infamous paper. The right
honorable gentleman had urged, that the
names annexed to this paper afforded pledge
tnat nothing inconsistent with what was IoyaI.
honorable, and proper, could have been in
t.en1ed-that was not enough-did the right
honorable gentleman mean to contend that
! ne paper itself contained nothing inconsistent
VITA loyalty, honor, and observation-disclosures
\ So ne was at issue with him on that point.
pc wished to know whether the paper alin.
oea to- was meant to form part of the pro-
pissed com nuncation, and also, whether the
PERSONS whose names were attached to this
Paper, had any authority to sign such docu-
ne chancellor of the excheouer-" There
: nothing in the declaration which recon-
'nelSis assassination. or any other thing i'm
lroPtr' This is all think proper to state
pm me present occasion
mr. Whitbread.-" So then the right hon.
Eehtieman will not say whether he viii Law
'la q, paper before the house"
ne chancellor-of the exchequer cave no
answer. e''N "'
Inc house then adjourned until to-mor
From late Knefsh tahers.