Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-27

lax. As 10 the slave trade, which II seam
ed was now abolished, no one rcioiced ar
hts destruction more than he. Bnt was tbe
praise due to oar government? They
would remember, that in the former treaty
with france the slave trade was not obo.
iished-and in the debate on the subject.
the noble Lord opposite (Lord Castlereayhl
ev'nced the greatcsttenderness for the feel.
rags ct the French Oh the subject, and smoke
oi the improperly of forcing moral doc
fffReS d0Un mems mouths icith the bayonet.
alaugh } That trade was now abolished
how. had this happened Had the benevo.
lent Louis succeeded in persuading his 10y
a.l.spHIects they were in the wronge No.
Ao man WI" was loaded by abuse by all par
ues-and who do doubt deserved it all
hah abolished by a stroke of his pen, this
traiiic-and it did not seem to have made
nm bit the more unpopular. He should
De SLOW, however, to allow either our go
vernnent, or Louis, any praise ON this
head they had looked blank and had ac-
guessed, but the good was done by their
enemy. Another point at which he was
astonlshedin the speech of the hon. mover,
(Hir l.. Acland) was the expression of the
established faith of the Bourbons! The
singular good faith of the Bourbons -
lhear hearD How many eloquent speech
es had been delivered in that house against
the bad Faith of that very family 1T mirbt
be SAID that they had learnt morality in
adversely; but in the very last year. the
bad faith OF Louis 18th in the non-pa yment
OF Napoleon's pension, was the pretext.
though nat the cause of his fall. The Sc
tcond MIR. Metheun) had made use of an
expression still more unjustifable-he had
said he was glad this country had become
the rallying point of legitimacy Luckily
it was but of late wears that this country
had assumed that title. He had particn.
lar reason to rejoice, that the same opinion
had no prevailed a century ago-his own
family IN that event must have stolen into
ob>curity, branded as traitors and stripned
OF all the honors with which the crown had
laden them. But to take wide view.
what would have become of the family on
the throne !-Our gracious sovereign. in
stead OF an imperial throne, would have
heen the possessor of petty electoral so.
yerelgnty IN Germany instead of WELDING.
mighty armies, and holding the balance Of
europe. would have been at the head of a
rev companies OF grenaders i'm some nal
try Germanic squab5le. Such would have
oeen the case, it the regular succession to
the throne had not been disturbed by act of
parliament The praise of the principle Of
legltlmacy--par5mOu and irresistible.
could not TAIL 10 be offensive to the ears of
the Pm e, as it was TO every friend TO Bril-
tlsh liberty and our constitution
E1tract from YHr. Brougham's Speech.
The house as TO these subjects was in the
dark, bur the responsibility of ministers
was great, If they had put words into their
masters mouth which were not true. Ifit
should, on enquiry, be found that net only
a great exception must be made from the
system on the score of our agriculture. butt
that bankruptcies prevail in all alarming
degree, II not ia the places connected with
foreign trade, III the more important branch
OF commerce--in the whole home trade. the
internal market OF the country, ministers
would incut very heavy responsibility
yet, !ie believed, 1t would va reality he
found that the whole home market was If a
stand-shops without a customer, & books
covered with debts, of which not one Der
cent. could be recovered vet the war was
at an end, after victories such as could
never have been expected. In the neg )tia
tons at Paris, 1T was our own fault IF fine
terms were not such as were best suited TO
our manifold interests. The pressure.
However, was greater than it had been in
1910 and 1919; no business was done. and
II the reason were asked, it would be said
the landlord received no rent-the tenant
would sell no corn. If this turned GU 70
be part o. that picture, of which GENE, al
sketch had been given, If out of the flourish
ing state of orr commerce must be taken
that Jumping exception Of the whole inter
nal trade, IN comparison Of which foreipn
commerce was so incOnsiderabIe that it
might be considered merely the ornament
OF the system, very heavy responsibility
would tail on the Trainers of the sDcecb. In
the speech of the hon. baronet he was mr.
prlsed to hear a comparison of the crescent
peace with that OF Utrecht, which had lust
ly been considered the most imDrovident
bargain ever made. The hssiento con-
tract, indeed, was the only advantage which
this country derived in that treaty from
the victories OF Marlborough and the cnun-
ellis of Godolphin. The comparison of that
with the present treaty on the subject of
the slave trade was said to be advantageous
to the latter. He was. therefore. led To-
believe that among the IL conventions.
which they were to be presented with.
would be found one in which Stain g. Por.
tUgal had agreed to relnuush che slave
trade. AS Bonaparte had abolished the
slave trade in France, ali Spain and portf-
gal were bound to relinquish that detesta-
Bile commerce. He hoped. therefore. to
ma not only no AsslentO contract, which
would he ielOniGus by the nrpspnt lou,. Inf