Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-18
EONEAGN.
NEw-YoRK, AUGUST

| NETWORK, AUGUST 9.
An interesting and animated debate on
the finances Of the English nation, took
place in the House of Commons on the
9TH June. Lord Castlereagh answered
Mr.. Tierney.
There would be period (said Lord
!, Castlcreagh. when parliament must
look atxle. interests of all parties, and
perhaps put stop to the accumulation
of the Sinking Fund for the national ben
eff and security. His lordship therefore
protested against the Misrepresentation
which the right hon. gentleman (Nr.
Tierney) had attempted, and from which
his own better knowledge ought to have
repealed him. (Hear.) The first ques-
tor which the country ought to look at
in fearless and manly way, was, wheth-
er it ought to be satisfied with its finan-
cial situation in time of peace; or whe-
Their some effort ought not to be made to
enable it to meet the burdens of new
war, should such calamity unfortunate
ly visit it? This was subject of i'm
mense magnitude-a subject indepen-
dent of all parties, and of all party int
rests; and & conjure you, (said his
lerdship with great warmth) not to suffer
any feelings of distrust for the govern
ment, if such exist, to divert you from
the strict discharge of your duty. Ii
you do no in your conscience believe
that the existing government can be
trusted-ii you think them incompetent
in talent OF in honesty, you owe it to your
own character, to the best interests of
the state, to the great nation whose repre-
sentatives you are, not to hesitate a mo-
ment in carrying that opinion to the foot
of the throne, and to call for the dismiss
sal of those individuals you hold unwor-
thy of their stations. cloud cheers.
should hold that the government was
indeed degraded; that it was indeed un-
worthy of the confidence of the prince
who has so long trusted it, of the people
who have SO long relied upon it, if, after
the expression of such an opinion, if it
were base enough for moment to con-
tinue in office: if the house refuse min
listers Its support, if it denied them the
means of conducting the affairs of the
kingdom, they ought instantly to retire
to make way for others, in whose favor
the wishes and hopes of the country
were united. (Kear.) l conjure you,
gentlemen, not to trifle or tamper with
this mighty question; let them put gov
eminent wholly out of their view, and
let them decide upon the broad and sub
stantial merits, not upon any considera-
ton Of who may or who may not be in
power; the question is not between min
listers and their antagonists, it is between
parliament and the country-between
the representative and their constituents;
and it would be disgraccful to the house
if, at such time as this, it could at all
contemplate party interests and political
motives. say, and say it with all hui
mility, that as servants of the crown, we
should be unworthy Of our stations, if,
while parliament withheld the means,
we still persisted in retaining the reins
of government: we claim to be armed
with weapons to meet the difficulties and
dangers of the state, and if we are not to
be intrusted with them, we are willing to
resign to more favored, perhaps more
able, but not more jealous champions. +"
The above passages were delivered
(says the Courier) with the utmost ami
nation, and received with shouts of ap-
probation.