Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-18
,FRoM LONDON PAPERyl
THE 0llEEN

Commons, after the introduction Of Mr..
WiibertrTces molten the same being
then under consideration.
HOUSE OF COMMONs,JUNE %.
Mr GeuR,am viusiicaied The conduct OF
Der maies'y's legal advisers, and chal-
ienged ministers 10 prove that they shift
Cd their ground. They had from the
IL insisted that such steps must be Ia
Ken as to remove any injurious inference
from con ession on the part Of her una
1esiy. aud the restitution of her name
In The liturgy appeared 10 them the most
effec'uai means ot preventing saci, iniu.
iions Inference. II WAS, i'll fact, hetouch-
stone OF lie professions of ministers. Ii
hef rights were recognised, and her limo.
cence admitted, why was she 10 have her
maine lett cut of the liturgy? He then
went over the same grounds with MIR.
D'ousham, 10 shew the illegality Of the
oa'isslon. Hs boldly dared ministers 10
produce The contents of their green bag,
ana they would be refuted. They had
been willing to- let The Queen, lad her
majesty remained abroad, d. as she
pleased, bst her main, her only crime.
was her coming 10 England. Her readi.
ness to evince her innocence was her
principal offence. Tins had been unlyer-
sally acknowledged, and vet, in the yery
rame breath, she was praised Tor the bold.
ness with which she had met her accu.
sers, and advised to give up the rights for
winch she was ccntending. The people
OF England had done themselves immor.
iai honor by giving her that reception 10
Hh.cb an i!lustrious and forlorD female
wa entitled at their hands but he look
ca IL The conduct OF other partes-of
THESE who had driven her TO seek this
htrs II.
bired caTrlage-and 10 seek refuge i'm the
nous OF private individual, and who
now innnted these acts 10 her rs faults.
Sir. Bankes considered that the aues-
tion OF restoring her maiesiy's name i'm
Tue liturgy WAS new poiSi Inconsistent
WIN The basis OF the late negotiation.
"hich Was, ihat the Queen should admit
nothing approaching 10 criminaIily, and
'he Ming retraci nothing. Mr.. Williams
cohtrnueu HAT the omission of her ma
lesiy name Was contrary 10 law.
SIR T.. burdett repr0bated the conduct
oil ministers on This subject. They held
outa threat 10 The Queen,n The one hand.
and bride i'm the other. She mapnau
imonsy despised BOTH and FASTENED TO
England TO face her accusers. Then the
hinss ministers produced their green
oax hui shrinking from the step they
had taken, they now looked for an alter
naive II such could be found, ihenwere
they not justified in the production of
The green bag. .E.et The house look
at the Treatment which, this i!lustrious
lacy had experienced from her first
arrival IN THIS country-cut off from the
projection OF those whose du,y il WAS 10
project Ier--deprivcd of tha, control
which she hard ris lat 10 exercise-aIlow.
ed no intercourse with her family or with
her child upder such circumstances.
goaded by insult, aud driven Amos, TO
madness, she had even acted improperly.
there was no man who liarboured "A prin.
Tipie OF honor in Ills breast who wouid
not shed a tear Tor her mstOriunes-but
ne would not al the same lime pursue her
WIN me arm oil vengeance, under the
mask Of mercy Lo a theers His ma
Jesty might have hls mind poisoned by
vile tales. collected by busy inlcrmed-
oilers. But ministers ought TO have ex.
ercised calm aud sober Judgment. and
u they saw that otlicious and worthless
persons we're poisoning tie Kings mind
with respect 10 his vile, and did moi en-.
oeavor 10 prevent or cOunteract the evil
but more especially, if they had on This
occasion yielded any Thing TO the psssi-
n Oh The klhg, 'litni!,ry hal bsen 10 him
lie worst OF traIiors.-( Lod cheers
There was no pubic interest concerned
IN The green bag, and therefore he pro.
irsted against lis being opened at ALL
Ne "no,e obJect OF The present motion
was 10 relieve ministers rom The scraoe
they had got themselves into. But how
any man could hold The bag in one hand.
aud vote Tor this motion With The other.
he was al loss 10 conceive. But there
was another consideration affecting The
dignity of that house what, If her ma.
Jcsiy should not choose 10 receive the
adnfFss aud, 10 Ia I, should not comply |
wan ~ L0ad cheerS.) She had always |
Deen anxious 10 do " hat was wished by |
me House OF Commons she had thrown
her lie and honor on them; and there
lore there could be no doubt Of her con-
iidrnce ~ The Integrity Of the house, or o |
Tie Difference which she was disposed TO
pay 10 its opinions. But lie would saw
Tor her IN The words OF The poet -
To the liege lord ofmy dear native land
owe snl5reps homage yet even bim,
Anu MS high arbitration do reject,
WItbin my bosonI TegHs another lord.
- Honor, sole judge and umpire of nv
conduct" This point she could moi con-
cede especially when the house asked il
IN order 10 gel ministers oui ola scrape-
10 enable them 10 sneak away with their
green bag "a laugh y though he did not
tnow whiIher they would carry il, for he
believed no place was til for thing 40
nasty. He say nothing but disgrace and
hcgradhiion attaching TO The persons
WHO brought this charge, and who
si0od convicted OF attempting to com.
hound crime. How burst miri,trrs saw
Ihat they would grade their Queen -
The question might perhaps by aud
bye take different turn, and The house
night inqsire how much they had done
heir duty ss pfivy couDseiors 10 lie
'rown AID 10 tie county ? The first or.