Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-01

al contra CTS MADE Win ftr'icn rCvr,r a. N
subject of a subsidy, Tie sun. y Ak ftAt \
by the Crown, in the uuderstapdipY -,
appilcation az TO be mate To rarli,,,,,
tie had thcusli IL MAS tie intention Of Ie
MAJESTY 10 reside abroad. IA d, in that ,V,u
l. was becoming IN Parliament SC Eske ~
same PROVISION as when she leii tie cUiuntT &,
As II had been understood that tie Eo,at Pail
ues were 10 continue separated The pTo,tstoI
Was proper, aud was regarded as final. e.;A
claliS, as Ivy the settlement of marriage.
1utth was entitled To 700 COO a wear No M
posiiion had been made 10 the Queen TO Sn
render her rights, as Ministers must have bee
AWARE ihat no such rennD ciaticn coBld I've mac
anu no act OF the Queen 10 that effect ruu
ne saii". The object of the arrangement la
Deen, 10 put ttop to all conflict beth
home and abroad hetwixt the paItics rs m
Sneen was not 10 live In this country IL wa
proposed that She should not hear "A title tha
cO"lu RAISE perpetual cues ton as 10 her pub
nc situation with the representatives Of III
Ifown, IN foreign countries. The honorable
gentleman had "a document in his possesSio
'nat proved no idea had been euieitaiAed tina
Tue queen should surrender her legal rig
no attempt bad even been made b, the govern
inent, that foreign pow els should hurt the fee
ifss of the Qmeen. No wish exisiedto deprive
her OF any %! her comforts. On the first ia
OF the session tho House had heen Informed
that measures had been adopted 10 rreveu
any necHDiary embarrassment. 4 commuui
cation had been made by the First Luid o
the Treasury, TO the Gnpeh'S ba,kers since
ner arrival IN the couniry, that there would
be no inteItnpIion 90 her income iVniinr tn,
discussion Ia Parliament; and, jhat Sue Sis
perfect liberty 10 choose any reSidtIce n,
miEhl think proper. Tie Nen,Ir,, oil il+
NoHhl Family were not entitled 10 reside il
ihe toNai palaces. and most OF them had hou-
SEES tor winch t'ify paid themselves. Fl g con-
clTded T.. moving that The papoTs delivered toI
the ttOu>t be r~teTTsu TO select Committed
10 examine and 10 report upuu theia To the
House
Mr.. BRouGHAaI, (amds, general caii) ihen1
rose. He assu,ed ike House that the no
Gie iort had not siSen mpOu iliis question
With more pain than he now did with reirc-
tance be cond nat add. Tor who could feel
amy otheivisr than satisfaction, that the huuFl
was at ieugtl arrived when Lc might tTeelt :,
inliy, and opcn!y. defend these interests TO
Inc best OF his abIil,ieS; although he must ito
so, unfortunately, under the conSc iOnsness of
ms lnadeQnacS Ia so great taSs. II was 10
Parliament that The iilustriouS lady, who was
the subject OF the debate, addressed herself:
hut II wa 10 the high court ot Parliament and
not 10 any selected hapd OF mHies that she
made hei appeal. Her sagacity, not inferior
10 that at any person ia public or private lite
whom he han ever met with, her natural pro-
pTietVo ConduVi prOpIiety maintained uader
circnns taHceS he most dangerous and hostile TO
domestic harmony and domestic YirinP, satis-
red the mimi OF hes majesty that an open iItves-
ugdiion could alone answer ths demands iluS-
tee. Would those who heard BIN, possessing,
90 bS h'IN VIZ N4il, iuE iNei4U-s OF liSi ana
of gentlemen, with living spatk OF honor
dnimalIng their breasts, severely blaine aB ct
Tor, II an error IL was, winch aHder tie guild
ance OF perhaps not abs, lnie wisdom her
Majesty lad been induced tU commit (Hear
hear, and d iaugh.) lie WON'T appeal 10 tlie
Sc'iSe, a. het Majesty had do, c, whittier il
Was lar OF Just 10 make outward appearances a
ground OF accuSatiOn. Why, Their, Wa her rase
Ia be made dependant upon The Aenteure OF
tribunal OF which she had never before heard,
and before which she could offer 10 defence
She we'll knew indeed, that, from the mode Of
proceeding suggested by the noble herd Cas-.
UcTeaGb, she cOnid expect neither reiiet nor
consolation. Ii was public tIal thai she
desired, and IL was 10 tie high eOutl of Pariia.
meat that she made her appeal. He of course
knew not whether Il bill Of attaiuder OF bill
OF pains and penalties, was Ia contemplation,
or might he lie result of The proposed iiiqui-
~. The noble lord, he apprehehded. would
hardly take Tor his model the proceedings in
Lon StatiOids case, and still less wouid he
Dare To derive precedent from the rei- u OF
Henry Wiz Clear, Lenr) N0 former ad-
minlSiraiIou-nOt that OF 5Ir. Pin himself
would have yeutured apOn measure that in-
dicated SO eHtire \ departure from the couI-
mon principles of our jurisprudence. He
kne" nothing of the materials which were
10 Constitute the sahect of inquiry hi;
knowledge was confined 10 The exterior Of
greens bag (EPar, hear.) In that bag was
contained, lot only all tie documentary evil
dence, bur ali tie evidence OF any Mud which
could be adduced before committee. He
had reason TO believe, that no living witness
would he brought forward for any fnTiher
purpose Than that of verifying certain sigma
lures. IL was, Indeed, a iamentabie cirtnIilss
stance, that lawyer of no common rank
might probably be found among this latter de-
sciipti0n OF witnessed Previous to that Ill.
tdted hour which led the learned eeaileuan,
10 whom lie alluded gentle au,diSiineIisil-
ell by the rank of Kings counsel aud ,,IiYer-
sally esteemed sor ms character and abilities
to take up his residence az Milan no man
would have imagined HAT such task would
have been undertaken by such person IL
was eNiraoI binary that an exIcciant MASTER
IN ciiaucery would stOop TO this employment.
For what had he exchanged his practice al the
bar To mingle with idle eOssips TO iiear tie
stories OF bargeTDen, 10 register the tales oE
cast oil mistreSses aud discarded servants: tru~
~ an undigniled empOy To be'engaged.
for month after month. ia noting down the
minutes OF a SOFT o. evidence with WHICH
courts OfjuSticP, tO their misfortune. we're
too familiar, but which to their honor. l6ey
always reprObatcd, was singular Instance
OF departure iromtthe ordinary course of pr0-
ieSsionai aYOcations. IN this way, however,
ard from sources thus impure, had been ac-
cun'uated and brought together all the con-
teuls OF that green bag. This was the mass of
evidence on which her majesty acenseFs alone
re lied and when he had made these person.
al alinsionE. lie did il with ihe feeling of one
pro feS>ioUal mar filled with regret IL the hus
mllAiioB OF another, blnshiui. a once for the
profession and for human nature. (Hcar hear,
hear.l Ii was IameRtable that the have work
should iOi have been left 10 other hands-t0
hand" accustomed 10 the same degrading en-
piOyment-i 10 hands - HIGH not even this low
and dirty Office COnld further snly But Tie
noble lord thought proper to contend that
all proceedings before committee would be
Indifferent as 10 the result Of an uIicf;Ur in
qrny. He called on every man Who heard
bin 10 lay his hand on his heart and declare,
whether in his own case, he would put his
trust, or rest his Gnal hope, on a committee
a dGitiing that something IN Tive nature Of a
preliminary Investigation ought 10 take place,
/ was not 10 the keeping Of d committee chat
lie would entInst SO sacred n charge--tIie
charge Of 4 queens honor and fair fame. The
nOble lord seemed 90 have amnnnsed ihai. m