Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-05

view of the subject In question. Indeed,
with the Information he thens possessed,
he was incapable OF entering INFO any
explanation on the subject; and to
take il up i'm its present state, could not
be attended with any practical utility;
particularly so, when the object OF the
! Hon. Gentleman seemed 10 be to review
the whole OF the policy which England
had acted upon, with regard TO South
| America. Whatever the Hon. Gentleman
might think as 10 the prorrieiy Of calling
| for this information al some future period,
| he must surely feel, that il information
not of an official character we're now
| produced, il must be a mere dead letter
on the table Of the House. He hoped,
| Therefore, the House would not counte-
nance any presumptions unfavorable 10
the foreign Powers, our interests with
whom could not be strengthened by these
vague insinuations and he would eau
ton the hon. Gentleman against throwing
out reproaches against what he called
the Holy Alliance, against which there
was no ground for that spirit of distrusi
and hostility which had been displayed
by the Hon. Member; he could prove
that the government Of This country had
lis full share of influence at this time in
the Councils Of other States OH The con-
iinent; and he protested against any OBJ
servailOns which might spread distrnst
among those powers, and shake that
unanimiy which had so manly coniribu-
led to tile safety OF Europe. If there
was any thing in the transaction alluded
10 by the Hon. Member, which went 10
shake the system on which the great
Pow ers of Europe had acted; the present
was the first time lie Lord CasilereagI)
knew OF such a thing: for he could truly
say That the honor of every Power con-
necied with the alliance was involved in
a pledge, as well as a desire 10 promote
the general interests of the whole. He
hoeed then that the House would suspend
its judgment on the whole of the trans
actions III question, and not call for i'll
formation which could not be given.
Sir James MacintoSh contended that no
Time WAS more fit for bringing forward
and discussing motion OF this kind than
the time when foreign Powers were max
ing encroachmenIs Of a candesiine and
tTeacherous nature on the national inter-
esis of this country. He thought the
Noble Lord should have no objection to
produce such documents as were in his
possession. He wished the House par
iicularly TO observe that the negotiation
respecting the establishment of mon
arcly at BuenOs Ayres, was carried on i'm
the month of May 1870 just at The time
when that House was employed in pass
sing Bill 10 prohibit British subjects
from entering into the service of,he South
Americans-a Bill, the effect of which
might enable Spain TO recover possess
sion OF those provinces. The Continent,
al Powers were privy 10 the plan OF for
ming the New Monarchy in those exten.
sve regions while England, kept in
ignorance on the subject, was discussing
the measure TO which he just alluded. Ii
the British Government had known of the
existence of such negotiation, the Par
lament surely would never be called on
10 pass1a measure so hostile TO IFS inie esis.
He thought it was of the utmost impor-
lance than The House should have this
information, in order TO show 10 foreign
nations that this country was not mat
teniive To their proceedings. By agree
ing to this measure, the House would
strengthen the hands of his Majesty's
Government in every negotiation which
might be had on this subject. The re.
laiions Of South America and Spain were
certainly, al this time, ina very peculiar
situation because the recent Transactions
in Spain had materially changed the
whole aspect Of things in South America.
He must say that return of those pro-
viDces, to The yoke of an odious despo,
tism. was a thing which he had ever OBJ
jected to; but when nation became free,
and was capable of governing itself, as
Spain now appeared TO be, il was posi-
BILE that junction, mutually advantage
Gus to both parties, might now take place
between Spain and the American colo
MES. lie was not very saDguine on this
point ; but it might happen. Spain had
already performed two OF The greatest SER
vices that ever were conferred by any
nation on mankind. The first was the
expelling, with snail military force, all
ambitious invader from her territory
The other important service was thai Of
her having recovered her liberty without
the ehusion OF blood. Indeed. the time
was arrived when the spirit Of reforma-
ton, in all political institutions, was too
powerful TO be resisted and he believed
the onlyidaDgers TO be appreliended were
those that arose out OF the passions of
political leaders. The progress in refor.
malion characterized fhe present age,
and any government that resisted il was
sure to be defea,ed.-( Hear, hear) The
Spanish nation had formerly evinced
great virtues and wisdom ; and he trust
ed they would prof, by the experience
Which the world had had on The subject
Of liberty. He trusted they would dis
cover from that experience, that nothing
was so easy as 10 overshooi liberty aud |
That free constitution was naturally sur
rounded by various kinds of iyrannies,
into some one of Which, if pushed too far,
il must inevitably be precipiiated. lie
trusted thai they would engraft their re-
formation on the ancient principles of
their Constituiion-ihat they would con.
meet their new liberties with all the clas-
SEES into which society was divided--that
they would attach every great body OF
people ia the State TO the preservation of
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