Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-10-03
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LORD }. Russell TO MIR. wILBERFoRCE.
1anbridge Wells. dug. 3. 1920.
SIR address to You public letter, because
you are pnblic man on which much depends.
Although generally differ with You in poll
Tics, warmly admire your generous efforts
for me welfare of mankind, and believe you
capable of doing a this moment "a great bene-
NJ 10 your country For this reason commu-
nicate TO you in the form of petition to the
hing, my sentiments on the subject Of the
present day. The Wings as you well know.
nave no power Whatever. Ii is useless for them
10 originate any thing. Ii they move in part,
they are defeated by Ministerial majority -
Ut they attend public meetings il is said they
are enueavoiins 10 bring about revolution,
and new laws TO restrain freedom are immedi-
ately enacted. But you, Sir, and some others,
whose support is the sole strength of Admins
tration, are bound to interfere, if they abate
any thing 10 the wisdom and prudence which
you attribute to their general conduct
III Tie following paper have given no Opin .
ION on The guilt or Innocence OF the Queen.-I
regret aud diSsPprove of the measure OF leav-
ing her MaJestys name ont OF the Liturgy
regret, though L cannot severely blame, the
language of many of the addresses that bs We
been presented to her.
do not wish TO prejudge a question of
Which we know nothing. | have also omit
ted many topics that might have been insisted
upon.
You are perfectly aware the nature of the
discussions that will take place in which they
Will he met. In your hands is, perhaps Sir .
The late of this country. The future historian
will ask, whether Il was right To risk the wei
fare of Eueland-her boosted Constitution
her national power-on the event OF an enquiry
into the conduct ot The Princess of Wales i'm
her villa npOn The lake of Conn. From the
maInriiy which followed YOU I'm the House of
Commons he viii conclade YOU had the mower
10 Preveni the die being thrswn. He will ask
f.s... "a "A :.
faithful aud o!,edienI servant
JOHN Russell.
THE HUMBLE PETITION OF s@s*s,
To HIS MAJESTY THE KING
We, your naIestys most duilui aud
obedieni subjects, approach your majesty
with feelings Of The deepest anxiety and
The most profound respect, but al the
same time with a firm conviction of the
uprlghiness OF our intentions, 10 address
yonr majesty on the subject OF her majcs.
" The Queen.
Were the conduct of the queen a pri-
vac manner. were il subject That con-
cerncd your majesty alone, We should be
the last persons TO Intrude with our adj.
vice or to delay the trial of the queens
conduct single instant. But YOUR ma
itsty has nobIy shewn that YOU consider
II matter OF public import your ma
Ies'y has proved by offers of an amicabIe
arrangement, thai Y GU ere ready 10 allow
q queen charged with total abandonment
at her duty still To retain The title of your
vile, and To be notified as such 10 the
powers OF Europe. Ii was only when tie
queen landed IN England that yonr ma
Jesty iuierfered on behalf Of tie public
interests aud public morals of the country,
and seal down TO your Houses oi Parlia.
meni the Information which had been re-
ceived respecting her malesly's conduct
abroad.
To. your majesty, therefore, it would be
supertuoHs, and consequently indecorous
TO urge that persons OF Sour exalted sta.
ton are not raised 10 such eminent rank
for the purpose OF involving their subjects
III all their domestic differences but.
viewing this difficult question as your ma
Jesty has viewed it-namely, as a matter
Ot Stale-"e must be permitted 10 express
oHr doubts whether your majesty haa
been wisely advised TO bring II forwar,.
at all. 1t appears that your maiesty's
aervaRis have Thought right 10 proceed
against the queen by Bill OF Pains and
PeDsiues. Far be il from us 10 canvass
whether any proceeding could have
been instituted in the Ecclesiastical or
other Courts, or whether the queen
could Rave been cOnsiiiuiionally impeacII.
ed. We bow 10 the decision of the great
law authorities by whom The throne is
surrounded; and wc conclude, that as
no method OF trial known 10 The ordina.
ny mode of Impeachment, has been A.
dopicd, that a Bill was tie only proceed
ing that could reach the offence of The
queen. But wc cannot disguise from our
selves that a Bill infliciing penalties ought
IN very lew cases indeed 10 be Tesoried
to. 1t Impeachment has been likened 10
GOIiah's sword, which should only be
brought out Of The temple on solemn oc.
casioBs, how much more is This Obserya-
lion true Of single laws made for a single |
case, WHICH al once create the offence.
regulate the proof, decide upon the eyi, |
deuce, and inTent the punishment "a |
mode OF trlminal conviction so anomalous |
and so fearInlli liable 10 Injustice, az 10 |
have been censiired and rejected bV mauv |
OF The moss enlightened men OF ancient |
and modern iimes-nOt writing i'm the
heat Of blood, but placing beacons TO
guide states and empires IN the rigbi
course OF Iegislstion.' Without yielding
10 their arguments We may be permitted
~ observe, that, wheu The Parliament of
England has sanctioned laws against in.
iividuals, IL has usually been either when
he accused fled from trial, rs la the Ga
rs OF lie Earl Of Clarendon and Lord
jolIngbi oke or when sudden insurrec-
ION aud i9rasion 10 change tie dynasty
-
isgcs In pri,os hoD7iaes Hoiant Cpryi III esj,,
y PrtrHSgian quo qiid oSt tiygstias i--CiceTo |