Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-03


(as we un,lersiuOdO complained that tho
hon. aud gallant general who spoke lasl
lad inrIoest an opinion upon eX-parte e.
violence: the case was not vet conclud
cd aud though the hop. aud gallant gen
cral might b. competent 10 decide, N,
believed Thar I've enjoyed thai competence
eN lusive.y (Hear.) lie was convisced
thai Justice woe,d be done In the Queen
III ihe result, and that neither the House
az Lords nor Commons would arrive at Z
conclusion Inconsistent with the truth Of
the evidence : the Queen would mol he
pronounced guilty unless she were real
y so. (iiesr, hear)
Mr.. IL q Bcunet was DESTROYS of an
Opportunity OF stating that his original
opinion was III no respect changed by
what had recently tramspired in the
Eonse of Lords. Forsears ministers had
pursued the same system OF bringing in.
IN "dium and contempt the institutions
al The country ; their last effort was the
hill before parliament, and it's introduc.
iion wcni'! he regretted by all who loved
their country Ia the latest hour of their
existence. When government found that
ii was rot likely tina; they should accom-
plush ihei- whole object, they relinQuish.
e'l the half -! i, and The Prime Minister
liad been heart In The House of Lords, To
declare, that theugh her majesty might
be too infamous to be Qneen ofihis coun-
iTy she was i,ol too iniamousSto he wife
OF ne Kipg! (Much cheerius.) An hon.
;e0i. GO. PHI !morp) had objected 10
* pace statements aud decisions and
ahai he said IN this subject had been
adIy cheerrd by HE noble lord and his
rdaerrniS. We, What was The fact The
ase against The Queen was closed and
= a ma" found nothing OF guilt in it, il
Na9 IN" precisely contrary OF Gil er pare
cnncinsion; II was an opinion formed on
~ The evidence that could he adduced.-
Slncr The days OF the Star>cliamber, since
the iinle When Bradshaw sat ut,on The life
at ihe hiuc, no proceeding so monsirous-
" unjust as The present had been beard
OF. The evidence was heard: il was en-
forced IN all iis bearings, and then the
case MAS stopped: stopped after The beast
IS, the Disgusting, The IOaths0me eyi-
dence WHICH the Attorney General, 10
his own disgrace, had thought iii 10 pro
duct. had b"en gune through with an obi
Gus particularly. Yet this testimony bad
rs II was, did not al all come up 10 the
charga>, many OF which the counsel for
the prosecution had not attempted TO
prove. or even 10 ask a witness one Ques
iion regarding tAem. To he sure her
Majesly's conduct was calculated TO ban
ISL all u"iioa Of guili, even ~ til, on sci;
tie fearless "4v ~ which she laughed t
scNrn her accnser> +; the mauurr IN which
that heroic woman set her fuot upon the
shore OF England, and above all The de-
ci>iye tone III which she rejected all al.
lempts al mediation between her and her
: ccnsers, conclus.vrly satisfied his mind
al the time of her complete Innocence
(hear, hedr.)
He had, indeed, knorn persons die
VIII the expression OF lNnoCence upon
then ips, against WHOM guilt was but
too clearly proved; he had known them
die with that declaration in ,ber mouths,
inr the sake OF their families, or for some
alher worldly purpose but he had never
knowr, and I've challenged the memory
al a0y other man 10 say whether there
had ever existed gully person who
Iushed 10 trial instead OF escaping from
suc!' an ordeal (iirar.) Was There ever
an Instance OF guilty person seeking
e ira Who .',i. v-No escaped from one
Clear, lear.) lie deii"ct any man 10 pre-.
duce an instance Of such an occurrence.
The conduct OF the Queen on The occa-
sion 10 which tie alluded, had satisfied his
mind as TO her complete Innocence. He
lad kept iha, principle steady and strong
III his mind, and II was impossible 10 re-
concile II with The existence OF guilt:
(hear, hear,) His deliberate conviction,
how tiIdl The prosecution had been gone
was, that the whole was foul
aIdhiSgra efCl conspiracy against her Ma
est he thought % early lii the business,
iinow, al Ils clos, thai op,uion was most
strongly confirmed (hear) Feeling the
danger Ia WHICH the country was expos
ca from further perseverance, of any kind
in such 4 bill as that in question /; feeling
that al classes Of society, in a manner,
the would moi iiced say all classes, bui
a vast majority Of the people, were of the
same opinion seeing that this sas anos
Iber Instance (and the srongrs. instance
within his memory in which one class
was 10 SIT as Judges upon a case, while the
other were arraycd against item look
IEg 10 the infinite mischeis likely 10 arise
Irons the army and navy taking part
upon the occdslon-fOr II was universally
Known, aud 4 was IN vain 10 deny, that
there was, among all ranks OF men, upon
Ills subject, feeling so strong as had
1cvsr been remarked before knowing,
a. Hey did, That the army and navy par
Iicipaied IN that feeling as 10 the ireai.
nent with The Queen had received aware
thai such was The opinion Of the fleet and
ot the army-and. while the army was of
Inc present size, il was their master, 0oud
'ries Of" bear, hear, )-he repeated, that
r$ilc the army was of The size il now vas,
i was their master and finally, seeing thai
Ipon This particular question, these and
other classes of The people held opinions
l,reclly III The teeth of power, and in The
are Of his maiesty's government upon
Ill these considerations, he could not
help booking at this transaction as one of
lie mosi dangerous and most inauspici-
ius ever embarked 10 by any government.
| he sooner il was retracled the better
Tor tie country.