Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-26

Their sebject that bis majesty had proposed
reduction of the military establishment OF
the country, which their lordshlps wou'o
consider as the best pledge oil The pacihc In
tentions Of his government. But 1t eou'd
not be disguised, he said, that our politlca'
relations wou d not allow US to remain quite
indifferent spectators of the hostile move
ments in other states. After abiding to the
distressed and embarrassed state OF | Gland.
arising from the failure and stopage OF their
paper currency, which, however had been
borne with admirable fortiude. and he hop
ed would soon be relieved, he trusted their
lordships would be unanimous in their adj
dress TO the throne.
Earl Grey then rose. but not with any in
tenion 10 offer any opposition. tie could
not, however. concur in the address, be-
cause both it and the speech tell short OF
what they ought to have contained. win
respect to the expressions OF loyalty recent
ly received by his majesty, he could take
upon himself TO say, that the universal OPT
Mon OF the country, instead OF being faVo-
rabI. 10 the government. was that the sys-
tenn should he changed. He therefore re-
GREETED that no indication of renouncIDg
that syte,n was held out in the speech; but
be did hope that both their lordships and the
members of the other house would see the
necessity Of compelling bis majesty's minis
tiers to recede from that system, which now,
after six years peace, had produced only in
creasng difficulties and distress. 1t was IN
deed stated in the speech, that considera-
BILE improvement had taken place in our
trade and manufactures; he sincerely hoped
such statements might not prove fallacious;
| but he feared that such improvements were
partial, and that there was no prospect OF
general amelioration. No reference was
made to the state OF agriculture, which was
such as could not be viewed without apPre-
beo,ion aud alarm. Nothing had been said
to satisfy him as to the line which the 60
yernment had taken with respect TO tie i'm
portant events that occurred in Italy. Their
lordshlps were completely in the dark on
the question, whether the conduct Of the
ministers with regard TO Naples had been
such as became the government OF nation
| which had been raised TO greatness by the
enjoyment of a free constitution. He did
not think that the strict neutrality, alluded
to in the speech, became the character of
this country on such an occasion. When he
saw the arrogance with which those powers
called the holy alliance, had summoned the
king of Naples "a Their bar. 10 account tor
the free constitution established IN his coun-
try. he would say that ministers had mista-
ken their duty, if they had given the least
encouragement to such an exertIon OF what
is termed " the monarchIcal principle.
| Certainly engaged with powers now threat
ening the independence of the two SiCilies,
! with tn. functions of the British ambassador
at Naples suspended, and with a British
squadron riding in the bay Of Naples. APP
pearing to be acting in concert with the enc
| mes of the new constitution, the intention
| OF ministers did certainly wear the aspect
Of giving encouragement TO that despotlc
alliance, which had assumed to it right of
censorship over every other government.
Nothing gave him greater pleasure than the
proposed reduction of the army; because
he was persuaded that policy OF concila.
ton, of mil mess and affection, would ena-
bic US to make great reduction in our mi.
hilary establishment, which could only pre-
serve the blessings of free government
He also rejoced tina, al las, a recommends
ton had been made TO provide for the queen
out OF the civil list; and he hoped that this,
when conrasted with the dismissal of the
parliament last session without any gracious
communication from the crown. augured
return of confidence between the king and
his people. He hoped this too was an o.
men that the unhappy question respecting
the queen was 10 be sci at rest forever, and
that the attention Of all parties Of the state
would be turned to matters beneficial to the
best interests OF the country. For these
reasons he could not agree 10 the address.
but he would not divide TIE house on il.
Lord Liverpool could not allow the noole
earl's address TO the house 10 pass without
some answer. The noble lord had said, the
country was OF opinion that the system Of
government should be changed; but be had