The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-03

mercial advantages. But England had
protested against Spanish concessions ol
those colonies being required, seeing thai
she had them not de fdcic. tHear.) With
respect To- the great question he was pre-
pared ta maintain thatit was not right fol-
this country 10 involve itself in The w.t.
(iIear, hear, hear.) There might be ci,,ls,
for tile war, but was the cause urgent |
urgent was IL consistent with our views
and interests IL embark in ii /? (lIear
hear.) lie admitted that the reasons fol
justifying the invasion were more rstraor
binary than the invasion itself. (Iiear. y
He had been surprised NJ them be, ond al
measure, knowing as he did many Of the
euiin-ut individuals who had uttered them
There was nothing analogous To the attach
OF 1898. Hear. What had Spain don.
like France in 1898 ? Hear, bcar.) The
conduct Of France in turning round upon
Spain, as it now did, was a perversion Of
reason that he could DOT comprehend -
(Hear.) No war that this country could
wage could be waged without embarkine
IN IL all our resources, means. and strength
and that impression throughout hai dwcli
upon the minds OF Ministers. He believed
that the country would approve the'eourse
of the Ministers. The Ministers were re.
solved on neutrality. (IIear.) lftley de-
sired war, let it be- pronounced but the
neutrality he meant was an honest neutra-
lity-not only to DO unto others AS we
would they should do unto US, but to dc
AS we had compelled Others to do unto us
This was the neutrality. Although he an
ticipated some difference Of opinion upon
the subject before the House, he had no
reason 10 regret the part government had
taken with respect to the two nations. In
difference they did not feel in'the Spanish
canse--on the contrary, they most ear
hestly wished that Spain might get tri-
umphantiy our Of the struggle-but it was
alao their hope that If the cause Of Spain
'triumphed, she would adopt the recon
mended means Of preventing a repetition
ofcalamities. The Right Hon. Gentleman
concluded, by declaring that If there had
been a slight giving way, a light concession
of the point of honor upon the part oi
Spain, he would ut this moment have &c
congratulate the House upon the establish
ment of peace, instead of'regrettlng the
announcement ofhosiilities.
nv. Brougham-After all, he must sa y
that he was left quite in the dark AS tothc
precise line of conduct which Ministers
meant to pursuc.-lIIear, hear He saw
that neutrality was the ground on which
they Intended to stand, and that they had
declared never TO assist France against
Spain. 1t had been said that the Duke o
Wellington went to Paris 10 repeat what
he had done Mt Verona but not one word
had been said about the Dukes negocia.
ton Mt Verona. Verona wasihe prtciPa
characteristic Hamlet of the piece, and
yet the character was wholly omitted. Il
had been declared thatthe noble Duke had
with his military arm, defended Spain OF
former occasions, and that with his diplo
matte arm he had now defended her at We
roma. 1t was then TO be supposed that tho
papers on the table contained The firm Ian
guage Of remonstrance. 1t wns to he
hoped that the documents were not liIeite1
to that degree OF rclnonstrance. MIR
Brougham then said, with respect to IN,
negotiations, he should of course abstain
from delivering any opinion upon then
until the documents were printed. lie
called upon Government, if they were Dr.
tcrmincd to stick to neutrality, to let tina
neutrality be real, and not mockery-G
neutrality to be directed by the course
which other nations might pursue, imply
ing of course that the war might be such
AZ would drag others into il, and that theS
We're not to wai,for the best preparations
ofthe enemy. We all (said Mr.. Brough
AMI most heartily, and from The bottom o
our hearts, pray for success to the Span
iards. This is the feeling OF the Englisl
people--of the French peoplc--aye, Of tn,
French army too, who detcst the ertant
'of cant, hypocrisy and cruelty, upon which
they are sent against a free people" -
(Cheers.) But that army was untortunatef,
under the control of a few despots, whc
were now attempting a counterrevoletion
to get back their estates, and few priests
who were anxious to get back their wei
lost tithes. CHEERS. )--Let the csndsct o
England animate the oppressed. Havina
offered one vow for the success of III,
Spaniards, let another be put up iorcondigr
punishment to the Bourbons, who, ifthey
were TO perish, would perish amidst tn,
delight of every liberal man in Europe
regretted by no human being, except T.;
handful like themselves, who never felt f,,;
liberty, and never ought to have a singl,
hand raised to restore them. Lou,
cheers)
Mr.. Canning observed, that he had moi
made any one remark which could he fair
ny construed into nm assertion that the wa
was desperate on the one side or the other
VI the Hon. and the Learned GentlemaI
had understood him to say that the wa
was full of danger TO Erropc, and particu
larry to France, he had understood hin
correct-but beyond that his remarks die
not apply he had given no opinion MS X
the result of what was now going on in tn,
Peninsula.
Mr.. Brougham said he had understood
from the Right Hon. Gentlemsn's speech
that the Dake of Wellington was instructc,