Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-30

Piled height of greatness and glory.-He
still was British Minister, he still bore the star
on his breast he was as we'll responsible for
rnslortunes rs he took credit Tor prosnerity,
and he IN the other House, and his colleague
IN this, brought Papers to shew tina, the hon
our Of the country was surrendered, and that
we were afraid TO defend what we were four
teen years ago defending had been
called the outwOrk OF England, and for the
sake OF which we had perhaps contracted
great part of the debt which weighed us
down To the earth, crouching at the feet of
the Bourbon Government. why were we not
now at war IN behalf Of the liberty of the
world, aud of indie rendence OF Spain, whose
separation irnrl France was essential 10 the
liberty of England ? Who, indeed, could
DOUBT 1t that looked at the map L: When we
heard the last night such woerul intelligence
us 10 ireland, did we recoIlect the position of
spain IN relation To the pnr;s of that country (?
ct, the whole security of the Right Honora-
Die Secretary was his confidence in the as
surance OF the Bourbon Government, by
whom he had hesn duped so egregiouslv.
ihear, hear. His conviction, however, was,
mat 1t We did not get rid of;he debt, we should
give the BUurbonS the dominion over the
West of Europe. And besides its effect on
our domestic concerns, that hurthen would
tOrce Us to abandon the rank we held in Eu-
rope: We had heard ofth sympathy ofthe
EnS'lsh natlon for the Spanish people They
nau heard oil a recent entertainment given to
The Spanish Minister as Il sign OF this sympa-
Thy. He did not charge his nIaiesty's Min
Islers with any participation in this exhibition.
Ihey bad nothing To do with it, nor had he +:
and, he would ask, ofwhat use was this SYM
pathy without assistance , He would saw. in
the language Of scripture II brother or
sister be naked and destitute of daily food.
and one of You say unto them, depart in
peace-be We warmed and filled notwitb.
s'a"uiDg, We give them not those things, which
are needed 10 The body, what doth il profit -
The R'ght Honorable Gentleman opposite had
prayed ior abstinence from all Inquiry mir
canning expressed dissent I at all events he
had thanked the House for their abstinence
nom inquiry, and had deIuded Parliament
INTO Dehef mat There was a probability of
cur gong to war In defence OF Spain against
the aggression Of FrHnce. Undei. That delu-
sion the House of Commons had voted large
establishments, and in uGu instance an iucreas-
ca establishment, which they would not have
5rint"d had they been assured hy Ministers
tai war would not take place. Aud the
House might nave been 50 assured fnr il was
evident from the papers on the table that his
MaJestj's ministers had determined from the
very outset act Ia 60 To war. Ever since the
peace IN 1913, the House had been told again
the Right Hon. Gentleman in the Foreign De
pnftmeni, ihatit was necessary to keep up a
large military establishments because th.
ouhtr powers OF Europe kept up large armies
and thai we might he enabled TO takea com.
manding attitude in the politics of the Goa
unent. Was cur present degraded position
All mat the country was IL obtain in compen-
sa''on FOR the burthens il had so long endured I:
The Right Honorable Gentleman had been
fsfrrp grI,, ,,-iv = Al
ana was now endcavUring to play OIL their pa
iitca upon The House. He felt it his duty To
warn the House and the country Of the state
oi degradation TO which we were about to sink
py 'ne course OF policy pursued hy his Males
~ MINISTER'S. The people of England de
tested aud ahhorred that base and cowardly
system of policy by which their hands were
ticd up from interfering in behalf of the rights
and Liberties of Spain. His Honorable and
Learned Friend lMr. Bruugham) had in
brilliant speech the other night given the
h"use seine ioretaste of the blessings which
me commercial part of the country were
hkely to reap from system of strict neutrai-
~ lie LORD Folkstnnc) trusted that the
Hent!emen connected with the commercial
Interests, some of whom had sigralised their
zeal for the Spanish cause at the London
Tavern, though they had objected TO shrw
Their sympathy in any other way "a laugh,
would at least awake to Il sense of their own
interest, and feel the necessity of shelving
some sympathy with the people of England,
though they had shewn none for the people
oil SPAN. Ii the Government refused 70 take
Hp arms IN behalf of Spain on the present occa-
si0o, he should be glad to know what degree
oil Insult Or injury would induce them To de-
part from their passive aud dishonorable ac.
qulrscence IN the dictates of France Ii was
our debt, the cursed debt, which weighed us
down, aud had educed US 10 our present state
of degradation !; it was the debt which had
prevented the Government from embarking
IN this contest and, until thardebt were got rid
OF, England would never resume the station
To which she was entitled among the nations
Of Europe.
THE SLAVE TRADE.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, MARCH o.
Sir K. Wilson presented petition from spvc-
raj Of the electors of Southwark against the
Slave Trade He felt both pain and humili-
alton when he adyerted to- the subject of slave
ry aud the suilerings of slaves residing with
IN oar own dOmnions. u was impossible for
any man Of COMMON kindness aud humanity,
not to feel distressed and disgusted when ne
found, that, in our West Indian colonies, there
were about 10000 Of human beings, who
every morning as the sun rose. were awaken
ed by the echoDg lash of the wh'p, and knew.
but too well, that they were 10 he punished for
the remainder Of the day, like cattle, or even
10 worse way than cattle At the caprice or
the discretion Of the Oyerseer These pun
Ishments, too were inflicted upon these IN
happy creatures, without any regard TO de
cency o. prOpriety and 50 effrctunlly, that a
most respectable gentleman, wh0 had lately
come from those Islands, had declared, that