Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-20

'"a' 'hey. Wouiu come 10 an amIcahle cOnclu-
sion, It would be fair To Spain, or generous
10 the Allies. To take TO ourselves all the Gre
nj of having interfered? 1t was his tMr.
C's) firm belief that the war was not so much
the work "fthe French Government, as of a
faction, by whom the war was forced upon
them. He also believed that, up 10 the ates,
period, they had hopes OF peace, and that at
any time they would be glad {" avail them
selves of any loop hole, out of " hich the Spa-
nish Government might have allowed her to
creep Ministers had been condemned as
dupes, because their opponents assumed tina,
France had merely amused the British cabi
net with pretsnces which ought to have been
discovered. If 80, the French Government
had made singular sacrifices to appearances.
The conduc, of the Duke de Montmorency,
at Verona. had procured him Dukedom on
his return. He had enjoyed his new title
but few days when he was turned out of of.
flee, and the dispatches he had drawn we're
signed by another Minister. So far he tNlr.
Canning) had been dupe; all the world
were dupes, for they had understood that the
change of ministry was from war to peace
For twenty four hours he had been under
that impression, until IT was fund that il was
only change of question, as it was some
what quantity termed in the papers-a change
from AN European To French question A
man was not dupe because he did not see
the 'acillaiions ofanother. Heregretted, deep.
" regretted, for the sake Of Spain, for the sake
of Frauce. that the efforts of this country had
Jailed. When relieciipg On the impolicy oi
the conduct of France, he could not lose sight
of her mighty resources, of her central siiua
ton, of the strength she possessed, and the
weight she ought To preserve in the scale of
Europe he could not forget what Nigh, b.
Huf 4.
hazardous enterprise in which she had IN
gagged, and the consequence to Europe. which,
for aught that human nature could conceiyr.
might end IN Il dreadful revolution. Cunsid
ering 1t as matter of abstract right. morality
ought to rejoice injury returned upon the ~
gressor. Nobody could DENY, but when we
found 1t advisable 10 suggest alteration To
Spain. we did il in the most delicate manner.
The Duke of Wellington was, of all Others,
the hites To interfere, for he could tender his
counsel to Spain as one who had claim from
the services he had done her, TO be heard as :,
man, who, from past experience, best under
stood her interests. If he had no, been en-
poyed, Ministers would have been tainted
with stupid neglect, and il would be said
that they were alike blind To the feelings OF
the Spaniards, and Indifferent TO the honor
and interests of this country. He, (ir c.
spec;ed the firmness of the Spanish people.
WIN, rather than submit to foreign interference.
exposed themselves To all the dangers of a
war But, if they conceived themselves
bound IN honor TO reject the terms, did il fol.
low that we were to abstain from all efforts
tn bring about an accommodation: II was
SAID, that this country required cry thing
from Spain, and nothing from France. This
h", Mr.. c. denied. He had already stated
That there was no external point of quarrel be-
tween the two couniries-no dispute about n
territory which might possibly be adjusted
France said, q" the Revolution in Spain rem
d'rs you Il dangerous neighbor." S pain said,
The Army of Observation dsquiets rnc."-
here, then, was call for mutual concession,
oi which the alternative was To be war. Ii
was a case properly to interfere in IT. then,
the honor and interest of Great Britain were
satisfactorily consulted, hc would say,that she
came out OF the negotiation with a firmer
attitude 1t was true she did not menace
she did not start armed, Offering a mediation
and prepared TO enforce her views no: she
thought temperate and firm negotiation was
best betting her on such an occasion. She
recommended peace, hut did not rcnounce
war. She assumed the aspect and the attri.
huies of justice, holding high the balance with
one hand, and with the other ciasping but
not drawing, the sword Cheers.l He hoped
me Address would not he adopted, because, il
II were, he, MS one of the advisers of his Ma.
Jesty, would not know what answer To re-
commend. He should say, " am very sorry
FOR IT, but really don't know what 10 say."-
Taught And this was the upshot of dis
cusson, proracied TO such length, after being
under,ak ken with the advantage ola fortnight 5
dtliberatiOn. Let them address at once for
the removal of Ministers, as having disgraced
the country by the policy they have adopted
and 1t the House should sanction il, he would
how to their decree with the feeling that he
mad acted enormously, but still To the best al
his feeble power. But, believing, after ma
ture!y reviewing the whole Of this comuIica
ted question, that the conduct of the Minis.
ters, in THESE negotiations, was that which had
ITS honor and its best interests marked ont. he
had no doubt that the fIOpse would, by lis
decision, stamp that conduct with the approba-
non OF the country. Loud cheers
Mr.. BROUGHAl y; said, there had passed
IN That House some condemnation Of the
measures oi rance, and much strong language
which he wished had also been used in anotney
place. He wished such language had been
used at Verona, and not in Parliament in the
month of April. Ministers, he contended, had
been duped by The Verona drsputs. Even tho
late Lord Londonderry was so mixed IN W i,f
the Continental SovereSns, that they consider
ed him their own natural slave, and that they
could do with him as they pleased consider
ing him one of themselves, hostile to popuiat
rights, an enemy to freedom, and opposed tc
any country having representative constitu
ton. Ot the ignorance which prevailed
amongst foreigners upon this point, a remarka
bic instance WAS given in work which hat
been published by an eminent writer Amongs
other things, he had said, that such was ia,
snDibre disposition of the people ofthis coun-
try, such their melancholy character, tina