Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-16
" .UD Lords and CcnHemen,

.by fSolES ana t(EtCn,
" Ills Majesty has commando, d us 10 ac-
quaint you that he has moi hren inattvnti,r
tn the desire expressed hy the House of Com
mons in the las, Session of Parliament, tha,
means should he devised fur amclioraiing
Tee condition of the negro slaves in the Yves,
Indies.
I" His Majesty has directed the necessary
information relating 10 this subject to be laid
before YOU.
" His Majesty is confident ,ha' you vii! af
ford Your best attention and assistance to any
pr"rosl'on which may be submitted tn YOU lo,
promoting the moral Improvement of the ne
groes, by an extended plan of religious nstruc-
ton. and by such other measures as may gra
dua'ly c"nduce 20 the same end.
" But his Majesty earnestly recommends
Ia you. TO treat the whole subject with the
calmness and the discretion which il de-
mands.
T. II ~ subject prrplcxcd with difficulties
which no sudden effort can disrmtangle.
" To excite exaggerated expectations in
those who are the objects of your benev olrnce,
would he as fatal to their welfare as to that OF
their employees: a0d his Majesty assures him
self you will hear in mind. that in the csrrrc-
ton ut lorg standing and complicated sys-
tenn, m which the fortunes and the safety of
large classes Of his Majesty's subjects are iu-
roived, that course of proceeding is alone like
ly To attain practical good, and 10 avoid ag-
gravalicn Of evil, ia which due regard shall he
paid 'o considerations of Justice, and in which
caution shJll temper zeal"
Earl SoMERs, aftera speech of some length,
moved the Address, which was, as usual, an
| echo OF the Speech.
The Marquis OF Lansdown said it was not
his wish tn move any amendment 10 the
Speech "fhis Majesty, but he certainly thought
the part OF 1t which related To foreign politics
should have been more frank and decisive
with respect tn the state of our West India
Colonies. he agreed with the Noble Lord, in
thinking that this subject ought to be treated
with the utmost canton and that a great deal
ought To be done, while as little as possible
was said upon ii never losing sight nf the
main point, the ameiioratiun OF the condition
"f the slave population.
The Earl of Liverpool said his opinions, as
| stated IN the last Session of Parliament, rela-
tive 10 the invasion Of Spain by France, re-
! manned unchanged: he still thought that
France had no right tO interfere i'm The inter
| nal arrangements of that country and, in
deed, br thought that France had not even
now made ont any case. His wish was, tina,
| Spaiu should have been left To- herself; bur
looking AT what had been done, was il no,
evident that the ma uiiy ofthe Spanish peo-
| y
opposed We're they TO ii that they hailed the
French army as drliyerers. With respect Ia
Ireland. his Lordship said that his Maiesty's
Government had directed their attention to
the subject of the Wis of that country but
unfortunate iy, th" create ST evils were not OF
q nature to admit al n legislative remedv.-
| the vigilance uf Government, and the wis
dom of Parliament, might, however, be I'd
vantaS"ousIy employed 10 tie state ofeduca-
| lion and the state ofihe police IN ireland and
there was another point of infinitely greater
Importance. the tithrs in that country The
Noble Earl concluded ny expressing hope
that other measures would soon be matured
| for the benefi, of Ireland
House Of Commons Fcb. 8.
Mr.. BroughaIn said, with respect to Spain,
he could not agree with the Hon Gent in
his congratulations to the result of the
struggle IN that country. He thought the
result of that struggle was.a subject of serious
| alarm tn Europe. If, as was stated Spain
was attached to The restored Government. he
would ask how was il that France now con-
iinued IN maintain force of 6O.O0e or 1000
men in that Country. If The people of Spain
were favourable to the present order of things
| men Franc" was acting part contrary 10 no.
nor and good faith, by keeping "a force in
! Spain tn keep her in subirciion unnec~ssari
|
~ thew should keep such a force in Spain
then it followed that there was party in Spain
hostile to the present order of things, and ia
'nrablc TO the Constitution, who had only
| sunk because they had not received from
those Who ought In have been the friends and
advoca'es of freedom, the support they wer,
bound 10 have supplied to them. This was
proved by the conduct ofthe Holy Alliance
but he would call them the cunspiratSrs, for
so they had proved themselves. against the
liberties of Europe. Austria this year over
runs Italy; and France the next year over
runs Spain England not presnmog to inter
fere and that at the time when i, was said
the drsfinies of Europe were IN our hands
As to Italy, IN many parts under the influence
of The Holy Alliance, be- would merely advert
to the acts of tyranny, of imprisonment, ard
other measures of oppression pract sed by
these allied DespOfs. who were now filing
Europe with woe and distress, and of whom
he believed there was but one opinion in this
country, either within mr. without the walls ni
the House. But these were nat the only in
consisiencies; for although we had been told
that France was at full liberty TO invade Old
Spain. and to force on her the Governmpn,
oil Ferdinand the Seventh-yet with regard
To New Spain, France was not to be suffered
to approach her shores No here we were
Interested and, Whilst 10 the voice of Honor
and ofLiherty W. were deaf To- that Of profit
we were fully awake. He reioiced however,
Mt The result, whatever might be the cause
hut if Ferdinand had a right TO Madrid, he
had right to Mexico. He trusted, howev-
or. that The Colonies would never again be- re
dnccd 10 the dominion Of Old Spain. They
had gained freedom by the aid Of Engshmen
and, ne trusted, they would maintain it. The
question, he believed, was however settled
by the manly declaration Of the President OF
the United States, who had declared an opin-