The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-03-16

and that 10 step Ia and seize upon her coioni-
Al territories while she was In trouble, howeY-
er II might rebound % eur political wisdom,
would confer nocredit upon our national gen
crosby. lie therefore fell no regret that we
had lost perhaps a precious opportunity upon
the subject for whatever step waste be Ia
ken. would be more effective when Spain was
restored 10 the full possession Of herself. and
be more jusli6able in the eyes Of God and
man lie said, no recognition Of The indie
pendence Of South America was contained 10
any proceeding Of the government. lie him
ted also that the delay which had taken
place, might possibly result IN The recognition
II he colonies by ne mother country, and that
Spain might have the grace to set an example
10 all Europe, which probably all would follow.
He added, that such an overture had been
made to bis Majesty, the answer to whick
was now on its way to Madrid On this sub
liect lie should add no more but the time
would come when the House might require
from him more explicitness-
1 ID answer to another remark, Mr.. G. said
Great Britain was never more courted By
other powers than at the present time. And
it was, be said, novel and strange doctrine
I that because a monarch was despotic, that
when our interests required il, we should mo-
receive him on terms Of an ally and friend
We could not make worlds. but must take
the world as il is and if we must conhnt
ourselves TO none but free states, we mus
confne ourselves to very narrow limits. The
I map OF Europe, he said, WI II be blank anc
il we would look for the face Of friend, i
must be IrheR zoe stretch our eyes across lR
4 Atlantic.
4 In answer TO the suggestion Of Mr.. B. iha
England ought to make eonfederacy agains
all the Monarchical Governments 10 Europe
Nr. q. after describing the consequences 0
such :" war Of opinion, the worst Of all wars,
inquired, But we're these objects 10 be de-
sired BY this country Was il not the inter
lest, as it ought to be the wish Of England 4
I maintain itselfin peace to move calmly lil1'
one of the heavenly bodies, within its own or
bit, tracing its path, not of obedience, but o
independence, not to look too nicely at th,
course of other bodies which moved in tn,
same system, only that they did not strik,
against US, or break into our path--but tina
receiving light from our own centre, anl
heat from our FIRE. we should enjoy the goo'
which we possessed, and not 10 go about cru
[ sading against other states, inflicting upol
! them our lights, and converting that whicl
was blessing into a curse upon them. Hear
! hear, hear.) That was the true policy of Eng
land but let not her enemies think that be
cause she has not been forward to provoked
Ianxious TO dispute, she was therefore indspo
sed to the conflict, Let them not presum
upon that, for when the occasion arises tina
/, the slumbering Lion will be awakened, the,
maybe taught TO feel that the strength whicI
! was dormant had not lost its effectiveness
when called into action.
5 After abiding to other topics, he conclud
! ed, by saying that the speech was on accoun
of the stewardship of his Majesty's advisers
and if for it they did not challenge aPproba
r ton, they defed criticism, and did not fea
censure.
! [165- The debate occupies nearly 4 clos
columns Of the Morning Herald. Of the B
} Feb. The above, therefore, can Gully be con
sidered mere sketch Of it,