Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-26
From ihr Lonon Examiner, February 81
HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEBRUARY 8

OPENING OF THE sEssioN-AuDKEss
Tie h"u>e having assembled, and the speaker hav-
ing read ia" speech irnm the throne, address To
hs mHIcsy, repeating its rr'nc'p" topics in tone al
eu'osy, was m"ved by Mr.. Rowland Hail. who APP
reare' !" full iilit"ry uni!o,n aud b'eAy aiyer,ed
10 the heads of his sni,jrci in f,iierug voice.
Nj BkOUGllAM would have preferred that, ac-
cordi"g "a Ihe good old practice some tine should
havr been afforded before they were GATED upon 10
express i-,r Opinions of the ,.riuns topics cou,an-
ell IA speech ir"m the 'iIroue. Bat asu was ne
cesSlry s'Ia they shoW!d ,hake mp their minds upon
e." 'dt'fsS, there wc'r some declarations which
Ia" could not moment def exp e>sing his Oh.
position. The address congratulated The sovereign
on the nrutral policy he had adopted n r,xa,d TO
Spaih. Good Gud What was that policy Eng
land had witnessed The conques, Of Sra,nby France
without az effort Ia irm>Iaie the aggrcssor. Wa.
list topic of congratulations !: |; might have been
wise not 10 90 hui ri all topics OF sclt-con-
srninlaiioa this was The mast extraordinary, when
the ayo~ed object ut France and its allies was to
pu' down the spark of libery Wherever it dawned-
IL became free nation like this To make he, renion-
STRANGE heard, rather tusn her congraiulaiou upon
her own passyeness, 10y the supporters OF that league
OF d-stns, who avoweJ their armed conspiracy
against ilic liberties ofihc world. Tina, sneh a mo-
mem should he taken Toy British parliament, TO
congratulate The crown that matters have not gone
worse with the people al England, would hardly be
cretIied nnless by those WIN heard the add es,.
There was y lime when rescued Spain from
the grasp oi France, by enormous saci ifce of
men and unnry, and with immortal ginry 10 our
selves. lie need not say how different had been The
recent policy OF ministers hut, or Gods sake, If the
Of rcmonsancr let II no' be made he subject of self
congraulaIIon The bunpr:,be secomdcT had dweli
upon the inadequate resistance made 10y the people
OF SpHiu ther INVADERS, aud had Inferred thai the
Spania d. hn altered heir atachaient 10 IL free con-
sntuiion. Tins Argument two ways. If Spain
was moi against The prese ed government f
The feelings and principles OF AN immense part nf the
Spanish population were NOT decidedly favorable TO
the system winch The allies had sulvrrfrd, why WAS
France compelled III keep 60 or IS, 0C0 troops IN
Spain Ether the Spaniards loved free cons,iiu-
tsH. IA hy an n r.Airl u, I,rre
or France IS conqueiine Spain, aud prepared, hold
HAL state as conquered country. There was M
getting rid q! that 1rmna, th, rctoIr France had
acted from mere S'e~> of conqurs, the English GO
yelnmen missr;,b,y dipped to suffer il. IT, how
over, the Spanialds "itat he'd their cuDsfi'n-
uun, and nu'hiug but foreign force could have
ed il from them, had England n!fur drd fiGing pc
euniary aid small naval o-oprraiion, the resources
which nigh have hrru d'rivrd from enierprising in
dvid, ais, ny The repeal of The iue ~ enlistment
BILL Snain mghi have hAd fair irnl although il
impossible to foresre The actual result The
aggression of France upon Spain am Overt ac
IN the conspiracy o; the great hand OF Iyrants agpns
the liberties oi Tree states and u iiope while
another nnIIon, herself! the cradle of freedom
renamed passite spectator OF thai blow which, by
the least intrTlosiiiun she might have repeI-
ell. What had tbs gained lay III policy which
iley were now cahei upon tu icicEaie themselves !?
|; WAS common =aik of the I" cofnnlan ding atti-
Iudc Of this Counir5 and OF its holding The balance
in politics bntM here the proof of that p
EHher ministers had the power aud RETAINED from
using H. they bid suffered the hrani which upheld
the udrUPuirnre II nations To- he kick cd by deSuOs :
they suffered themselves to be dipped, aud shut ou
ffoH the E.uspIea system.
lie could show lrnm the ayowrd principles OF the
coGspirniots cOmnioniy called The holy alliance, thai
ihr dangers w!i'ch f,is country had 10 dppiChend
from rhc,n were Ueiiiier chmeGIrai distant
II IfUe, many considerations siyonld prevent US
from hastily ,dn"RiEg nio wa We were bound over
keep the pr%cc ~ rrCOgnz 1nces OF eight hundred
millions sterling yei there Ouir5gts ila might
be offered county Insni's that insight be given
20 naiinn iuy4.ic4 iGtc'cd t,e honor aud EEL
L..
ducr theD' to iorieii thee recrgnf2auccs. By their
coudurt 10 other cuUutcics &c were 10 Judge what
the holy alliance Would go 10 inr FIST upOrruri-
" List scsGiOu, wien hr Hshcd ,lnuf certain Ma
chntioDs OF Tie holy alliance ngainst Swirzpriand
the rs," honorable Secretary hrd leued ni, know
ledge pl such but MIA 'yts nos knurn tn he the
fao' The hoit alliance h1d cG-r.l The press in dat
country q" he pu dcwa "pi un'oTpuaic foreigners.
who hld iakrn sfrgF there, Le C;,1rd or fhey
hat, 10 rhnr converted utzerHud, 6nce iusi ious
tiie a.vluG, ~ for ro.aics ur gcli-
gipn, into n'ef l,t.,incc ot the desCnis ln Ger
many the shUs CpH - WIS pursued. Lee tlfem hook
To Inc case Dl rftt'rmeIg, where ~ dnect mandate
WIS given 20 seq ircs' pari''u journal. There
wSsau n.ui 90 y rnaHt whffe an Cdior dared To
pVit,b iny article nkpy 10 give umbrdse moi 10 his
s1Vst@ign iui q" fhe CzIe oi Mnsrovv, fhr king
oi France, ar iIir emperor OF AUsrin although The
despuc conspiracy u vi no olher fahi uf in,etfef-
ence Us ~ should lave 10 make 4 rrqnisiiipn To
tie FreS"h tefnmsnt 20 stop The qualifications 0f
iumgr.d af Paris
As To- i'aly, scenes wcrr going on there under
An>l',40 donidJn which mode lie blood rurdlr -
H.. fck ~ !r' indeed hs abolished ~ ramr, hui
tJrVS, ~ IT, uor. sens, was still practi.ffi tor
tIrS. ~ cnBh,ung ihe ". ttms ~ dlmp lUIihs0ne
Dungeons, sad beapiug ai sorts 90 privafions and
crtri'tes Hppn hen, order get ilirn crp!sss
CTifie5 90 winth fhey we're inncccni. Could any
laIieuig he TOO sIOag, when ipped To = g"vern-
ynsnt "'Hrh, Nhen the rclUises NJ snrie political
pcreous catrtlVy cnnIeaIred had updcfatkrn
week. joart-y 20 APP" lor mercy licnitles among
iheul could srtI iHrH, b1ck despair a~d ngrny
Carefully w.fhimdi"g rom then ,hn INTEL gehce.
fiat tie sentences If lhcir kinl,ed had hp"n cOn-
niuird ipfo iaipTeOnnicn'? IT, nain, BE- HIN Al
.istune h5J ~ pTIifiae agtnf tor tieir uur-
poses, ~ dc persrn u IT. b,fOisd monarch who ht
d, fed Any r'sn 80 den, u-wss more tie 0ficrf ~
the contempt, li~ga1 sud aihnrfence Of civdized
Eutope, haa any other D4Hn now virg ~ H.
" There ne Is j." cCniinprd tha learned gentleman
" 8 ~ companion lOr he nntcc band nf kings Who
haze restored hln m the p0vef he has ~ nfien ~
b1 ~ there he -, with he blood NJ RpeO yrtt
drIiWng on his bead, seek.'e frrsh victims foi lhr
scat Id, aud ready prnc~rd On i've first summons
10 the torture of he helpless womcn aad uHoh~ndtnp
children whom lorlune nay have placed ~ his fow-
er. believe dat this house ~ vel ne ~ his
country iere Is 0oly one feeling resarioe he row
duc' Il thess yraota. believe thaf II lie cOunr,
were polled man Wy man, though there might lie
such scnmeuis - have expressed regatding thrn
ficre would be none 10 dispute heir piopricy ~
correctness believe NIGH even cal upoa Hose |
gentlemen who hunk me unc isc IN nnking tive dec
laratpn hnve done, and pu' lie question ~ them,
"itEoW any fear ~ 10 their answef-3o VOC, or do