The Litchfield County post., 1827-01-19

cern, that. notwithstanding these assurances, hostile inrOads into the territory of Portugal have been concerted in Spain, and have been executed under the eyes of Spanish auihori- ties, by Portuguese regiments, which had de- serted into Spain, and which the Spanish gov ernment had repeatedly, and sOlemnly cnga- ged to disarm and dlsperse.
 His Majesty leaves no effort unexhausted to awaken the Spanish Government to the dangerous consequences of this apparent con- niVancc.
 His Majesty makes this communication to the House of Lords with the full and entire confidence that the House of Lords will af- ford to his Majesty their cordial concurrence and support in maintaining the faith of trea ties, and in securing against foreign hostility the safety and independence of the kingdCan of Portuga gal-the oldest ally of Great Britain.
 "G. R."'
 HIS MAJEsTY's MESSAGE.
 Mir. Secretary Canning-.Sir,I II rise to move the order of the day for taking into considera ton the Kings most gracious Message to his faithful Commons
 After the order of the day had been read, MT. Canning rose and spoke to the following effect :-
 Sir, in proposing, as shall presently have occasion so to do to the House of Commons, to acknowledge his Majesty's most gracious message, on the subjec of the relations sub sisting between Great Britain and Portugal, and the present condition of the latter state; and, in calling on this House to reply to that communication, in terms which will be, in fact, an echo to the sentiments contained in the royal message, and equally in accordance with the anticipations of his majesty's gov ern,nent-in doing this, sir, I cannot but feel that, however confident may be in the jus tice of the cause, and clear as to, the policy which it becomes us, in accordance with the recommendations contained in his ma esty's message to adopt; yet Sir, am free to ad init, it well becomcsa British minister, in rec ommendiug British House of Commons tO take any step calculated to bring upon their country the hazards of war, to make use of the language of regret and sorrow that such necessity should exist. (Hear.) Sir, as sure the House that there is not, within it's walls, at this moment, anS set of men more fully convinced than are his Majesty's minis ters--or any individual more completely con- vinced than is he who now has the honor to address it-ofthe great and vital importance of maintaining, undisturbed, the peace and tranquility of this country. Loud cheering. J This, admit. Indeed, 80 strongly am inn pressed with the truth ofths fact, and that for reasons which shall take the liberty before sit down to adduce to the House, that ani perfectly ready to declare, no question, nvoi ving doubtful success or construction--no consideration of merely present advantaSe- and, Sir, will go farther, and add. no antici- patton of remote and contingent d;Gcuty- could arise, which l should not thousand times rather completely pass over, or, at the utmost, adjourn, than concur in measure, calling on the Government of this country to involve itself in the consequences of war; But sir, there are cases which render the a. doption of such a course not merely hOnOura- ble and beneficial, but also necessary and in evitable, (hear,) and l am equally certain the presents such a case ; and fee that what has been acted on in the best times of our history what has been promulgated by our best statesmen-and what has always received the support and concurrence of successive Eng fish Parliaments, is an adherence to national faith, and respect for the national honor.- (Cheers.) These are the two questions which cannot be compromised under any circum- stances whatsOever--the cause of nation al faith and the cause of national honor.- (Hear.)
 After much other discussion Mir. Canning made rejoinder, and aIuding particularly to the charge that England ought in previous years to have prevented France from marching her armies into Spainhe thus spoke:-
 One of the modes of redress was, by direct attack upon France. by war upon the soil of Spain. The other was to make the possession of that country harmless in rival hands-to make it worse than harm less, to make it injurious to the possessor. The latter mode have adopted. Doyou think, that for the disparagemcnt of Eng land, we have not been compensated? Do you think, that for the blockade of Cadiz, England has not been fully compensa ed ? I looked Sir, at Spain by another name than Spain. looked upon that Power as Spain and the Indies. I looked at the Indies, and there I have called anew world into existence, and thus redressed the balance of power. Cloud and contin- ued cheering.) Iredeemed the movement of France, while left her own act upon her, unmitigated and unredressed, so that l believe that she would be thankful to have relief from the responsibility of her assu- med undertaking and to get rid of bur- den which has become too bitter to be l hOrne without cOmnlaint