Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-18

oept the address which had been moved IL would be
deliberate insult 10th people. The Duke Of Wei
was general and universal. The ssntime6ts he ut
tered did not proceed from the spirit Of partv He
did not think that the country looked for its advocates
exertion Of humble abilities hiry and honestlv d.
rected. than the aid Of brilliant talents tainted BIZ
feelings Of party ambition II was impossible to
expect from the address, which echo Oft
the royal speech, fair expression Of tho feelings of
the house. To supply tho defect. he had drawn up
an amendment which he intended 10 move. He
might be charged with the of sociable dispo-
son. on account of not having previously submitted
nus amendment to the gentlemen amongst whom he
usually sat, but the truth he had sustained from
doing 80 because there never period in the his
tory OF the country wien document less ikely
ing. The hon. member concluded by moving his
amendment.
We close our present selections from these most
interesting Debates with the Speech of the celebra
ted OConnel It's like the man. bold, fearless and
incorporating. The presence Of such q man in
Parliament, whom money cannot buy, nor royal
frowns silence, great event in the history Of the
age.
Mr.. OCONNEI.L then rose. The hon. member
spoke from the third bench on the opposition side.
His rising excited considerable degree Of curius-
ity in the house and in the gallery. lie began by
saying, that the people whom he represented had
sent aim TO that house To attend to their interests
anu III uOnn the duly Iney cOnnde0 TO him. he
should be frequently oblgedto express his opinions to
the house. In requesting the indulgence of the honse
this OCCASION be should endeavour TO repay il by
being as concise possible. He should address
himselfto the subject Of the speech which had been
read to the house, and he felt il to be his duty to
speak of il with respect. II was entitled to res
pect the speech of the Sovereign il was entitled TO
respect the production Of ministers, particularly
the noble and gallant duke; it was entitled to be spo-
kenof dlh courtesey these grounds, and on these
grounds he sh ould treat it with respect But when
he came to consider the contents oft, any thing SO
unsatisfactory and Inconsistent with wise govern
ment could scarcely be conceived, An hon. men,
Der near him had made soma aIluson to the speech
es IN other countries, and particularly America. Did
he think that even in France such speech would
be endured, or from President Of America address
ing the genuine representatives Of the people. Con-
trast it with the Presidents late speech look al the
wise and sound sentiments that speech contained,
and he asked, if this house were the undoubted rep
resentatives the people at large whether such
speech as that read would have been offer.
ed! (Hear, hear.) What did the speech contain
Why, first of ALL that foreign nations gave the stro-
gest assurance Of amty and peace. To be sure they
did: they had heard this before: even when war was
actually going there would be strong professions
ola desire for peace. Then they told that the
Russian war was at an end. This was important
piece Of information. He supposed that they did not
know that before. "a augh.l Then thew were told
that nothing had been determined on respecting Por
tugal. Why not, Was the character of Don Mi
guel doubtful Was it doubted that he had usur ped
the throne, and that he had endeavored to cement
that throne with innocent blood, Gfiear .hear l.
They were then told that there was a partial dis.
tress. Was this the fact9 Was it a fact that the
distress PARTIAL The expressions which fell
from three honorable members on the other side
upon this topic were curious. One said the dis
tress general. the second that il was extraord.
nary, and the third that it was overwhelming.
Loud cries of Hear. So this portal distress was
A happy discovery had been made by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer Of some GASES in the desert. In
one country thcSe Distress and that country
who would have thought it,-was Ireland. fIIear
hear.) He (Mr. o Connell) had recently come from
that country and ne knew that there ha been fund
raised by the Lord Lieutenant Of 3,509k, and Sec
ond collection OF 3o0 that these funds were all ex
haustcd, and that 1000 persons subsistng upon
three halfpence day. What stingy landlords were
the agricultural interest Of Ireland if in the midst of
much prosperity, they refused contribute 10 the
necessities of the poor. lie (Mr. OConneD did not
like to pledge himself to matters ofiact, but he had
travelled through the provinces of Lenster, and
Connaught, and Munster. and he had seen no proofs
of prosperity, but, the contrary had observed
much distress He had beard of one estate in the
north of ireland upon which the November rent had
in one instance been levied by the sale of the ban-
kct and potatopot of the tenant. Yet the distress
HAD, in all probability, reached Ireland less rapidly
than other parts of the country for this reason that
there was smaller currency. He thought the state
of Ireland ought to have been mentioned in his
Malcstys speech. and not introduced merely as
parenthcsis by the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequs the Of his address The right honorable
gentleman said the currency remain presen condi
ton and satisfactory 90 hear such declaration.
clear the right hon gentleman could keep pledge
without considerable dnnution Of taxation hear)
reduction Of the public expenditure by csndle.ends
cheese parnss but by millions In fact, instead rails
ing % millions Of taxes in gold currency. nov
doing must come down to Is 20 millions IL the system
Of metallic currency were persevered in in
that system would bring about other We
reforms the law, and the pebad system Of equity
law OF the Ecclesiastical and Admiralty court, d
each) be simped and assmiatch He offered
humble need Of sincere thanks the hon. secretary
for his successful attempts break tire legal de-
fecs which deformed The But should proc eel
fuerbanisb the barbares Of special pleading cause
all courts TO uron defined pncips
That distress existed in places be admitted The
Chancellor of the Exchequer admitted its existence England
Whist the OF this Was OWING Of ndus.
try intelligence, economy, perseverance in the people,
Certainly the people Of England possessed Of all
these qualities in eminent degree and yet they distress
cd VIVA, tho OF this II be found. in
the people, but in the mgoYenment which the
subjected (Hear) One sautay effect of the existing dis
tres would probably be, that would deprive Admnsra-
ton confidence OF The people. Ii shsy their CT
ties and made Of gentle and constitutional