Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-03-19
Bon, the London Times February S. received ut che
JVhi,l Office.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LoRDs, February A.

Dtbnfe on tie Address 10 Viis .MGJeSty--connucd..
The Duke of WELLiN[iTON said, that ii he had
entertained my doubt to the proprety of the de-
termination he had formed-namely determination
hot to enter into the discussion of foreign affairs
this occasion, that doubt would have been removed
by the fatcr part of the speech of the noble earl Gar
nervvn The noble carl. instead Of referring to the
EIrcech from the throne. to the address founded
upon that Speech had not noticed any thing that
had occurred that year; but had found it necessary
~ go back far as two years. in order to fix upon
s}nething for which he might be able to blame the
Government. In the last session of Parliament lie
had more thon expressed his anxiety that their
lordships would discuss those topics which the noble
CARL had taken advantage OF the present occasion
to debate. Not only had the noble earl adopted this
course, but he had done without any utmation of
such intention; thereby precudiny them from the OPP
portunlty OF referring to the documents which the
noble earl founded hrs censure, and to other docu-
nfi:ns which the noble earl had not referred to- but
which would prove that the noble earl mistaken.
On an occasion like this, then it was that the noble
carl mad thought proper 10 refer subjects respecting
which their lordships had informatiun l-es
only partial information. The noble earl also had
referred to other suhjcc's. God only knew where
tile noble earl had found them, but certainly they
We're not to be found in the documents in which tho
noble earl supposed he had met with them; and up
these subjects their lordships could have no inor-
nation, because none existed He had stated last
session that Don Miguel requested that the British
troops might be allowed to remain, but no such COM
munication had passed as the noble earl said had
been made Then the noble eaii said that the fail
IRE OF the insurrection at Oportn was attributable
to them. They, however, had Thing to do with
the instruction ut Oporio. The insurgents were
strong III troops and in means, ind they joined,
too, by those very officers whom the noble earl said
would have effected the object in view if those off
GERS had been pre- ent. The noble carl then was
r1istakn when he supposed that those officers were
absent and he lhc Duke of 1Veiugton) spoke upon
tlG authority of one of those officers when he said
that the reason they withdrew from Portugal was,
th'd they found the whole country against them
With respect to The neutrality on The part Of this
country towards Don Miguel, his brother and his
niece, 1t had not, as the noble earl supposed. been
violated. There had been commercial intercourse
between us and Don Miguel, and that of necessity
because there was a commercial treaty between this
country and Portugal, and because, for that reason,
we had rights and interests to protect. We had.
however, observed strict neutrality in the contest
to which the noble earl refcrrcd and that neutrality
and commercial relations forbade our permitting
All army to be led from this country TO invade Opor-
TO- or Tercelra, or the Azores any other place be-
longing to Portugal. The Government of Don Mi
gYel might be an usurpaion, but, protesting neutral
iy 1T was our duty to observe that neutrality. The
nablc earl too, had talked about cruelty, and the
blood which had been split by Flo was very sor-
ry that blood hau been spill OH the occasion alluded
to by the noble earl One man, he believed, had been
killed; but, by the way Tia. evidence in support of
that alleged fact wis by means SO very clear as
the noble earl supposed it to be- The fact might be
SO, but 1t had not been proved. That, however was
not our affair. We WE'RE bound to maintain the neu-
trality we profcsscd, aud were justified by the
ldw OF nations in what we had done. loud cries Of
''!ICar, hear" from Lord Holland Then the noble
carl said, thut he he Duke of Wellington had ia
kEn upon himself the mana cement of certain cor
EiSpundcnce Now if the noble carl had looked with
little care at that correspondence, he Would have
found why Ire 1.-THE Duke of Wellington conducted
that correspondence at first, and why it was after
wards transferred to his noble friend. The cores
pandence was commented with person with whom
u would have been nconvencnt that there should be
any ofiicisl dealings; but when official poroon
cpne, then his noble friend took up the correspon-
dence. He could not have believed that these tran
sgcfidns, which took place long before the list
sion OF Parliament, pe,1 been copies of discus
Zion on fls occasion: if he had expected tlIis he
Should have prepared himself better. At present he
spoke only from recollection. He came now to uno-
t!lef part OF the noble earls speech,--that part
which, in his opinion. the only one OF Importance
embracing topics which other noble lords had also
spoken upon. His Majesty had recommended their
prdsbips to proceed with great caution this sub
jee'. Now what did these noble lords propose to do?
Why, not only not to attend to the recommendation
from the throne, but to 60 in direct opposition to it..
Tile speech recommended caution and deibera-
ton, but the noble lords would at once point out
the very meustirc which should be adopted namely-
un alteration in the currency. CHear, hear.I The
noble lords would have the house answer d speech
Recommending prudence and caution, by an address
pfetlging the house to particular measure. Hear
hrur.l The nobe earl had thought prope, 20 nsi-
!fuate that his Majestys Minister'S and thai he Ithe
Duke OF Wellington in particular had neglected to
inquire into the dstrcsses Of the country. he beg
ged to assure their lordships, that had been
more industrious in making inquiries on this subject
than nc had and that could lament more
deeply than he did the distress tina, existed If he
Had no other interest in the matter than that which
attaced to hts official character still he should not
be able to help feeling this distress most DEEPLY
Heart The noble earl next thought proper 10 as
sumo, that His Maiestys speech attributed the dis
tss that prevailed to the seasons and to the seasons
only But their 1ordships must see that this inter
preisdon of the speech not correct His Ma,cs-
* merely said that in in considering this subject, he
felt assured that their iordshps would give due weight
70 The effect IT unfavonrable seasons. Now their
lords knew very we'll that they had had one bad har
Tesi, and another which had not been rot in with,
out very great and unusual expense. Were these
fdcts to be put wholly out of consideration Surely
nor aud all That His Majesty bad eaid wac that he
was assured their lordsbiPs would not put them out
OF their Considerations But there was anutlrcr class
Of distress totally distinct from tIlis nameiy-the
distress which bad resulted from the state of our ma
nufactures. II TO this distress that Ills Majesty