Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-19
From Me London 7imes, February S. re4eired at che
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE oFLoRDS, February a

The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that if he had
cntertaincd any doubt to the propriety of the de-
termination he had formed-namely, determination
NOT 70 enter into the discussion OF foreign affairs on
this occasion, that doubt would have been removed
by the latter part of the speech OF the nobio earl
iierton) Tho noble earl instead of referring to The
speech from tho throne, or to the address founded
uon that speech had not even noticed any thing that
had occurfcd THAI year; but had found il ncccssaiy
10 go back as far years. in order to fix upon
soplcthng for which he might be able TO blame the
Government In the last session of Parliament he
had more than expressed his anxiety that their
lordships would discuss those topics which the noble
elrl had taken advantage OF the present occasion
TO debate. Not only had the noble earl adopted this
course, but lac had done without any intmation OF
such intentions thereby precluding them from the OPP
portunity of referring to the documents which the
noble earl founded his censurc and to- other docu-
mGnts which the noble earl had not referred to; but
which would prove that the noble earl mistaken.
On occasion like this, then. it that the noble
caS had thought proper to refer subjects respecting
which their orlslps had no Information. or at least
only partial information. The noble earl also had
referred to other subjects. God only knew where
the noble earl had found them; but certainly they
not to DO fo,ind in the documents in which the
noble earl supposed he had met with them; and up
on these subjects their ordships could have inor
snation. because none existed He had stated last
session that Don Miguel requested that the British
troops might be allowed to remain, but such
munication had passed as the noble earl said had
been made Then the noble eau said that the fail
ure Of the instruction at Oporto was ATTRIBUTABLE
TO then They, however, had not hing to do will
the Instruction at Oporo. The insurgents were
strong IN troops and in MEANS and they were Joined,
too, by those very officers whom the noble eall said
would have effected the object in view IL those Off
GERS had been pre- ent. The noble carl then, was
mistaken when he supposed that those officers
absent, and he (thc Duke of wellington spoke upon
tie authority of of those officers when he said
that the reason they withdrew from Portugal was,
that they found the whole country against them
WNkrespect to the neutrality on The part OF this
kxvU~ IL. M -.
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 commercial treaty between this
country and Portugal, and because, for that reason
wnd rights and interests TO protect. We had
however observed strict neutrality the contest
to which the noble earl refereed and that neutrality
and comm ercial relations forbade our permitting
an army TO be led from this country to invade Opor-
to, Tcrceira, the Azores any other place be-
longing to Portugal. The Government of Don Mi
guei might be an usurpa,on but, protesting neutral
;Sy, 1t was duty TO observe that neutrality The
noble carl too, had talked about our cruelty and the
blood which had been split by us. He was very sor
ry that blood had been spill the occasion alluded
TO by the noble earl One man. he believed, had been
kpicd; oot, by the way the evidence in support Of
mat alleged fact was by no means so very clear a:
the Noble earl supposed il to be. The fact might be
So bit 1t had not been proved. That, however, wa:
not our Affair." We were bound to maint ain the neu
tralty we protested, and we were justified by The
INV of nations in what we had done RI oud cries n
shear, hear from Lord Holland. I T'ben the nobl,
cyr said, that he 1.-The Duke Of WellinEtonl had ia
Keep upon himself the management OF certain Cor
respondcnce. Now. if the noble earl had looked will
a little care at that correspondence, he Would hay
fund why he the Duke of Wellington conducte,
that correspondence at first, and why it after
wards transferred to his noble friend. The cores
poDdence was commenced with person with whom
1t would have been nconveniept that there shAaiI -
any osa ass5Se friend took up the es1o~i
depce He could not have believed that these tran.
sactids which took place long before the last scs-
slpn OF Parliament, would have been topics of discus
sion on THIS OCCASION if he had expected this hs
sh9lid have prepared himself better At present, h,
spoke only from recollection. He came now to ano
thcr part OF the noble earl's speecl,-that par
which, IN his opinion, was the only of importance
embracing topics which other noble lords had also
SPOKEN upon. His Majesty lad recommended then
ordshps to proceed with great caution on this sub
IeG. now what ala these noble lords propose to do
why, not only not to attend to the recommendation
rgm the throne but to go in direct opposition to it
The speech recommended caution and dclbera
ton, but the noble lords would at once point out
tbe very measure which should be adopted; namely
an alteration in the currency. [Hcar, hcar1 The
n0olc iods would have the house answer a speech
recommending prudence and caution, by an address
Pledglng the house 10 particular measure. [IIcar
near The nobe earl had thought proper to ns
Iuafe that his Majestys Ministers, and that he rthe
luke OF Wellington in particular, had neglected &c
inquire into the dstrcsses of the country He beo.
ged TO assure their lordshps, that man had beer
subject
than he had, and that no man could lament more
deeply than he did the distress that existed If he
mad no other interest in the matter than that which
attached to hrs official character still he should M,
Ds able to help feeling this distress most Deeply
ltfearl Fhe noble earl next thought proper to as
sumo, that His Msjcstys speech attributed the dis
tfcss that prevailed to The seasons and to the
only. But their lordsbips must see that this int
greta,on OF the speech was not correct His MaIes
merely said that in in considering this subject he
et assured That their loFdshps would give due weigh,
10 me effect 6f unfavourabe seasons. Now their
lords knew very well that they bad had one bad har
vest, and another which had not been got in with.
out very great and unusual expense Were these
fdcts to be put wholly out Of consideration? Surely
not and all that His Majesty had said was that he
was assured their lordsbPs would not put them ou
oil their consideration But there was another clas
OF distress totally distinct from this, noneiy,-thr
distress which had resulted from the state of our ma
nufactures was 10 this distress that His Maestv
IN his speech alluded when he spoke Of the operation
OF cailses beyond the roach Of Legislative CONTROL
was this expression applicable iDoppca bic to tho