Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-01

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feeling was an erroneous one, still had gone ahraa"
and II could not be denied that to be
found for such feeling, oil enquiry into existing dis
tresses being refused astyear' Hear hear lille was
O., s6ed that the county of Kent had been dsgraced
by the outrages committed there, for he the last
o their Lordshps who would contend that distress,
however severe, was an excuse Tor such conduct;
for his part, he felt alarm IN consequence of
those and other dstut Dances in the country. He had
confidence in the people that they actuatcd by
the 6rmest attachment to the present illustrious
Prince who sat the throne OF these realms; they
believed him when he said inst he only wished to
reign in the hearts ofhis people. The Noble Duke
concluded by rnmarkng The great necessity there
was for nstituting immediate inquiry into the distres
of the country. and essing hope the Noble
Duke at he head of tho government would that night
give an assurance TO thai effect.
Earl Darney of opinion that the refusal of
their Lordsh:p las, year To grant inquiry, was
cause of the rxistng distress; he sincerity trus ed
however, that it would not for moment be believed
generally that the house careless of the grievan
ces that afflicted the luboring community. lie
ted that the present dist ofthe country would
meet will the speedy attention of the Legislature.
The Duke of Lenster adverted to that part of
the speech relating to the state oflreand The No
BILE Duke stated that a private meeting which he
had thought 1t his duy 10 CALL the expression against
any peal of the union between Great Britain and
ireland wrs unani nous Hear. Sill, unless his
Malestys Government took active steps tn put an
end TO the attempts made for a repeal of the union
1t would be injurious to the interests of both
tries.
Lord Farnham said that nll Europe in arms,
and it was not 6t that England alone should remain
with open bosom unpreparod With regard 10 our
domesi policy, he ended shat it was not So much
the weight of TAXATION its unequal pressure, that
was the cause of our present distress The present
were not ordinary times. therefore extraordinary
measures ought 10 be adopted the tyhes, the puor-
rates. and land tax, mist be all revised.
Earl Grey said he considered that. the circum-
stances under which they that night assembled Il
mounted 20 a degree ofimprrtance and Danger high
almost than DcrOl within his recollection
To the dangers of their situation would require
all the fort itude. all he caution and all the wisdom
probably it would be IN their power To comrpand.--
Upon the COOL sense. the good feeling tho loyalty and
attachment Of the people OF Engl mi the cunsu-
ton, he had the frmnst reliance. HIS fears did not
spring from that source; II only remained fnr that
md he other house Of Parliament force his Ma
irs'y's ministers should they not he inclined. To- do
their duty, and all difficulties would be surmountei.-
Hear. hcar)-IIe had hesitation in adopting the
very words of the speech from the throne VII rein
his Majesty EXPRESSED the "gref and Indignation
with which he viewed tho chhrts made to create dis
affection, and to separate and ALLEVIATE the affections
ola great and loyal portion Of The people; and he
would lend every assistance in his To the 60
v"rnment to extinguish the attempts made for that
purpose Hem, hear He deprecated the employ
rent of force. which, upon all occasions. caused r-
/ rtation bu' he eXhnrtcd he Noble Duk. and those
wh1 acted with him 10 persist in the course they
had adopted of setting themselves at the head Of
the sound part of the community against the hos
tile designs Of the other nar;.-(H -nr, Aeuy Mo
time should be lost. but they ought speedily and
hrml to come forward and at once put end 10
practices which ii continurd and attended wit sue
must bring down ruin upon them ALL and IN the
Grst place upon those who had originated them -
Agreeing however, as he did with that part OF
the address which deprecated the designs of The ugi-
tators, he was yet sorry that there allusion
the oi her hand, to intention introduce mea-
sures of relief. He trusted his Majesty's govern
ment would IN this pIrtcuIar pursue the course
which had been recommended TO them. and thus
give uDtrniable proofs tint they not inatten-
tive tn the wants of that portion of the empire.
The speech from the thr dealt in prafs sons of
economy. nc trusted this session would show hat
these not merely professions. The county
has derived considerable relief from the remission
OF the beer tax, but in his opinion there were other
taxes of more general pressure which might have
brrn dispensed with. IL not then the time TO
discuss any mode of taxation but he must take
that opportunity Of observing that he had decided
oblecrion to properly TAX -; Hear. hear, hear =
Whe her his Nj jes;v's mis- intended 10 under
take to bring forward a measure of reform or not
he did not know. They would be forced to 60 so at
last and probably under circumstances which would
make it much less safe than at present -(IIear
hear )-Phe best preparation and defence then for
coming danger would, in his opinion, be 10 for,ify
the constitution to extend irs ble,ngs and acquire
The confidence of the people, thus presenting to the
enemy the barrier of people con ent with the
blessings of free constitution and King for whom
they entertained unlimited affection (Cheers
He must confess that he experienced some abate-
ment OF the satisfaction he felt upon the conduct of
tIo government lO"dIuS rance w the DOcy which
it seems 70 he their intention pursue towards the
Netherlands. with respect to which, it appeared the
principle of nnn-interference adhered TO in the case
of France was to be departed from. lie confessed
nc could understand upon what construction of
the treaties into which had entered we are bound
to interfere in the internal movements between Hol
land and the low countries. (lIcor, hear) No
| man could regret more than he did what happrned
in these countrics.-To unite them otherwise rlan
by force hopeless , and then even the union
would not last long.-'Fo attempt this, however by
force, would be departing from the established prin-
ciple Of non-ntersrPnce. If their lOrdships wished
to see that principle well argued, he recommended
them TO read ihe letter ofa noble friend of his upon
the affairs of Holland, written time ngo, when
the arrangements in question were under discussion
The Noble Earl hero read passage from the work
alluded to- rGicunS the idea ofun union bel ween two
states totally opposed in character language, religion
and interests. heartily despisino ench nthsr and form