The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-08
another administration. His Lordship concluded

another administration. His Lordship concluded
| as follows:
K MY Lords there are MANY accusations 10 which
j am exceedingly calons. There are some how
ever which ! feel deeply. am insensIble 10 an
observations respecting ienaci'y Of Office and desire
of place, and to any npulation OF being actuaed by
motives eiheT OF ambition or avarce do moi deny
these accusations, because care little about them
but should be exceedingly sorry II could De ac.
cused with justice Of running from my post on ac
count OF The dangers and difficulties OF the country
| or Of abandoning any party IN IL BY whom had
b=en encouraged and Sustained. resigned my Of
flee, not because had been abandoned BY those who
usually supported me, but because there had risen
| among them certain amount OF doubt, which led
me TO suppose that | could not any longer conduct
The government either with honor TO myself or with
| advantage 10 the country; and now frankly declare
that resume Office solely, because will not aban-
don my sovereign in situation oil ditnculty and
distress, when demands are made on her which she
ought not TO comply with-[hear, hearl-demaDds
which are Inconsistent with Her personal honor, and
which, II acquiesced in now would establish pre-
cedent which would render her liable, during The
remainder Of her reign TO all the variations Of party
politics, and would make her domestic Lille one con-
tnued scene OF discomfort and unhappiness. lCheers
from The ministerial benches
The Duke OF Wellington spoke as follows:
In addressing you, my lords, on the present occa-
sion, shall endeavor 10 initiate the moderation Of
part Of what the noble viscount said: and in doing
So think ! shalt pursue The course which is most
becoming my own situation, most suitable 10 the
subject have TO discuss, and most agreeable TO the
feelings Of your lordships: and, my lords 10 order
that may sustain the same tone OF moderation with
which commence, l will take the liberty Of laying
out Of the question those reports TO which the noble
vScouM has referred, and which, in my opinion,
have nothing 10 do with The subject before your
lord>hips. Probably IL were inclined 10 enter
discussion OF those reports, could find little 10 say
upon them likewise, and, Ia referring 10 them
might be induced, as The noble viacount has been
induced, 10 depart from thai tine OF moderation TO
which Il Is my hrm intention to adhere throughout
| The whole bl the address which am now about 10
make 10 your ordships. l must, however, say that
! have one advantage over the noble vscount in re-
1 specl 10 reports
have served the sovereigns and the public Of this
country Tor so years, and throughout the whole Of
that period have been exposed 10 evil report and
| good report, and have sill continued 10 serve
| through all report botn good and evil and thus
confess myselfio be completely indifferent 10 the ma
lure oi reports. II does, however, sui prise 10
! mad that IN The uf The last Jew DAYS have
been traduced as having i'll treated my mos gracious
Sovereign Il who was about to into her SER
vice, and TO Be responsible for her experimentation
no other reason that know OF save that was going
al any lime Of life 10 lake upon the trouble OF
| sharing The government. Hear, hear Having
been 50 treated all my life, nave gained The advan-
tage VI being able 10 preserve my temper under IT,
aud this advantage have over the noble viscounl,
who strangely sensitive about certain reports
circulated respecting him, with as litile foundation
as The reports about myself which have just men
L
menced The observations hich he addressed 10 your
lordships BY stating that he expected that should
| have commenced the discussion ot those subjects,
and not hi'nself. am much obliged 10 the noble
viscount for the compliment he thus offered me but
unless question had been put to me pontedly do
not know that should have any occasion TO give any
| explanation respecting them. ..a.
lcenany should not have thought il necessary
10 give any explanation today, had not been
called upon by what has Just been stated by the
Bile vi>cuunt for have heard that most iull,
most distinct, and most satisfactory explanation VI
these transactions was given by my right non. friend
| the member for Tamwotth, last night 10 another
place. (Hear, hear.) However, my lords, admit
lhat you have reason 10 expect, whe member OF
your body has been engaged in such negotiations as
these, thai he should explain 10 yun what has passs d,
especially when he is called upon explain by
| OF his brother peers. My urds it is perfectly well
known that have long entertained The opinion that
the prime minister OF this country, under existing
circumstances ought have other house,
| OF parliament, and that he would have great ad-
vanlages in Carrying on The business OF the Sove-
reign b. bling there. Entertaining such an OPT
nion II was oniy 10 be expected that who on Tor
/ mer occasion had acted upon il, should, ii again
| called upon by my Sovereign, recommend her 10
select IneG Der OF the House oi Commons, 10 con-
| duct her government 1.M.
Wnen the n BILE viScount announced in this house
on tuesday last that he had resigned his office, the
probable consequences o that annunciatun occurred
| to my mind and | turned my attention in conSe-
quence 10 the state of the government al the present
| noment-to the stale OF the royal authorry-to The
composition OF the Royal household and 10 all those
circumstances which were likely to come under my
consideration in | were called upon TO assist in
advising the composition OF another administration.
| confess that il appeared TO me impossible that any
vi men should take charge OF her MaJesty's 60
vernment without having the usual influence and
control over the establishment OF The royal house
hold-(hea hear) that influence and control
which their immediate predecessors in orfce had
exercised before (Great cheers from the OPP
/ hAnchpS0 household
fJrmed BY their predecessors in Office, the posses
sion Of that influence and that coalrol over appears
10 10 be esp cially necessary " let the pubc see
that the ministers VINO were about 10 enter upon Of
fee had and possessed the entire confidence Ut her
Majesty. ! considered we'll the nature of The lorna
ton OF the royal household under the Civil List Act
passed on the com aencement oil her Majesty's reign
l considered Well the difference between the house
hold of Qleen consort and the household OF
Queen regndut. ~:
The Queen consort not being political person in
the same light the Queen regnant, considered
the construction oi her MaJesly's household; con-
sidered filled Offices in il | consid red all The
| circumstances attendant upon The innuence OF the
/ household, and The degree OF confidence which II
might be necessary Tor The sovernmentto repose IN
| the IN .nbers OF it, | was sensible vi the serious and
anxious nature OF the charge which the minister IN
| On ol that control and influence over her
| Msiesly's household would have laid upon him. l
| was sensible thai in every thing which he did, and
| ia every SEP which he LOOK 10 the household he
ought to consult only the honor vi her Malesys
crown, and her state and dignity, but also her social
condition. her ease, her convenience, her comfort
in short every thing that tenled 10 The solace and
happiness Vi her life (Hear, hear) ref cited on
all lnese considerations particularly incumbent
on lne ministers who should take charge Of the al
airs OF this country; reflected on The age, the SEX
the situation, and the comparative inexperlence Of
| the Sovereign the throne; and must say, II
had been il was 10 lie, the FIRST person 10 be con-
suited with respect 10 the exercise u The influence
and control 10 question, would suffer any inconve.
nience whatever Father Than take any sep as to the
| royal household which was not compatible with her
! M ljesly's comforts. Hear)
| There was another subject which took into con-