Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-08-17
E.OIiD PALsIERSvON AND PUBLIC
D,.s.E.

Below arc copied certain passages from
speech of Lord lalmerston in tho House
OF Commons, IN reply 70 Il proposition Of
Loci George Haatin.k 10 enforce tho pay
mant Of certain debts due Enal.s!i lbjects
from SPAN:
Ny aob'o friend Lord George Bont-
mex has quoted passages from tho laws
If nations, laying lovn tho Ioc.fiua, ,L.t
ono Governm NJ IS on,ltla! 10 enforce from
tho Government. Of another coultry re-
dress for all wrongs done to the subjects of
the Go.ernaa 1T making tho app'Ication for
such redress, md that. II redress 5o dou-
cd, il may b, jls.iy Obtained by repfisa Is
from tho nation 50 refusing. fully admit
10 this ox:eat tho principle which my no.
bio troni has laid down.
50 b.: there has always been
drawn G.Is:in ctiol between tho orlinary
transactions Of British subjects with the
Subjects Of other countries, ana tho trans
actions Of British subjects with the govern
ments OF other cnun;ri3s. Hear. boar.
hear. When British subject, eng1 god
in trade with tho subjects Of foreign
country, sds.ains loss, his frs; app.Ica-
ton IS 10 the laws Of that country for re-
dress. If those laws are not properly al
ministorod in his case, ,han the British
Government steps IN and demands c.,her
tina, the law shall be properly dealt out or
that redress shall b. givcn by the Govern
montof that State. 1t IS 10 the advantage
Of the country to encourage commercial
dealings with foreign countries; bu; | do
not know that it IS 10 tho advant1g e Of this
country 70 give great encouragement to
.,f,l, t.
loans % foreign countries" NIear, boar.
Il ain quito sensible of tho great inpor
lance Of this question 10 4 vast mass OF her
m7jesty's slbiect. These debts are ow-
M to them % All enormous amount. They
have been contracted with m immense
number of persons Of mos, limited and
contracted m2ans--rnon who have invest
ei the savings oil a n Industrious life, or the
sm1il remains perhaps Of di!apiiatcd for
tunes. some no doubt as n speculation, be
Ing tempted b. the high rate Of interest
promised them, bat great number rcali.
acting from generous impulses resulting
from having seen those countries strug-
Cling IN diff cuItIes, or engaged In conflicts
for Una. llbarty which we enjoy (hcar
hoar. | am persuaded that besides tho in
duccmcnt Of high interest, there have beeu
generous and good feelings operating upon
great number Of tho persons who have
advanced their money in these loans fhear.
hear And, sir, that undoubtedly adds to
the baseness Of the governments who have
broken their engag ements. and mover ful-
filed their pledges. (cbcers.) | cannot
sir. re:rac: that expression renewed
cheers because there Is hardly one Gov.
ernmen. Indebted IN this manner to British
subjects which Nigh. no. have paid. if not
the whole, at lens. some portion ofths in
teres. upon the debts which they have con-
trac;ed (hear, hear.} They 90 on squan-
der.ng their resources. and allowing their
revenues to be piundered and piiaged IN
the collection. E1ear hear even allowing
the members nf the administration TO amass
fortunes for themselves By the nis-appi-
cation Of the public funds (hear. hear.)
One half of their revenues which is col
ected is rnisapplied on lis own way 10 the
treasury, and the greater part Of the other
half goes 10 iilegltImate purposes. uncon-
nected with the ntercs. Of the country:
land then they come. in thu form Of paupers