Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

species of Jacobins caed) named HARsEr "Lord Pal
merstons political life (says the Commercial Advese has
been long and Mr. Haney detailed TO the electors all
its sins in reply to which his ordhip who knew that his
opponent had scarcely the chance Of half dozen votes and
who could therefore afford to be in good humo sort Of
resume and defence Of his political career from the days
when he served with Canning down the present time The
whole statement was laughing from beginning to end
part especially useful well amusing, nasmuch
furnished, in conventional aer-dinner STYLE the
onale Of his foreign policy condensation of part of which
il is worth while To- suboin showing how few free
ences will impress matter the mind with more effect than
could be attained by the dre and most elaborate dsquson
f.Mr. Harey, he said "next to the foreign poll
OF the Government and he is of opinion that the great
object and the grand result of my foreign policy has been the
establishment OF tyranny and despon all the world
There IS really something amusing in the novelty for after
have been accused all Europe of being the great ns
gator OF evoutionthe friend and champion Of all popular
nsuHecions-the enemy of all constituted authoresater
have been charged with disturbing the peace OF Europe by
giving encouragement every revolutionary and anarchca
set Of is somewhat striking to hear charges the very
reverse made against me by my present opponent
"Mr. Harvey began with Belgium. He said that was
instrumental in subectng the Begians TO the yoke of the
preventative OF France. What is the fact , The Belgian
people had been united Holland in 1915 they had great
complaints against the way which they had been governed
their religion had been neriered with the education of their
children had been taken of their hands had been
imposed which they thought illegal their native language
forbidden in courts of justice They rebeed, and the
question they be put down by force they
be protected and allowed become independent naton
We obtained for them that object The end of the
was, that, after long negotiation, after difficulties which
time threatened to involve Europe in war, Belgium
knowedged independent country and will venture
more prosperous happy contented.and patriotic nation
than the begans have now become does not exist the face
of the earth.
"We then Spain, and it is said there par
ties to establishing government yannica than any
try. Now / denyf he
assertion Before the period which refer there was no
Parliament in Spain. The great bulk of the people sad
We will have Parliament, and will have Inquisi-
ton and choose TO have for sovereign Donna Isabella
and not this old gentleman, Don Carlos whom we consider
identified with oppression and the inquion, We took part
with the people of Spanwith those who wanted constu
tiona liberty, equal laws parliament JUSTICE and inqui
sion-agans those who for having pariamen no
justice, and much nqusion We succeeded and by means
Of very hng assistance which could possibly have de-
termned events the Spanish people had been that
side, enabled them TO work out their liberties with smaller
sacrifices than they must otherwise have submitted to-
'rhen came Portugal. There struggle in Portugal
similar to that SPAIN There between des
potc and yrannca government the hand and paa
ment and popular freedom the other Don Pedro fought
the popular side Don Miguel who had uurped the throne
and oused his niece fought for tyranny and despoc govern
ment What did we do? Did we set up Don Miguel No;
put him down. We threw influence into the scale
liberty feedom and constitutional rights and the Portuguese
nation became possessed of parliament and of all that
essential for securing the liberties of nation
" We next come, think, to Syria. Mr. Harvey says we
made great mistake in SYRIA He tells us there was most
excellent worthy old gentleman, called Mehemet Ali who
ru.ed in Egypt, and who had conquered Syria and that
ought TO have left him quietly there Mr. Harney says that
we fought the battle for the rights of kings by driving Niche
met Ali out oil Syria and restoring that country TO the Sultan
1t the object of England keep Turkey of the hands
OF other Powers, and Mehemet ALL who the subject of
the Sultan had set for himself he would have weaken
ed Turkey that could noonger have remained independent
but must have become the vassa of foreign Power
This was our for driving Mehemet Ali back his
house at Alexandra But it is said this worthy old gentle
man was much beloved in Syria that his rule formed
perfect paradise compared with the hell upon earth which has
existed since he driven out. Now, how it did
drive him out Merely by giving few thousand muskets to
the people Of the country by sending few hundred marines
shore TO aid them and saying, go it. boys if you
get nd OF Mehemet ALL here to back If intend
to act, nows your time They took word they
kicked him out neck and crop, and his army they hail
ed US ms deverers and whatever be said Of tng
quarre snce the country is peaceabe contented and
happy.
"Fnally, come to China. Opium was smuggled int,
that country immense quantities. and the mandans who
ought TO have prevented its introduction received certain
OF money upon every chest for shutting their eyes and
ing where went But these Chinese authorities suddenly
turned round the who had been their partners in this
smuggling ade and, in order money! required them
to give up all the opium they had n their possession and
they took thirty forty British merchants along with the
British Consul and shut them up, and plainly told them they
should be starved unless they delivered up their stocks of
opium. Mr. Harney has talked of Oliver Cromwell and the
in which he used deal with foreign Governments
Now should like to know what Cromwell would have said il
twenty thirty British subjects and officer Of the Com
monweah bad been shut up in limbo and told they
be starved. know what he would have done He would
have stood This what we did we said,
This won't do gentlemen Of China you have exorted
uabe property from British subjects by threat Of locking
them up ill they die of starvation call upon you
fund They efused force employed and brought
them TO terms"
In this way (snys the Commercially the Foreign Secretary
ambed his for hour more creating the
uproaous mrth and good humor the affairs Of Canada
France, Poland and, in fact, of all parts Of the world each
n receiving lucid touch He is Of the most
accomplished speakers alive, and his bearing polished and
graceful in the highest degree The effect therefore,
rough audience round election booth will easily be under
sood and even reflective would be willing
concede that in every instance his oshp had pretty clearly
established that the interference Of the Government in foreign
affairs, far he concerned, had always been the
| right side.
FROM THE SEw FORK EXPRESS sEPTEMBEaS 8.