Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-25

ful an auxiliary prohibited by their gea, maser, ni dig
nus radce Rod!S 1t is very clear, however, that Horace
would have taken of the embargoa. the critical moment when
Chatham was appealed by reluctant monarch, and well
coined by Disconnected people, That geat stateman would
have been admitted, by the Roman poet, be stern
necessity which both king and arisocrey submit for
kings then such pass that any change must have
been productive of good and however asefa the erbe
Cornet of Dragons Gas Sir Robert Wae termed the elder
William Pitt his first into pubic tc) might have
been the edapss of the day, it manifest TO all that
blood must be infused into the exhausted arteries Of John
Bull in order enable him to hold his against world
auayed in This task allotted Lord Chatham,
then simple William Pitt, and he successfully accomplish
ed it, It matters little, them whether Loh Boughams udg
msnt of him be when he arms m the car
dina, and therefore the trying points The day. namely,
relations with France and America he cannot he said
have been " materially in advance Of lis times"
called to the helm of sinking ship nay well be excused
for msakng the value of commercial consgnmen's 1t
he devotes his entire energies to stay the leak which threatens
her destruction and succeeds in bringing his charge safe into
port The leak which then threatened swamp Old England
caused by the aggressive policy Of ha which then
and for a century afterwards termed md believed by all
classes be natural enemy" Thatlea he most eiiec
tualy stopped, the system of counter ,aon and de-
spite the 'poace Congress- and other su uopian tomtoo
cries, of the present day must ankyexpe appro
baton of that policy If England is attacked threatened
by the house Of Bourbon, in either Of is branches the
republic any of its hues she have tie self
hand with which the oyebearng ambassador Of Philip
defied-
| g Here have we war for war, and blood for blood,
Controment for oontrolments so answer France"
In this cardinal point, then, it enough for the great
statesman Of the eighteenth century erect bear
ing and justify his words by his deeds War with France
then much necessity far England Chatham him
self was, taxation is now Its endurance unavod
able its existence being attributable to the mistaken theory
upon which the Of government then carried by
all nations the question not hing what the interests Of
France England might be, bu what the views feelings
of this that house might be- In these days, when
many " houses have gone to the wall AMI kings knock
ed down by their subjects with than
pins by the hands of children the frequent illusions of Lord
Chatham in the speeches now before this said house
of Bourbon contrast mavelously with he thorough
tempt now showered its Representatives, and almost
wonder how could have rghted neighbors from
their poprety. The fact, however o. and only
rejoice that least in this favored and, while all due
loyalty personal respect and affection arentertaincd towards
the Of the crown, Affairs conducted the
principle that subjects have their eengss well monarchs
This however, is principle of modem growth with
US, ands is surprising that Lord Chham should simply
have acted up the spirit of his age his unconquerable
enmy the designs of France and Span exempied in
his celebrated Family Compact in l6l Neither do we
attribute blame to him for his determination uphold the
sovereignty England her Amecan colonies seeing
how Just and constitutional estmae lie formed of the
ght Of taxation The notion that my colony, however
important could aspire to neutrality-suspicious. of the
mother country had before been boachd and the pre-
Walking deusion being have seeI that the sole object
of government to raise the snew o wherewih TO
crafty the personal feelings Of by threatening the
independence Of their neghbors, Lord Chatham might vel!
be excused he did not look things with he eyes OF Lord
Bougham and come the conclusion that Engands true
colonial policy to let her American Possessions be
independent herself On this very subject however, the
editor of the selection before has bit The real blot in
Lord Chahams craftsmanship The scheme OF taxing Ame
ca had been suggested Sir Robert Wapoe but he shrank
from it, owing the denuncilions Of Mr. Pitt and it was
till 1907 afer Mr.. Pitt had been recalled power and
elevated The Upper House, that the project carried into
law So that that very system Of governing America which
he vigorously denounced afterwards Introduced
time when he held Office 1t may WELL however be doubted
whether Lord Chatham answerae for all that done
during the years which preceded his retirement in 1863
The editor, in his biographical memoir thus audes to the
subject.
But scarcely had Lord Chatham completed his mnis,e-
rial when he seized with distressing i'll
ness which settled his nerves. and rendered incapable
Of attending any business, with excep
tons OF seeing holding the least communication with his
colleagues Mr. Charles Townshend took the lead in
the Cabinet and the year 1867 reproduced the fatal scheme
Of taxing America by imposing duties glass paper, paste
board, white and red lead painters coors and tea payable
their importation from Great Britain into the colonies
Unfortunately Lord Chatham by continuing retain his po
sIion in the Cabinet be held, in degree least
responsible for this measure which Immediately broke in
upon that mutual peace and harmony which then happily
suted between the colonies and the mother country and
led that very resu-hc dsmembement Of the empire
against which shsl fad him raising his last voice in the
House Of Lords with all the energy Of his eoGuene and,
it were, falling in the struggle"
II has been suggested that Lord Chatham victim Of
insanity at this period, and is little singular that he
should have sanctioned Mr. Townshends bill having de-
nounce the right impose the Stamp Act Of 1854 the
, colonies.
"I will only speak to point, point which not
TO have been generally undcrstood-I the right
Some gentlemen (sudng to Mr. NugenD 10 have con.
sdercd il point Of honor II gentlemen consider in
that light they leave all Of right and wrong fol-
low deluson that may lead to destruction II my opinion
that this kingdom has right 10 lay upon the colonies
At the time assert the authority Of this kingdom
the colonies he and supreme every
of government and legislation whatsoever The coons are
the subjects Of this kingdom, equally entitled with yourselves
To all the naura rights Of mankind and the peculiar privileges
of Enghmen equally bound by its laws, and equally par
u in The If his ffeneo