Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-07-19
LORD pAIMrRsT0N's DEFENCE.

The English papers are Gd with discussions oi the great
ike hours speech Lord pamcrson in defence 81 The Tor
,ign policy the government lie commenced speaking at
at night and engaged he close attention ~ the common:
until iaf.pas2 Sir Gladstone. in replying I" him. sai5
happily that the cn, compensation which The House hac
for The nr,ifrng lesson ,ea England by the
she Russ!ans was mastery speech Of Tic noble Lore
while from he das Of day 10 Tie ddrn q the nert
ne defended MS policy before crowded House o Commons
IN tina, gigantic intellectual and physical eii'st
Lord John Masters made furious attack On Pa'h'Es"n
f said the honor and dignity the Crown o EngiGn,
could no, b. maintained bs ihc policy which w9 no~ adop
ted, ana the peace world would m .oaaFhrj - >'cl
apolicy-a policy which moss bullying weak State,
and now submitting to powerful! one-Hhich
time making extravasant claims against deicnccess State
and a, another declining all applications Tor redress agans
one that was powerful and mighty meca) Ii was sur
prisna he said that Lord Panerston's tongue was no
clustered when hc alluded 10 America MOI many week
ago he declared hat he could no and would no' pfo'ec
the SUBJECTS England against the atrociors tyranny "a
ercscd oye! them ~ South Carolina Every British subject
said Lord J. Manners who might Happen proceed IA thu
State Gas Bowers ccore! did, woa'l b. seized am
incarceraied IN like manner le' Lord Paacrs'on SAX
he could interfere because Tie act complained oi was
sanctioned ty the municipal law Of tie American Staiear
ayowal distinctly opposed 10 The policy which ne aa toll
lowed with respect To Greece.
Lord palners,on then and proceeded with complete
and elaborate review justification Of thu foreign poc,
ri the government his accession To the Foreign Office
with detail which in many hands wo0d have been ed
GUS With great he affected suppose the vote Q: ht
House Of Lords The result foreign conspiracy Tais
called down tic en!h0sa,c cheers ~ tn Commons whosc
vote afterwards sustained tn government ~ majority e
10 He CLOSED with the following words
think have gone through eGd cheers III! the heads
81 the charge which have heen stated in This debate.
think have shown that the foreign policy of The Govern
,neni in all these transactions with respect to which liz con
due, has been mpugn,d, has throughout been guided by
those principles which rGng the resolution q! The
honorable and learned gcnean ought regulate the
Inc, of the Government England in the mama cement
foreign affairs. (Checss) believe aud tiinn that the
principles on which have acted those winch
;ertained by the great ri tie people ii England -.
fChsers) convinced these PRINCIPLES calculated
so far the influence of England may be permitted proper
" be exercised with respect 10 the desinos N other coun
irieso conduce the welfare and happiness 81 mankind
The advancement ~ civilization 10 the maintenance :"
penee 10 the development Of the resources and 10 The
prosperity of all other countries as Wei as {" ne country
in which we live. ,Chco!S.)
do not complain OF the conduct oi those VINO nave made
this question the Of attacking Her Majesty Govern
mcnt The Government OF sTca; country IKE ms IS IN
doubleday object of fair Legitimate emulation to men OF
all shades of opinion 1t is noble hing to be allowed 10
guide the policy and influence the desiines OF sich coun
this and ever /, was IN ooeei o honoraeh ao,
iion than it must be 50 n the moment al when
speaking clcers) for while we have seen as stated ny
the right honorable barone the political earthquake rocking
Europe from sid" 10 s3cwhe We have seen thrones si
ken, shattered cycled institutions oveo"csd ana ces
royed while III almost country in Europe there nave
been conflicts which have deuged the land win blood from
the Atlantic the Black Sea, from The Baltic 10 INC Medl-
trranean this country has presented spectacle honorable
10 the people Of England and worthy Of the admiration oil
mankind loud chccrs)
We have shown that liberty compatible with ORDER that
individual freedom - rcconycabe with obedience 10 the
law. Hear, hear} we have shown the example Of ma
ton in which every class o! society accepts with chcc
fness the lot which Providence has assigned to it, and at
the same time every individual OF each class constantly
striving 10 raise himself in the social scaleno, by
lice not by violence and egaty but by pessvering good