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    suppose they . fouM the ' i ^ fethfafl ^ bffednc ^ ct ^ ng t ^ atteta very different froip tfiS ^ Mty wfttt { hr Britisl ? Wtfvrce which they M been leU "t 6 -ekpW ,. " ^ shall now wai t with patience to bear the defence Wliicfi ( jerieral Evans - v ^ ill be called to make to their numerous allegationas the " rank and

    upon ^ , file" will probably be headed W ° Maj 6 ¥ Rjcliardsdn ' and Colonel Harley . , ; . f Mr Maclean declared ^ hat in tfi i ^ ftr ^ t rey 6 Wit |^ of | he debate all the rejoinders had , left Sir If , ' ^ j £ i ^ ih ^^ ? f % \ imer $ untouched ; and no AbtM Sir Hi Sardi ^^ is ^ f ^ toinion ^ tli kt the wi rio

    long-winded speeeh of Mr Ma ^ leatt s ^ ttched : tetter . The facjb is , Che Tdfies Were ttiet u ^ w > ^ Xfieiif owii te ^ iilVj ° inasmuch a § the ^ mpdoiv wa $ tl ^ arly ^ oi ^ lit fei ^ afd ifbr TSciry purposes , so all tfee answers were inadfe to their Toryjsm . Meantime , the real questioti at issue—is tliWre an ^ prqs ^ edt of success to the QueehV cause through the Tnteryentiort "' of- the

    British Legion , as at present constituted and directed—and if not , what shall we do 7—this grand point w&'irideed left ** u ^ -ftouched . " So much for the spirit of party . Mi H . L . Bulwet seemed to be aware of this , but was evidetttiy not conversant with the question in a military point of ^^ iew ^ or We ^ tWnlt he would have agredd With us as to the toiat fadlity of th ^ present operations , and the useless destruction of out cbutfttymen involved in the continuance . If we do iidt send a large fotce ^—better inter

    an army of ^^ occupatioa- ^ twe hgad hot fere at all ; and if we do act thus effifciently , it may lead to the most terrible consequences . The debates included no accurate sense of present evils , and no foresight . u The wh ^ le question / ' f $ & tjie True Spn , yt $$ pstensibly . narrowed down to one of speci a l p leading upon the terms of the quadruple treaty . It must be admitted by all who will read th ^ debate , that those who spoke on behalf of the Ministry apd ( ttieir jjojicy liad the feest Qf the argument . "Why then do they not at oi ^ e toldly state what course th ^ y intend in future to . pursue ? Their vacillating , policy at home , atili their wanton injustice towards Canada , cause but little re ] iance to . jbe placed upon their declarations of anxiety for Spanish freedom ; yet the weight of their influence , such as it is , has been thrown against the principles of despotism" ¦ ' ' ' "J ; " Hi '¦ : ¦ . <

    Mr Roebuck conteftid ^ d that Ihe Governititent * ' did one thing in Spain ; another thing in Canada ; nothing in Ireland ; and held their places in England / ' In short , he resolutely maintained that fre had nd business to interfere at all , and that we had already felt the ruinous consequences of meddling in the affairs of other nations , and acquiring the > title of the bull-dog of Europe * This may be very true ; but does not the conviction come too late ? It can hardly be the question now whether we ought to interfere . T , he direct Government intervention ^

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 1, 1837, page 308, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1831/page/53/