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BIUTISH HOUSE OF C0MM0N3.
I THURSDAY, MAT27.
Mr. Gratta& Boeech. in favor of thi War
. i against Bonaparte. ,
Tie address to the prince regent assuring
his royal highness of the cordial support 01 me
house icf any measures, he may take, in conjunc
tion with his allies, against the commoli epe
my, Bonaparte, .jgj&s debated. , J,"; -l, IjT
- Lord t. Cavendish, though he ; coincided in
thai part of the address which jreeommeoded
concert and I cooperation sith r allies, Woved
an amendment, that in thns doing their bject
was not solely to overturn the power of tha pre
sent ruler of France. Air. smith seconded tne
motion. : .
Mr. Grattan said, he had considered the
amendment and the question, in all its bearings.
In entering upon the subject, he would admit
that they ought to avoid, as much as possible,
the evils of war j hut there was another and a
sreater evil to be guarded asainst a peace
without security and a war without Allies.
(Hear, hear!) With the immediate question
of peace or war they had nothing to do j that
point was decided at Vienna y- but the plain
fact which remains for their consideration was
simply this would they contend against the
ruler of France with the allies in their van, or
would they wait until these powers were dis
banded, and meet the clash single handed ,? . As
to the present form of government in France,
and the prospect of security afforded Europe,
they ueed only look to its composition for a re
futation of any such chance. It was an effec
tive stratocracy, composed of a rapacious sol
diery, who do pot light to conquer, but conquer
to fight. ..The constitution of France is war,
and the object of that war is the conquest of
Europe. (Jlear, A-ear.J What reason was
there to suppose that Bonaparte would not again
attempt that to "Which his whole life had been
"firuiny applied? "Were they blind to his char
acter and forgetful of his7 deeds" f Had he not
almost succeeded in his gigantic plan of seiz
ing ail Europe f He banished the so vereigns of i
spam and Portugal j the former throne be gave
hi brother -his son became the king of Rome ;
he controuled the power of Prussia and he
prepared an army tq take the king of England.
But the great trident of -Britain preserved her
talioiv ad ko4k-iiW 4ilupu-. TLa British
navy saved tne land, liwnaparte cried ou ,
" Your maritime laws are tyranny ;" but what
he meant to saywa, that this monument of our
strength, and his weakness, had prevented
Europe's" being -enslaved (Zcar7) He thtn
saw, that to eoaqner England he must attack
her marine, by piercing hdr commercethis he
attempted in two ways ; one was, tar shut he
ouCfrom continental intercourse by the force
... of his arms. ; The attack on her commerce was
great j it affected her station exceedingly. This
, country, placed by nature between the New and
.Oil continents, and formed to be the medium of
communication between both, now, stood be
tween two tires. On the one side continental
Europe was in a blaze, from t he force of his
arms; and on the other the new world, from
the influence of. his intrigues. Between both,
tliis couutrywas shaken, but she maintained
her ascendency. His ambition then led.him to
piepee ihe frozen regions of Russia. In his ioy
progress for northern rapine and desolation, he
eneouptered Austria and -Prussia. The ora
tor here described the Russian campaign and
events which followed it, until the arrival of the
allies iu Paris. 1
Here, he said, they' did an act which in the
eyes of posterity-wilt absulve them from wliat
ever errors they elsewhere committed. In the
noble generosity of their view6, Jthey . gave Ho
fallen France libe rty and life $ to Bonaparte,
life and IClba.--(ojtd cheers!) This was an act
MhoLorWble to them, as il. was undeserved by
the objeet whom they sheltered. The one gave
to France ruin and disaster, the other a kins
&Qil constitution, framed upon enlarged, liberal,
ad unexcludiug principles a form of charter
. wen suited to Jbngiaud, but not deset ved by
France one far diflerent from "that which ber
eak, muddy philosophers, in the hey-day of
s tttKKM incu 4 uaiBiicc iu iue mmay
toaehine of their scattered invention a better
we than ever issued from the staring. councils
wiheir econojnisfcs, when they endeavored to es
tablish thit system which had method in its
badness, and madness infUs method : who, in
PQUItcal W0.rSjPJi weClftJhe, goddess of
-ciiy, until ner incantations converted her in
to the goddess, of fury who set their political
"achine In" motion at one'momfent- with, the
r?ath of liberty, at another with the storm of
-wreny, untlI lU wheels at length took fire
"oui the force of its own Telocity. (loarf and
tinued .cheers.) The events to which he
ir, Q.V had referred "at tli. .tlaf Pr!..
moddelled the fragments of this incongruous
-viu, ana causeatnem to subside into a form
ttl Rovernment not dissimilar to that of England.
4 W8 system was now usurped. What. was
Redone?- Were they to listen to a revival of
Jtem, or of ay system, from Bona
iwef AVas.he who broke theUeatyof Fou
tainbleau. which save him amnesty and station
to come forward and call tipon themtobide by
the treaty of Paris which formedab$veryVba$is
of bis own exclusion JVere they sane to cane
of faith-and' listeV to. sach a proposition ?
ffearMear!) What was the language He new
to his army ? , . VVe must establish a tnrone oy
new eonauests. It is true I sisned an abdica
tion, but that was nothing without the consent
or tne people, vyunout this my convenuoo
was iAvalid." His ministers and court say
the same they re-edio this monstrous apan
donment of principle, and vet, in the same
breath, they call Upon you to trust him, Will
you taW him now. who has violated the very
principle of affianee,in preference to accepting
that compact of five powers whose faith is un-
ernnerlv pledeed I What hesitation can there
be as to the course thev onsht to take i Can
thev doubt, armed as thev are. with every mo
ral -and political jengine at their disposal, of
uieir power ana auiiuv to ueai mowu iujjj
temia Franee; to beat down an opponent, who
is not firm la Jus arovemment, ana who stands
wnoiir wiioou( ciaim or uue ior ih uvuucu
maintenance ? WerS'they now tosay that, with
Austria's immense force, and Russia's incsian-
lable one; with1 Prussia's strength, ant lin
gland's Counsels witli a force pf Ccr 106,000
men ready to take the field at the of.. . .France
eould resist the attack ! How fouldjhe do itf
Her population ;of one hundred niinions; wis
now reduced to twenty -fivp million's; besides
she; bad lost her fascination herj spetl was
gone. The career of Bonaparte had been de-
veloned to the nations nf tha i.nn(!nent in its
uakedjcolors ! His hand of enfranchisement was
thevgrasji of slavery to every country that
iorce oi arms or influence laid at nis ieei u
gave a worse government than ever previously
cursed them ; his army, like the Roman legions
under Atilla, carrieil devastation and ruin in
their train, and could now! form no encampment
in Europe, except within the circle of their ene
mies. Of all external resources they were be
reft. What were their internal ones ? In the
first place the leader of this stratocracy had no
cavalry, at least nothing that bore the name of
comparison in the scale; secondly, ne naa no
money; thirdly, no credit : and fourthly, no. ti-
ue.-' warty as to the people, it tney luenti
fied themselves With his cause, where were they
when the treaty of Paris was signed ? Not up
holding his rule, but parties to his deposition.
(Hearf lltttri) A re FreHt hmeir, he;nsked, id
devoid pf faith, so blind to their ow n interest,
so neglectful of the solemn assurances they have
already given, as to rise against the combined
powers of Europe, in order tolsupport a stran
ger on their thi-oue ? Was it-Jrom pride that
they woatd act so? And should the allies,
from delicacy to France, suffer her to insure the
eternal damnation of a military despotism.
(Hear!) .
Uetttlemeu had asserted that the French on
ion were favorable to Bonaparte in the since
rity of lu's heart he believed it to be no such
thing the sceptre was consigned to his hands
by the mere act of the military. There"was no
reason to believe that England was not able to
cope with Bonaparte, notwithstanding his re
ources, his army, his understanding, or his ge
nius ' for the question was not now, whether we
had a right to oppose him " We are actually
at war, iu consequence of his beach of faith, in
consequence of his having broken the treaty of
if ontainbleau. This, however, wag considered (
as nothing. " To be sure," said Bonaparte,
" I saved my life by means of it, but I am no
further bound by il ; the entire proceeding was
invalid, as done against my engagements with
France; I can do nothing without the consent
of my people my fouucil tells me so .'" Ltiugh
ter dud much applause. Never (said Mr.
Grattan, with animation) never may I live to
see the day when, with all Europe in our train,
England should basely truckle to the power of
V. r r . -i wm n j.ffj . : t
iiauee. iiAuacMermg.j n jiingiana snouia
withdraw from the alliance if she 6honld des
pise her glory and forget her ancestors if she
should astonish Europe, and hesitate to oppose
thes common enemy of lnaukind if private
feelings should . werye her from her public duty,
and ideas of little gains turn her from nobler
objects, well may the world address her i In
vain have you already bpposed the flying for
tunes of Euroce in vain have you triumphed
over the difficulties that enclosed you, and rose
superior to surrounding obstacles ; in vain have
you torn -the eagle from the' hands of your
enemf , and plucked invincibility from his
standard your conquest has been unavailing,
and your triumphs nugatfrry, if you now take
the lead in deserting the common cause of liber
ty, and plead your povertyjo justify your" dis-.
grace." thus Europe would address her, and
this country shduld not.conitder the money to
be expended, but the fortunes to be preserved ;
and that less must be paid tor an active war,
than for a peace with 'a war establishment;
that even if her means-be not eternal, they at
least-far eieed -thoslrof -any otheTTcflufrtfyrn
the world, and thatshe must long outlast, the
exertions of oliers. ' ',
f Wr.' Grattan sat down amidst lonsr continu
ed and unanimous plaudits.' ' v . If;
Sir F., Burdett, Mr.: Ponsonby, and Mr.
Tierney supported tl amendment '
Mr. Plunket and lord Miltou advocated the
war. l he housie divided : r or, the amendment
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be, to eillect them into a solid body and to
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oring e whcie within the reach of even
mind. This work will recommend the nresent
are to the gratitude of future fenerations. It
iv uit nun iui r niDee annum eniov h i i noiii.
ble hberty. I say possible because miarehy al
ways resetyei itself into absolute Government.
-if-A formidable coalition of Kihss threatens
onr independence ; their armies are approach-
ing our frontiers.
the Session of vthe Legislature, and delivered, title ok? Saviour of the Country?
the followirier timec h i ' received. Vith murmurs. One Men
the followirie Speech s
Messieurs of the Chamber of Peers, and
Messieurs of the tphamber of Keprescntatiyes
For the last three months existing circum
stances and the confidence, of the nation have
invested me with unlimited authority. The
present day will behold the fulfilment, of the
wish dearest to my Heart. I now commence a
Constitutional Monarchy.
"Mortals ftre too weak to insure future
events ; it is solely the legal Institutions which
determine the destinies of nations. Monar
chy is necessary in France, to guarantee the
liberty, the. independence, and the ights of the
people.
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Th Mint inn urn a .
received, Vith murmurs. One Member aM thu w.
not sent to flatter the Emperor, but to aid him with
eounseU.The Chamber passed to the Order of the Day-
he Uouae of Feera. the juWivaa
" " wi committee. uarainia (JatHpaceras
woum. jwecroix, are too unwell to take their s
-: ion . r,-
Lanjuinais, who is chosen. PrpnuW nf tti
Housexjf Represestatiyes, was timnedy a member of the
jacobin Convention : He was also aember f die Stri
ate which .declared Bonaparte to have forfeited the
throne ; and. drafti with his own pen, the decree of
accusation and dethronement in April, 18r4. In thia
decree he saya of Bonaparte,- , . :fX,. . .
ifc" J111 ha oed the compact which united him to
the French people, particularly in levying impost and
establishing tares otherwise than'in virtue of the law,
against the express tenor of the oath Which he hadta
Ken on his ascending the throne, conformable to article
dt f I n ' m 1
- vac v,onstf tuuon ana laws are icatwrea : & of he act of the" const t rth pT
pne oLJfur most important occupations, wul! year 12. . . .
B ST I A i Tl 1 1 . ' .
1 liat ne committed this ftttarlc nn thi i-io-hto f tK
people, ven in adjourning without necssity, the legisla
tive body, and Causing to4e supposed as criminal, a
report of that body the title of which, and its share in
ihfrfiational representation," he disputed : . .
it .i u,w,ertook series of .wars in violation of ar
ticle 59 of tie act of the Consiatutions of the 22d Fri-
maireV year IT, which purpoits War declarations of war
should be proposed, debated, decreed, and promulgat
ed in the same manner as !aws' .,, ., , ...
' That he ISSUed Unconstitutinnallv .pvirl rlprwna
inflicting th punishment of dekth nnH iml
decrees of the 5th March last, tendlog to Cause to be
considered as national; a war which Would not have
taken place but for the interest of his boundless ambi
tiou : , , : . . , . . -
4 That he violated the constitutional laws bv his de
crees respecting the prioners of the Stacu ?
mat ne rendered null he.. responsibility of Minis- -ters,
confounded all authoritiWi. ami v1petrnvi.fl tliA in
dependence of the judicial bodiesj - - "
' Considerinjr that the libertv if the nroqs PAtablmb.
ed and consecrated as one. of the ric-hts of the nation-
has been, constantly subject .to the a:burary cont-o- of
the nolice. and at tlv s.imp timo. lu uiu-iv. ,,.u.l '
of tlie prc&s to fill France and Europe with misicDrt'Sen-
laiions, iai.v; anxims, doctrines tavoraDle to tittnoUsm,
and insults ua to -cigq governments. -
V The acts and reports heard by the Senate have un
dergone alterations in the publication ' - .
"Considering that instead of reigning ncordinjr to
the terms of his oath, yith a sole view to the interest,
the happiness, and th? glory of the French per le, Na
poleon completed the misfortunes of his country by re
fusal 10 treat on conditions which the national interests
required him to accept, and which did not compromise
the. French honor. y c . . . - ,
" Dy the abuse Vhich he' made of all the means en
trusted to him in men and money : . .
" By the abandonment of. the wounded without dress
ings, .withoutassistance, and wthout subsistence :
By various measures, the Consequences of which
were the ry ih of the towns, the depopulation of the
CQunjry, Jjroine aitd contagio? diseases "J
tONDrtN, JUIfE.1-2. '
Remarks on Bonaparte's speech. Vfcve
received Paris and Brussels papers to .the 9lh
inst. The ceremony of oneninsr the session of
" The frigate La Melpomene has been at
tacked and captured in the Mediterranean, after
a saoguhjfcrjr aetiou with an English ship of
74 guns, ttieod has been shed in time of peace !
" Uur enemies reckon oh our internal divi
sions. 1 tiey; excite and foment a civil war.
Assemblages have been formed and' .communi
cations are earried on with Ghent in the same
manner as with Coblentz in 1792. Legislative
measures are. therefore!, become indispentably
necessary ; and I place my confidence, without
reserve, in your patriotism, your wisdom, "and
your attachment to my person. X
" ine Liberty of the Press is inherent in
ur present 0 onstitution ; nor can any chance
c inauo iu 11 wuuoui altering our wuoie po-
uicai system ; but it must be subject to legal
restrictions, more especially in the present state
of the nation. I therefore recommend this im
portant matter to your serious consideration.
" My Ministers will inform you rof the situa
tion of our affairs. ..
" The finances would be in a satisfactory
state, exc pt from the. increase of expenoe
which the j resent circumstances render neces
sary ; yet .vemicht face every thine, if the re-
ceiH conitLineu in tpe Duuget were an reauza-
oie wuuin tne year.i, it is to the means of ar
riving at this result that my Minister of Finan
ces will direct your atteution. "
" it is possible that the firstdutvof a Prince
may soon oall me to the head ot the armies, to ; the Chamber of Peers and Kepi esentatifs tiok
ngbt Tor the country the army and myself will' place last Wednesday, according 10 the vuice
do our duty. jalready given, and the reign of the &vt'Ju'
"You, Peers aqd Representatives give to the tional Monarchy,, as .it is Called by. Nap oon
tiu an J(mph of confidence, energy nd!had jast eouiuidiiced. The-Bpeech whi:J" Tit
natiao
patriotism ; like the Senate of the great people
of antiquity, swear to die rather than to survive
the dishonor and depredation of France. The
sacred cause of the country shall triumph Vy
tARIS, jilNE p. ,
TVeir. French. 'Leg isiatur e--Yea te r d ay ia t
four o'cloek: his Maiestv the Emneror went in
stale to the palace of Representatives; opened
CHAM MEU OF PEERS.
Sitting of the 5th June.
The Chamber met at two o'clock, under the"nresi-
dence of the IVince Arch-Chancellor, who announced
that the Emperor had appointed Count Lacepede to per
form the functions of the President dtlring the -present
scssioivin case of the absence of. the ordinary President.
A list of the Peers appointed up to this dav was then
read.-It is as follows :
Piince-Arch-Chancellor, President.
Prince Joseph, Prince Louis. Prince Lucien. Prince
Jerome; Cardinal Fesch, Prince Eugene, Due de Parme,
uue ae riaisance, Liieut. lieneral Andreossy, Marecliai
Uuc de d'Aubasson, Due de Bassano, Cotnte Bcauveau,
Lieutenant Ueneral Comte , Braver, lieneral Comtc Bel
liard, Comte BaiTal, ArcheveoueiMu Tours, Marechal
ComteJU'une Comte Bigot, Comte Boissy, Cardinal
Cambiceres, Comte CaflTarelli, tjonselleir-d'Elat, Ct.
Casabiahea, Cimte Clancaux Comte Carnot. Due deCa
dore, Comte Chaptal, Comte Claryi Lt.. .General Comte
Clausel, Comte Colehcn, Comte Corriudet, Comte-Ad-miral
Baron Colmard. ' Manchal Due de Curneirliano.
LieuL General Comte Cambrone, Comte Clement de Ris,
Marechal Ducde Dalmatia, Marechal Due de Dantzic,
Baron Daviliiers, Due Decree, Comte d'Anjusoiii Comte
d'Alsac, Comte d'Ahovi.le, Comte Dejcan, Comte Dede
lay d'Agier, Lt.' General Comte Tirouot, Lieut.-General
Comte Duhesme, Lieut. General Comte Duronsnel, Mare
chal Prince d'Eslmg, Marechal R-ince d'Eckmulil, Lieut.
General Comte d hrlon, Lieut. General Lxcclmans, Vice
Admiral Comte Emerian. Comte Fallo de Beaumont.
Archevequi de Bourges, Qomte Fahre de l'Ande, LieuL
general Comte 1-riant, Lieut. General Comte Haliaut,
Comte Forbin Janson, Due de-Gante, Comte Gassendi,
Lt. Gen. Comte Gazan, Ll Geni Comte Gerard, Comae
Gilbert de Voisins, Lt. Gen. Grad,' Le Marechal Comtc
Grouchy, Marechal -jComte Jwurdan, Comte Lacepede,
Marechal de Camp; Comte Labedoybre Lieut. General
Comte Labedo.vere,' Comte Alexandere ltochefoucimlt,
Lieut. General Comte Latour-Maubourg.Coni'te Lameth,
Lieut. . General Baron LalWmaod,' Li'euu General Cohitc
tiafervirrS-Levesfjue Comte t Avalette, Lieut General
Comte Lecourbe, Lieut. General Comte Lefcbvre pes
nouettes, Comte. Leieiis, Lieut.. General Comte Lemar-
rois, ijicui. uenerai comte ae iooan, jjai-eciiai rrince
Lde la Moskwa, Comte Montahvet, Comte Marnier, Comte
MoniPsquieu, urana-cnamueriain, uti Kicm gomte iioii
tor, Com te Mon ge", Lt, Gen. Com le" Morahd, Comte Mole,
Comte Mollien, Comte Nicolai, Due d'Otranto, Due dff
Padone, ; Lieut. General Comtc Pajol,- Co'mte-FwmaV
Archeveque de Toulouse, Comte de Waslin, Comte
Fonte-Coulant, ComtePerregaur; Bartffl Qttlnette.TJiimrc
Bampon, Lieut. General Comte Uapp, Lieut. Gen. Comte
Reille.Comtq'BaeJerer, Due de Rovigo,. Comte Roger
Ducos, C0n3te.de Segur, Cpnite Sieycs, Comte de Sassy;
Marechat Due de Treviso, Comte Thilbandeau, Lieut.
Generat Ba,rdn Travor, Comte Turrehe, Lieut. General
Comte Valence, Lieut. General Comte de.Vidiny,.icat
.General CJomte Vandammei le Duo de Vicence, Lieut.
(.Mieml Gyinte rerdicrts.- v , , v . . ,.
Priticc Joseph observed, thatah error had crept in to
the; p.: per just read,since agreeably to. the 6th article
?jjie Additional Act to Ihe Constitutions, purporting
inat the mc-mbers of the Impcfjal Family are Peers by
nght itvisljy piht a mcniber of thS Chamber. This
observatktn was not disputed, aildwill be entered in the
ptocess.,veri)aLi ' -; .' ; ;,;.A :---':c.i--;"
V The next day after Bonaparte delivered, hisrlpeecli
there was some agitation in tne J-rench M.ois
moUon of i-liapc'Uctier to decree- to Nxlcon- the arrival of3Iurat,is at length ascertained ; btit
e41,.ctf,l.Re-J
AddK Winv 40 Uie Emperor, on a
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delivered on the occasion is. admirably. aHjivd
o the character, wjslies aud propensities nj lue
nation he has betrayed into perjury, and cajol
ed into rebellion The sanguinary au-J - n
seeptered Corsicau -is dwindled, from mere ne
cessity, into a mild and constitutional sover
eign. The dearest object of his heart is tp
guarantee forever the liberty, independent aud
rights of the pedp. There is throughout the'
speech a mixture of falsehood and truth, so ar
tificially combined and softened down as to as
sume the appearance of impartialityaiid can
dor,' The language though plain, is rema ka-"
ble for the abrupt comprehensiveness for which
Bonaparte has almost iu every instance emlea
vored to distinguish his thoughts andtvle.
While he unequivocally admits the existence pf1
insurrections" against his government, hejjas
the impudence to maintain, alluding to the ac-
ti'on with the Melpomene, French frigate, that
blood had been shed in peace, as if Englcfod, or
auy of the allied, 'powers',, vvere at peacer with'
him who had violated the treaties by which that
very peace had been established. 'l. evident
ly labours to infuse a new spirit into the pejp!e,
and implant If possible a new btim;ilu' that
may impart an extraordinary impetus and elas
ticity to the civil and military feeling. . The
speech is, however, under every consideration,
less pompous arid bombastic than most of his
former compositions. As it was geii"fally un
derstood that he would set off almost uiiniedi
ately for the armies, to which hiJ baggage had
already been despatched, he is probably by
this tithe on the frontiers. , !.
There is iu the. proceedings of the Chamber
I . ':
ot representatives, mucn, very mucn, mat re
minds us of the early days of the" revolution ;
but the timet) are changed, and the people are
changed with them. All .the cant, of the ma
jesty of (he peoplend the impiety, of titles has
lost its charms, and men into tnm air, without
producing any etlect whatever.
The royalists are evidently making much pro
gress, spreading themselves overseveraL' dej
f artnient gTTh is pol icy, withou t weake n i ng
vernnient. It hai been found necessary to des
patch 3000 men to Leval, to stop the progress
of the department, of Mayenne. They n arch
with cannon, support themselves by regular re
quisitions, and even appoint a future period for
the delivery of the necessaries they demand. It
is pretended that the insurrection bad-subsided
af La Vendee, but had gained ground iu the de
partment of Morbiliah, which lies to the north
west.- It is admitted that they had faten the
town of Josseiin, after defeating the national
guard of L 'Orient, who are said to have fallen
into an;ambuscade., They have also been su$--cessful
in an ae'tioa 'at Cosse, to the south of
r.nvnl in fl denartment of Maveime. Th
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