existed then, and proved the neces- 
sity of the war, dd not exist now. 
The system of subversion of every 
acknowledged principle and estab- 
lished institution continued still to 
predominate. The wisdom of the 
first measures, which were ado; td 
to oppose this dangerous evil, he 
had always approved, and ex) e:1- 
ence hadconfirmed. What then w's 
there now, in the aspect of p: blic 
affairs, to require a deviation from 
a conduct sanctioned by policy, and 
justified by events? Was the sys- 
tem which had rouzed our atten- 
tion, and demanded our exertions, 
mow extinct ? Or, was it still the 
rule, by which the conduct of the 
enemy was directed? ‘Their lord- 
‘ships ougbt to cempare the views 
of France, at that period, with the 
plans which they prosecuted now. 
he great and powerful govern- 
‘ments of Europe were not the first 
who were attacked by the spirit of 
‘aggression with which the enemy 
‘were actuated, but the inferior and 
feeble ‘states had felt their over- 
“bearing influence, and their sub- 
yersive authority. Such instances 
announced their inteution, and suc- 
cess was to afford the means of ex- 
fending the application of their 
ahaa Now we might observe 
e prevalence of the same disposi- 
tions. They were avowed in re- 
peated proclamations, 'n which their 
determinations tooverturn the estab- 
lished order of thecountries, to which 
‘they could dictate, was renewed. 
Tet was not their arms which we bad 
- todread, but the system by which 
- their success was accompanied. He 
ei their lordships to consider 
the instance of Sirdinia. No 
‘sooner was the king of sardinia 
‘compelled to submit to accept va 
peace from France, than it was 
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succeeded by their interference in 
the internal administration of his 
government. They insisted upon 
his restoring to their liberty, and te 
their effects, all the persons whe 
had been condemned to imprison- 
ment, or to penalties, for the pro- 
pagation of their anarchical  doc- 
trines. At Rome they had signalized 
their triamph, by imposing the 
same degrading conditions. Were- 
their lordships. prepared to submit 
to such indignities? Wou'd they 
act even so as to invite such dis- 
graceful interference ? Woald they 
endure the badge of disorder, which 
the king of Prussia had allowed 
in his dominions? In Berlin the 
standard of insurrection was reared, 
the national cockade was worn to 
attract partizans, and propagate the 
principles, ef which it was the em- 
blers. And were their lordships 
prepared to allow the national 
cockade to beworn in this. country 
by every man whom. the Irench 
directory might chuse to consider 
asa Frenchman? By arms alone 
these attempts, and these disgraces, 
are to be resisted. 
Lord Fitzwilliam, baving thusre- 
mindedtheir lordships of the princi- 
ples on which the war was underta- 
ken, of tbe measures which were first 
adopted, and of the undiminished 
necessity for the prosecution of 
these, in ender to attain the great 
ends of general security ; and bav- 
ing also mentioned the conduct of 
the British forces, on which his mas 
jesty’s speech had bestowed the 
best deserved praise ; moved, 2s aa 
amendment, the insertion of what 
follows: ‘« that this house, strongly 
impressed with the justice agd ne- 
cessity of the present war, carried 
on for the maintenance of -eivil and 
moral order in the world, and tor 
scculing 
