dress to his majesty, for hismost gra- 
cious speech ons the throne. The 
addresscorresponded, as usual,to the 
speech, which it intirely approved. 
This motion was seconded by sir 
W. Lowther, who was unwilling 
to trespass onthe time and attention 
of the house, by going over the 
: 
discussed by lord Morpeth. He 
would only say a word or two on 
one point: the internal situation of 
this country. If the persons now 
exercising the powers of govern- 
“ment in France were seriously in- 
‘clined for peace, he was fully per- 
suaded that it would be obtained. 
| cordial than that period which had 
‘preceded the negociation. He 
begged the house to consider that 
| nothing could impede the attain- 
“ment of peace so much as their 
_owninternal dissensions ; he trusted, 
therefore, that there would be none. 
~ He would no longer detain the 
house, but give his voice to second 
the motion for the address. This 
being read by the speaker, 
_ Mr. Fox rose up, and said, thatif 
he were to give a silent vote to the 
motion which had just been made, 
| hbisconduct might be snbject to mis- 
gonstruction. ‘ The striking fea- 
ture of his majesty’s speech, said 
__ Mr. Fox, is, that bis majesty has at 
length been advised to do what it 
has fallen to my lot to advise his 
| majesty’s ministers to do repeatedly 
| forthe last three years; namcly, to 
_ @pen a negociation for peace. Of 
| that striking feature I most cordially 
and highly approve. I cannot for- 
- get how often I have advised this 
“Measure, nor how often, without 
‘success, I have pressed it upon mi- 
“nisters. But, however f may la- 
ment that the advice was not taken, 
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HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
same grounds that had been so ably” 
But no time, he observed, was more’ 
Be 
before a hundred millions of money 
was spent, and thousands cf lives 
devoted to the cruel contest, yet 
now that it has been followed, it 
must draw from me, my warmest ap- 
probation. He who thought that 
the war was originally unnecessary, 
and that every moment since its 
commencement was a proper mo- 
ment for commencing 2 negociation 
for peace, cannot object to the mea- 
sure which his majesty has announ~ 
ced, that he has been advised tu 
take in the present moment. 
I will not say one word about the 
particularand the fit time for such a 
measure, all times appearing to me 
to be equally wise and salutary for 
endeavouring to restore to the pea- 
ple the blessings of peace. Nor 
will I recollect, much less xetaliate, 
the -personal invectives that were 
thrown against myself; that an at- 
tempt to negociate with such a peo 
ple was to lay his majesty’s crown 
at their feet, and that it was a de- 
gradation of the honour and digni- 
ty of Great Britain; that to pro« 
pose to open a negociation was in 
fact to sue for peace, and such cone 
duct was neither dignified nor po- 
litical, Such was the language of 
the last parliament, and such was 
the animadversion made on the ad- 
vice which | then gave. I will con 
tent myself with repeating what I 
then said, that ** to propose a nego- 
ciation is not to sue for peace.” It 
is atevery moment dignified and 
proper to strive to restore the bles« 
sings of peace; and it is certainly 
one thing, to propose a negociation 
in which terms are to be fairly and 
manfully discussed; aud another, to 
sue to your enemy for peace, He 
who objects to this distinction is uot 
animated by that feeling which 
ought ever to be tippermost in the 
mind 
