HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
the horrors of seeing Bonaparte’s flag 
onthe tower of London, or his politi- 
cal principles current in this coun- 
try, were still more terrifying to 
him. 
Mr. Archdall hoped the vote of 
that night, would be understood 
both at home and abroad, as the 
cool decision of the representatives 
_of a great nation, who wished to act 
in the spirit of the answer given to 
his majesty. It was not the dark 
manifesto of a perpetual dictator, 
but the voice of a great and free 
nation, adequately represented. He 
had often heard the situation of 
the country, spoken of in the most 
desponding terms, by those very 
gentlemen who were for the most 
vigorous measures. They seemed 
to wish to vote the country to vigor, 
but to debate it to despair, He 
had heard that a general should not 
think lightly of his enemy, but that 
-acommon soldier should; now he 
saw no policy in describing our situ- 
ation to the enemy, so as 5 that they 
should despise both general and 
soldier: if .what was said in the 
house passed no further, there 
would be no harm perhaps, in gen- 
. themen speaking one way, and voting 
another: but as those things tra- 
velled far, it was very dangerous. 
The strength of France was also 
magnified ; it was supposed by 
many, that her resources were 
founded on pillage, and its alliances 
on compulsion: if so, he saw no 
great reason for us to dread her 
power. Ifwith ourgreat resources, 
our loyalty firm, our honor un- 
touched, our glorious navy, our 
army and people in a mass .attach- 
ed to our constitution, we should 
yet be doomed to fall and be des- 
troyed; he must say, there was 
Al 
something in it beyond human fore- 
sight, and therefore we must not be 
daamed of our destruction, 
Mr. Cartwright also supported 
the resolution proposed, 
Mr. Whitbread condemned the 
language that had been so often 
repeated, of adetermination to de- 
fend our honor, and not to bear 
insult: he thought that might be 
very well inferred, from what this 
country had formerly done; and 
that consequently such language 
was unnecessary, and not in the 
tone of true spirit. He did not seri- 
ously believe, that France meditated 
an attack upon this country, and 
thought the French government 
might as well pretend to be alarmed 
with the fears of an attack from 
this. Nations, as well as indi- 
viduals, often retained ridiculous 
apprehensions of danger; we had 
once entertained strong apprehen- 
sions from Dunkirk being fortified, 
and now we cared very little about 
its harbour. We were very much 
afraid of Jamaica too, when the 
French fleet sailed for St. Domingo; 
but those sort of fears cannot last 
a very long time; he did not sce 
how the vote now proposed, could 
at alltend to diminish the power 
of France. He concluded by de- 
claring, that it was with pleasure 
that he had seen the government 
of the country, taken out of those 
hands, who had so misused it; and 
he dreaded the consequences of 
such men returning to power. 
' The hon. Dudley Rider sup- 
ported the resolutions of an increas- 
ed establishment. 
Mr. Sheridan regreted, that any 
allusions had been made, to the sup- 
posed fitness or unfitness of individu~ 
als, to hold high offices in the 
government ; 
