The Political Life of the Right Honourable George Canning, from ...: 1822 to the Period of His Death, in August, 1827, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1831 |
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Page 151 - Cavendish, on the sixth, moved that the house should resolve itself into a committee to consider of that revisal.
Page 31 - And that, like England, she would willingly see the mother country in possession of superior commercial advantages, by amicable arrangements ; and would be contented, like her, to rank, after the mother country, among the most favoured nations. ... . .,. , ,. Lastly, that she abjured, in any case, any design of acting against the colonies by force of arms.
Page 25 - If there be any European power which cherishes other projects, which looks to a forcible enterprise for reducing the colonies to subjugation, on the behalf or in the name of Spain, or which meditates the acquisition of any part of them to itself, by cession or by conquest...
Page 32 - The Prince de Polignac proceeded to say that, as to what might be the best arrangement between Spain and Her Colonies, the French Government could not give, nor venture to form an opinion, until the King of Spain should be at Liberty; — That they would then be ready to enter upon it, in concert with their allies, and with Great Britain among the number.
Page 28 - That the British government had no desire to precipitate that recognition, so long as there was any reasonable chance of an accommodation with the mother country, by which such a recognition might come first from Spain. But that it could not wait indefinitely for that result; that it could not consent to make its recognition of the new states dependent upon that of Spain ; and that it would consider any foreign interference, by force, or by menace, in the dispute between Spain and the colonies, as...
Page 477 - To bring about a complete separation between the individuals of the two nations, and to prevent the collisions which are the inevitable consequence of so long a struggle...
Page 29 - Spain and the Colonies, as a motive for recognizing the latter without delay. That the mission of Consuls to the several provinces of Spanish America, was no new measure on the part of this country ; that it was one which had, on the contrary, been delayed perhaps too long, (in consideration of the state of Spain,) after having been announced to the Spanish government in the month of December last, as settled ; and even after a list had been furnished to that government of the places to which such...
Page 407 - the character of belligerency was not so much a principle as a fact ; that a certain degree of force and consistency acquired by any mass of population engaged in war entitled that population to be treated as a belligerent, and even if their title were questionable, rendered it the interest well understood of all civilized nations so to treat them...
Page 147 - Liverpool said, that he apprehended such a course would be rendered unnecessary by what he was about to state. He could not be ignorant of the state of public feeling with regard to this measure ; and it appeared to be the opinion of the House, that the bill should be...
Page 28 - That, completely convinced that the ancient system of the Colonies could not be restored, the British government could not enter into any stipulation binding itself either to refuse or to delay its recognition of their independence.