Excerpt from The Speech of James Stephen, Esq., In the Debate in the House of Commons, March 6, 1809: On Mr. Whitbread's Motion, Relative to the Late Overtures of the American Government; With Supplementary Remarks on the Recent Order in Council As the chief object of the speech was to correct these misrepresentations; by a dispassionate Appeal to Evi dence; and as that evidence, though on the 'tables, and among the records of Parliament, is not within the reach of ordinary readers; it has been suggested to the Author by several persons of distinguished character and great political judgment, who heard his arguments, that their publication would tend to dissipate dangerous prejudices, to.vindicate the justice of our Country in the use of he: maritime rights, and to promote the great ends of recon, ciliatipn and future harmony with the United States of America. A deference for such suggestions, which seemed to him the more satisfactory, [as they came 1 from persons of different political Opinions and parties, seconded by his own hopes of utility, - and not a vain Opinion that the speech, in point of composition, merits any particular notice, - has led to this publication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.