The National Register. — London, England, 1811-02-24 00:00:00

THE N ° . 165: .~.. SUNDAY,,fE POLITICAL DISQUISITIOY:4II:.-- • anisiam!aniagaimasisi k. No. 154.- i • , - 3. • • . . POLITICAL LXPOSURL - MR. EDITOR—AI' T see by your writings that you have not suffered yourself to be dazzled by, the glare of . modern popularity, and, unlike most of, your contemporaries, still dare to maintain the .ori ginal principles of 'your Paper, I shall trouble you with the following observations on the newly in vented method of making a fortune. In former I times the honeity - of our forefathers rendered ho nour and industry the only paths to Wealth ; in our own the credulity of the . people has become the ladder of the ambitious and designing. 48 We are' , Patriots," they exclaiin, « and .you are an op. pressed and insulted nation. We step forward in your cause, and-you mist support us. You have a House of Representatives, but what do they re present? BOroughs and - Counts, not Freemen. pigt They do riot Aittfr yoUr setitlinC and, lnver - ill. quifiegibtet yakii*ishei ; 'Wit I ' -.lt is only to disappoint rent,. -bluffly. , We: ate Ow 'Only, true , representatives of your feelings and thoughts. You have not-elected ua, it is true, but the purity of our 'motives, and the sensibility' of our heatts are our credentials. Our zeal in the execution of the important duties of our office, stamps them with legality. What have we not done, or will not do, to redeem your independence ? We have felt what you ought to feel. You were sinking, in the midst of so many causes for grief and despair, into con tent and peace! Heavy tang were imposed upon you to feed Continental wars, and you paid them without a ,murmur ! The kingdoms of Europe fell around you, and yota foolishly exulted, because you remained untouched ! The enemy excluded your vessels from his ports, and yet you expert en:ed no alarm, because you found your trade en creasing I Into what a state of - apathy had you rot fallen ? You laboured undefea strong delu ion. We alone enjoyed unclouded light ; we pitied your weakness ; and boldly sprung forward to rend the .'ell which blinded your minds. Our writings told you that destruction hovered over your heads ; ti tat 'you were plundered •of , your treasures with out any benefit to, the State ; that your trade must soon be annihilated, and only flourished for a Vol. IV. No. CLXV. : NATIONAL Our ling, Conilitution, anti Latn#, i °V RILARY 24, 1811: V . I 1. - .., PRICE 914 moment, as a taper blazes brighter before its total extinction. Our loud and repeated calls at last burst your. political slumbers, and all was discos- tent, complaint, and alarm. Encouraged by our example, you ,began. to inveigh seriously. against Government, , Your complaints, whispered at fizAt in private circles, were soon uttered more loudly in debating assemblies ; and. at last, when impunity dispelled all apprehension; were thundered for,th, in public meetings. From that moment your inde pendence and your rights were secured. The ac cusing *voice, froth a whisper, had swelled into a roar ; it re-echoed through the land, and deafened your Opponents. Inquiry was the prevailing cry. Abuses were pointed out, where no , one would have even dreamed of their existence, and not Wit hstanding the stout resistance which corruption 'made, reform and patriotism triumphed ; for to the :good, the virtuous, and rublic-spirited, punishment is a - triumph. They exult in feeling the iron •Weight of power in a just cause, and after' haying so long talked of oppression, iejoice in being able at last to produce an instiince (4 it in the sttfferings which t‘y endure them,selves. . They arelnartyrs in your cause.? tat shall pia forsake them ?. To redeem your rights we sacrliice our liberty and our health : we brave the wrath cif the law and court the gloom of dungeons : we yield up our' truth and loyalty, but we cannot bear the people's neglect. It is the rod that would break our lofty spirits and subdue our courage. But how are you to prove the lively interest which you take in our fate ? Words are not sufficient : they are sure tests of patriotism, and may even be admitted as proofs of the confidence which you place in your champions, but can never be deemed pledges of gratitude. That sentiment, the noblest that swells the human heart, can only be expressed by deed Forrn subscriptions in our behalf, and we shall clearly see that you are guilty of no neglect towards the defenders of your rights, the victims of their energy and putriotism. Let your liberality amply repay our sacrifices, and you will thus awaken emt lation in other breasts. Whilst we are removed from the field of action, new patriots will spring to fill our places, and posterity will grant you the im mortal praise of having by your generous conduct fed the 'sons of liberty, and kindled ablaze of eti ttusiasm, the glory of which will lighten vp Ana* ages." :4 • ; • i •• • • - r A. ItEGISTERT L- 16 e - r ~