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was blamed, for irobrille iiiitinted may teams to
Lord Grenville or Lord Sichnoirdi ; for the hut., eh,
racier they had w is never toueliert upon sue
The secritice 00000 ciple was insole n.l the part of
the Whigs, and they 1.14111 e %tittered b..'
estimation. So on the present occasion the Tories
do not stifit.r, it is the %%legs that have incurred
the onions of the met of which they have been play.
The Tories naturally prefer a Whig Candidate to
a impeller one any thing but the latter (or them.
Wheu the Whigs tint forth their eliiiin to public
confidence, it was right for the people to ask them
what they bad done during the last Poly years for
the perainuutit cause of Parliameidary Reforro. It
would not do for them to give the go-hy to this
question by general decimalnu upon the cause I.f
!thetas.. Let the Whig candidate 'peek out upon this
ponit--det him say what sort of Refortit he meant to
advocate. He load not yet even (lectured whether he
was for abolishing the rotten boroughs. Neither lie
nor his friends had yet said they would go this
length. If the Whig Candidate attempted to avow
any such opinion, the ground would be taken from
under him. How could lie ask for the support of
the greet families in Weetminater, if lie said, My
Lord, I'll take away your inieseat in this place, I'll
knock off your borough in the oilier," would lie not
be deprived of the import mom which he now
bu'dt his confidence of success? Upon such is topic
the Whig Candidate most be naturally embarrassed.
How could he vote against Ministers when he knew
that on the present occasion he had Government
support ? Flow could lie be euppoted to be the
choice of the people when it was known that lie
stood there as a Candidate supported by two parties
who had no interest in common with the people ?
It was gime impogsible for the Coalltiori
Cam-
diilate to vote for the people without incurring
the charge of ingratit ode to his patrons.—
His appeal to tradesmen for support was ridi-
culous, for lie knew that he had already made
his appeal to the influence which coniroled the
persons in business whose votes he wanted. It
would' be much fairer for the IVhig Candidate to
speak out the real sentiments t list he knew lie
would be obliged to utter—it would he fairer fur
bins at once to say, as the Tories used to do, that
lie was a friend to " the good ofd principle of King
and Constitution." This was the coarse pursued
formerly, when the Admiralty returned their Can-
didate. ?Ir. Lamb came before them as the fliend
of melt and things—he was the friend of Sir Samuel
gotnilly—he was the friend of the poor. Al'hat
Would they any of a man who called himself the
friend of the poor, but who, at the mime time, cur-
tailed the franchisement of the poor man, fur the
tionspayitient of poor Tatra ? lie concluded by stat-
ing that he had a perfect confidence in the final
twee's} of this contest. Their opponents this day
had only a majority of nineteen, amt when they
cmisidered the nature of the efforts made by their
opponents, this 'hewed the eeliausted state of their
mewls. Ile had no doubt of an ultimate triumph.
Mr. I.Aato came forward, but the noise was so
great, he could not obtain a heuring. He said that
lie was slowly but surely preserving his progress on
the troll. They had bees. pleased to hear lits oppo-
nent, and if they would not hear him in reply to
the false assertions, and false tegument, urged
against him, he must only wish them a good even-
ing, as he Was not permitted to controvert the tic-
cusatimis which they had sut'cred to be made
spinet his character.
Sir FRANCIS Ituetterr came forward and was re.
ceived with great applause. He spoke as follows:
" Geotlemen—l did not address you yesterday
from the hostiisgS, because, as 1 repeatedly endea-
voured to impress upon you the propriety and jus-
tice of hearitig every person who addressed yon, and
thinking it only justice that you should act mint.
this feeling, 1 was really anxious that the oilier
Candidate should he heard before 1 again appeared
before you. You have heard the repeated addresses
niade by Mr. Ilubliouse to implore your attention
to ilr. Lamb—and, however difficult it is for you
to suppress your feelings, it would be well if you
would continue to give i:11 parties patient hearing.
It would he will to do so, for you have heard the
most extraordinary motives assigned to ibis inter-
ruption. You have heard of the extraioditiary
charge that you are brought here to interrupt Mr.
laitnbl—and the still more extraordinary assertion,
that you have been bribed by me fur this put-
pore. AVere I capable of attempting to bribe
the English public, for such I may fairly call
the great body I now address, your own in-
tegrity would, Stn sure, render shortive the
bareness of the attempt. It has been suggested
that I should have iSrtressed you when Mr. Lamb
was interrupted, NY the purpose of obtaining for
him a hearing. This wmild have peen arrogance
and folly on my part, for it is imistissible I can do
More than I have done, that is, 'to selicis your pa.
tient attention to ell that the lowness engaged in
this content can have to say to you on the present
occasion—and it is unfortunate fur your own sake,,
as well is fur theirs, that you will slot listen to what
they have to urge in their own behalf. I am the
more anxious that you should 'tear Mr. Lamb, he.
cause I 'tinier he is put loriveril not only as a Whig.
a name you will not like, but as a wag, who may
possibly entertain psi; and though he may
trot entertain the massy, he may perhaps amttse
the few. s it does not please you to hear
Mr. Lamb,' I shell refrain from addressing yin+
in reply to the observations which lie is re-
ported to have made ; I shall, therefore, address
to you only a few generalobservatioes, the* 4.4
of which will be, I trust, to stimulate thole exertions
of which I know you to be capable, and which, I :ph
confident. if made, will place us ultimately at the
head of the pool hate too doubt of tinr
success, and that at present we have do 'reason to
despond. 'Ours is the cause of Libertintir
voters are freemen, who cannot, like thole 4491
"Ploilbewes. be brought he compolston
ao..e erliiisicit oil their iridepeititent
I Wee tweet that spirit seal, and I haire' heard of
the promises violas have becu snok.. which