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London, England, 1819-10-25 00:00:00

alsaeltestrr, sad Su Nice measures (ur brinvisg the

sad their abettors to justice. But if any our ha• en from
London to advise or recommend al meeting at Manchester,
ander the present agitated slate of the public mind, he must
be a resnureetees Bead iodeed No owe will go In such a
meeting marred, after the cowardly -- and soutila•
lions which were prrpets sled on the 16th ; and where is the
man who would advise yew to meet armed? 1 say. my
Friends of Manchester, used IRO, till every effort has been
made and failed, to bring to jusattee the and then,
and not till then, will there he any questiou whether you
ought to meet or not.
I know, avid esn naturally feel, that all those who were
present at Manchester MI the 16th, most be a 5510,15 50 have
arms to protect themselves from a repetition of inch *sewn
cruelties, and as I know of no law yet, that prohibits so
Englishman from having arms for his own protection, I will
not take upon myself to recommend you out to have then,,
but of this I am quite sure, that no man should procure
arms surreptitiously, or keep them secretly—all should De
dune as openly (if at •11),aud the purpose as openly avowed
as the armed associations that are training in diliferciat party
of the country.

But •hove all, my friends, enter not the thwrs of a public-
honse refrain from all •pinta ■nd intoxicating liquors.
Remember that nine-tenths of the publicans are your ene-
mies; they are toula i■ the hand• of the Magistrates,
must do any thing they wish them to do, however disgraceful,
in order to arcere their licenses.

Abstain from ben, spirits, and lea, and your health, your
morals, your pockets, and your character RS nien,will be ill-.
proved. Your cumin riicouraar you. to 'suable and dirt
drunk fors two-Add purpuse—the oar to pick your pockets,
t►e other to reader you slaves.
As I am now pressed for time, I shall do myself she /inflour
of add►essleß you gain very soon. to the MIMI time, be-
lieve owe your sincere friend, H. HUNT.
bliddletur Cottage, October 19, 1819.

MR. THISTLEWWID'S AIWRESS
IN OPPOSITION TO MR. HUNT.

MAR FILIMIDS two SIIVICRING COVNTRYWRIt little
expected I ever should be called upon to mistress to you a
word to repel so foal and wicked •s insinnatioo stalest my-
self, of briag a spy, and much lea did I expert • few weeks
ago that ..eh iasintialitio would proceed from HENRY HUNT.
the supposed friend of the People, of Jimlire, of
Liberty. I beseech you to read his letter in The Moritieir
Clowsiels of the 23d October, 1819, and judge of his pre-
tessiowe of being the real character be wishes to appear,' l•-
&lige me with your attention, while I examine matey of
acts, and many of his expressions.
It is now become necessary to sbew men in their frog
characters, that we may have a. few krises., and dret.dore
amongst um as possible, in the great chatter about to, tats
place in the affairs of this country.
With mews( yes, I once believed this man to hr a Irate,
a tallest, and • proper person to push forward the (rest
nose of liberty, stud gave to hint in sincerity all sup_
poet which lay is my power to raise him to Ilse" pinnacle of
popularity," is expectation, wisest he gut there, Ise would
pranced onward to the completion of the task he was refuel-
ed by all real Reformers to assist in. Whetter hr Is .mine
so by threat/rim the Bre-brands of discord amongst those who
ham faithfully to-operated in the cause, I shall Ica,. you,
my (needs, Nod the world, to decide.
Previous to going tato detail in my remarks spots his let-
ter, 1 beg to say a few words spin that of an arts, peon*
Oluisoci, oho writes from Manchester. I deny hai one
saywiterties to nwdermine the popularity cl HUNT, p .111-
ielllaft, in that part sit' the kingdom ; I had no occasion to
do up; hut sewn conduct since the day previous to the pro-
eessissis rerliming it faster than any expression I ems use its
lower him, and I defy the assassin-like waiter to peeve when
and where 1 mentioned HUNT's name, but to di feud No)selt
or Dr. WATSON against his attempts to destroy us—bring
more desirous not to injure the cease.
If sissialtaneous Meetings were proposed, had they not
been proposed also by Huut, at the first Npafieldt meeting?
Is there any law to prevent one theorised, or erne mtltidu, or
more people of these countries to meet at piece, we
more place's, in one day, with arms or without arms,• with
flags or without flap, at their option' timetioriger Ow-
gauge been used by myself them by HUNT ? • Are tout sestwk.
lasriews meetings desired by all the safferhig remit/sail's.**
the three kingdoms ! Will they ever shirts% therefor= they
seek, until the great majority of the poor mots t en sum slay
for owe purpose, and comities meeting, moil their merle
are answered, and their coastitutiooal claims-ars gust
ed
Does nut HUNT know this to be tree Could
he sot, after hi. !duration from prison, after 4.11 eli-
lraordittory introduction triumphantly into WACO, se.
compaeied by half • !sillies of people, I Mk • could
be sot instantly have called • sinsultenestait tomittiag
die kited e, and brought the muse of retool to • cow-
efuelost lemeurable to the yample? Do you *Mirk, him ants
are is the cause fee out dotal: 1t I)o )elk, thirds he ay. r
means to do so If he does, do rut believe hr ever will
aria beet so fair IN opporlsail)? Do you cfroceive that the

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