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than a " Tankard of Ale.'7 To °wain the favour th,.•
powerful Merchants, was, he might well sup;.rrse, all that war
necessary to (recent hie mutest in the Clothing Districts—he
Matta their farrier and found it. That the Merchants had
net to much influence, and that the Clothiers were not so de.;
pendent and werlyt as Mr Lateens, imagined, was not hie
fault ; it was an error of judgment, proceeding wet trom
" Sacsifi.e of private, interest to a idiot, of pub arc duty," bet
mite!, new, reretnling a " Sacrifice of public duty to a sante
of titivate interest."
It is imeossible clearly to descriles the generd conduct of
Mr. [Ascetics. when the evidences in favour of me Domestic
System were before the Cornm"ree. To puzzle them with ii.:
Trieste question+, and, by crtee-ex .inin.itten, to take adze-.age
of their simple and undesigning evidence, app 01 be his
tostant aim ; and a significant shrug, a doubting lock, and art
entielievieg weer, he had ever many at command when a
Cathie( earl wed* examination; but when a la.dory-ow.iet.
or a man of laige property or influence appeared, be we. oil
minditur, complacency and Clrlitf. The merchants were al.
lowed to take horn a copy of their evidence, awl to nevi,.,
abet, tied amend it, babe, puhtiation ; hot none of the
Ciethiers„ except two, ever had tlecryportunity of sceiog their
es dine until it appeared is mien.
Isf• laments gave to theCheirman of the Committee the
tides and ticket of a See.tet tele I "The In titutlos." tie
p Tikied ern declaring, that the Clothiers application toPhrhs-
Mime, criratonti inn* iestitudust ; and even went so far as In
Tea rsem mat ere Ciuttsiiian of Noe tlemetimea es. Ai. SU 11i
the matter to the h 'girt; *llhr:tilts is we, frelnently
to him, tkat the existsnce of suet, Societe t.a. sealed, g-nwe
aumogst the Clothiers, wile. their first senlieatlon was node.
Rut it 'laded the easier whiCh %Iv Castello' had tu lefeocativs
to plc-c the Moltke+ in the wort vandal, fight ; and he la-
hound to make It appear that t were unite with eerrisA
rioter. in the West of E itand, who had some rime itefere Ne-
i:lod their bee; t-i the neared laws of their coulee. ! Nay,
he proceeded will further, arid, like certiM 'startlers of the pre-
sent dm, charged the Pottier en with a design to 'merino the
I4w. far Owl, e.iintry ; and or was open:, afte•te4l
bye *ember of the Committee. who fitted uniformly whh
Mr. La...cell-a, that he had the meet certain iuforiumosti, that
the gr rend of the Clothiers' rustication to Parliament was (Ft-
aff•etion t • the Government of the to -rum !!
ft the meg' .ss of the Code; .rs' spplmation to parliament,
Mr Lanett., had requence sufficient to dose the stamping
fuud ag nest them, although that fund is tined by the Clothiers
themselves. This measure was obviously meant to prevent
them proceeding further in the business; for Mr. l.aacelles
himself did inform the law agent of the Clothiers, that he
would clout the fond, and, as he termed it, " Nip them in
their first bud " Theileh they oust do a sonfidentiel friend
of Mr. Laseellea the justice to say. that he met a delegation
form the Clotlii•es since the late De•lo,sti-in wf Perhamen".
after Lord fidilt:m had niadilhan offer of his service, and in.
formed them, that he had Mr. Lasevles's authority to enure
them, that if he .as renamed to Parliament, ha would new at.
tempt to prevent there obtaining money from the fu-d,•nd
that they should positively have the money required; they of
clothe r.enested that Mt !Ascents might be thanked for his
kind intentinne towa-de theta tint at that precise juileturo.
The above narrative will be sufficient to exh;bit a few of ter
Finny inst. e •• in whMli the hostility of Mr La•calles to eh'
Cletlanne, met hie pertiality in favour ei their Opponents
itrikanela appeared. After having listened, 'ph zo•uplaCency,
to the representations of one who ceneu-eel the PAitionen as a
set of Si"idle vagabonds ;" alter having tot i the Clothiers that
they eer• se tonal and Corrupt, that he believed" tie rung of
them emu's! 4 an any Mho' fir a tankard rtf al."-oafter Oavins
editor:it .1 the el• se of their opposites, and browlmites,
pooled, and Co,,foun,l•l the Delegates of t 4. Clothiers; after
having charged tli,rn • to being coact Ca vilth a Society,etya at
that time unkno•o t . tie- prat built deaf thee., ; after havtrig
attempted to prevent 'gown, 'optic-Item tu Pailiament„
be' " ui ii•itie them in the hod," and with lidding those fonds
which their own money had raised k after having c...arged the
Peetetnieg ClOtAiare with being is with rlteete and
40176;1414; and after having concurred In imputing to them on
Wenn in to everturn the taluverninent of the Ceuirtiy ; after
all this, it is no wondrr that Mr f.ascelles should have a.rd to
the enthiers of Yorkshire, in the Pettier's rat seek eprasent-
atives—" 1 ,halt just come amongst you as rata', you May
hoot me, and scout me, and do what yes please, I care a
d—•••• 0 for you all." Some of the friend. of Mr. Las *lee
have ventured I. a.eet, that he did not use 11.0. I niznage; and
others have contended, that if he di, he•milit have been irri-
tetA to it Mr. Lasted,. himself is appealed to, whether be
d.d, redid not, address their very "mot. to the Clothiers'
legates i t Ilse lobby of the House of Commeos, on the teen.
inn ter- Cle, f• ices' MI had harems throe,' out at its second read.
ins' and he is requested to el, if in the imoversations between
himself and the I:Miriam, any threat, or ramming languaget
had been used rewards hit I—• Mast sutures*. there had nut.
The above retrospect of same of the aminives which have
induced the Clothiers to oppose the F.,46c0,„. of Mr !As-
cetics, will, it is presumed, be sufficient tr. prove that their
hostility towards that %entente.' di not einginsre m " un-
founded prejudice;" whet the Clothiers of T. rkehne have
drew, every other body M men would do uii,!•• nmdar etifirre-
stances; and, without peesurning to hoar, of the i. dowodence
and dltinMrestedness which has govern their cni.4 iet, they
oust be allowed ti state, that they never, at. her pubhely it
privately, soaght Or obtained, either horn the late worthy
Member, Walter Fawkes, Esq or from the present Me,nteci,
Lord Viscount Milton, any pledge to support any particular
measute that might in fit:are engage the attention of Parlia.
silent ; on all sitlitels toucitiog HIPS, trade, the, require
merely that their Representatives sheuld aa with impartiality
—and that they a .ma it g.ve the same attention to the cause
of the indir.titoua manufaCturere, as t a u:at of the opulent
merchants.

In the ftregti.ne R•soLnions suid s.a.ement. the Trost.-et
hal@ thought it most e .naistmit with their duty, es the ildpre
'entente, of a body of W. ufadurers, to confine th,nitel les TO
subjects connected with t,tde tr ougn, in conclos:on, they
feet no hesitation• in say*, the. independimt of elm, e•rnsi-
derattoo of local interact, ins Clothiers of Y•wire.iiire are inn
Friends to the princi..ies of civil and religious Lilscrty, an 4
that they have, while co-operating with their Felt.* Free-
holder., in returning Lonl Milton to rarliainent, re•urned a
rem who would have brat the object of their un
if all subjects of a commercial and toad nature had beau with.
drawn form their consideratio 1.

roiling, as every tralavmin mu t, the heavy beam with
which the country is et pieserit burdened, and the d-reaaaed
eitostion of wade, the in .nufacioiera entisiJeved it their ,loth to
return to Prillaman "?,abound seise heroines. iota ainnors,
tr.nty goardiant of the public nurse "...Such a RepreAr.t.
atty. tiles confidently eltp,-ct to fi.id in Lord ; and
when the, s.e ti Pi: country threatened with iVeti ova* . by a
powerfol aid iirrp:oca'ol• pommy, win ha. d cled and con.
quote I nearly the "'tole of Low they must be enclosed. if
they do not rouotemeoce newt 4'clai n to support iota
upon a cry of religioet d <cord, and who piulisoe ro,loow at
home. b, presuming to charge a largo arropottian of their fellow
inhjects with dbielTectio the Gover.tiese.ut tit th le Comte/.
Tar Clothier% without malting any pre:eat:oo to Cip tooth.
cal koowlodge, have j..dg pert en nah to kaow, that .11 tech
times r ti.e preemit. utuse Mess ate the fittest Reirreasntstirer
tithe people, ohn will promote eibeneniy to rb• publea
i.srpenditure and patriotic union &mop( vier. ewe of Hie
Sfaie.ty'r subjechs
ThPy feel corrfirlent that the man they ?tyre .npported will
faithru'ly discharge ill. duty tiosnl his !Coq, his Cati,t's, lad
li.s CORRit.III ILI ; thry hese no d..ebt Out he aft amteit
oii all sahipc•4 of to c and commerce, with ainlity,
0w..., and sin, art su.:h a 164.1.1cm:ems it wig
' eve b• their happino.l to support.
To Lail !Wain tl-ey reel the mule fively gratitude, fur the
AN , and sue -ovum! or.iggie he ha. made in si.n.e•rt of their
and the Ittgots of Ms C -.and " .h-n the
Elotoiers of Yoreshiro forgot their F t.au ',mar thew. right Mood
forgot hue saaatill.* Published by Order of
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