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the mesa eventful, {be moot itoporlast la the late %Gimp.
mewl of the right ul petition—a right emeldstest with the
very baste of Om Cowlßatios. What'. mother': Members
sett to Fair News. by the County of Condimianol without
the ate and aseishione of the people ? I awe positive, and I
haverlievely observed the frussactioes of the last sweaty-ive
years, Hutt embiteg but the increase of kocorkdge could
have prevented the olemeermical part of the cionomoo-
weelib being berme duwim by she aristocratical—the pro-
- pie, by inereseneksowledgiN lase • pervaded. delpodriati
—I say. then, it is hot for the pimple to declare that the Cos-
vtiteitios Shell he eaercised for the advastage of the people,
aid that essential pellet will be effectually obtained The
&Mafia eirdeviee at Man*. ter, the rooter of oar smeetioig
here to they, has fumed, itself on the genteel allestiou of the
tell. ; bet where wpm the voter of the people lattn.l. said
.11he Inmionalde geodomme with whom I seta, forewatmed
yin 4.f the atooselemee of Ministenal prolliesirf Why,
• .Ihtlit Will voice wee silent, or only raised to brood nor the
•,bra of a wielt.4 and unnecessary war. with tin' tipple-
lirlies term of *Min. Had the voice of the people been
no powerfully and onstisetly raised against that SST 11l it had
bees to prevent it. beteg plougeri into a war with Spina, we
tliguld have escaped oar present perilous situation. On that
;Pposies the voice of the people, and I rejoice at it, stopped
the career of she Minister.
To tome more isnandiately to the liminess of the day;
I offer my tribute of approbation, to the Geminates who
has moved the liesolutions, for the moderation of them :
it ill becomes Britons to combine any people without being
heard in their defame. For my pars, had the eustiji et re-
solved their into a legal contest between the Magistrates
of Map .heslrosnd the Rehires, I would have said—let the
is.iut at issue quietly await the determination of the taw ;
Got. unfortunately, el happens Haat the Memisters, interpro-
lig between those Magistrate. and the people, pa judge 046,
%%testi .... ,
.and mot only give those Magistrates • verdict at
argental, but the mend of prai e. From the bottom of my
lams I hope that the horror.. of the tens August have been
• sagerrated4—that no Briton has been found so hove as Is
plunge his sword into the b mom of women, or to slay the in-
soscent child ;—I pray to God this may be found to he as
•ritolftlettllinu •—liet lives Lave been lust, mil an isilisiry
mast be demstled.
It n titoMpted to be said, for indeed it is scarcely ere-
bly assent-et, -Ohm The Riot Art was lead previous to the
s anghter.—Be it atio—What then?—tie Riot Act was in-
tended fora very dfeveut gerpose :—That Act was the ex-
pedient of • lime of peat danger to the ssocceseios, anal "e-
-wer meant to justify the wee( military fume, eiteept when
the civil power had been exerted and found leakiest for
she protectios of the public peter. Bat, on this occa-
sion, in the first instance, a military Core is let Nose on a
mix. d multitude of both sexes and of every age. These
ru cornstances most have been koowu to Aline...re, sod olmes
•her the Illanchrater Magistrates acted with or "Ashore stir
esnhivance of )linisters, 'salmisl immaterial, as the
Mi-
t,sstrra have given them tie sanction of their approbation.
To form a proper estimate of these Ministers, we would
c Aired these horrors with tin it green bag. Have yr forgot-
ten the bag full of plots—plots conjured into the bag to
.drairoy the filtration of the country ? There was thee an
busiest cities in the country; to stile that voice was the beg
tilled with plots, and die liberties of the country suspended;
—Magna Charts was put is abeyance. The Speaker of the
House of Commons hail declared that the avowal of sak of
6, at,. m that Ilonowealde Howse losing as nrimmou as the sun
at noon day, would have static out aversion hilt stand on
The people. encouraged in their enuslitstimial exertions
b:. this hottest avowal, Is gas. to raise their voice aloud against
a wormier, ; to stifle that voice the bag was tilled, sail all
tar totter consequences of the suslimisios of the constitutioo
However, an hopes* Jury negatived the ministerial
a steels°n aplulss, and the green beg fell onto contempt.
aim* myself a friend to the people, and that I am for
Riform —a anistelnlional Reform; sot see* a Reform as is
preached the people liy desicnieg men. The sulferiep
cf the people limit gained their attestant to what otherwise
tisry would oil have listened. Ammon! Parliaments, hem
th.• lie-dilation of which the people have beset endeavoured
to be taught to mimes so much, would tend to make the
Ri•presentative corrupt, by inducing hint always to keephis
ye on ph ening for the plowmen', Maned of attending to the
et.' interests of his country. For my pars, I have always
1.4.9**i an enemy to corruption, and I aosert that it is a libel um
ill,- people of England to s..y that they cam only be governed
by cusniption.
niers to the Arliniaistratios, I say that they were
tither ireakter 'tithed is suspending the coostitation. I saw
the six men who were hied for plotting to overturn the
conslitutius of Great fileitssis:—lt was really laughable to
e'luk that a poor wretched man who probably sever had sis-
pewit Pi his pocket, war charges) with attempting to beihe
• she garrison of the Tower. 1 hope, however, that the people
of England will &Gat every other attempt at the suspession
ef the tomtit idiom.
1 blame sot the people for the apathy which they have
letterly chews to constitutional refuels, but the Whip,
and myself amongst the rest, for sot coming forward to
load them—we have so isterest distinct from that of the
people, •11.1 I trust shut this meeting will being the people
1.-.roarl its the lice of their duty.
• 111 juice that the subject of our swells, This day has
la en brought forward. It has Wee mid that we are anlici-
pa•iing a verdict. file, if the nickeled tier people had sot bees
a epressed, the Slimmers amid mot have bees pet es their
trial ; a precedest mould have been established, and the li-
berties of England destroyed.
New let me observe, that I do mot approve of such large
meetings as that uf Manchevier ; a single ebullition might
have endangered the lives suit properties of many lady'.
duals. God foilii4l that say difficulties should be thrown in
the way of public steelier. Every mem should raise his
voice is his owe district. This comomesication of thought
is LVe• prodest; it gives as opportunity of relieving the
mind of thoughts whieh, wises sestraised by outward force,
limey situ to acne violator.
• I have again to observe. that it will be mid the object of
the toectiug is to prejudge the question. Bat slid sot the
haste with which the Prism Regent approved the conduct
lit she Manchester Magnetismw chew a meat of intuit fur
the people? 1 apply isothimg to his Royal Highness, but to
the !Insisters his advisers; I respect ner Crown sad the a-
lien of the penal' Mee wears it ; hut whem we pay dainties
iu the Crown, it is sot a servile &Weser, but In • (mature
Made for our use. had the Illiaistem paid ado, defame.:
to the dignity of the Royal Family, wisold they have greeted
HOWL a-year so the Duke of York, fur doing that which
t:.e greatest wretch is the kingdoms would gladly do for mio-
i Wog ? tithe proceedings of this day have the effect of tune-
thlout such Ministers, I shall 'titbits..
But if a change of Atlinianitation take place. sad the
' Whigs come into power, it is to be hoped that they win act
tor the people, and not, like the Ministers in power. create
t'• rie millioert of tsars, whets by economy obey might save
halt Mat sum in the collection of the taxes in existence.
'Du-riot thirty-ire years I have acted with the Whip, and
if they rie not dhiappuist the opinion which I have forma of
th. '6,1 shall tontine, yes to do while I am sent to Perliament.
I support the Resuletious without any more Woe, Gentle-
PW.IJ litall you shOulu "' I have; the Stiviiiiirrit have 11(1 Ael-
M • eier tl.e people, and the seemr we get quit of them the
better; mad it the W begs. when is power, du out keep their
violence with the people, the latter have my commit to •
.51.• them from power, and I sill afford my assistance.
The distresses noised by the war are mmeesompled ; sod I
hesitate not to affirm that be who supports them with peti-
t nee is • greater hero Hose the Duke of Ifs Ilingsuu. I exhort
cosh amoug you as are sneering under the privations *era.
.spated by dimmest; weigh well, when yeti retire, what you
Leer at this Meeting; to then comma it with the doctrines
• a yesterday (Monday, we presume); sod if Own you nevi.
nutty pieta those &driers, I shall be contest to believe that
clime Is some troth in tbm ss.
The gentry Eaglaod hem hies ealoteiMbemsly assorted
tr; have on feeling foe the people ; bet I fear their situation
'can only be evneadini in the slew propene of time--the
miseries of ear Mee destroyed the ramble for isidustry. All
'the nations of Fantme suffer with us---thry may quickly
ewerge : but we must long continue to maim I Ind that
sPithlng is the power of Fartimnest will be loft outiose to.
fensofee the distress wader which the townie? trona&
After the glosses( shd abet oiddree• of.
roPke Anyll64oOrlibli frigid; it is
a air to Wog in tinniest is defame

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