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dons conduct of those characters who poisoned :he
public mired, deceived the multitude. and misled
them into such enormous abuses of them ?.- (Cheers)
----But when be cnnteinplatrd the state of
things
disclosed in the papers before the House. and the
consequettees likely to result from the system of
/fetus a which lie had been alluding, he could
not find words sufficiently tdrolig to express his
apprehension,: und *ben Hon. Geritlemen op-
posite dwelt out the magnitude and istiportetwe of
the lifisetties •te hick they complsioed were invaded
by the proposed measures, he fe It to ask
them, were the tights of petitions g fur rerleree of
grievances, and of speakitig in nubile, the only
ones worthy of bring 11-feuded ?—(f keers.)—
Were these the unly rights, in toe eviayment of
which people were likely to be disturbed ?--
Ile should like to take any rational man, who had a
clear idea, and could give a heir account of the
Constitution of Eoglatid, of its monarchy. aristo.
cracy. and demise/ley, of the protection which it
afforded tp life, liberty, and property, of the power
which it gave to individuals of expressing their
sentiments atilt opinions on political affairs—he
should like. alter receiving a description of this
nature from Inset, to hake I into the neighbour.
hood of filencliester, and ask what lie thought of the
practical Opettillall Of theft. lowa at the present MO*
Mrot, and it/ ask 1,;31, Whittle!' they now afforded
that protection to all (DEO which she !uses never
failed in doing while oil Ines. continued amen tble
to the laws?--(Chests).—To inform the House on this
*object, lie should take the evidettre of a mast oho
left :Manchester on the 3d August, and lintel that uts
his road he saw no less than 1,500 men formed, as
he said, in snit(' squares. He was asked to join
them—he refuted; what was the conserineoce ? he
was obliged to go down on his knees and forswear
his allegiance—(Cheers)—ire order to save his life,
hut it was not effectual to save his limbs, for he was
violently beaten and shamefully abused.—(('peers.)
—This was a subject proceeding peacrehly and Ws.
fully on his own occupation, and therefore entitled
to protection; but he dal not snake bus appeal to
the people on that ground, no; he said, a For God's
sake treat ins as an enemy would ; if I were engaged
in battle, and the French were to make sue a pri.
softer. they would not torture me."—(Hear.)—
All the poor man entreated for, who was not acting
in any sort of illegal manner, was, that he might
receive such treatment as an enemy would give
him. He asked, was that the hberty of the soh.
jest ?—(Clreers.f—Were not these rights which the
laws might to guard, mid which, since they cltd
not guard, they must be made to 104111 ? On re.
leiring to the evidetice of Lord Derby. what was
the tact related by him ? lle informed the Govern-
ment. that he expected the people within his juris.
diction would form armed associetions to support
the military in protecting the public peace. And
in mentioning Lord Derb)'s tome he was bound
to say, that his conduct at the present crisis had
conciliated the good-will and respect of every loyal
man in the country ; but what did he afterwards
say? that he had succe,ded iu procuring officers
for one hatiallion of cavalry, but that he had
entirely failed in getting men.—/Hear, hear.)—
Could such a
state
of things last ? Had the loyal
and the disloyal now the same protection ?—(Cheers)
—Were the disoffecied and tumultuous to meet iu
large bodies at pleasure, learn drilling and military
evolutions, atop atid maltreat the peaceable sod
well-disposed, while the loyal were afraid to unite
fur the purpose of checking such violence. and de.
fending themselves ?—(Cheers )—The Duke of
Hamilton, its his representatioes to Goverionent,
said he found it impossible to induce the people to
sign their names to declarations for common uniun
and common protection. not because lie rutertained
the slightest doubt of their loyalty and attachment
to the constitution red the laws, but because they
were intimidated.—(Hear, hear.)—Was that free-
dom of op ? They were required to declare
that they would come forward in support of the
laws, and in defence of their property ; and their
unswer was. that they were afraid.—(//ear.)—Let
the House well consider the consequences of such to.
timialstion if they suffered it to continue—if they
did not *hew that they were resolved to axes t them.
selves in aid of the industrious and the orderly, and
to repress the efforts of disaffectiois and faction.
Let them look to the situation of the pour and
loyal man, obliged to depend un himself fur his
own safety, and reflect on the cuusetitiettets of
treeing him exposed to the dangers which now
beset hiss in the disturbed districts. If they did
not afford indisiduals of that description tffei•tual
protection, could they rely an human virtue, er
wisdom, or fortitude to Stein the torrent ?—(Losid
eheering.)—The inevitable consequence of remain.
Pig passive would be. that numbers of the loyal in
the humble ranks of life would be compelled by
the force of citcuntstatices to suppress their real
sentiments, or even join the ranks of treastm.
And what blame would the Honer justly incur
(or every such augmentation of its 'drought ?
He now came to another part of the subject. Illis
Hon. Friend (Mr. Lytteltuit, we understood) lud
selted was there r change in the lia'aite slid feeling's
of the people of England ? lie (Mr. Peel) bed no
difficulty in giving it us his optclon, that in the
disturbed parts of the country such a change had
taken place is. the disposations of the population, sir,
if aimed, was likely to lead to some pertnaiieet
alweetion in the Constitution and Governmeiit.
And it was far more easy to point out the causes of
this change. than for any human being to devise a
remedy fur it. His Holt. Futesirl had rpoketr of all
elteration its the mode of represeartiviore as likely to
satisfy the people; but lie spoke a a time. whet;
Thentdreds and thousands of people flocked round
the standard of their Kase, eager to skew their zeal
end spirit in expelling die enemy from ti.etr *bores.
But surely his. Hon. hired must have reetriler ted,
that at that period the stow of the' representettuts
ass precisely the same as rt was at present'-'
(iledr.)..—Whell his Hutu. Friend spike of the
eminnott distress and sufferstig, and imputed them
to the conduct a his M.jesty's Government, he
"'mold wish to kilo a winch of their niessnssa to
particular he referied to. If lie supposed titter sets-
waver ttttt rot was getimal, why were nut tide effects of
it PO1111114? But lie himself oilliartli to a period of
Inniquillity and happniess while the present Moos-
less were its office, ;IA how did lie reconcile thus
with their alleged incapacity and stealers ? Ireland
was generally tranquil ; so was the *truth of Eng-
land; so was the north of Scott:ital. Were they
nut then to look Int the caused of die .thecuu-