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ceediog in any such wicked or pereitioes designs. They deb
bated and resolve/I; they attempted sethiag further:
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steed they were wholly aaprepared for may (wither attempt..
On these principles sad these fuels the iwremence was clear
!list the interruption of the Meeting of the 16th was il-
legal, unconsitutional, and inhunisse.—(Load theere.)—
Indeed, he could not for a moment doubt sin the particulars
of this husiness of blond, whirl was too deeply infixed in
the stands and eternal' les of all who heard him ever to be
obliterated frum them.--(tourfchweriage.)--eHC was nut at all
surprised at their cheering, because so man could regard
the transactions of the 16th without burr., : this dress.
stance, however, rendered the calm deliberate approltatioe
of his 3lejesty'll Mieisters a basioleas of a 'till deeper dye,
and a muse extruded evil. It shewed the principle u* which
this kingdom was meant in future to Ire governed—he
meant by military viulence ; and, in that penal of view, the
misehis f of the approbation a thousand full eiceeded the
mischief of the fart itself. If that Isweentable leeriness had
stood alone, it might is time -have, peeasil away and Mee
forgotten : but it was 1101, stn single assisted fart; it was
a precedent by which future met-times were to be shapeliest,
and liberty in Tulane abridgel.—(Cheers)--The infer-
ence lie drew from the conduct of his Majesty's Mi-
nisters on this occasion, end us every other toe:sales
connected with the meetings of the people, was, that they
were unworthy of the confidence of the Prince Regent and
of the nation.--(Loag and load ekeerieg)—He dial sot
speak of their general conduct or ordinary principles of
Government; he confined himself wholly to their treat.
'neat of that body of men denominated the Reformers. It
wss asserted by many, that the principles of Reform were
held only by certain trading districts, and by them merely
when suffering GUM the state of trade : ss fact, that this,
was no such principle; that it was • pretext, a mere tilde
of exhibiting dissatisfactiou at the present state of things.
If this were so, which he believed it was not, when large
bodice of men were in a state of suffering and deprivals*.
when, iu consequence of the pressure of their feelings, 160
became dissatisfied and vehement, what was the cowrie or
a wise and heintaiie Government towards sick a busty of its
subjects? To execute against them all the existing laws is
fall severity ? To enact stew laws for their punishment? Te
persecute and iujiire them beyond all law? Clearly stot.--.
(Cheers.)—It was the duty of the Government to take the
earliest and the most vigorous measures fur restoring the
comforts of these suffering classes.—(Baer, hear.)-11e did,
however, must firmly believe the principle of Parliamentary
Reform to be spread among the people far beyond those
districts—that it existed wholly indepeedeut of the depress
sites of trade--that it was daily extruding, and that it
was deeply routed in the people's heart. The real stats
of the public mind on the qiesition of' Reform was, per-
haps, the moot important one that was ever comma,/
*lib the Government of this kingdom: he bad long felt it
to be so: he had long taken every means in his power I.
ascertain how the fact actually stood: the result was a first
persuasiou that this principle was neither local nor temps.
rary—that no measures, that no Minis/nes could extinguish
it—and that a continuation of that made of slimming it whir*
the Ministers had for some years adopted would delsuge Owl
natims in blood, and overturn every existing establishment.
—(Loud cheers )—A whole people was nut to be penweutal,
invoked, overawed.—(n No, so, if cannot.”)—A nation could
neither be arrested, our imprisoned, OW tried, nor executed.
—(Cheers }—Two years and a half ago, meetings similar to
these now held took place iu several districts; the Habeas
Corpus Act was suspeaded ; several hundred persons west
imprisoned; a monsestary check ef.epublic doelessfeney May
lowed : but was the principle checked? By so oneetio ilf
was invigorated (fur persecution always invigorated whelk le
attacked), and thus was enabled to break out sgaia with a
firmness and unanimity far exceeding that which had been
exhibited in 1817. The Habeas Corpus Act was sow Meet
wisely left untouched; the Parliameut separated; sod mid
to some act of positive concession to the Reformers, Hikers*
clearly the wisest mode to pursue; unfortunately it was lee
wise to be continued. The scenes of blood witormedne
:Headwater followed shortly after, and redoubled the nod
slid ardour of the Reformer:. At the same time that Ma
numbers were increased, nod their injuries conglomerate*
the Governmeet voluntarily held itself forth at the mash
of public hatred and execratiou.—(Lond and key distre.)
The infereuee was derisive: it was out iu the lei de that this
wielded them that the powers of government ought 1014
Maio in tunes so perilous.--(ekeers.)—lt might be satede if
Parliamentary Reform was the sole object of the Itothrftem,
where was the danger of the country? He would tell thews
the danger was this—teas of thousands and huodrede a
thuusands of disappointed anal irritated citizens would meat
in every part of the kingdom; a strict milieu woad he
totaled amongst them, • union in object and in plow; their
numbers would be fully ascertained, sod their conlideete in
consequence increased. Firmly as be believed the Redressers
to be now unconnected with hostile views to the Goveru-
nseut, could it be hoped that, if treated as they now were
treated, they would long continue so? Couid any man se.
quainted with history believe gnat millions would submit to
insult, denial, sod persecution? They were sot sow in.
eliurd—they would hereafter be draws to courses inconsist-
ent twills the established institutions: it was not is human
nature to lie persecuted, and nut, with or without law, to
rise against their persecitOrs!—(Ckeers.)—How was Ibis to
be avoided ? By placing the Government in other leads,
in
the hands of Ministers who would listen to the people, bear
their complaiuta, attend to their wishes, couciliate their
feeltattr, and redress their grievances. This was not the
proper place for suggesting any particular plan of proceed-
ing : what he insisted on was a temper, a diseosition on the
part of those in power, wholly dissonant front that which
we haste for years known, which was wholly dissonant from
that mild sad lenient disposition, which at so distant period
was able to south the imitated stale of the country, and se-
cure its flame tranquillity. The Learned Geutletosii,
is
conclusion, repeated, that he dial nut address them as either
Whigs or Tories, friends or enemies to Reform, but as men
who would join in the Resolutions of that day from a firm
conviction that they were the sire and only source of the
future tranquillity of the country.
Mr. Isitcohe then read the following Resolutions, which
he told the meeting would afterwards he pet one by one:-
1. That it is the conslitutional right of the people of
this kingdom publitly to cousult en all matters of statei and
to sexiness their sentiments in the form of Resolutions, Pe-
titions, or Remonstrances, as circumstances may seem to
*bent to require.
4. That the nletiing held at Manchester on the 18th of
August lest was in currespoodence with the above toostiiii-
Instal right of the people; sad that wither In the notice
which preceded that meeting, ;tor its the conduct of the
people in approaching it, nor in their demeasnur when actu-
ally gsselnbled, was any unconstitutional act committed, or
ley act amounting to a breach of the peace, or SO a just
source of alarm to asy of his Majesty's subjects.
3. That the remind of the permits who took the lead in
the besieges of the stetting out the above occasion, consider-
ing them iiidependeset of any political party question, as
British subjects, (tinily asserting their rights, is highly
pralesworlltY; nod 'edits the •Yprobatiosr of friend to
fa esioni and his country I aid that the thanks of this tweet-
ing are hereby Oven to these for the fitehinecaste they exhi-
bited, and their unwillingnessto disturb the politic pe,,,e.
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cuaf,ahleryprocreti.
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5. That the subs genet approbation of the prwermliors of
the above day, Jumped in the same alike Prince Regent, but
on the responsibility of his Majesty's Ministers, iris a
lamentable tendency to creme disouitra in this kiwi/dont ; to
s._ minds of the people sit appreheasitea that their
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realm, sad that their rights art objects of jealousy, sespi-
cite., and attack.
G. That she Ministers, whose views and prioniples have
led them thus to misuse his Royal Highness's name, are
wholly unworthy of his conadence tool of the iunfisteacc of
the nation • and that it is our derminatioa to ad-
dress his Royal Highness to remove them from his esneseila
and presence.
y. That a subscription be immediately entered into for
the purpose of affording relief to the sufferers ender the
tale 111113W101 attack; and for the purpose of inflietiag that
justice on the authors and perpetrators thereof which the
taws of our country are ready to afford.
ft. That a Committee, Treasurer, awl Secretary to the
subscription, be appointed; and that a Committee of eight
Gentlemen be appointed to carry the same into effect.
U. That the Address now read is adopted at the met of this
meeting, and shall be immediately transmitted to bin Royal
[Here an Address, founded on the foregoing Resolutioas,
was reed to the meeting.]
Mr Alderman Dintst.ST rose to recant! ttio Re olutlons
After commenting on the politeness with which the Lord
Mayor had received their requisition, and on the readiness
with which be had attended to it, be proceeded to say, that•
be hail little doubt but peace tool order would be observed,
althoisah, as the meeting had beard, there were no special
ernistatiks in atiend.ince, nor had be or any of 4iis brother
Magistrates put the Riot Act into their pockets.-.(Appinure.)
The late meeting at Manchester was strictly constitutional,
and the conduct of the people assembled at it highly decor-
ous; if it bad been improper, it was the duty of the Magi"-
trates to have gone among the people, and ordered them to
be peaceable; if after this they still acted wrongful!), it *LS
then the duty of the Magistrates to read the Riot Act, mid to
give the multitude an hour to disperse in. But was this, or
aught like this dose? Nu; instead of it, the dreadful work
of havoc was begun ; the cavalry—not the soldiery, for they
would have disdained to act thus—the yeomanry cavalry, a
new same uuktiown to our Constitution, was let loose upon a
peaceable, unoffeuding, and unarmed multitude, many of
whom they put to the sword, regardless both of age and sex.
Immediately after this dreadful carnage, the Magistrates of
Manchester sent two delegates to Loudon, who told their
uwo tale, sad received the thanks of Isis Majesty's Ministers,
in the name of the Prince Regent. The people of England
bad been charged with prejudgiugtr the Slathisgisconid not btrates of Mean-
chester, by thus sleeting toge; but a
just ground of accusation, after the vote of thanks which had
been passed on them for their conduct. The worthy Alder-
mail then contrasted the vote of thanks presiiitia to the M 4.
gistrates with the declaration of certain inhabitants of Mall..
eliester agaiast their barbarity, which has long slice appear-
ed in all the public Journals, and couchuleil by saying, that
all he asked was, that their conduct shoul.l be submitted to
inquiry, and that they should have • fair trial by a Jul of
their countrymen. if they were found guilty, they ought to
suffer the punishment which the law awards to crime like
theirs: but if they were innocent, their deeds ought to he
recorded in the temple of fame, nod they tbeineelves not
mimed out as objects of hatred to the great mass of their
fellow-ritizens.—(ilpplause.)
The Hou. L Dux mks, M.P. for York, then came for-
ward, and was loudly cheered by the meeting. After the
very excellent speech of his learned friend, who had broutld
forward these Resolutions, morals) that of the worthy Al-
derman who succeeded him, it was totally unnecessary fur
him to say much. The present was a question of a very
novel and extraordinary nature: it was this—is there a
constitution, or is there rot?—(Cheers.)--If the people had
not a right to meet, the Bill of Rights was nothing nature
than a dead letter * if the right of assembling was to
be limited at the will of the magistracy, the Bill of
Rights was nothing; fur then any timid person, by mak-
ing a timid affidavit before a timid Magistrate, might have
the most legal meeting immediately &sperm!, ; and yet it
was upon this very ground that an attempt was made to jos.
tify the Magistrates of Manchester.—(l/ear.)—He main-
tained, that the people had a rip.ht to niect as they did, if
they choose. If there was any danger from martial array,
It was from the martial array of those who were sent in to
attack the people.—(Chiurs)—Thougli lie fully agreed
with the general spirit of the Resolutions, he could mot
kelp observing, that he was rather in favour of an ad-
dress demanding inquiry, than of a declaration expres-
ajar their opinions ou the late unfortunate circum-
stances. He objected to the latter plan, because he did
out wish the Meeting to imitate his Majesty% Ministers in
any thing. He did out wish to prelude the questiott, as
they had first done themselves, and as they had afterwards
forced their Royal Master to do; fur that he too had pre-
judged, it was es ideal from a comparison of dates. 'the
melancholy events took place on the 16111, and the Prince
Regent's thanks Were dated the 2lst.—(Hear,hear.)—.He was
now, and had been from his earliest youth upwards; a
friend to the liberty of the people; be trusted that be should
be so to the day otitis death, and that, dying, he mirht INF
month that sentiment to N.—(Load applastre.)—ll was
said that this was a • n ; 'llia he positively de-
nied; it was a quest' • lovers of the Constitu.
Moo sod its enemies er became a party ques-
tion, it would be owl rionent leaguing itself
manly with the Magi pledging himself to sup-
port an inquiry into this usiness, both in the House
and out of it, the Hon. and Worthy Member retired from the
frost of the hustings amid • volley of applause.
Colonel Coogg, of Wheatley, could nut rest satisfied with
a silent vote upon 90 extraordinary, so novel, and so new-
taut an occasion as the present. The preseut discussion bad
arisen from a most violent attack upon the Constitrittoo, and
from the liberties of the subject having beets invaded in the
most extraordinary and alarming inanner.—( Loud cheering.)
Front all the intelligence that bad hitherto reached the pub-
lic, three facts appeared to be eatablialicd—riamely, that the
Meeting was legally couveoed, peaceably conducted, and
violently dispersed. These three facts being established,
and doubts still existing, from the suppression of circus'•
stances which might sad ought to have been communicated
to the public by those who were parties to them, and who
knew accurately all that had passed, surely it was their duty
to Maki spun a thorolsgh investigation of all that preceded
and passed upon that 'melancholy occasion, especially after
his Royal Highness the Prince Regent had been graciously
pleased to inform the Lunt Mayor and Corporation of Lon-
don, that with respect to the Meeting at Manchester, they
hail nut been correctly informed.—(Corti cheering.)—
The gallant Colonel then proceeded to observe, that Sir Win.
Blacksioue, who bad never bete charged with subjecting the
prerogative of the Crows toropulat clamour, had, in his
Corionnferre em the Lairs of England 4 recognised the sta-
tute of William and Mary, which declared, " that the 'ab-
ject bad a right to petition, sod that all commitments and
prosecutions fur such petitioning were illegal." Still, in
raying this, he wished to be distinctly understood : be did
not by these observations emkavnur to prejudge
the real testa,
duct of the Magistrates, but to place them only on the mme
(MIME on which every Englishman ought to be plated whim
bad been accessory in producing such fatal results as they all
knew had occurred al Manchester, and to request that they
might answer for and explain arch conduct.—(thers keen.)
He wished to God that others bad been equally cautious
in not prejudging a case so important, and is not hotelier
out the approbation of the Executive Power, before it imulit
Ise known that such conduct hail deserved it --(C•mtra.)—
Thongli he could not give more than a qualified anent to all
the Resolutions, yet he most cordially conceited is the
general object of the Mettler, and heartily joined them it'
remising to preserve the must valuable of all rights en
Englishman gas enjoy.—uf meeting to consider the real state
of the country, and to suggest say legal meows of esorectlng
any evils which, upon due iuquiry, may be discovered. The
gallant Colonel, who at the last eleCiiwli was the onsuccess.
ful candidate for the repenentatio• of Turk, then
retired
tualstat die enthusiastic shouts of the aurrouadinhg
ch multithail
beesude.
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