The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-27 00:00:00

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rvissained in office, would have saved the crionsry
the al weight of taxes which now oppressed ns
means and pitralyted its resources, and In,. %sloth it
could only boast the pride of military glory
sorry consolationi for such sacrifices, for it %di !lA.,'
Which every country, small or large, settled or cud.
notated, had its its time the occasional advantage .4
enjoying—sod it was that, for the abuse of wring'
so muds misery had at different periods of
world been inflicted upon mankind. Ile
not give this power even to the men who, had
retained their places, would have saved this ra„„-_
try she disgrace of being governed by investor..
which spies and informers could alone carry
effect, to the sitter ruin of all conliddiode he
twee', mass and man ins free country, and to sh,
disi,race of the Legislators who reacted them—he
would not consent to vest such power with in.rl
who would have spared the nation the
alliance of spies and informers, to co-operate us
minute:mice of its internal tranquillity-1w wriaLl
not yield it to mess who would have abstained horn
doing what Nlinisters had criminally done,
who would have done what they had criminally ief_
undone—he would not give it to mess who odooll
be ready to cuter upon a Reform of 1' irliamelit.
which, without route:ll/cuing the great principles
the Revolution of the year Itiiso, would give tioot
extension of the elooctive franchise ishis:h wont;
satisfy the pretensions of rational morn in a free
country, and would remedy that gross isiequali:-:
in the state of the representation of the people,
which was observable when the Nlembets for ow
county (we believe Cornwall) advanced to the
table to put ios their qualifications. Ile meant to
cast no reflection 4/II the particular NI told/erg
while he alluded to the principle of their sp.
pointmei.l. He repeated, he would not delegate
a power so coopable of abuse to mei, who stood
pledged to a full, fair, and free representation of
the people. lie Was glad that a Right 11,,[1. 1' alrpd
of his (Mr. Tierawy) had given looter of a motion
on the subject of the financial concerns at' th«
COuntry ; he was glad that another HMI. Friend
meant to apply himself to the correction of Ord
system which generated a practice of
blood, and maintained the sanguinary execostoos of
laws against the expressed feelings of the country
and the admitted inefficacy of their operitimi.
meant conclusion to oppose, bust not to einbar.
rasa his Majesty's Government in the regular order
of their business, and he hoped the general obser-
ations he had made were not irregularly intro-
duced on the present motion.
Lord GLERAWLEY said, he did not rise to quar-
rel with the Hots. Member in the expressoon of his
political sentiments, though he must dissent from
Ins statement of what he called facts. The li(t.
nourable Member asserted the amount of the us.
tional debt to he eight hundred millions. 1,1
making this calculation he seemed to Iwo tint
the redeemed part had reduced the debt to five
or six hundred willows. The Honourahle Mem-
ber ;smiled most unfairly in throw an odium nod
a burden on Government which they had no right
to be called upon to bear. How was it possible
for them to avoid the expenditure which was com-
plained of; wises they were imperatively called
upon to make great exertimia, which ultimately
established the glory of the country and the peace
of the world ! Had the hiconie Tax beets continued,
the einbardassiueuts now so loudly declaimed against
would have been by this time put upon a different
footing.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee
of Supply, when, on the motion of the CHANCEL-
LOR of the EXCHEQUER, it was resolved " That a
Supply he granted to his Majesty."
The House then resumed, and the Report was
ordered to be received to-morrow.