The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-29 00:00:00

TO THE
INthIBITAN7'S OF WHITEHAVEN.

There is always to be found, in every town and
district, a set of men oho affect to be the exclusively
loyal part of the community. and oho are nazism.,
by implication at least, if not directly, to stigma-
tise those who do not entertain political sentiments
similar to their own, as disaffected to the established
institutions of the kingdom, and to point them out
as designing and dangerous characters. A more
than ordinary portion of this Noon exists in this
town. We havo-a-seumber of men amongst us who,
in consequence of their bluish and obsequious at-
tachinetit to the house of Lowther, and the par-
ticular line of politics pursued by that house, are
always ready to brood the measures of those who
conscientiously differ from their views of policy.
with iudiscrimivate censure and opprobrium. It
must he evident to the public from the conduct of
these men, in the instance which will shortly be
mentioned, that they do not agree in promoting
what they consider to be loyal and constitutional,
from any correct notiou• of the real meimiiig of
these words, or of the true nature and probable
consequence of the measures which they dignify
with these epithets, but to promote the views of
their own particular party.
The Address to the Prince Regent which has
been vet oil foot by the Clergy and Magistrates of
this tow,,, in opposition to the one agreed upon at
%Vigton, is called it Loyal Address, which is e►i-
dently meant to convey an idea that the Wigton
Address does not merit to be thus designated. With
a view of exposing the fallacy of such an inference.
it has been thought proper to furnish the public
with the means of forming their own judgment on
the subject, by !dying before them in a conventesit
shape both Addresses, End contrasting them with
each other.

The Wigton Address is as follows :
To his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales, Regent of
tlw United Kingdom :
The humble Address of the Nobility, Gentry, and
Freeholders of the County of Cunaberlautl.
May it pleasir your Royal Highness—We, his Majesty's
dutiful subjects, the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Free-
holders of the natty of Cumberland, beg leave to ap-
proach your Royal Highness with tidier of unalterable
attachment to the fres and happy Cuustitution of these
Realms, and of uushaken affection to the Illustrious Family
under whose Reign it has so long been preserved uuimpaired.
While we assure your Royal Highness of our steadfast re.
solution to discountenance, by every means in our power, all
proceedings which may endanger the peace of the state, and
while we repose the tallest confide rice in the trance of the
existing laws, if duly administered, to frustrate any -desigus
that may be eutertained of seeking the redress of ga tevatsces
by illegal courses, we feel ourselves compelled humbly to re-
present that we have witnessed with serious alarm the late
transactions at Manchester, whereby, es far es at present ap-
pears, the must isivalsehle sod the must unquestianieble
rights of the people have bees brought into jeopardy, mid
the blood of many persons has been shed.
Abhorrent to all such proceedings as your Royal High-
ones Nature must be, we have seen with astouiebinent the
esentimasits respectiug them, which the advisers of the Gown
hone conveyed thrsiagh year Royal Illigbueses named par.
sos; sad we humbly pray that your Royal Highness weep
be graciewsly pleased to assemble the Parliament fur the per.
puse of inclining a full, strict, and sultana inquiry intoell
that has passed, and into the present &steamed sad alarm.
log slate of the emenstry. To this course slime we look for
effectually preeerrieh the peace of the setae, 'tad viediatt.
ler the purity of its happy Coostitistios.
Now is User, any thing in this Addren.wlpdt de.

serves to be considered disloyal? The veal first
sentence contents a wares expresstins of the attach.
went of the persons who sign it to the Cin.stitutiou
of the realm, and of affee to the !Loyal Family.
This is strange dislti)alty !! Is there tory thiog
disloyal in the second piragrapli? N. : it lororthea
the very purest spirit of loyalty. Geounir loyalty
consists in an ardent attachment to the Consto
lion. and to the litog as a part of that
whose peculiar duty it is to guard it from etie ;oath.
meat. There is not only nothing lowan-Istria with
this definition in the seem 41 parageupli of the Ad-
dress, but it is altogether futioiled upon it, svel
rheas a disposition to preserve the Constitution
from even the appearance of violation.
The third paragraph of the Address gives the Re.
gent credit for his abhorrence of uoconstitistioosl
violence, and prays Heat am inquiry 1155) t ',lace
iu Parliainent, I. ascertain the true stature or trains-
actions which at present stein rpre•tionulde. .:11 _irre
is surely nothing disloyal fee this. Iltre is um
6' breathless haste" to prejudge liar quest .and r"
deity to lily one the lir' vilegr of Isei..g heard ill his
own defence—cosidus t which must always be lit).
horreot to the best feeling's of Eligh-la mil. Sue li,
then, is the Address which the exclio.i, fly /Apo/ m-
hstritaisis of this place would. by 11114,11 Cat. ~,,,
prevent to tie disloyal. Ir is It ft to lice public to
determine whether it eleeei yrs that diameter.

The tumorlit this Address was Ottriessifird
and to the Course of re. ceivisig sigi.Ni Oct.', &mother
Athlte.s was framed, of which what folloas i% a cul :
To 111 ROYAL HIGHNESS THE. PittscE RI,GENT.

hlay it please your Royal Niglio...a— tt e the um:ire:en .1
Noblemen, Magistrates, Gent, y, Clergy , rs
the Couuty of cuu.b, eland, Gel it our slaty at thus Brae to
approach the Throne weds a declaratiou of our loyal attach-
ment of the established institutions of skis, kingdoms mu
opposition to the principlis and ruin-is by a Inch it. it
security is endangered, and the peace of secoty ilistui to if.
It is the iliri et mid undisguised °bier' of Ihnoe 11,111 A.
gingers, by whom the multitude are mistime?. to litho; al a
revolution by force. For thin purpose .mien are imeelv
trained to arias and asocial& io large bodies which bid
defiance to the Civil Power. A Mallon has losis
commended, amid in more than one instal re attempted ;
and lists are avowedly kept, in whirls the loyal niendo is of
the community are marked for proscription. The vorhts of
properly are threatened, anal the &toiled impidetimi are
sought to believe that the administration mil pnbl.r affaii
ought to be taken from persons who are quelitied by their
education and st•tion to life, and whose etake in the count. y
is a philtre for their gout intentions, and transferal to the
ieuorant and needy who have nothing to lose. The libeity
of the press is daringly Milford to the t 9.11611.0111 pm--
poses—it is employed with unremitting activity to efface
from the Militia the pimple all respect for the laws—all sew-
times& of loyally and religion, sod all the old honour-
able feelings by which Englishmen heretofore have been
distinguished; and unhappily this bad been so fir soreess.
fill. that men are 1116., no longer disqualified for popular
favour by notorious infamy—it matters is.., how pr. fl.cyff•
they may be in the relations of private lite, bow 111.4. its their
dealings, bow bankrupt in character sod m fortune. nor
how upeuly they may live in habitual violation of the laws,
both of God and mats. Regent:lug these things with just
•pereheopion, we must express oar sorrow that any masons
of rank and map/viability should be indirecd to take inns-
which obviously tend to encourage wit ked mid despe-
rate Inc.. iii their rebellions 'lmposes, fur however snuck we
regret the lives which were lust at Maucheider, see canimi hut
see that greater and more extrusive evil must arise if multi-
tudes are allowed to aosendole antler ouch electnstatict•
Its contempt of the constituted antimonies, and we per-
ceive in the attempts which are made to soisrepresent dos
transactions of that day • manifest design of perverting
loathe indignation from the real mallows of the mischief.
the effect of which would he so to pr.vart the law, as
to make them protect those whom they ought to
punish, mod intimidate thew whom they ninth* to pro-
tect. As Fmglishoren, therefore, who rightly appreciate.
the blessings which we enjoy, and decor 11.41 the free
and happy Constitution which we have lied from our
fathers may be transmitted to our chibleim, we feel it oar
dimly thus to address your Royal Illieliuror ; and oho dil yen,
Royal Nighties' be advised to recommeoil io Parliament the
adoption of restrictive measures to check the iliffsioion of
licentious principk-s, moil curb the audacious spirit of blas-
phemy and treason, we beg leave to assure your Royal
otos, that much as we deplore the so:cis:my of sock
sures, we will cheerfully submit to them with a full scone of
that necessity, as the natural consequence of excesses whit
have at all times produced similar results, and as the indis.
probable and only mcaus of saving the costutsy from the
worst of all evils. . _ .

There has been a considerable degree of manage.
mein in getting up this Address. The Magistrates
and Clergy, who are the promoters of it, did unit
tell the public openly and fairly to thrir newspaper
that such a thing was iii coutemplati ~,,, and lay be.
fore them a copy of what was untended to be pie.
seined, by which they would have been enaliled
reflect upon and discover its true meaning ; but on
Tuesday morning, the very day (Jibe publication
of their paper, they announce ill posiirg bills and
band-bills, that " a Loyal Address to the Piiiice
Regent is now lying, at the Public Offne rer sig.
natures." The object of this uas, that persuus
might be attracted by the title whirl' was givrii to
it, and be thereby induced to sign is ithoot proper
iiivestigation of it. coi.telits. It m 4%• be north while
to examine the pretensions,of this 00000 eta to the
epithet which is so roilsoisant %silk the lei hoes if
every well-disposed Eaglishiniiii, and to esp.,. the
gross want of einistittnional n•.slyder. unit the
wilful perversions of truth which it contsiiiii.
The first paragraph is UlletiCtiltiOloilbie, it con-
tains milling; that any man could reason fitly objei t
to sanction with his name. It may be true also. [Nit
certain demagogues by whom the people are'!
lead," to use the very word of the Add.rest. way
Mtn at effecting a revolution by force ; Nile there is
no evidence to spew that such persons are numerous.
or that any great portion of the ic,mosunity has roe
such elegies, and this may be fairly presumed friss
the peace and good order by whim their Mertiiiga_
have been distinguished; emisetiusiitly it 'email
be the height of injustice to abridge the general
right of the people to curet, merely oil servant of
or misconduct of a few designing men. Rut even
allowing the existence of such demagogue... the
Addressers of his Royal Highness the Prince. Re.
gent canout sorely tueau to iusiuu rte that whitt was
done at Wigton tended in the smallest degree to
promote the views of ouch men, nos such au iiilrienre
is protested against in express words, in the Address
there agreed upon. There has ohm barn an at.
tempt et es*essinati,m. but is it tall' to infer that,
from this solitary iustsuce, the mass of the people is
contaminated with the diabolical feeling is which
actuated the persons who made that attempt?
It is not true that the multitude have eser been
taught to believe that the admioistrstion of public
affairs ought to be taken front Orisons who am
hod by their education and statioikiii earl whose
stake to the countryjs a pledge nil' thr it goad
iateat-
'tin and transferred to the ignbraut mad Needy, who
aro necessarily incompeteot, "and who have ustlsiug
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to lose." The object of the meetings,

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person* who are called Radical*, has always been to
consider the bet means of effecting Pairliamentaty
ltefortn, and although their views an this subject
easy be IneOrrer t, and even mischievous, they have
never proposed that the reimul Government should
be tiiconferrecl to them. if this insinuation is meant
No n lilt at the Whigs, the palpable falsehood of the
eceosatiou is most moodiest, fur they ate neither
;,.;imeent nor needy, and have, indeed, as great. or
n vtri!ter Make in the country" than the Tories.
it.sto•eling the aloke of the liberty of the rec.', it
is tiodotibtedly moat deeply to be deplored ;
no
man can defekil a great deal of the offensive and
blasldoemous Irish which is now obtruded upon the
polibe; hut what Man, on the other hand. who is
',ware of the mighty benefits of a tree tires., would,
to avoid a temporary evil, however noxious. consign
to ally measure which would tend to limit its powers.
The press contains within itself both the bone and
its antidotes sod the evil may be corrected by the
illeotical means which are taken to extend it ; more
especially. when it is twisted by the existing laws
alpinist libel and blasphemy.
."1 he Address goes on to express surprise that any
person of rank and respectability should be in-
:limed to take me:toures which obviously tend to en-
courage wicked and desperate men in their rebelli-
ous inlrposes; fur however enich,say the A Mr-risme.
we regret the liven that were lost at 'Manchester, we
cannot but see that greater and fir more exteiptive
veil mnstarise, if multilOiliP are allowed to assem-
ble wider such circ omelette,' in contempt of the
cot a notional aothoriticie, and we perceive in the
antrinpfs *lnch are made to misrepresent the train-
actions of that day, a manifest design of peovertilig
public indignation from the real authors or the nits-
chi• f. the effect of which would be so to pervert the
hies as to make them protect those whom they ought
to punish. aad intimidate those whom they ought
to protect. A more unconstitutional.
mischievous, and nonsensical sentence then this is,
was 'sever written. The first part of it is evi-
etoitly directed at the Whigs. Now, it is a fake,
gratuitous, and libellous assertion, that Cutit,ty
Meetings tend to encourage wicked and desperate
men in their rebellious purpotea. Front what ex-
pression, which has ever been made use of on these
ccea.ions. could it be by any kind of reasoning infer-
nil that such was their object ? They are coovened
in rareenie of a strictly constitutional right. and no-
-o‘ing big constitutional discussion ever takes place.
Are the persons who have signed this Address aware
of the serious nature of the charge, which they have
thus made against the Whir —that they are ro-
t:awning rebellion ? They cannot be. and this of
itself is a sufficient proof that the persons who have
signet! it have not had time properly to consider its
'contents.

'Far worse consequences than the loss of life, the
say, will arise if people are ALLOWED
to awiemble iu contempt of the constituted audio-
riles. The meeting at Marchester was not in
c4iilempt of the constituted auilsorities-.it hod
trerir implied sanction. Allowed to assemble !
What is to hinder them? This is, without ex-
ception, one of the most uncoristitutional. and
coromquently 'disloyal expressions that ever was
used. The people have a right to meet; and
slthough it may br a matter of regret that such
I irge bodies of men should congregate mu any aims-
itoo, yet the law has not suit what particular unto.
ber a meeting of the people shall not exceed, nor
prescribed the express milliner of their fleeting.
Tim Addressers say, that attempts have beets made
t' misreport& the transacti.no at Manchester.
flow do they know they are misrepresented, before
tve question has been determined by any compe-
tribuoal ? and as to " perverting public in-
dignation from the real mil hors of the mischief,"
it roost mean, if it mesa,, any thing, to raise a
-Aft/ration whether the mischief was done by the Yeef
inaliry cavalry or the hussars, for it has never been
before asserted by any one, that any mischief had
-trier' done by the people previous to the attack by
ire soldiery. If the Athitessers mean to say, that
I:,e people were the authors of the mischief of that
day, they fall into the absurdity of asserting that
csanmitted suicide!
The Address professes to lament that all the "old
I:onourahle feelings" by which Englishmen hereto-
fare have been distinguished have been effaced
Irons the minds of the people. It is always un-
derstood that part of these old honourable feel-
i•igs was a strict support of the laws of the laud,
awl a reverential attachment to the ,Constitution.—
'file Barons of old, When it was proposed to change
the laws of the country, exclaimed with one mighty
voice. " we are unwilling that the I: was or Eng-
land should be changed," but the Addressers, who
veuld hare it considered that they possess. in their
origioalTrrshisese," these old honourable feelings,"
oripliedly agree to submit to restrictive measures
-upon the press, and thereby give up one of our
most inestimable privileges, on the first appearance
tit riatiger.
!inure the subject is dismissed, it may be Drees-
Iraqi to remind the public, that the tneetinir at Wig-
was sanctioned by the the highest civil
4 Meer in the County; and that the Resolutions and
Address which originated the re, and were sane-
-tamed by his authority, are entitled to infinitely
sm.:a consideration, us tapir-stilt% the sense of
County, than any thing es:twisting from Mom-
Patty Spirit, and i ars mr authorities, who
.perk the language which is put into their mouths,
would not have hesitated, provided it had met
bIeMS of their superior, to have promoted an
A,lcfress diumeteicilly opposite to the one they have
',domed.
the foreging oliservotimis, it is submitted,
throe the County Address is calculated to procure
4:n rjjectual inquiry into the shocking transactions

et ,Claireltertes--aiid that the Whiteltven Address
'wended to suppress inquiry, whiles it likewise
or.trialti Us:Cobatilutiunal and dangerou% doctrines
..hicti 6110 U Id be rejected by the really loyal and
iHrlependent ; and that such will be its we, there
i. pond Meson to anticipate, as many t.;entlenien
ni the highest respectability sud Weir's have already
saluted to sign it.

There were cordi❑rd in the Kiwi of Newgste. on
the vsiii of Orrobar. 399 prim us, of whom 2g were
smiles. and 113 females. 01 these tlorre were 34
under sentence of death-31 men. and 3 women.
The prisoners for trial at ...1w present Sessions err
of whom 4 roe for 'tinnier, ti fur utterin g
*Urged notes, and lis fur Itueru.es.