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of the poorest peasant. He was only anxious that they should come
back to their ancient comfort sal independence. There were !tome
persons who did not are how heavily the grasping hand of taxation
oppressed the .poor, so that the price ifseorn wee high enough
to. exempt themselves from the piessure of the Mene....lf this be
what is called a friend to the farmer, such a person would never
meet with the support of the independent freeholders of this
county. During the election they had given no support to sets of
bribery or corruption. they had not brought forward their poorer
brethren in a state of swinish intoxication: tint it map was SOUOd I
ppon their poll who had not manifested a spirit above a Vallee and
low debauchery. They had only exercised public spirit, seal; at.O
constancy; and these, its a virtuous cause, were the qualificatiops
that would promote eucems. Mr. Wing then called upon them to
forward their meet by all _Notifiable apd constitutional means, and ,
gnus—" The 858 Freeholders who nobly supported the independ.
epee of 'the County at the late memorable contest."
• Mr. Pa vme rose to propose the health of a lady of men who
.had materially contributed to their success—for success he pilot
esteem it. The class to whom he alluded was not the entintry
gentlemen, though he saw many remarkable for their manliness
of spirit and independence; but lie was afraid that too many of
those preferred the intimacies of Ilinchitibrook Of Kimbeltnn
to the independence of the County. It was to the Yeomanty
that they had to look fur the emancipation of the County. friar
the chains which had for ages enveloped them. The Yeomanry
of the present time were greatly different front their predecessors
of the same rank in the earliest periorlsof out history. areal as
had been the improvement effected among our ttanufacturerx due.
ing the lest fifty years, a still greater had taken place aMong our
Yeomen. Ford' only they were but as vessels to their Baronial
Chief, and knew no will but the command of their generic-4.
'l%4*e times have long passed away ; but it is Intik ere all trams Of
national, deep rooted, habits are effaced. Still the vast idsprole-
ments of modern times—the increased modes of conveyance by
canalt,roses, &c.—and, above all, the progress of knowledge, have
made that body think for themselves, and feel that their happiness
and welfare depend upon civil and religious liberty. .It was, there-
fore, to the rising spirit of independence among the yeomanry that
they had to look—they were still among the grey mists of the morn.
ing; but these hold oat the prospect of the coming sun, and she
splendour of the coming day. In the county of Cambridge. In
which he resided, the spirit of independence was only begun twelve
years ago, when they seated Lord Francis Osborne in place of Mr.
Yorke, es their Representative. The Learned Gentlemsoconcluded
byilstropgsing " The Independent Yeomen of the County of Hunt-
in on.
The Re. Dr. MeLvev gave—" The Houses of Russell and
Cavendish. and may they ever be united."
JOHN HAMMOND, EN. gave—" Civil and Religious Liberty
all over the world."
Several other Gentlemen addressed the Meeting, which broke up
between nine and ten o'clock. The absence of Lord John Russell
appeared to cause great disappointment. Lord Milton and Lord
Sondes were also nominated RS Stewards, but were prevented from
encoding the Meeting. Two blue silk flags, the colour of the op.
position Party, were suspended from the windows of the Hall during
the day.