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for, was that a 'reason then why we %%Muhl have
Gigging Bale 'here? A Quaker, named Jacob I
Balker, had issued, in New York. a greater quee-
tity of his notes than he could pay again, He
found it very profitable and convenient to hold
back the property of his neighbour., by this
useaes. Ile began to be envied, aryl his plan
speedily was imitated by others. As the supply
iucreeteed throughout the State, of course pricer
began to rise; wages of course went up with them.
The Banks however overihd the thing—the people
began to apply for cash, and could not get ii—the
Batiks being insolvent, stoOped payntekit. In this
they were protected for se time by the Goverioneast
—only protected though ; t:se Onverntsietit dud not
restrain them from payiug—(laughter)--iso, in Ame-
rica they never resume) people from prying: %Veil,
what woes the issue ? Why Jrcub consented to re-
ceive his notes back again at a di-coostit. as the
Batik of England wool,' do in February next—
(Laughter)—the people came in too ttnck rspots
Jacob; he was forced to shut shop ; so of the rest,
one after another, until the whole of their pa per
castle was knocked down, most there wits an end.
Of course there was swine distress for the time—
turning off of workmen for went of money to pay
wages, stud so on. But priers fell, and though wages
fell instantly one half, yet as food was to be lied
for one half of the former prices no great home was
suffered. Now let them mink the profound Lord;
because trade has been restored in America, there-
fore it must, according to I , .be restored here.
He forgot that the distress in America was not
eggravated by the claims of the tax-gatherer ;
,rude in FAigland, let prices be what they will,
fifty or sixty millions of taxes must he raised ; and
set the Noble Lord thought that Esigland would
revive because America had revived. In America
the paper delusion was at an end, and it was morally
impossible for it ever to rise again. Here lay the
danger of such men as his Lordship holding such a
country as England under their control. England,
under them, was wasting duets; the property of the
reisintry was going over to enrich other states. In
nue ship which had arrived at one of the ports of
the ['oiled State., there were persons who had enii-
giated, cud !naught over with them property to
the akk ))))) kit of :100,000/. Tile fools talked of
superflionot population, aed of the policy of send-
log them out of the country. Why, let theta only
••uositter the money it must lake fur a passage
mid a fit-curt, the number of little things that must
be provided extraordinary for each person going ;
he lowest expense or sending out the poorest, rake
ketiest punsters would ctr,t, our with another, for
',lie million of them, fifteen millions sterling'
But they were not the poorest who left the country ;
they were persons of capitul. lir had sten a mars
living in America in the most petfcct luxury, with
!noire and servants about him, for less expense than
the amount of poor-rates and amused taxes in Eng-
land. lie had just been asked by Mr. Tipper con.
tenting It common friend, whom lie had left ise Ame-
rica, who was living in plenty and rape, with horses
atol servants about him, receiving six per cent.
for his money from the funds, rod yet that man
When in London could scarcely live in decency
ors the same iucome. There had been a great
outcry about the number of persons who had
gone from England to America, and come back in
rhetress and dieappoititment. The newspapers had
h-en filled with accounts of the " unfortunate"
persons who had so *offered. The fact was,
ielwever. that out of '27,000 persons who had gone
I.:vin the British dominions to America, only 1,000
had conic back. Lord Castlereagles religions
prayer. for America would be surely answered. He
(Mr. Cubbetij, however, was inclined to believe
that the people of America would have a much
better chance of prosperity front the good wishes
or the English people. Ile then called the atten-
I-un of die meeting to the radical system of water
&inking. " Let us pray the Lord." said Mr.
Gobbets, " that we may twit he accused of SC.
Joints and blasphemy. while we reconitnend so-
briety and abstittence."—(Laughter and applause.)
—tie had always beets a stickler for cut using
strung drink. It was a great liberty for him to
take with such a well-informed audience, but he
wurr!il recommend them •to abstain from articles
Wt.:cli paid such a heavy excise duty as wine, spi-
r:k., beer, and tea. He I oiled very shortly to
Lr able to point out seine substitute fur such
of them as were considered useful ; in the
wow time. he would urge them to abstuiti.—
•' 1.-ook at me." said Mr. Cobbett, " I am not very
siis kly looking, ism I ?"—(f:reet laughter and op.
j:/nose —/ria face is OS red and jolly as ever.)—lle
would remind them, that the Excise was the only
veal revenue the Guvereaneut at jneeent possessed,
and two-third', if not three-fourths of it, were paid
by people of the middling and lower ranks of life.
Here then was a remedy. If the Reformer.. the
Radical Reformers he Meant. would only abstain
fur twelve months in pant, lie hoped they would
du it wholly, but if they would only do it
in part, he pledged himself that the enemy,
would come to Wine. He recommended them to
be earnest in their abstinerice; not indulge from
tie supposition that though they did not abstain
When. *oold, rather persuade themselves that if they
did not. others would out. Thrtr enemies., unable
to accuse them of any thing which they had done,
imputed to them crimes which they would have it
they meant to do. Tiny ..laay• prim:Led is it that
in:seiner was iutended by the Reformers. 'hey
would not relish the same uuricit suspicion with
re-feet to tlirtr own speeches. Ile had &Weer
cu I y connected with any man who
%plied for in sherd, ion in the Constitution. If
If-re were any preeent that did lei, he declared
to them. from the knowledge he lied of the rot-
:
no rams petty tyrannies of a republic, liuw.
er-r they ought be deluded by risme,. if he
had it its he power to-morrow to alter the (.00.
ititneion of King. Lords, and Commons. he would
sat do st ; lie would prefer any thing short of actual
slivery to a republic. The real Ireppisiess of a
state, was to have kursive. defined. and just laws.
Bitch as England had heretofore posseseed. mot it
was • base calumny to say that the reformers
wished to alter those Loud applause.)—
He would Ikea say • few, words an a very ticklish
2,014ect —.Waive% over the tomes of Prime They
were lying its a barren loony field in America. being
refused interment in the 4,lualter's burial-ground.
Had be seen any Euglishmsu's -bases lying in the
soma dishonoured state he would Ism removed
dem; jpottse .sud the country, sod Fraucr. sod