The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-27 00:00:00

will, no doubt, be fulfilled these riot wily leave
me a entilident hope, but I may odd, not a shadows
of donin, that our success will bit decided and coin-
melt-unite With the justice of our great cause.
Mr. Ilohhouse has told you that already we should
haver majority on the poll, were it not for the oh:
jertiotis taken respettisig the non-payment of the
t oar's rates—objections respecting voleteit„ if one
uniform rule be not oboes yell. I think we shill have
great cause 10 COlOOOlO of the conduct of those
who preside on the present occasion. Mr. /Into-
house hail aptly enough expressed his surprise et
Mr. Lamb's calling himself, the [mend of the poor.
The man who would captiously urge this objectim,
respecting tire non-pay uncut of the pour's rates,
iu-
steed of calling himself the friend of the poor moo.
should rather style himself the poor friend of matt
that would be Ins wore proper 41VeiglAtIOI). PO lie
who can act so dors not dues ve the (saver of th,
blend of man. he is nu friend to the liberty ammo.
to that liberty which is " the sweet perfume and
fragrance of fleeting life," and the valor of which,
1 trust, our great' example will still isttiiinue to
uphold for the people of Etiglstols and is Ihi,‘
test secure for us a glorious triumph over the
total catulittuti which as 1111 W irria)vil agaisto u•.
(Inuit it right to itutice our or twu ..tatenteut4
which have guitar forth respecting ter. The Editor
of The Chronicle has spoheis as if I euurulrred that
oilier of Editor of u public Joitrinsl its a lowly
occupation; hr knows little of me, if lie imagitto•
That I hold such au office to be en I Me statmo„
On the coottraty, lily opinion lg.. that the comiatriur
of any portion of the public Press—l memo ol the flee
public Press of this cuuutry. who c Weis it with
that Mor of all virtues—inipartiality, and who
adds
to ibis, ability and iittelligetsce—l sey, that 1 Ititt:
upon soda a man, inxt;:l44l of tilling a lOW la' ,
to be itoldssig a proud steioto in tins free countrj
a higher station, Gnitilemess, thsti is filled by tiontj
of the titled but losigt4catit ',era:olo4r% who litt.ott
of wealth and honours ionstog us.—,(Grene cp_
planse.)-11 a person filling this station shnuidi
un
the contrary, give a false colotprog to fat t•, sod
[rod himself to misreproventatiOn, the°, I say, he
exposes Itiinse:f ta the just aninnufversiott'of every
limiest men, and he cannot complain of tise joss
indiguatiOu which is the consequence of his own
conduct. It has been said in the Paper to which f
allude, that in 1 802 1 came into Parliumeut tar
Middlesex upon Whig principles. 1 never (limn
in upon any such terms--I du not know what
Whig principles are, Gentlemen. I have been, iii
vain, trying to undershoot or define them. Ate
they the principles of the 'justly celebrated Mr.
Fos, or are they the criunterpart of the mutt.
inents of such a man as Lord Grenville ? Mr.
Hohhouse has well observed, that in all the extras
ordniary coalt;toni of the Whigs atid Tories, the
former alone lost public charactr:r. • Thais IA
an historic troth, far they alone had any chits
ratter to lose. Amongst they
persons yvliu arc
denotninatiol Whig., 1 knosy there are many
Gentlemen of most honourable ittoiciples, snooty
roost independent men, who are true blends to tlit.
people of Eligkild, and oho most not be tents
founded with the rest of the party. lint when um.
speaks of the party, it is impossible to hr always
making those particular distinctions, and when the
animadversion upon their conduct is mad., it sisti
only be understood as applying to those shuns thu
cat,,) fits. 1 would not exceed proper hiss ulats
iu
Sayllig, that there are nr.ply Gentlemen etpiorlly
honourable anon% the Tories; but this sajti
nothing when we spank of the whole as a totrlt
and when our anintudsersion is, I repeal. made
upon them. flißse whom the cap shall fit must alone
wear it. 'But when j look at both parlieti together,
I eau rLitly lement that between them the people of
this country have beer. sseiglied down tat Vie earth ;
tliat between them the pantile have been tomtit by
taxation ; and that by the tirsladintuistratioi,
party in its turn, tite lit)ertivo oI (lie pttple has,
been compromised. From (ibis experitoce,
people very rightly att..tcli uo itnpurlance tit whist.
of the two parties shall he iii orist:e. La it out ti.tat-
flashing, Oen, that plea II; thla(Cr will not air Ohl
there is something bad in the system 1A1111:il ought
to he eitered 1 The root of the evil is in the corrup-
tion of 'the House of Commons—awl
sentatioti of the people ro Parliament is ▪
i!ia toot,
effectual remedy for the reitiovtd of this olame.
shall detain you no longer, Cientlemeo, fatt,st tile int
portaot exertions which vim me called optm to make
—importitot not so much as concerts Jl r. Ilohituu-e.
but as concerns ourselves—fur thopi,:lt I am of opt-
Mon his principles are just snot right, jet j
the difficulty tittle is of speaking uf • ti.ticic
less of another, from the little permattetst
that gun be etc:so:lied to ineir's principles. gut
do say of Mr. Hoblaoosg, that I think he has
to support your cause, and Integrity that wall twirl
desert it.—( 4pplanse.)-1 know his ptiuciples
are in unison with any ()wit, and 1 ti ust we shall
triumph over Om efforts of cart option root
tyranny as far a. they are embOdied agaitas ui in
the Westruisister Election. 1 trust we shall tritantith
over this nionsitous rod itispriecipled Couto:toil.
which has never been more odicr,is end disgustitig
than; it appears ors the present 'occasion, sold that
utv triumph will, 40 1 conlitlesitly floor, he greaten
Ms this that) ((timer occasion. With thette
pr RlClplea in 0011Ittruit between us, it is slot estrum-
iftsrary that outociverseriee shoulij attribute sinister
views to our actions—that they should say
was the real octave agent ma tin; OCC,lnin/n. Vot;
know this to be 'false. fientlemen—aere it true.
Ge"11.'111", 1 6110Uhl he a detestable hypncr4e, and
you the contrumiest cheots► and we should deserve
to be eattpoeed to general deteshosusi and publis,
disgrace. 1 say, Geutlemen, that 1 rely upuat
your efforts to sugoport the iridependeuce of West-
misiater,"-s-(Apples:4
Tito crowd then dispersed.
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