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London, England, 1818-03-09 00:00:00

LORDS' PRO7EST.

The following i. Lord Easaisit:'s Protest, signed
by him and the other dissentient Lords, r.. einemd
on the Jonrulds of the Iluu►e of Lords, against the
Indemnity Bill :
Dmiarrieter,

Ist —lircasow Nis autnifest Hist there lots liven tin widely.-
spread traitorous constoracy, nor et en 3ity rvit.si•ut
11 .... to the Gormoncnt, since the &knot 11111 l tee,. linsi•
_ .

port is the sole foundation of this lirtieei dine, do !folios 11.1
express their satisfaction in elclieeriss: their decided opmemi,
" that out only the country in vertieral,;hut iu thine do:trot*
when the designs of the ills-effected jei.e the ue2t4 Actively
and unremittingly employed, the 'great body ut ilw people
hail remained nufainferrusen daring periods of the [tritest
internal difficulty soil ilistreso;* slating father or forts.
" that the insurgembi were not formidable by their iiimibers,
though actuated by au atrocious sisirit, and thut it lth the
language used by malty preemie, isigageel eoteeprise,
mod particularly by their Warless, kft nu rues" to doubt ohm
their olijecta wire the overthrow of the established Govern-
ment, yet that such objects were extroragaut when com-
pared with the inadequate means which they possessed ; mod
that not finding their emilederates had al rived, as espireted,
to their support, and that in the villages thrungli whirls they
pawed, a stning indisposition beiuz matiiirsted stplitist their
cause and project, seigneur Owe bail thrown away dirty pikes
hefore the military appeared, and that on the bast sheir
force had dispersed, their leaders •ttemptiog in vain to rally
them."
24—Because in such a state ut things an consolingly Jo,
seribeil by the Committee, and so almost ludicrously destruc-
tive of every idea of an armed rebellion or dangerous Maur.-
recti 4444 moirispecially agaivat alioveroment suppoi tell by
such an untainted people, suet such an immense suihtal y
force, we cannot but think that a eliffi rtut and less alarming
course ought in wire POW"- to hive beell pursued, suet awl
tranquillity might have been-equally restored by a vigorous
essential, of the ordinary Intro mud tlw exert' of a I igi-
Lent Magistracy, without any suspension of the public free-
dom, slime it is the p pt see • and speedy execution of
a few palpable otretielene, rather than delayed proceediuzs
roptiost sothhers Male 110111111111 testitiomy, that invest the
Courts of Justice with a salutary termr soot force..

3.1-lilecause the departure from this just soul judicious
mode of proceeding, gave au indiscriminate importance to
the accused, whilst it exposed the adoninistratiou of the
Govemansent to a dategeroos disrespect.
alb—Because even whey the Art of Hallam Carpals is sus-
pended, nose on that 'monist ought in he apprehended
opoo rynestiouahle suspicion, or, to use Ilte language of the
Report, upon d mush expectat Was of evidence as Ministers
have 41111Vtlia tbly upon such grounds
only at would Isa into emeralds for arrests and trials its or-
dinary limes, the only Irked elfrct of life rislamenaisto being,
that it soapsuds the tirliveraticcoof the accused; tea think,
pian.e„n., that a grapy' itolinsitOy fur such HIMIC,OIII aid
loom imprisonments. ought mot (welt In be prl.r/Wd to
hairnet, until an open sod inapertial inveatigatuna had talon
plies.
. bila—Resmuer.frock thd =Oaken principle of Ibis Rill,
nealicione sad otteritoriuus illegality are espagly protected,
Ito the false awl pitfounded amumption Mod ieformatious
ought to be Indiscriminately nod perpetual, searrel, last
won if we could agree that whilst traitorous maampiraCies
are conally in fusee, stud extraordinary powers is iettuo for
thehrooppression, accresy could is all cases be jostilled, yet
we awe could covets' is its contlasuattee after order was
restored; the laws hang then sullicietat to protect good soh-
}eels*, hoeing honestly dischaaped their lint iCP. suit bemuse
hal*, out inch general prospects of holesumly is a ntoome-
tons omensfearement to tatromeera Informers, ulna nuke let

infamous traffic. iu the lefts alail liberties of agistAisfill,
sits.slistersrine ilia Chavnumieut, whilst they hetray the
immortal 11160111 obey wine. _ . .

• Ilds—Herause it is not the occasional resort to such Stern
sod impure 1111111113.9 of evidence iu OMs of obvious Deco:-
ally, hat SAr spolsosatic eaconragenutat of if, which we cos-
Cried is sanctioutil by this Hill, Hist we whit's' against IMO
COINIMMU, Mace lite successful reisioremious 9r the worst
traitors and librllrrs ca. Ilion no security to the GucerM-
mrul of this country, imam the efindtsco tsf its ilinistersaud
of its Parliament, by a fattbfail aillierelice to the foe prim-
rinks of the ("multitude*, AIM COMillany Milan the ma.
Iliady of their treasons and the falsehood of their libellous
ciausplaiuls.
KIM;.
AUCALAND, CAHN..4IIION,
VAMA I. HOLLAND, 61t0414:NLIA,
LANSL)OWN, L V DEIMA LP,
la' Pi,

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