The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

which had drawn together that assembly, without feeling they
were called upon as 'tritons to express tthir 'narked ditapproixe-
British blood could nut be flowing in their veins, a the
heart did not alithist bleed at a recital in the cahunity. A peo-
ple. jealous of their libeity, would appear on curt an occasion
mourring habits, but they, no doubt. tame with mourning in
their hearts. They came forward as a. branch of the Grand In •
quest of the Nation, to ascertain the ;pound of the charge against
persons presumed guilty. They wale to record a well•groantleil
opinion, respecting a violation of the laws. Would to Guel his
Alajesty's Ministers had adopted that course of proceeding, but
they had pureued a ditfetent line of conduct. They had oxlip-
wryly rushed forward in the name of the Prince Regent to iodic
the call of justice, by budowing praise and thanks upon the am
thore of Cahunity. Tlwy had ',innerly ee..n Government expe-
ditious in appointing Special Commissions to try offence*, but
now the Manchester Coroner was allowed to delay finding a vet-
' diet. and it Lomearthise Jury could nut be induced to tint a true
bill. The Government directed the complaining people to apply
• to the ordinary tribunals of the country, and disclaimed all extra-
judicial enquiry. It was to be deeply lamented that his Royal
Ilieiniees the Prince Regent could nut, on tins oceueion.-extrewe
his own jut4,onent and sentiments, tor his character and prima-
' plea must have undergone a fearful change, if his feelings there-
on did not shew equity. humanity, anti goodness of heart. The
Aleeting would ever bear 111 rout that juetice was due, and they
ouelit never to shrink truni tilt obligation due to themselves. If
I they did not persevere in their Antis to obtain Justice, they woulu
be exposed to the sewn and rt proach of the world. The ques-
tion fir their consideration was, whether blood had been well
uteitr inevitable netwesity ; or, on the contrary, whetwa it mid
not been shed cowardly and maliciously, by military. acting under
the tortes of magistrates, who übweril their ttttt y. tie was
happy to find the same disposition did nut prevail among tile ma-
gietrahs of utter dtetacte. In the City of London, thank God !
he found only loyal citizens and brave soldiers ; not one extzu-
honer In assaawn. (bowl applause.) " %%mild to God," said
Sir Hubert Wisuu, " in dealt) all the Cities in England would
make the same ennui that we have made— l nosy bay, as tar as
relates; to the regular military, they wol.t act theinnioutably. 1
was etlucatol it. the legion:At welsh tombs the garitsou of Alan-
chester That regiateot never sullied the honour to we profs.-
sloth an,' I may 'W.I. that the British army le entitled to all the
encomium we can bestow." The lion. Nlettiber had written from
the country to .m01011:41 hie name being put to the theme:tit
calling the fleeting, in the full determuuttion of charging bum'
self with the whole responsibility of the proceeding. !le did so
because lie we.: warranted by the huh of blights which ought to
he a direction fur his citiaew. They ha:i been told, die
people of Nlancliester awe guilty of the crime ul. assembling to
petition for Iteli ttttt tat Parliament. It was true they had met W
petition against those abuses in the representative Sybil:Ill which
stud sir it. Wilson, •• so help me God ! I tau believe to be the
primary source and cause of ail the evils that atffiet this country."
This was not his opinion, but the opinion of every "adept:W:lh
Ulan in the kingdom. It was the language of the beau tat we
lionise of Russel. The Doke of Bodford lied told them that the
wily remedy for the sufferings if the people was km be tumid in
the purity of l'arliwitent. There was not a wan among the
Meeting who did HO( fed that if there was a Retorts in Parlia-
ment there would be no more meetings. The people would abide
by the lamest decision of their representatives,. lie was ready to
admit that the arguments in support of Universal Suffrage had
been tirocel with intolerance, and that it was objectionable,; at the
score time. the discussion and adoption of that plan was nut to
authorise Nla);istietes to destroy individuals, and break down
every beacon of danger. l'hey were hot to order troops to rusn
upon the unarmed multitude. If punishment was due to persons
meeting to discuss the principle of Universal Suffrage, what
ought to be the punishment of those who violated the laws and
the principles of the Cthistitution, to suppress such Meetings
They were told the peopic of Niel-it...luster assembled with sucks
and clubs, but it would appear that the said sticks and clubs
I were ideal, and like the sticks anti staves in the declination of
actions for libel mid !rover. They were the air drawn daggers
Alaclesath—" 'fee tide: creation of a heat-dietenipered tilted."
" It was the bloody business that informed thus to their mind."—
They were also told tile ...tilde appeared at Alauchester with hags.
Wily they had been ISo Hags parading the sueets of Southwark
during an eleetiret, anti he trusted he should see as many again.
But it was Sind they eitfli,*l the niscription " heath or Liberty."
Was not that the raliyiiig wind of every Englishman? 1% ere
those not the stouts watch had resuuntital 40111 tale end of the
nation to the other ?-11 it were tteason to utter the expression
" Death or Liberty." be should hope to live and di. a traitor.—
lle bestowed praise on Alt. blunt, with whom lie had no inti-
macy. for the manly stand lie Inid made, and adverting to the
reading of the Riot Act, expressed a belief that Riot Act mat
not read. The Magistrates, upon their own spewing, wanted
Christie. charity. They would not allow the ecople five minutes
to disperse. cavalry were ocAl eharg,t, and urotar the
niost pairful eiremnstatiees. It was not C. party weling which led
him to deprecate the conduct of the Magistrates.. No man could
hoix ttp party feeling in a matter of Au much calamity. If the
Magistrates. and l comet. could have any third like justifitedion
bciore the tribunal:, if the country, let then' have it; but every
man ought to raise his voice to bring them to justice. if lib, Ma
jesty's Ministers could order the elate: try power to act ref they
had dune at Manchester, farewell Übarty ! Seventy 'lake of
I eutijects in the British Empire would ha et their disposaL (A cry
of No no ! they have no such power.)—AU this jeopardy to
wide!' 'their lives wee:placed would be done away by a ltaform
Parliansesti. 'flits people %Wild or et lit they, did
nut fr suit:avow. to bring loioaud in :uppuht of that 'pee-
wits all Well of weight and chataetei in the eitootry. The
word might to be oblivion to the past and
At present there was not a inure degraded country its the
world than England.— (A es y of hot, 110 !) Aweritta,
were not all the laws caleoleted to support the rizl:h of
tweiet) Freace, a enotitiy which Iwd hr en ii1.t.•,;01 lii
ail the horrors th operessieti, townie, and ft it lel toyer-
, tttt lop, w., then far ail violet 41 IM eni.slitutemal

as to leave us • euusidershle .113tantw 1)01110, .14.4
rod unable to overtake her ise the carr4r of frcedmo.
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concluded oy 1111Sl %INC, ling nosed,tuus c.,111,1
injur. shy 41,114 niviriit a. clack 113 it co:to.pttrist oo Harty
.d. awn oof Ili:, civil anti political state tor Fratoco :too.; Foot(-
• 141111. .00s .411 EllOllllllllllll he felt pale Is; seveleia; Ilnsare; r.
t ; but It wes no tune to co..ec•d Ilia geld Ul.-
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sits. thtili. C.er,tY.
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iit tins :matte theft they did • f 11,4.
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SEPT.

The Resolationa were Own reed and nereed to.
The thanks 01 the meeting Mt it theft voted to Sir Ro.
Bert Nihon, for big late t oikti•ntienat hittry and hie
tendon•a to aliPB/11 the wretiog, oge. ,sce.
fir Bohm tt ikon retained rhaill.s.
A re•olatiwt Vtilitt, log thank, to Air. Hunt for support.
iug she came of the people., ts: e . 6i*r. t%‘114 then earried.
Sir Robert %%ikon next n caved the thanks of ihe meet.
ing to the High Bailiff, for the it compliance with the le.
gesihitiosi, cod coutluot it the Whirl! was accord.
'ugly eau ries).
The High Bailiff retorted thanks in appropriate tenni',
and the meeting was tit elated tilasoir

After Ilse iespf viable part of the towetiog had dispenw
Mr. Haut addressed the mob who took the it places, iti?l
was saltsequetelly clitered by a crowd of bobs use he re-
treated iu a hackney coach.
Dlllillg the abuse meeting. soldiers, comity nod in-
fantry, were paraffinic all part* of the nu tropolis, hot in
despite of ail this no riotous woe, rdinr• w. rd prisluettie

Af.iAt //L.)/ F.lf, .sy/ember 21.