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wibid Is labeled ill' run! liberty, to divide the
people, in order to bring them more easily under
abjection.—f elpisloom.)—But if bottoms unite,
let freemen unite also—slet them be uuited in their
ell!tielor 014 be AS-
yitular opinion, provided that they can all so far op-
preach tuck oilier ms as to go in the seine line to
attain a great public. timmil;.--taw.l+7—.
What, be would *sat, could be ramble,.
what email be snore honour-ablate flysig *has
ty stretch out • hand to a young man who was ern-
n.srilest in the same Cameo which 'hi (Mr, Byng)
had *laser, supported ?—(Applesse.)—( l'eue,Trae.)
—What could be more hoissiorable in Mr. Bylig
than an effort to rescue the county of Middlesex,
aeotioty from which he derived so Much honour,
and by which he was exalted to an envious situa-
tion, from the disgrace to which a coalition or 0: •
the base and mercenary interests of the county had
sank it? The charge of coalition was ridiculous. No
man could have dust thrown in Itii eyes upon so ridi-
colous • pretence. It was peculiarly gratifying to
him to see the manly rod straight-forward part
which Mr. Whitbread had acted. If all puhlk
men had pursued the same line of conduct—if a
general tosiiiso of sentiment amongst public men were
proututed, the country would be rescued front that
state to which it was reduced t it would get rid of
that •iicandalnua system of corruption, which he
found was considered in the county of Leicester as
the goverrinirnt of the country. He most ever pro-
test against borough domination—(applouse)--
be must ever deity that domination to he the go-
vernment of England.—(C'ontinaid cheers ) To
get rid of that evil was their duty—to tea:- up by
the roots that bilrful tree, whose branches. 'Treading
over the face of thecountry, produced, as far as they
extended, misery. wretchedness, mist 'misfortune.
—(applosse)—Mr. Mellish had told them—what in-
deed was wineces.ary—that he was nut a Radical
Reforner.-1,0 wits riot for tearing up
the tree of corrupt by the roots, the fruits of
which he had so often tasted—(Load applause.)--
Eat the people were so truly radical as in endeavour
to root out the noxious plant which had spread so
much discontent around them, they would not be
rodeo, with pruning its branches in order that it
might more vigorously shoot from the root.— (op-
plouse.)—Every farmer who heard him knew that
it would be idle to cut away the tops of the weeds
whilst the loot wll permitted to remain in the
ground. The honest farmer would he radical enough
to tear up the root, that he a4it enjoy • plentiful
crop on another occasion. He hoped that other coali-
tions would take place besides the coalition between
the two candidates., A coalition had taken place be-
tween the elector* of Westminster and the free-
holdeis of Aliddlevex.—(apphorse.)--He hoped
there would be a coalition of frerustm in every part
tif the United Kingdom, in order to obtain a con-
stitutional but • radical relnoin in Parliament.—
Every one must agree with Mr. Whitbread that a
cJoostot utioioal reform meant no inure than a correction
('I -cnndalous abuses, and a security for liberty ; and
however the people might have been calumniated,
that no persons in the country engaged in the cause
of Reform sought for soy thing but a Reform by
coomituoiooal means.—Opplouse hid no
tittabt, from the appearance of the whole country,
tire tier people would not be deterred from put-
au Ong the great object they load in view—that of
means for removilig the borough faction
fawn the seals of the people, which they had usurp-
ed in the Commons [louse of Parliament.—
le felt that he could not address !twin on all the
topics on stoic!' he intended to speak, but he hoped
I e bad ,aim! enough to skew them, that now in the
car 1S1.1). he was the same man that he ever was—
that Lae t vrr professed him-elf to be.—(Lood and
ouviinued cheers, " You are—you are.")-11.- now
.40111 forward as anxious in the cane of another as
ever aiotoeared in his own.—(Confinned cheers.)
He was onoxions only tee promote that great cause,
to :lid a hich no exertion of his would ever Ice
rd. life was sorry that he could not give it all the
toonstatice lie would wish. Ile hoped to see that
ettl?,l. Ir11111:1)11. Mr. WllltbrVall came Gaudio!, he
'night say, with 'milling but the spirit of the tire.
h•rhlers of Middlesex to depend tin. Ile came, to
lie sure, with the advantage of a great name—
(•pplause) —a name undoubtedly dear to Iris roar.
ity.-....(ieppiaille.)—He pledged Wm:tell to
pnuce-
We., amid ;le (Sir Francis) felt the more delight, be-
Capt.' the litetent contest was not the fruit ol ally
previous concert ; and should Mr. Whitt:7.4d sue-
e-eol, hi, success will not be attributed to any thing
hut to the s;Urit, and virtue, nod patriotism of the
freelould,ra of Middlesex,—(applause.)—lt was
thrterOltt gratifying to him to see the great quell-
tcooi of Reform making icicle rapid way amongst
t!oe imelligent part of his countrymen—it was
gratifying to see the freeholders of Middlesex
take up the cause of Reform. Their conduct, he
looped, would produce a virtuous emulation through.
oat the country,and thus the great question would
be brought to n e--(opp/ause)—and by so doing
tier people would get rid of these minor evils, fur
em 101114 ea the great parent abuse rentattaral„ they
could tint entertain any rational hope of sue-
yes-fully gttting rid of tiorm.—(Great applause.)—
He was so; ry that be could not co-operate with thee
friends of freedom in ;Middlesex as he would -side.
Ile was subpoenaed to a trial at Warwick, 41111 t he
shoo Id go clown the next 'mooing. Ile Caine down
amongst his brother freeholders that day, to see
ol:etoo honestly support their old principles, and to
r--oar them that no exertion in his power sunlit ire
•I'' tr. 4 to contribute to their to 517,..C.‘.
'r 17eSS 110 t a stranger amongst o,,al.—(appboese.)
Ile might even say that he had done, nr at least
la'sotored to do. some service—(;applause)—mud in
am:ober sense . Ice might say, that lie was not an
inaireid man,--(a lough, arid opplouse.)--fie had
or: opionan that ha could not sutler by the result
thut troll but be it as it might, the princi-
ples of Id:petty were making their way ; noticing
cupid arrest their isrogress.— (Loud cheers.)-11 war
tharefioee a question of comparative indifference
waft hem, bow he might lee' disposed of.—(Loud
cries of " Bat not with us.")--Ile was compara-
tively intlifferesit about himself, satisfied and happy
if he saw the liberties or his country placed
upon that grand constitutional fouodation, where it
would be impossible to wolvrioine Of relative them.
—((;rear applaase.)—Fie would now take his leave,
anticipating the success of the county, and assuring
them that no man livinglould feel more pride at
the elevation of the character of the county of Mid-

aloes dna hiserii. The wonky- itere,et
amid the oecUtenstietri of the penoo,
i\wtst'

Shortly. after the' procevoien Mr. 'Whitbread
began to move, he appeared. earl. in a landau
drawn by the people. Sir Francis Burdett and a
number of distinguished persons, followed by a
long train of freeholders on horseback, led the wry.
Mr. Whitbread's carriage was, followed by a vast
ismnber of vehicles of various descriptions. The
town of flrentford appeared to the utmost ad.
votitege ; tht teitodows were crowded with beautiful
%sonless, wittaWaibited the liveliest interest in the
cause ul the yiso hilti Candidate. This splendid pro.
cession moved on toivands town. but was every where
snivelled by the crowds of people which literally
blocked up the road from Brentford to Londuu.

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