The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-22 00:00:00

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into Parliament; and who never 'can get in again.—( Cheers.)
tie was perfectly satisfied. eclat the bold constituency of
that country would never allow themselves to be inveigled or
carried away by the persteasive argument that they ought to
return the Tories. How was it possible for them to do to ?
They must have been changed within the lait twenty years,
Mr. Barclay, when he first came forward, was not returner: as
a Tory, but as a good Reformer, What was the result ?
Mr. Barclay knows well that the first time he voted against
the corn laws, that vote cow,nietely annihilated him from the
affections of the people. Lek at Mr. Richards' colours, and
what were they ?—why, they were the very colours of the
King of Hanover.—(Great uproar.) The Constitution which
his brother proclaimed he intended to disturb, and Mr. Richards
now held up the Orange colours with the black mark on them,
He would not detain them much longer as he 14.3. S not a public
s,•eaker, but be had as good a heat and as good intention; zl
an) man who might address them, and his ef%rts would be
always exerted kr the benefit of the great bulk of his fellow-
countrymen.—( Loud cheers.) If he was again returned he
would go to Parliament with the full determination - •
Out every reform which the T , carry
meant pretend to advocate
as well as those to which they would object. In conclusion,
he trusted they would give every candidate as patient a hearing
as they bad given him ; because if they did not do so, it would
go forth to the world that they were factious, and would not
hear both sides of the question. He hoped that all those he
saw aroma) him would come to the poll at an early hour on
Monday morning, and give their votes to them who were best
deserving of them.
Mr. Ifeetvast then came forward, and was received with
great applause: He appeared before them with unmingled
pleasure to restore into their hands the trust he had received
with pride, and which had been unsullied in-his hands. It was
now well nigh three years since that great constitutional trust
had been reposed in his hands—the greatest trust which the
constituency of a free State could confer ; and they did this,
not because he was circumstanced like one of their late Mem-
bers, or as it would seem, like one of their present candidates,
closely linked in the local interesta of that place, advancing
their oomrnerce and trade by Icing id
„tifi el with its advan-
tages, but because throune- out no incoeiiderable portion of his
litre he had been strenucusly and ulster all circumstances,in cloud
and in sunshine, the undeviating advocate of popular rights.
—(Cheers.) Whst was, then, his recommendation, was, if
possible, still more strengthened, because, during a period of
unexampled test he had shown to them that he was not the
creature of a party—that he was not there for the purpose of
execratingToryism, or being bound to the car of Whiggery.—
( Hear, hear.) He had endeavoured to realise in his seat in
Parliament what appeared to him the fit attributes of a free
representative of,a free, and generous, and enlightened con-
stituency.—(Great applause.) He did not therefore ap-
pear before them to review his remoter conduct, or
even to trouble them with that which was so recent ;
but to express to them his sincere regret that the
trammels of custom were so far binding that they were not
a
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to get rid of another should first open his case. He should
have wished that the late Hon. Member for Knaresborough
had been placed in that situation in order to shew his claims
to his (Mr. H.'s) seat. In the present proceeding, then, they
witnessed the cautious trade of Toryism, and even Mr. Pott
for the first time opened his principles, after having allowed
them to slumber for the last twenty:years.—( Cries of " Hear,
hear," and hissing.) He regretted that Mr. Richards had not
been called on to open his declaration of rights to the Grand
Jury before them, in order to show his right and title to that
seat which they had conferred on him, and for which he wss
again a candidate. He did not want to retain what he had no
light to possess, but he was in possession, and that was nine
points of law—( Laughter)—but surely he was not to give up
possession merely because he was desired by a man who was
disowned by another place.—( Cheers and laughter.) It was
only that morning at eight o'clock that he had learned there
was to be any opposition, and he learned that by a message
from Mr. Curling, which he must characterise as one of
professional ingratitude, for there was no one more beholden
to bins as Member for Southwark than Mr. Curling and his
family.—( Loud cheers.) He would not waste the time of the
meeting, by commenting upon conduct and an object so insig.
nificant.—( Loud cheers.) If he were called to an account
for his expressions, he would be found to be one who would
not retract them, for they were true._( Cheers.) He had as
yet.been unable to learn whether it was his particular scat
which was wanted for Mr. Richards, the ejected of Knares-
borough. l however, took it for granted that it was a
scramble, and they would take what they could get.—(Cheers
and laughter.) He was sorry that they had not given Mr.
Barclay a more patient hearing, for before he had done, they
must have heard from him some reasons for his re-election.
At the time when he made up his mind rather to sacrifice his
seat than his independence—(Cheers)—he met Mr, Barclay
in the Lobby of' the House, and told him the determination to
which he had come. Mr. Barclay's answer was, " I am
sorry to hear that such is your intention, for though I dif-
fer from you in almost all things, I admire and like
your independence.—(GrFat cheering.) I like to see a
man of your intrepid spirit rising in the Legislature of the
country, and, in the face of an almost overwhelming majority,
fearlessly advocating popular rights."—(Cheers.) Such being
the opinion of Mr. Barclay, he had a right to suppose that
there was no hostility in his mind to his ( Mr. Harvey's) scat.
It was said that there had been a coalition between him and
Mr. Humpbery, in order to keep out Mr. Richards. He
denied that there was any such coalition ; but he would tell
that Hon. Gentleman, that there was a determined spirit
in every parish in the Borough, to keep it from die_
gratin;abroad,
itself with Toryism.--( Loud cheers.) lie said Tory-
ism ; far Mr. Richards could not be allowed to strip himself
of the only rag of decency which he. had left._.(Louj laughs
ter.) Mr. Richards was said to be a Reformer. He would
test him then. If he was, as was boasted for him, a good
Reformer, let him come forward and vote for Humpheryeand
ila (Laughter.) The address put forth from Mr.
Richardse _._
had been well studied--it had been thought of
ever sincethqsalissolution of Parliament—it had been prepared
for a longtime, and hawked to every man who had a pocket
to be plundered—(Cheers)—or to eny one who could be either
Whig or Tory, or anything Ciao; and they had at last done the
late Hon. Member for Knaresborough the holiour to select
him.—( Laughter.) The worthy, consistent candidate claimed
credit for the support he had given to hint (Mr. H.) on his
motion for an enquiry into that spawn of an aristocracy, the he
and she pauper list—(Cheer' and laughter)—but if he was
entitled to any claim for a seat for Southwark for coldly going
out with about two scores of Members in favour of that en-
quiry, how much more entitled to their gratitude was he
who had laboured so hard to bring all the iniquities of
that abominable List to light ?—( Loud cheers.) Mr.
Richards claimed to be the friend of the poor—but he ( Mr.
Harvey) would ask who had given more of their time and at-
tention to the welfare of the poor than he had done in the
Committee of last Session ?—(Cheers.) That Committee
was a packed one—it was swamped—and when a motion was
made for adding only five names to the list, in order that the
poor might have some fair play, who was the man to oppose
it more strenuously than tho Hon. Member for Knaresborough ?
lie had another claim, namely, that he wss a friend to religion,
and that was a sanctified claim ; but it was to be supported
by an Act of Parliament, for he was for allowing 131sly:ps
t 0,.! moderate sum of 10 0001. a ear. Another instance of
his anxiety to ameliorate the condition of the poor was. that
he voted in favour of a system of poor-lies for Ireland;
bat when a clause was to ha introduced to lock up the un-
fortunate of that country in State Bastiles, and to deprive them
of their religious consolation, the Han. Member for Knaresb.)-
rough gave it his strenuous support.—(That's only clap-trap. )
Ile wished to draw their attention t.) the magnitude of the day's
proceedings. It had been said by a rag-manufacturer that
he could not appear on the hustings, but he would ask that
worthy, had he any claims on him ?—( Groans.) At all events
he thought he could make a better runaway than the rae6orna-
nafacturer.—( Laughter.) Now was the time--when thc har-
vest of Reform was ripe—to choose proper Representatives.
He did not want a seat for any sinister motive—he only
wanted it to serve his country—and was he to receive ingrati-
tude in return I He had heard Mr. Richards, who had al-
ways given his vote to the best of his judgment, say that he
ought to be in Parliament, and that he had been ill-treated
by his enemies. Let there be no misunderstanding. It had
been said that there was a coalition—no such thing ;he had
not so much as a placard, nor would he have one. He
stood forward on the principle of justice and of li-
berty.—( Loud and repeated cheering.) He defied the
paper-maker, who boasted of his lands, and who gave 6001.
to support the Member for Knaresborough, and who sneered at
him when his back was turned. Thy d 5 God his head was
grey and bald from hardship and study. It would be rather
comical to see him with his heal wrapped up in horse-hair,
cry out " Harvey and the Queen." He could announce to
the world that there was a grand conspiracy at present set on
foot by the Tories.—(" Hold your tongue ;" " Shove him
down.") The head of it was a man Who, if he was not
in a high station, would have been sent where the
Dorchester labourers were.—( Hear, hear.) They could not
mistake that'- he meant the Duke of Cumberland.—( Hear,
hear, and groans.) His cause was in their hands, and he hoped
they would return two Reformers to press on, and retard the
progress of Toryism. Looking at the conduct of his Hon.
Colleague, he must give him credit for every vote he had given
in his place in Parliament. They were told by Mr. I3arclay
that he had done no good for them ; but if every list of bane-
volence was looked over, his name would appear as often as
that gentleman's. It was a mean, dirty boast, and used only
as a clap-trap, for he was deriving wealth front the poverty
and misery of the people, and then he doled out a miserable
pittance in return. The eyes of the world was upon them ;
and, if he was defeated, it would not be a personal' defeat, but
one of Reform.—(Cries of " Hear," and cheers.) He
wanted to know what a man who voted against Re-
form wanted among the electors of Southwark ?—( Hear.)
The Tories were insinuating themselves everywhere, and they
ask the people what has been done for them ? He would
answer, very little.—(Cheers.) But they should advance
slowly. The Tories insinuated that the King was lukewarm,
and that the Hanoverian Queen was against Reform, hat
they now had a Queen who was reared up under the ros,
tering care of' an affectionate mother, and if the Tories
thernaelvel iAostlle to the question of Reform, the
Reg* should lhruw a mantle over her and protect her frQtn
ho attacks of her enemies, After a few mere c."..!,:!rvations
the Han. Member retired amidst. tilueb cheering.
Mr. RicHARDS next presented himself, but he could not
be heard amidst the cries of—" Apostate ! Go to the ling o,c•
Hanover." The multitude then eernmencel shout-