The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-07 00:00:00

the honesty of his advice by being with those people, to
act himself on the advice which he acknowledges has
led those people to commit themselves. I have heard
with pain Mr. O'Connor say something must be done to
secure the members of this Convention. Sir, it is
time that something should be done to secure the people
against the indiscretions of the Convention. Our
sitting here is proof that we are prepared for no vio-
lence ourselves as individuals, and we ought to make
haste to prevent portions of the people from being led
1 on and encouraged to do that in which we well know
that the whole are not prepared to go with them .
Mr. O'BRIEN said that his language, he heheved,cer-
tainly his intention, had been perverted. He would be
distinctly understood as advising the people against
breaking the law, but to be ready to resist aggression.
Mr. BUSSEY was of opinion that the Government
were stirring every nerve to produce excitement among
the people for their own base purposes ; it was, there-
fore, incumbent on them to elect this Committee at
once, and to adopt measures which would tend to guard
the people from falling into the pitfalls prepared for
hem by the Whigs. They. ought to set about this ad.
dress at once, and prepare it in that way which would
elicit the confidence and obedience of the people in
the measures which it might inculcate.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. CLEAVE was astonished at the language used this
day ; he thought that as the occasion arose they would
have an increase of prudence. They were certainly, he
thought, more inclined to be guided by their passions
than by their judgment. He did think it was unwise
that the address presented should be termed a milk
and water address. Why, is it not known that Mr.
O'Connor, last week, gave advice, from this Convention,
that training and drilling were illegal. Mr. Cleave then
quoted from the Northern Star an address to the people
calling on them to avoid the machinations of their
enemies, and not to give their adversaries any occasion
for attacking them ; that they should be prepared
for any thing that might occur, but only to use their
arms when attacked ; and that they should avoid any
one who now seeks to embroil them as much as they
would avoid a scorpion in his path. Was this milk
and water doctrine ? No, it was not; it was sound
constitutional doctrine, and doctrine which would not
compromise the Convention, and which would event-
ually crown their cause with success.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. NEESOM spoke in favour of arming.
Mr. LOWREY would not speak a word on the question
but from having his views either misconceived or mis-
represented. He was prepared to say in reply to Mr.
Marsden that it was necessary that some document
should be sent among the people, in 'order that they
might be guided in their future conduct, as he was con-
vinced from his own knowledge that letters had been
‘ent to the people to urge them to an outbreak. Mr.
Lowrey continued his speech in defence of the Address,
but in the end declined 'pressing it. It was accord-
ingly withdrawn, with the leave of the Convention.
The amendment of Mr. O'Brien was put and car-
ried, upon which the following five gentlemen were
elected by ballot :—Dr. Fletcher, Mr. O'Connor, Mr.
Frost, Mr. O'Brien, and Mr. Lowrey.