The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-01 00:00:00

Liberal cause.—( Cries of " We do.") I now come to another
part of the subject. What had I done or left undone that
sh3uld made my old associates in Parliament take cause against
me ? • I had always been the opponent of what is technically
called the patting on the back system.—( Laughter.) I always
told the Radical minority they were throwing away the power
in their hands by not employing it. If they had not weight in
numbers they must make up for it in activity. If twenty-five
Radicals would have threatened the Ministry that they would
oppose them on any convenient occasion, on the penny stamp.
for instance—there would have been no penny stamp now, and
we might perhaps, have a newspaper on our side. But, Oh
n)—it was said you will threaten the Ministry—trhat, vote on
the same side as the 'Tories—this w is the bugbear thrown out
—to that bugbear you owe the condition in which you now
arc. Things are now strangely changed, but, have we
not the merit of always predicting the mischief they
would bring on. I have mentioned the chief difference
between us. But there was another point on which I dif-
fered from many with whom I acted. The first question
adced me on the hustings was my opinion of the Now Poor-
law.—( Cheers. ) I said that I conceived to take away the
provision made by the law for the poor man, without pro-
ceeding toremove the restrictions which enhanced the price
of the poor man's bread, was nn injustice which every
man was bound to oppose.—( Hear, hear, awl cheers.)
I voted with Mr. Fielding for inquiry, Mr. Evart,

I believe, did not. If I am mistaken in this, however,
he will tell me so. On that question it is easy to decide
what he has done, and what I have done, by letting a balance-
sheet be taken. —( Cheers.) And now, Gentlemen, I will
proceed to answer some objections made to me in public
meetings. It has been urged against me that I absented my-
self from the second reading of the Church-rate question.
Now, hear how the thing happened. Ministers had pur-
posely let down that question by refusing to intro-
duce the principle of justice into it. They never
would support the proposition that Church-rates ought to
be abolished.beeause they were unjust. They never went the
way to do anything they professed to be in pursuit of. It
did so happen that my constituents at Hull purposed the
celebration of the birth-day of Princess Victoria. I wrote to
them to say that the second reading was coming on on that
day. I knew that they did not attribute much im-
portance to it, inasmuch as I was in the habit of com-
municating with my constituents twice a-week. They
called a Committee, and decided that I should come. If
this had taken place in Marylebone, would you not
have expected me to do the same?—(Cries of " Yes.") What
was that celebration for? It was on occasion of the birth of
the Princess Victoria, now our Queen. To that I was sum-
moned to attend.--( A laugh.) A gentleman in the crowd
laughs. He probably thinks I went to do some strange enor-
mity—so I'll tell him what I did. I went to dine with the
Liberals of Hull and the neighbourhood, and when it came to
,my turn to rise, I said—it is because I am a man who have
uttered extreme opinions in the House of Commons, which

opinions I will briCily state, that I present myself here.
said, if I wes called upon to state the political section
to which I did belong. I would say that I belonged to that
party, very numerous I believe at the time of the revolution of
IGSS, from which we date all our liberties—the party who
might be called republicans under compact, meaning those
who have no more doubt of the inherent excellence of repub-
lican institutions, than that a straight line is the nearest dis-
tance between two points—who did nevertheless consent to
submit their own opinions to the opinions of the majority, to
support the institutions the majority should choose, and I defied
my hearers to state any instance in which they had failed in
keeping their contract. 1 wished to show how frankly we
submitted to the Governrrient of our future Queen, pledging
myself that if times of danger should arise, and I confess I had
my eyes on Hanover—(C'hecring)—l would be the first to
prove that if she kept the contract she should enter into on
rising to the Sovereignty, we were the men capable
of keeping our own. I hear no laugh from the gentle
men opposite now—l suspect that he is answered—
( Cheers.) There is more still of it, gentlemen. You may
have heard of a meeting at the Crown and Anchor on that
very important subject the Canadian question. I said that in
my opinion the conduct of the Ministry in seizing on the sup-
plies of the Canadians against the consent of the Represen-
live Assembly was an act of treason, for which the British
people would punish them when they were able ; and I said,
in confirmation, that history told us that the Sovereign of.
England had once been brought to public trial and execution
on that very question.—( Cheers. ) Is it true? Does any
man deny it ? Has any man forgotten it ? Is all that our
fathers did and suffered, and all the conquests they achieved,
to be forgotten ? Never—never. I have always spoken my
mind, and lam free to speak it here. With respect to cor-
poral punishment in the army, and impressment in the navy,
I stated that corporeal punishment in the army was the bane
and nuisance of every officer.—( Cheers.) Of impressment, too,
I stated that the only reason why officers in the Navy would
wish to maintain it was, that instead of making sailors they
found it cheaper to steal them ready made.—( Hear,
hear, and cheers.) I will not detain you but by refer-
ring to the great change in political circumstances which
has taken place within the last two or three days.—( Hear.)
The Liverpool Itle;cury says, that my opponent the late Mem-
ber for Liverpool has been invited to stand for Wigan, and
why does lie not go there ?—( Cheers. ) Besides an old
Member (we believe Mr. Potter) is about to retire. Why
does he ( Mr. Ewart)-not go and present himself to that gen-
tleman's constituents.—(Hear, hear.) Brothcr electors, I
have now placed my case before you, and in your hands I
leave it for decision.

Lord TEIGNMOUTH then came forward amidst the most
tumultuous uproar, groans, yells, cheers, Sze. In the
balconies and windows of' some of the nearest houses in Port-
land-place there were a great many ladies who waved hand-
kerchiefs ; and if we could judge from the ehanff'es of their
features, seemed actually to cheer, as did the children and
their maids from nursery windows, as if their voices could
drown the uproar of the multitude. The Noble Lord was for
a considerable time wholly inaudible, although we stood close
by his side. When we at length were enabled, by the subsi-
dence of the din and the increased power of his voice to catch a
word, he was saying—Gentlemen, I come before you as I came
before you on former occasions. As a man who has resided
amongst you from his childhood, and who is known amongst
you for his deep felt—avowed and hereditary—ree•ard fur his
country and for the Constitution in Church andb Stat ..
( Cheers and continued uproar.) Gentlemen, I glory in
the title of a Reformer.—( Cheers, laughter, and groans, )
Gentlemen, I am opposed to those gentlemen who ad-
dressed you before me, and whom 1 proclaim to
be--in consideration of the opinions which they have
put forth—Revolutionists and not Reformers—who would
undermine the Constitution in Church and State—who pre-
vent the reform of abuses, and subject this borough and the
country to all the evils and miseries of civil war. Ido not
impugn their motives—they are themselves deceived, and iti
turn become dec,ivers.—( Indescribable tumult.) To-morrcw
was the day.—( Cheers and laughter.) Electors of Maul,.
bone, come forward as men, in defence of your country
and its nob'e institutions.—(" Hear, hear," and great
laughter.) Thank God, we have not got the Ballot.
l
yet amongst us.—( Groans, hisses, and prolonged confusion. )
—Come forward, electors of Marylebone, and ere sanset to-
morrow this borough will be independent, aad you will esta-
blish a reputation, which I hope in God you will never lose.—
(Great laughter and groans.) The last election left, 1 fully
of
not a particle rankling or animosity
assure you,in my heart.
—( Cheers.) The reception which I met with through-
out this very arduous and most severe contest has
been most encouraging.—( Hear, hear.) I never
met
anything amongst my brother electors to excite ill
in my breast, and if you do me the honour to elect me
feeling
it will be my study us well as my duty to promote the inte-
rests of the borough as well as of the whole country, without
partiality or regard to the differences which for a while dis-
tract this borough.--(cheers. ) To those friends who support
me through this contest I owe gratitude throughout my life,
and whilst I shall feel grateful to my friends, I will not re-
tain one particle of animosity towards my opponents.—
(Cheers.) Come to the poll to-morrow, electors of Maryle-
bone, and do your duty.
The Noble Lord then retired amidst groans, yells, hootings,
mingled with a few faintly heard cheers.
Mr. EIVIRT then presented himself, but was at first unable
to proceed, owing to the yells of a portion of the crowd.
Order having been in some degree restored, Mr. E wart
said—Gentlemen, before I began to offer myself to
your notice as a candidate for this borough, I stated that
I stood forward on no personal grounds, but in the com-
mon ;public cause of Reform ; and I added, that if either
of the other Reform candidates who were first put forward
bad a greater prospect than myself of commanding a majority
of your votes. I would not only. retire on behalf of the fa-
vourite candidate, but would assist bins by all the co-opera-
tion in my power.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, that statement
I made before I met my Gallant Friend Colonel Thompson
on the hustings this day. lagain state it in his presence—l assure
him most cordially, and he knows me, I believe will take my word
I again assure him cordially that if lie ( Colonel Thompsore) has
a better prospect of success in leading the Liberal cause than
have I will at once withdraw from the contest, and co-
operate on his behalf.—( Hear.) 13ut, Gentlemen, it appears
to use that the persons most qualified according to reason, and
according to the Constitution, to decide on this occasion, are
the electors of Marylebone. It is the electors of Marylebone
to whom alone I will consent to appeal. I will allow of no
legerdemain between rival Candidates. The man who can
command the greater" portion cf your support should per-
severe, and that man will be justified by the result. I WAS
surprised to hear from the proposer and seconder of Colonel
Thompson much attack on me—much attack on the Reform
Candidate, and very little mention of the Tory Candidate.
For my own part, I think we should combine against the com-
mon enemy, and not confine ourselves to personalities against
those who adopt the same side of our cause. Mr. Young has
done me the honour to notice some of my political proceed-
ings. Mr. Young has stated that Colonel Thompson had re-
cently had a' complimentary address made to him, if I under-
stood right, from the inhabitants of Hull. I know I stand with
old constituents at Liverpool, as well as Colonel Thompson
does with his ; and I believe they arc attached to me not
only from political confidence but from the warmest feel-
ings of affection.—Cries of " Bravo, bravo.") Not only can
I say this, but if the example of Hull is to be applied, it is
only a fortnight since that a proposal was made to me,
on the part of the peodie of Hull, that in case a vacancy
occurred there, as they expected, I should be put up as
the candidate of Hull.—( Loud Cheering.) j lien' it im-
puted to me here as a blame was honoured, as I deem
it, by beine"
.`l'',ll; up t±p ft banclidate for Kilkenny, which
`rosesoi the most independent constituencies in the three
countries. I believe them to be so, and as a proof that they
are, I will state that 1 was nut the man who was sup_
peeled by Mr. Daniel O'Connell. Mr. O'Connell supported
anothq.gentlernan, the constituency of Kilkenny put me up.
end I should have been returned if my lion, Friend Mr.
flurne4 ill W 11940 return 1 rejoice, had not had a just prece-