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

`:wart. He came forward upon the prenn. occasion to net-
farm the proudest duty that could devolve upon a British
citizen, that of proposifig a candidate to represeat
the all-populous and all-opulent borough of Marylebone in
Parliament. For that purpose he submitted to the electors
the name of Mr. Ewart.—(Great cheering.) In performing
this pleasing duty he was more inclined to follow the example
of the two gentlemen who had preceded him, than that of
those who proposed the first candidate. He was more in.
clined to dwell upon the merits of the candidate he proposed,
than-to vituperate and cast obloquy on the candidate that op-
posed him. In his opinion it was setting but a bad example
to adopt such a course.—( Cheering.) He would not
cal: obloquy upon his opponents, but would much rather say
they were all honourable men.—( Cheers.) Lord Teign-
mouth was a nobleman upon whose honour he Mr. Vigors
could place every reliance. llis private character was above
stain, and the best that they could do for him would be to
restore him back to that private life of which he was the
ornament. Of Colonel Thompson he must also state that he
held him in every honour. There was no man und_e- whos:,
Lanners he would be more willing to fight titan that of his
lion. and Gallant Friend—( Cheers.) He (Mr. Vigors) had
fought the battles of the people with Colonel Thompson, anti
far was it from him to cast the slightest imputation
upon one for whom he felt the highest respect anti the great-
est friendship. The only objection he had to the Gallant
Colonel was with respect to the course that be was at the
present moment pursuing. He (Mr. Vigors) felt, however,
that Colonel Thompson had been misled.—( Cheers. ) lie
hal made but one fault in the whole of his career, and that
was in splitting the independent interests of the borough
of Marylebane.--( Hear, and cheers.) having hinted at the
only error that the Gallant Colonel had committed, he
would now leave him to the suffrages of the electors of the inde-
pendent borough of Marylebone, who would determine whether
they would take up the man who had ever proved hi.nself the
friend of the people, or him who had come forward most un-
justly to traduce his opponent. The supporters of Colonel
Thompson had told the electors that Mr. Ewart had supported
the Septennial Act. He (Mr. Vigors) would unhesitatingly
declare that that assertion was totally without foundation.,._.
(Cheers.) The fact was that Mr. Ewart had upon every
occasion supported its repeal.—( Continued cheering.) The
electors had been told that Mr. Ewart had supported the pre-
sent Government—that he was its creature—and that he was

a base Whig.—( Cheers and hisses.) Now he (Mr. Vigors)
would state that on no occasion whatever had Mr. Ewart
supported the measures of the Whigs unless they were for the
public good. Mr. Ewart stood in the enviable p3sition of a
man pledged to no party—(Cheers)—neither to the Whigs
or the Tories.—(Cheers.) He was a man al* had chosen
neither of these parties, but who had espoused alone the party
of the people. For the interest of the people he had devoted
his energies, and ever would.—(Great cheering.) Mr. Mur-
phy had told the electors that Mr. Ewart was a Whig, and
had always supported the Whigs. Why what was the fact?
Was not Mr. Ewart an advocate for the vote by ballot?—
(Cheers.) Was that a Whig measure? Had he in that
shown that he is a Whig ?—( Cheers.) He has voted upon
every occasion for the extension of the suffrage. Ile has voted
not as Mr. Murphy has declared for mere household suffrage,
but he has voted for every man who had a stake
in the country. Were those the measures that the Whigs
alone would follow, or were those the measures to prove him
to be the friend and • adherent of the Whigs ?—(Cheers.)
There was a time when the Whigs coerced the people ; and
upon that occasion Mr. Ewart -firmly opposed them. Mr.
Ewart was as independent of the Government as he was of
the Tories. He belonged to no party—the only party he
supported was that of the people.—(Cheers.) Mr. Ewart
had been accused by Mr. Murphy of having voted against
the Revision 'of the Pension List. Now, what was the
fact ? Why, Mr. Ewart, every time that that subject
had been brought forward had invariably vcted for its revi-
sion and an inquiry into it.—( Cries of the " Poor Law.")
With respect to the Poor Laws,-he (Mr. Vigors) had opposed
them in more than mere words; and when he told the elee-

tors that there was no greater opponent of that measure than
himself, and that he was perfectly satisfied with the part taken
by Mr. Ewart, be thought the electors would think that the
course Mr. Ewart had adopted was an extremely 'proper one.
Cheers.) There was not a single obnoxious clause
in that Bill that he would not pledge himself to prove
Mr. Ewart had objected to.—( Great cheering.) They
were happy in that their own borough to have the dis-
posal of their own Poor-laws, and they were happy that in the
two great parishes of this borough they could govern them-
selves. Every sacrifice a man could make in sincerely op-
posing the Poor-law, he was perfectly satisfied Mr. Ewart
had made ; in opposing it, in fact, in theory and practice,
let theni look to Mr. Ewart's career from the first period of his
political existence; let them look to those great and noble
objects he had sought to effect ; let them them look to the
sacrifices he had made in the cause of freedom. —( Cheers. )
Was there a single measure ever proposed for the good of the
people of which Mr. Ewart had not been the sincere and dili-
gent advocate ? Had he not been the advocate of every mea-
sure that tended to enlighten mankind ? If there were but
one act of Mr. Ewart's life on which he was able to rely, if
they'would allow hint to do so, he would rely on the exertions
Mr. Ewart had made for ameliorating the sanguinary code
which pronounced sentence of death on his fellow-men. That
one act of Mr. Ewart, on which he gave not merely his vote,
but was the promoter of the measure, which he brought to
maturity, and which lie trusted, by the aid of their suffrages,
he would still have the epportunity of bringing to perfection—
the amelioration of a sanguinary code—was sufficient to en-
title him to their honest suffrages. There was not a man who
felt more for the people than Mr. Ewart. He would con-
clude by proposing to them William Ewart, Esq., as a fit and
proper candidate to represent the borough of Marylebone in
Parliament.—( Loud cheering, mingled with hisses from the
friends of the opposing candidates.)
Mr. WAYMOUTH came forward to second the nomination of
Mr. Ewart. At this inclement season of the year he would
occupy their time but for a few minutes. Time name of Mr.
Ewart was identified with the great principles of Reform.
On all occasions Mr. Ewart had supported those opinions
which the electors of Marylebone thought of the most
importance.—(Loud cheering.) Notwithstanding all that
had been slid to the contrary, Mr. Ewart had voted
for Triennial Par':iaments•—fur the extension of the
Suffrage—and he had voted for that measure, which of all
others was the most important, namely, the I3allot.—( Cheers. )
lie, therefore, called on the electors to give Mr. Ewart their
votes. One objection made to Mr., Ewart was, that he was
not a resident in the borough ;. but, if they would do him the
honour to return hint as a member, he would soon become a
silent.—( Cheers.) It was necessary to carry out the prin.
c'ples of Reform ; the Tories were making every effort to re-
Lin power; and it was the duty of the electors upon this occa.
min to return a man sincerely attached to liberal principles,
and he ( Mr. W.) recommended them to vote for Mr. E wart.
—( Cheers and hisses.)
Colonel THOMPSON then came forward. He was received
with loud cheering. He commenced by saying—l am sorry
it is such a bad day, for an election ought to be a poor man's
holiday—( Cheers)—and I am sure many a poor man is here
to support the principles of Reform.—( Cheers. ) Amid why
should not the poor man support them ? Is it not the glory of
our Constitution that it' not all, at least a large proportion of
of our countrymen enjoy the right of t mking- a part
in the legislation of the country?—( Cheers.) I'll be as brief
as I can ; it shan't be through me that you get the rheuma-
tism.—( Laughter and cheers.) I will explain the circum-
stances under which I think it necessary to appear here. If
there is any man in this country less entitled than another to
an interference in his efforts to establish an honest electioneer..

ing interest, that man i 3 myself.—( Cheers.) Four times
have I declined to interfere where there was a likelihood
of my dividing the Liberal interests.—( Hear, hear, and
continued cheering.) Once in this borough, as you all
know—(Cheers)—twice in Scotland, at Dundee and Dun-
fermline.—(Cheers.) I was invited to stand against a Whig,
with whom we were then in alliance, or thought we were ;
and I refused ; for I did not think it hone: t, when I thought
we were moving forward in one common cause with the
Whigs, to take a course which might have brought in the op-
posite party ? What were the Whigs doing then ? At the
moment that I was sacrificing my interests for theirs,
they were determining that there shOuld be no fu. tiler progress
in reform.—( Groans. ) I did .mylduty, have7they done theirs?—
( No, no, and cheers.) However it is no excuse for treachery
that other men had misbehaved themselves. I was not
treacherous.—( Cheers. )—but I think that in this last instance
I ought not to have been treated in the way I have been.—
( Cheers.) Would it not have been decent if there were
reasons, why after having first come forward for Marylebone,
it was politic that I should give way for another. Why were
they not explained to me ?—(Cheers.) I will tell you what
occurred. Mr. Ewart, of whom I wish to speak with all pos-
sible respect, called upon me, as I might have done upon him,
and asked me if I was going to stand for Marylebone. I said
yes—l am pledged to do so, having been in the field at the last
election. He replied, oh then, perhaps I ought not to have
spoken to you.—( Hisses.) Well,now the thing was clear enough
I needed no farther explanation, and from that time to the
unfortunate meeting I shall presently advert to, I received no
communication on that subject from that party. If they had
come to me, and said you have sacrificed yourself four times,
now sacrifice yourself a fifth, there might have been some
reason in that. But what took place? Why a meeting was
advertised at the Yorkshire S:ingo, which was called a "public
meeting of Mr. E wart's friends," at which Colonel Thompson
was invited to attend [the Gallant Colonel here read the adver-
tisement respecting this meeting from the Morning Advertiser
and also the letter °limitation sent to him to attend the meet-
ing. from Mr. Love, which have been frequently referred to
before.] I went to the meeting, as probably any one of you
would have done under the circumstances, and I took two or
three of my friends with me. The Chairman rose and said—
" This is not a public meeting." Messrs. Ewart and Flume
were standing by and heard what was said, and Mr. Hume
s lid it was the error of a District Committee.—( Laughter. )
Nov of course District Committees ought to be abolished, and
therefore up to this there was nothing to complain of. But
after I had withdrawn Mr. Hume said he hoped all parties
would be fairly and impartially heard. —( Renewed laughter. )
I could put into his hand a list of the parishioners who had
been turned away, but they did more at this same meeting—
they proceeded to a show of hands. The Newspapers which
are not on our side declared that two or three hands were only
held up for Colonel Thompson. Now how that happened
without a show of hands taking place, I leave it for every
one of you to judge.—(Loud laughter.) But they did
more—the Newspapers announced that some unfortunate
indisidual proposed three cheers for Colonel Thompson,
which was received with bursts of laughter. Could we not
Fts riNch for their party, if wf.. 01005 v t tTlkt.3 14 means's
Thp reit* was, thpht 4 was Impossible any accpmmodation
pould be come to in this dispute. Does it not strike you, if
any accommodation can be made., it moat be while the mind is
cool, and before such circumstances havp arisen ? I hopo you
will all be guiltless of stanching hero to make a (4vision in the