The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-26 00:00:00

MR. CANNING..

We now present to our R.eaders the last speech
of Mr. 'Canning, at Liverpool, ' on the -final con-
clusion of the poll.

" GENTLEMEN,

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"I congratulate on your. success; for it is
your I. ictory,. and ,not mine. The contest has
been a contest of principles, and not of persons;
although 1 should belie my own feelings-if I were
not to confess, that to the latest hour of my life
I shall be proud that the battle has been fought
in my person, and that my name has been asso-
ciated with your exertions, and illustrated by ycitir
tritimph. it is, to you, Gentlemen, =who have
done me the 'honour to select me,. not, undoubt-
edly, for any. individual merits Of my. own, (1
know that I can pretend to none,) but, in order
that by returning me to repres6nt your opinions
in Parliament, yhu might vindicate the freedom of
your choice, the loyalty Of yonr .principles and the
consistency of your character.
" Gentlemen,- I wish that those theorists ()Ire-
form \‘',ll o think- nothing right in the Practitwof
.our constitution, could witness this scene wjuch 1
have .now the delight to survey; those who pre-
sinne.that every popular feeling must belong to
themselves alone ; who imagine that a zealous and
ardent exercise of popular rights, and an enthusias-
tic expressiOn popular sentiments, 'are incom-
patible with an equally enthusiastic attachment to
all the monarchial principles of the constitution.
When will such men learn that what they call ex-
clusively popular principles are not the, principles
of the people ? Can they look this day at ". the
peaceful triumph of Liverpool, as they have looked
for the last three years at the glorious and bloody
struggles of Spain, and yet doubt the possibility
of a combination of all that is national in feeling,
with all that. is loyal in prineiple;—of a spieit of
democracy sitflicient to give energy to a state,
with a devotedness to mtmarAy suilicient to se-
'cure its conservation ? ‘.
cy. Gentlemen, some nenoll3 have endeavobred
to persuade you that in giving your suffrages
.to a
Man who bus been the uniform supporter of a war,
glorious in [itself, but only gloriotis jrviStunch as
it is necessary and unavoidable, you are deferring
the day of peaee. Fortunately tor the deaf un-'
derstandiq of stich reasonings , they have some-
times been coupled with prophecy. Let us com-
pare, where we have an opportunity, what has
happened with what was foretold ; and then judge
what weight is to be assigned to the same reason-
ings in future.
The Honourable Gentleman: who left your
Husting3 yesterday, (of whom as an individual .1
have spoken; and mean to speak with the Ntmost
respect) on or about the 16th of last June., pro-
posed in the House
,of Commons, a specific con-
cession to America; andipledged himself,. that, if
that 'concession was made, - peace would 'be pre-
served or restored. By a singular coincidence, on
or about the same day' on Which. that motion-. was.
made; the declaration of war by America afrainst.
Great Britain passed the Senate of the United
States. 0! but the concession was to heal all'?
The. Ministers, whether swayed by the Honour-
aile or participating in his
expectations, 1 know not, gave way; and the cori7
cession was made,. Confident from this triumph;

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