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GENERAL ELECTIoN.

To the GENTLEMEN, CLERGY and FR EEHOLriERS
of the COUNTY of HERTFORD.

CENTLEMLN-;
TilE fatigues which I have undergone during the,
last•week; will prove my best apoTogy with you for a
short delay, in expressing the gratitude which I can never
cease to feel, for the Generous and unbiassed Support I have
received at the late Eleetion. Success will not always fol-
low the honourable means used to attain it, in opposition to
the praelices of a perverse and crooked policy ; but it is for-
tunate fhr me, that I am to be judged by an enlightened and
candid Public, not by the wretched fahricators,of those false-.
hoods with which I have been attacked, and, in justifying
my own Conduel, I claim the right toexamine theirs. It is
not difficult to trace the motives of those who have united to
frustrate my Re-eledtion; but I have lived too long in the
World,- to be surprized 'at any changes which may arise in
that- most capricious of all sentiments—Popular Opinion,
especially when influenced by the mixed considerations of ark
inveterate Party Spirit, inducements of private interest, the
unforgiving remembrance of past defeats, and a System of
Politics which can never be reconciled to the true Principles
of the British Constitution.. The summary of the Charges
against me is this, " That I have deserted my Principles ;"
and it is thus attempted to be-proved:, I t is said that I was
the Champion of the Freeholders in the year 1790, against a
domineering Aristocracy, and that I am now a , Supporter of
the Measures of Government. Whatever I was itt the year
1790, I ani still the'same, nay more I If I was then the op-
poser, I 'have nosw a. right to be cOnsiderec) the Sacrifice of
that same Aristocracy, confirmed in Power, and rendered
doubly formidable, by the most preposterous Coalition that
ever disgraced the annals Elelion in this or any' other
County:- In the former intaance,. I resisted the attempt' to
introduce -a Member for the -County by improper means ; in
the present, . I haVe done the same, with this additional cir-
cumstance in my favour, that I have now improved my claim
to Youraprobation by twelve years of. faithful and disinte-
rested. service ; and it is for those who were divided before in
opinion on` that point, to account to the World for so lietero:
geneous a combinationof dis-orclant Parties.as . we have this
'day -witnessed. ' • , • '

I am char-r,ecl with having' abandoned the -Cause of the
People, by withdrawing myself from the Friends of Parlia-
mentary Reform. On this it is sufficient to say, that,. in the
face of the CountY, mien 4o your perfea satisfaaion, I shamed
my Accusers in the:year t79z.: 'Who-were then most forward
iii approving hie ?--,-This same Aristocracy. Who_condernited,
Me ?—That Party alone with which the Aristocracy, then at
variance, is now shainefullyAuited ;, and for this reason only
was I condemned—That I had deteded and proclaimed to the
World a strong tendency to jacobinism in those who profess-
ed themselves imoderate-Reformers.—So much for transac-
-tionsofarriore early daft.%..
But -to have supported the War is an unpardonable offence.
What ?in judgment of those who have.theinselves sup-
ported it throughout ?-111 the judgment. of those (if indeed
they have had any judginent of theirovyn, on such momentous
s ihjeds); who, gorged with places,- patronage, and distinc-
tkins of every
,kind, by the bounty of that Governinent
which hatiheen cruelly Weed into. the War, have now the
vanity and the Wellness, to think that -they are recommend=
ing themselves to their • Paymastersi by opposing. me, and,- •
blind-to the precarious-situation in which theystand, seem
wholly fb-rt,'otten,- that the breath of the Court,
which' they are thus inconsistently affeding to serve, can an=
nihilate in an instant all their consequence, and all their
power. It' Will, not create much stirprize, that the other.
Head of this Monstrous Fadion, with all its tongues and all
its venom„should be raised asinst the Supporter of a War,
Undertaken in defence of our Scorereign on his Throne, and
of our...happy -T Establishments 'in Church 'and State—that
those, who have-exulted in the triumphs of our Enemies,
have palliated I rislk Rebellion' and in every instance, where
public exertion Was required, have endeavoured to paralize
the netveA.anct vigour or the State—have Jestiett the firmness
of our: Councilshave underyAlued the, successes of our
Arms—have attempted to blasr.U•se credit of our Finances—
have affected to consider those temporary restraints on the
Liberty of the Subject, which were called for by 'the 'com-
bined intrigues of outward foes and domestic Traitors, as
odious invasions: of the Constitution—and finally, have la,
bowed; by all the Means in their power,. to reprobate and
discredit every 'Pak which the vigorous prosecution of such
a Contest demanded, and, failing in their object of creating
general Confusion; conclude their flimsy rhapsodies against
the Government under which. they live—their miserable cant
about the oppressions of the Poor, with a patriotic threat of
seeking more perfed Freedom in the blessed regions of French
despotisin. 'l.'hat men of this description, averse from every
system which accords nut with their own. visionary idrats of
innovation, should objed to one, whO has known, through
life, no otl.i rule for his PoliticaL`Condud, than the Laws
and Cousti ution of his Country,' and has never been of any
party, but that of.G rear Britain, against the Enemies of
Great Britain, of whatever description, or wheresoever
found, can excite no Wonder- its the mind of any man, nor
produce much regret in hunt who has been, the objed of
their unprincipled persecution : But that such an Union as
we have- ten, should exist tosrany honest purpose, or with
the least prosped of cordiality or permanence, can.never be
expected, without a Miracle greater :than any which have
been recorded in this age of strange and anomalous produc,
tions. • ' • • •

In disapproving. the Peace, 'it is true, -I have differed
equally from both parts of this honourable Association—But
let it be remembered, that those who think the best of it,
.lament that it was not procured on better terms, 'express se-
rious.doubts of its coatiauance, and.dread:the least ipPear-
ance ofjealopsy towards an .Enemy, insolent at ,all • times in
• power, and aggrandiztld by our concessions. -This was-not
the language or the Praaice of our Ancestors,-but we Must
submit to the new order of things, Which we cannot' con-
troul ! Let it be further recolleacl, that in this concurrence
ofsentiment, the.inotivc•q acrd reasoning of the Parties are far
from the*sathe :—the one submits to the Peace, because it is
the ad of GovernMent, which they. dare not ()Bend by their
opposition, and because they fancy it may prove a lessee evil
than-the contingence of War ; the other, clamorous against
the War,* even before we were engaged in it; and during the
whole time of its continuance, receives the Peace with a
sullen actvitscence,dissatisfied, in both instances, wit h,any
measure which tui•glit furnish :a, change to their Country of
*Curbing the exorbitant ,
pretensions, and dangerous intrigues
of France. -

. In regard to the Hostility. .which has been ..pointed against
myself--this is the kihort History of it .t My .sued4ts in the
year 17§0 was never forgiven by One branch' of the present
Coalition, nor remembered either with gratitude or approba-.
Lion thei other, from the moment when was found not to
be al poi suited to their -purposes. • The dormant spleen of
twelve. years concealment, • rankling in the breast of disap=
pointed Ambition, was to. be brought into activity whenever
the occasion should occur, and at l objeaions of inconsistency
were lost in the delightful contemplation of a sweet reYenge,
sanctified. by that truly orthodox Article in the Creed of Je-
suits andlacobins,- that " Any Means may be used to obtain.
a layouriteend." f •

I idluence.of various kinds has been priaised in many Elec.-
tioni before the' present, 'and Whatever is common, ceases 'to
be noticed. But..are there no extraordinary feattires in the
present transatlion ? If the conscience of. any man.tells him
that he- has fiat-felted his promise, .selemnJypledol,to me,
he must find some better palliation of his:Conduo; than the
miserable plea, "- that he ltd.s no will of. his own.'! But
What shall he said for the libTrality
,and virtuous. feelings of
those' who can find a gratification in requiring the sacrifice of
friendship an.t' of honour, at the shrine of their inordinate
ambition ?.

I have abstained froth saving any-thing-of the I-lon. Gentle-
Man who has been opposed to ine.:••it is sufficient-that yoif
"have made him the object of yoni elioice. But it is fair to ob-
serve, that Willett° his habits have,notsbeen those of a man
Of business ; and if have rejeded me from a disapprobaj
tion of my conduct .( though that is far from proved), it will
be. recollected that yon-have adopted -him, without any ex-
perience of his talents, or knowledge of his principles. In,
one particular, he will find himself under difficulty—His freti
,antl indeliendent mind will revolt at the InstruCtions which
he vOll feceive froth one part of his Constituents; white his
wish,es and. connexions may, k.id him roieibly toolopt the
4entitrier.t of the other. - In this he will find some mbar-
, tassment --an embarrassment necessarily arising from the-

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strangely Milted Interests by which he has been supported.
Froth tin§ distress n 4t•iiiiig can relieve him, but tne manly
adoption of that sound principle of the Constitution, " That
the Service of a ;Wernher of parliament, is a Sietvice of per-
feel Freedom,';' subjett only to that responsibility which
is imposed by the 'recurrence of a ne* Eletlion, on occasions
like the present.
An attempt has been made to confound my condlid in thi6
year tygo, with that. which has been pursued by my. present
Opponent. But can refer to the memory of you all, and in
particular to Mr. Hale, that no two Cases a ere ev:r mere diso.
similar- In' the year teen, on the very morning of the Disso-
lution, 1 expressed to Mr. Hale -ny decided disapprobation of
the manner in which he was introduced to the County, and
my sanguine hope that there would be found p proper spirit
in the Freeholders to resent it. This I- repeated more em-
phatically at the Nomination, in the forth of Resolutions,
which the Meeting adopted, and declared rite a Candidate at
the sank thee. This was fife days before the Elettiorn—
Mr. Lamb, oh the contrary, absents himself from the Nunn,
nation, where Mr. Plainer and myself were utianiinouslyap,
proved of; not announcing himself's Candidate till the Day
before the Eleelion.
Reports are in circulation ft know not how founded); that
the new Allies begin already- to feel some jealousy and tine
easiness in their present connexion. How, indeed, can it be
otherwise ? Or when it was ever kniiwti, that leagues en-
gaged in without some common and honest bond of union,
were of long continuance, or productive of any
.public goodi
Unjustifiable in their motives from the beginning, they am
.hardly. fail to end in mutual disap-peintment. Far tram
me to say any thing which can widen the breach bernmen
them But the. pride of the Republicans will surely ne
mortified when they find, on an inspection of' the Poll, "il-ett
in the Sik Hundreds where their strength
.wad supposed
'principally to lie, their Candidate was completely boaters
and that they owe. their majority, in the other two, merely
to the Coalition, which both being ashamed of, and to
deny, and to a secret Cans/ass actually carried on by tho Cour-
tiers, and not explained till it was found convenient for thedi
to unite in opposing me.
By the decision of this day you have indeed, Gentlemen,-
contraeted very much the sphere of my Public: Duties ; but
I have others yet to perform, and I can assure you with truth,.
that under no circumstance or change of situation, will you
find me less disposed, than I have hitherto -constantly been,
to attend to put concerns as a Magistrate, a Neighbour, and ;
a Friend,. 1- should be ashamed of myself, if I could t.e.el re-
sentinent against any Man, for what has passed, of if such
events as thesecould.
" • Stir the constant mood of my calm thoitglits,
" Or put them into inisbetanninn plight."
I retire to the Walks of Private Lite, I trust, with the re-
gard and approbation of the virtuous and the good, there to
enjoy the Society of . many valuable Erie ids+ whoiC fidelity
and attachment,• long experienced, are rendered now far more
dear to me' by the aasurance, that they
,applaud that very
Condua and those P.,inciples, which prejudice and inisenid-
el zeal on the one hand, sad an illiberal resentment on the
other, have charged ahainst me as a Clinic.—ln that Crime
I shall glory to the last hour of Life
- I" remain, with all due reSpea, Gentlemen, - .•
Your obedient humble Servant; _ _

Bayforciburyt July Izy 182,

W. 'BAKER.

To the GENiT LE NiE N, CLERGY,anct RE E HOLDERS

of the COUNTY'of HERTFORD.
ORNTLEMISN, , Bracket Hall, JO), r 3.
LTAKE the earliest opportunity oithankine- you
for the distinguished Honotir you yesterday conferred
upon me, by eleding me your Representative in Parliament.
The kind, and almost unsolicited exertions of my Friends
I shall ever remember with pride and' gratitude There
never Was au Eledion so flattering to any Candidate—up-
wards of taea Votes were given fur me, and no one was can-
vassed before last Friday in the afternoon. It has been
said by my Opponents, that my conduct was not decorous in
makings° late an application 4 but I hope every liberal man
will'acqiiit swot' any Wish to surprize the County, or think.-
'me Wanting in respea to the Gentlemen and Freeholders,
whent declare upon my
.honour, that I had no intention
Of offering myself till late in the day on Friday last. H,iti I
had such an intention, it would not only have been unfair iu me.
to conceal it, but most di,sadvantageous to myself, as many of
my most zealous friends were pre-engaged, and were obliged
by their promises to give their Votes contrary to their incline-.
tions. It is hardly to be supposed that I could designedly delay
my canvass, had 1 known that the voice of the Freeholders
and the wishes of the County called upon me imperiously to
accept of so honourable a situation. It is nut very likely
that I should defer all sort of application to the last mo-
ment, had I known that all parties were united in my fa-
vour that all dilferences were forgotten, all former animosie
ties laid aside, and that the Nobility, Gentry, and F-reehold-
ers of every description (whatever were their political prime
ciples) pointed at me as the objed of their choice. So flat-
termgand decided a mark of approbation can never be obliter-
ated from my memory, and binds me by every tie of cuts,
honour, and gratitude, to preserve my independence, to watch
over avid protect our Constitution and Government, to sup-
port every measure calculated to promote the prosperity of
this Kingdom, to oppose every dangerous innovation, and
eyery attempt-to infringe the Liberty of the Subject, in all
cases and upon all questions to exercise my own judgmeet
uninfluenced by any Minister or, any Party, told particularly
to attend to the interests of those who have so handsomely
and generously imposed upon me the honourable and diffi-
cult task of representing. this County.
1 have the Honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your much obliged andenoSt faithful humble Servant,
PENISTON LAMB. '

Newtown-Park, July 13, 1802.
To the GENTLEMEN, CLERGY, and YEOMANRY,
FREEHOLDERS of the COUNTY of SOMERSET.
BEG leave to return you my sincere Thanks for
.
I the Honour you have conferred on me, by
_unanimously
Elealng me a third time one of your Representatives in Par-
liament ; 'and as I flatter myself my Condutt has always been
Free, Independent, and uninfluenced by Party Prejudices, so
I humbly hppe, by adhering to the seine Principles, to merit
your future.courrtenance.and support.
have, the Honour to .be, Gentlemen,
• With the most sincere respeetand gratitude,
Youriabliged and faithful humble Servant,
, WILLIAM GORE LANGTON'.

To the WORTHY and INDEPENDENT FREEMEN of
the BOROUGH of BOSTON. ,

4%D.ITLEULEN, ..
T R",II.SRINT. you rriv sincere Thanks for tlic iiii,h.
•,
A. Honbur you have this Day conferred uponsme, hy elect-
ing 'me one of. your Representatives, and for the,ti.;-a-i aid
steady Support which has placed me at the head of the. Pull.
My Gratitude shall be evinced by a CyliStatit attendance. in
Parliament, a•stria- attention to your local interests, and a
steady. adherence '.o those Censtitutional Principles, which
CAR alone have reeonitnend)ed me to your 'Confidence. _
I ain,,Gentlemen' _ " ,
Your much obliged a',lcUmostdevoted Servant, •
• , • ' - WILLIAM A. MADOCKS..
Boston,. roth.july, 1802. - - ,