The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-05 00:00:00

" Hide their lwadth'

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It may seem needless fot me to say• any thing against
party already so low fallen, but the time is come when it
is - inteessary to spook to guard 'against hypocrisy when
men have freedom in their mouths and rtudice in their
!worts, I will not spare them. The country is. not at present in
one of those situations in which the people they sleep regarilleNs
of what is rafting aiotind. fOrtenately for us in this
county, if I etcept, indeed, the shipping interests of Shields, the
inhabitants have not been subjected to that commercial distress.
which nnfortunately prevails in other yarts of the kingdom. Can
that system be right by %cinch the people are thus humbhid ?
Those who believe the system works well, are either deist, whose
()wit system works well, or who form a port, or expect to them a
purl of it. But th0,,0 who have not such motives most see tluo
things are hot .as they should he„titid must,ince their exertions to
place their country in the satiation alielitei•ocenpied and ought to
• occupy aotong nations. It is 'at tide tilltiltravellottr the c:rcuill-
'stances I have noticed, peculiarly neeessaiy. that own ~1,01:14I •
owl themselves lot the publie,wellare, yet it is at this mu.
• Mott that the whigs' Wish to have a whig uttd as tory returned fir
Nortlitimbetiantb—(Great applause).„-Ain're.cire splits between
Mr. Liddell 'Mid MySelf, between Mr. h ell awl myself, but I ih -
chive that between the Tyne and the Tweed there tire not 60 split
votes between me and Lord Howick.• Mr. 'dell's agents at Aln.•
wick, before the last election, solicited' votes for the next
and now, because they have had the artiKee to solicit fors Lord
Howick, they expect we should gite them credit for their inde-
pendence. They have acted as plainly cin ,a;eoalititin as if tl e e
had directly and basely asked .votes,, with the. right hand for Lord

Howiek and the left for Mr. Bell. Some Persons may observe,
why allude to this now, why not wait till after the election ?
weal say, that if jiistice is done to the countyf my election is of
comparatively small consequence.-4 should be satisfied, 1.1,11
though I should fail of success, could I be certain that in future
the county would judge for itself. I should,be content if the sun
of the county should rise when irty.istut sets, liftt:l.see that the
sun which is setting is. the sun of the Whigs, and thu glory which
is rising is that of the indePendence of the county. (Applause.)
I shall hail with pleasure the Morning of the dissolution of Perlin-.
meat, -because then, in securing my success, you will secure your
own triumph. My enemies hate employed the most insidious
!Weans to vilify my conduct, but -no • person *ill hereafter be-
lieve them. Indeed I ought to be thankful to them, for next
to the uppruval of the good, the disapprobation of the hail
is the hest reward of honest ni0n....-(Great applause.
The cause which has secured. me the Odious and trim..
pliant meeting of this day, ig the cause of strict independenve,
unconnected with any pet ton or party whatever. I have
no wish directly or indirectly to forward the \ election of any of
the other candidates. Letters are addressed to me anonymously,
{they dare not do it openly) accusing me of a coalition with
some other candidate. I trust this will be remembered and re-
pented wherever ye go. I shall take no • part With any other in-
dividual, but use all my efforts ,to secure my own triumph, and
the independence of the county. Having thus spoken of the ge
neral grounds on which I stand, I shall no* say a fe* words
with tepid to my eanduct When 'returned; fur I will not say if
returned to Parliament. The first principles on Which the inte-
rests of trade depend is reforni of Parliament. I have uo opinion
of that man who is the friend of liberty on the other side of the •
Atlantic and its enemy at home. It has been said by on eminent
writer, flint it is easy to he a patriot at the distance of 20.0 years,
and that no man can Well refer fn the page of history and
read of the fall of Ctesar, without wiirhing he had been himself
a Brntust Let bitnehew his patriotism by exerting himself to
benefit the country as far at it is in his power, let hint as much as
possible' - relieve it front the oppression under which it la-
bours. Ho lays a flattering unction to his son) tqw says says he
would be a pattern for others in the days of Home, yet will do
nothing to relieve or benefit his own country. The minister who
has acted the most conspicuousyart* in supporting commerce and
liberty on the other side of the Atlantic, is unfortunately the mho
Who is most capable, from the display of splendid talents, of pre.
venting improvement at home. .To Cunning, the Whigs willingly
offer their incense; they are intnerantly lauding the man who
might and ought to have made Catholic emancipation the con-
dition of his reniaMing in offlce. Yet-this is the man who con-
tends for liberty on the other side of the Atlantic ! Such nun are
noti to be trusted ; the, people should • not suffer • themselves to be
blinded by thus advocating -freedom
.abroad and neglecting it ot
borne. I en enemy to hypocrisy wherever it exists. Reform of
Parliamentesotismrymeant subject on which the interests, the: trade, the free-
s
not depend. Ido not cait such m refbr as the whirl
require. It is not against the rotten borietqlis that the eeriutony of
their hatred-it directed; it is them the whig. fall short, for they
have part of the good thing* thereiti ront,iined mast. There mast tic
-.
a vaunt of'horonglis, whether belonging to a Whig or a Tory
Peer.. The object must be to reprint the pCivle, to represent
this wealth, talent,-education,attil colic of .the etemtry,•nutl- not.
:done the inten.esits of the aristocracy. • The elective' franchise
should be extended, 4, would bait it extended us the kuow..
ledge and education, of the people inlay require, hut not KU art