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London, England, 1817-05-22 00:00:00

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no political value twt►atevei.. Nor is it. indeed, iu
any thing more than the opinion, or
rather the polities. of the demagogue, which are
rounded ►tsually, not upon views of public benefit,
hut „I►on the consideration of what will most ex.
tend his ycrsonal. influence or power,:
In bitch a question,, for example,. as that :of, a

Corn. hill ;—ft question' of •various bearino, and
most complicated)consideration;•r:-in such a clues:
rio', of what V.llllle COltiti be t,he ()pinion of the
~OpttlaCC, : corptnoniy iratityed even of •
.their
leaders It is a question in which the majority
of ttie,pe.ople, even far above the'linpithiee, e.w1,1

.ce nothing more than superficial eifcts, and par- '
:hi consequences. It.iv toestion or expo:tend-
ed St-AR-sown, Intl) profound calculators; it should
lie discussed by ;:hell capable.of balancing the op-•
p s;11;; iuterests which it involves, and of wisdom-
to what ‘voulti upon the whole h htst,
wilco evils were to be encountered on every side.
To refer any question of this nature to popular
decision, or to the clamour of multitudes, what
is it, btit to make it certain that. wisdom should
not be employed where it was most required. The
property tax is another question of a similar kind,
which we lately saw decided too much 10 conse-:
quence of the. clamour of thou: who poss,:ssed no
property;, nor had any correct knowledge of the
various hinds at interest which? involved. •
Is this'(hell the class whose_opioiou you. wish

i u have more folly.representect?—on.whose ac-
coma you consider Putliatuent a want of re •
iortitation ?-7Surely, the truest I et. 011111,1091),
be that which shottifl:gkve as little weight as pos-
ihte tio opinions foonrteri oft no knowledge, :and
supportell by no wis.riqm -,,yet, hehl ‘vitit
ft•pertio.acity io toll propurtion to theinability of
,the hohleis, either to weigh arguments, or to

comprehend reasons, ,
But let us appeal to
,feet in another shape.
'Parfiameatory Reform is by no means an untried
'speculation in our Constitution. There, are
boroughs which, according to the ideas of the
demagogue" are already reformed,: butouiths in
which the voice of the popuhice so muclr pr,frails,
that one or more members must always be re•
turned by their choice. What is the result ?
Precisely this : That the very worst returns ever
made to Parliatnent,, are made from those
boroughs. , Is there a man peculiarly unfit to
he a Senator ;—uf violent character, ruined
fortunes, degraded morals, and insatiable am-
bition ;—a man prepared to hazNrd all the best
interests of the State to establish his own power,
and to Make the meanest ennyiiances to tnlute
the popular favour ;—a man who thus would tide
upon the shoulders of the people to an eminency
for which he is tin vations ways Aistrialified ?
This is the rn n who will always be, returned for
such a Borough ; and of such men would your

Parliament principles cons st„if once it was FM...
porti ED. is this a consommation to be withed ?
The poptilact ,have no mord to=te, no feeling of
propriety: .No degradation of character cno
qualify a man for their favour, it lte will blot con-
descend to adopt their views, however tithe ; anti
'later their p4ssions, however ti4pgerousi It Lc