The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-21 00:00:00

" DECLARATION.

" We, whose names are undersigned, Inhabitants of the
Town and Neighbourhood of Lancaster, consider it a duty we
owe to ourselves and the Country, to express our abhorrence
of the wicked and seditious attempts of those who openly and
avowedly meditate the Subversion of tip! Laws sad Govern-
ment of this Kingdom, involving in their consequences' thu
destruction of property and the horrors of a civil war. Im-
pressed with a conviction of the mischievous designs of per-
sons, who, under the pretext of Reform and Liberty, are ac-
tively circulating the most libellous and blasphemous publica-
tions, tending to,corrupt the minds of the unwary, and to
detach then► from their duty to God and to their Country, we
feel it incumbent upon us thus publicly and explicitly to de-
clare our fidelity to the King, our firm adherence to the Con-
stitution, and our determination to enforce the due execu-
tion of the Laws against all who, either by their writings or
otherwise, incite the ignorant to acts of violence, and there-
by endanger the peace and security of the realm,"
Mr. CAWTHORNE made a few observations, re,
commending the Declaration which had been read,
because be felt that every good subject would
readily concur in it, and because it did not touch
upon recent occurrences, on which different opi-
nions might be entertained, and which ought to
be decided by another tribunal. He deppzcated
the wandering about of those itinerant speakers,
who were using every means to'beguile the igno-
rant multitude, and said we ought to lay our
shoulders to the work, to stop their further pro-
gress, not knowing where such proceedings may

Mr. GReENE—" It is with no small degree of
' satisfaction that I now stand up to address yon,
.Sir, upon an occasion like the present. Having
received my education in Lancaster, and being
attached to it from year to year by my visits, IC
feel gratified, as well as the inhabitants of this
district, in thus declaring my sentiments of loyalty
to our country, which has always characterized
this town, and which, I hope, we shall hand
down to our succeeding posterity. It is with this
view for the character of the place (which I trust
we all feel) that we are under the necessity of
thus entering into this Declaration, to wipe away
the stigma cast upon it by a late visit of those who
have been base enough to infuse into the.minds of
the orderly and peaceable part of this county senti-
ment s tending to the sub v ersitln of Ch urch a ndSt ate,
leading them Irons happiness to wretchedness,
from a condition of peace to absolute misery, and
to endanger the tranquillity and safety of 'our na-
tive land. And what time is this to talk of Re-
form ? Reform, did I say ? by it we can under-
stand nothing leas than Revolution, under this
diabolical mask ; but I say, at what period is it
they so call aloud for Reform Are we not en-
joying those inestimable liberties which our an-
cestors have handed down tes us, and which arc
the pride of every Englishman?—Nay, are we not
enjoying a touch more ample degree of liberty
than they possessed ? We hear mwch of the glo-
rious reigns of our Henrys and Edwards ; but
they were arbitrary despots in comparison with that
Monarch under which we live.—Let any one, if
he can, point out in our history, at what time
public opinion was so much expressed on every
occasion, and when it possessed so much sway ;
for public opinion is a shrine at which all must
bow, and by which test every Government must
be tried. Is it liberty, then, which these men su
call aloud for ? No, Sir, it cannot be ; for, as
Englishmen, they possess it ; but they profane
her sacred name ; and it is obvious from their
doctrines the many evils they would heap upon
this country, how they would bring liberty into
disrepute, by bringing her up under the mask of
licentiousness."

Mr. CLARKE.,—." I am quite satisfied that the
numerous Gentlemen who 'signed this requisition
would have been happy to have given no other
proof of their attachment to our country than a
good subiection to it ; but it is with painful re-
luctance, Gentlemen, that the time is come in
which we are obliged to display our principles.—
Lancaster is remote from the most populous part
of this country; we here behold a quiet people,
who are inured to habits of reflection and peace ;
and the principles they cultivate are principles of
good neighbourhood, and tend to the preserva-
tion of tl►e public peace ; and consequently every
means should be used that that peace may remain
undistut bed and unbroken. There is no part of
his Majesty's dominions which enjoys so much
liberty as ti►e town of Lancaster. Look at the
number of its Constituents, the body of its Elec-
tors ; they are so numerous, that it is impossible
but that its elective Itanchise must remain pure
and untainted, awl let those wl,o hold up the doc-
trine of universal suffrage look at the town of
Lancaster, they would exclaim—For God's sake
let that alone.!'

Dr. CAMPBELL then begged leave ,to vote the
thanks of the meeting to Ow Mayor, for his con-
duct in the Chair.—( La:waster Gazette.)

There was no trial of public iwportance at thee
Old Bailey yes:elday.