The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-16 00:00:00

tion, defeat, and disgrace.—(Cheers.) The League
h;.d taught the monopolists this lesson., that they co
not attempt to carry out their principles by
means. Wheat and corn was grown by the aristoc...gen,
and so were surplices and gowns.—(Cheers.) f
1140.
but after all this, was it not better to have a
haCern-
than no bread ?—(Cheers.) The leaders of the
for the
law League had used all means in their power or.c.,
accomplishment of the great object they had in view,
and they bad succeeded in, a most eminen the
gree. Their great efforts now must be 0.11,,,it.
hustings. That was the principal focus to which astrinrgac;
strength was to be applied. Now, how does the .A
Corn-law League act, notwithstanding all that pill
been said against it ? Did it follow the footsteps
i_°.:
the Duke of Buckingham ?—(Cheers.) Did it eons
dirty tricks and unworthy proceedings to prnegr'ho
ends ?—(Cheers.) The mandate of the Le
g:lbereathed;
gone forth that the people shall have cheap
and that mandate will be carried out, not t bDY, by
means of trickery on the part of the League, but
the means of the people themselves. He should
to see her Majesty—God bless her—(Cheerye
cotne to their free trade bazaar next May ; of," o.b.
he did, not expect her to take a stall there-0-'l'oi
ter)—but he was sure that none would be rec.: wa
.with a more hearty welcome.—(Cheers.) Now
useless to disguise facts. The leaders of the Lear
had shown themselves to be men who would I?
cease to persevere in obtaining the great object vinam•
ere long, they hoped to obtain. In the great .c
in which they were engaged, they had not a 13e_.
or more hearty friend than Colonel ThoroPer
(Cheers)—and he trusted that the time was not
,listant when they would see him in the Sous'
Commons fighting the battles of the Leagv
(Cheers.) What was the object of the Leaf
Why, to make bread cheap, to enable the
to be well paid, and to ensure the people
tuency which would send such Members to r
went as would look to their interests. The
law League wished to make a. county dee
reality and not a farce.—(Cheers.) The
this the interference of strangers! There
absurd way of speaking of the League
stranger everywhere ; I contend that the Le
new a stranger nowhere I We are domestic
London ; besides, the League is with every '
sees clearly, and whose heart beats strong]:
cause of free trade.—(Cheers.) We, here,
League in Lonion ! and, if you look abi
the towns and districts of the country, whet
see the true interests of the mai
feel the wrongs of the poor, and
against oppression, say this tax upon
of the indigent shall not continue—the!
League ! The League are there ! When
or Lord Radnor rise in their place to as
fellow Peers, then the League is in th
Lords—(Cheers)—and when by any char
remote, a courageous thought shall arise
of the Premier, and one honest determin
matter should come from his mouth ar
leagues, then the League will be in tl
(Loud cheers.) Principles of this natur
air and water ; they have an eleme
presence; they are wherever there
and warmth of feeling. Besides, w'
representation ? Are not towns
part and parcel of counties ? Are
countries ? Are they " aliens in b
and religion ?"—(Loud cheers.) Are
ties made of the towns and cities in tl
not arise as the crown of the riches
your prouder counties ? And where
fertility, but where natural treasur
surface, do we not find works and
coast? Why, the towns and (
counties, by a work which i
compared to creation; they
the numbers, wealth, grande
tance which nature seemed t(
or overlooked.—(Cheers) What
be if you struck London out of it
what would your most rural cow
from them the advantages of their
richest counties, those said to be tt
of towns, what would they do if y
wheat at their own monopolis
not often feed their poor
here ? Do you not supply wi
refuse and surplus hands ? Do
to the victims who seek refuge
all this, do you not purchase t
and laughter.) Cities are the
and are the last portion of t
left unrepresented. If it be
'lva separate representation,
it all. It is property that is
authority of the law under wl
•ver has a freehold of forty a
he reinstitution supposes, and
aid demands of us, if we are
ng vote also. It is not ye
holder who is represented
Members ; he has yet
and well is it when
urged with such happy
to attend it in the pr
this plan there is a m
naps, that which in its
thought of. It tends to acl
entire labouring populatioy
working classes, and the n
middle class; it holds out
mise of an incitement of
eating description. It
proprietor of a portion,
England. Have a ate
something here. It
thing when, by the ry
late Mr. George Rose, t'
connected with the pub!
was thought a judiciou
those who could amass
national institutions an(
good to endeavour to ru
tance become fundhc
as wise and good to
their proportion or
become landholders
their lovely and bee
as much as it was
whose lands cover
gives them a tangible
and a feeling of
they are put in posse
to citizenship in the
which was best ad
of consistency, prop
The poet Campbell (
when he wanders
wistfully at a cotta
hangs over the gat
" Oh! that for m
Some hamlet's
Health in the
And such, too, is
been spent in toi
durance. Let th
at least to such
holds out such
country; may t'
seize, and, obtai
the high-road
lators, and a
interests of ti
those who thin]
classes extendi
tions of societl
better show vv.
representation
(Loud cheers
you this ev
great financi
prosperity o'
revenue is n
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