Star.
London, England, 1820-12-26 00:00:00

al to repel 211 attacks upon the Constitution, aftdl
..!:,,cnuiraze the schemes of the disaffected, yet,
•a; aly bee 'toe they came forward and said that
e Wet e able.e, in the Governrreat which they
baohl wish rectified. they were most unjustly scan-
:, ias enemies ;/) the Constitution. The injustice
•:e Hated in the di position of Ministers to rept•
throtto!, the medium of their Journals (which
a• :11 4 k, ought to he inchtded among the
calimonatory productions of the Pi esS)—(Hear,
•r', to represent all such as seditious and treason-
,• •a wao opposed them —to represent Ministerial
-..its as the perils of the State—to disunite different
oaa—to disarm the ]casing men of their natural
a7nce over the People—and thus to drive them
the ranks of the enemy—to state in express terms
aoa. each only as rallied round them were rallying
the Constitution—around which we were
maly to rally and to perish—(Hear, hear).-
- .11vszher accusation had been brought against the'
nomely. that if they did not go over to the.
-aro; rat ;1..2 Radicals, they endeavoured to bring the
cals over to them. To this charge he pleaded
eailaa Nay, he would say more. He wished not
aele ell Radicals—but all Tories to join their ranks;
; diem not as Radicals, but reclaimed
fam :hair error to the pure, of ioinal, and Consiitu•
tanal faith—(l2ear, hear) —Would any one say that
this was a step dangerous to the puloic i ease?—
.They cad] only
,convert them by araument, by per-
!a:lc-ions; :lad it this could be happily effected, would
it net he a great puhlic good—would it nut heal
the wounds of oui suffering country ?
Ile 'could rep icc if all the enemies of Kingly govern-
meet co. ld he converted into zealots adhe:ents—
eal osould iaa the opposite party in like manner be
clad to make rimy tr!;—to draw troops from what-
ever quarter they could gather them, and to detach
a; many as they could trom the cohorts of rebellion,
erovided they- were staiinch and firm in their cause?
ft vas the bit-hies.; of every one to bri:.g over con-
verts from an erroneous school to the true eed.—
What Yeas the business of Ministers of Religion ?
;ha siot le t pre claim and iaoush forth direatenings
of damnation ; but by powel fol. gentle, and patient
teeurneilt, to dhahuse heretics of their fatal faith—.
to tecoacile and riaaore them to the bosom at the
tie Chinch—to pluck them as brands from the fire,
an offering worthy of the truth to which they are
&vated. What then should be the efforts of all
those attached to the Constitution? .Should they not
be anxious to bring over traitor s from the hereoes into
which they had been misled intq the true Church—
t iflisahuse them of their prejudices, and of those (Inc
t: ire; by which they had been betrayed to de-truction?
Be did not imagine that the most violent Tory would
maintain tie cootrary. lie no doubt would allow
that it would be very difficult to convert a hardy,
desperiee, determined Radical into a true Whig, or
to the more aloe and exulted faith or Tory ism—
(Lnuahter). But they ought at least to be thankful
that we do not abandon the task, and do not taterl-)
tlupar of reclaiming the disaffected ; for if ever they
ate to be changed from hardened unbelievers to
members of the true Church, it was clear that they
:vast fast pass through the purgatory of Whiggism!
(General !trashier, andooniinued applause ham every
gaar'er). they could' not suddenly pass from one
exueme to another. They must be initiated in the
princiVes of itlectires and taxes—in the mitigated
and wholesr,me doctrines of Opposition, and the
Tories therefore should be sincerely thankful to the
Whigs for instructing the Radicals in their prepara-
ta:s school, and handing them over to them in a
:,rte of comparative tractability. At the same time
he had no great hope that a desperate Radical could
ever be converted into either a good Whig or a
good Tory—though -he never would be disposed
to shut against them the gates of penitence and
raetcy. lt• cits not likely, he thought, however,
that they would be readily Lahiverted from the rooted
error of their ways, and he was much afraid that
fsw would be gained over, except by sad experience.
Multitwies, he was convinced, adhered to the Radical
party, because they saw no other resource. They
Jell acute distress, and seeing no middle point be-
raeen the Tory and Radical faction, they preferred
adhering to the latter. They saw nothing likely to
Le ad )•,•,trd of a conciliatory description, and being
,!roaat to dei.pair by threats, intimidation, and coer;
kion, tl.ey 'sent over to the ranks of the disaffected;
and such he did not doubt would be easily brought
ever from the ranks of the rebellious, if they but
keel-a that between the two extremes there was a
rohlJle point at which they might rally and take their
stand : .111,1 the same was also the ca.ie with many of
the adlonents of the Ministry, who finding, as they
supposed, ia. middle point between the Rad.cal school
and the ,7cvnted adherents of power, might gradu-
ally he brought to join the ranks of Whiggeism.—
When, therefore, it was imputed to their party that
:hey c outed the Radicals, their wish was to detach
from both parties those who adhere to them, because
they pee no other alternative than either to enlist-.
themselves under the Ministerial banners, or join
:hose who wished to involve everything in ruin.-
-This, then, he would repeat, was the ground of his
objecting to the Address:-Ist, Because it did not
express the whole truth ; and, 2dly, Because the
truth which was in it was exhibited under a disguised
and partial form, acknowledging discontent, which
certainly existed, but approving of the policy of put-
ting it down by intimidation and punishment, while
tt dues not express, what all are called upon to do,
disapprobation of the late measures of Administra-
tion. Mr. Jeffrey concluded with repeating his
doeLts whether intimidation would repress the evil of.
discontent, Varier this treatment it would extend its
roots :JoiLt branchesa--an accumulation of combustible
mate' ould be pent up—and an esplosicn would
sonnet or later take place—in which wealth, rank,
and loyalty, would be swallowed up in the catas-
trophe of a bloody and unavoidable Revolution.
—'the Learned Gentleman sat down amid reiterated
cheers from all patties—and such a display of high
eloquence, intermingled with the happiest effusions
of wit an fancy, could hardly fail to draw firth from
such an audience this suitable tribute of admiration.
A division now tcok place, when there appeared:
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For the Amendment - - - 27

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After voting thanks to the Noble CHAIRMAN) the
Meeting dispersed.

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