The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-25 00:00:00

MARUII '25, 1836

tell us, for toryism, conservatism, and every thing but
radicalism; unitarianism, flippancy, ignorance and
quackery is defunct !
In this " calamitous crisis" what are we to do ? Must
we submit to he baked by BRANCICER, busted by EW ART,
and be-spitted, by RATILBONE and ~the scullions of the
Town-ltrill kitchen ? Let us consider whether there be
any way of escaping from this ignominy. Lord SANDON
beat Mr. EWART at the last election by a considerable ma-
notwithstanding the. convincing arguments of a
Bank Director who was employed, and nu doubt taken
in for the purpose. -Poor Mr. MORRIS appeared to play
ut LiverpooLthe part that Mr. Sheriff RAPHAEL perform-
ed in Carlow. He was the steamer to EwAnr, as the
Sheriff' was the steamer to . VIGORS, However, nr.
EWART was returned by an accident. Sir HOWARD
DOUGLAS lost his election in consequence of the nervous
fears, the over cautious temperament and the hesitating
Policy of some of Lord SANDON'S friends. But is
Mr. EWART'S -position made stronger by Sir HOWARD'S
present retirement ? Most unquestionably nut. On the
other hand, can it be said that. the noble lord, our repre-
sentative, has lost anv ground in the affections of the
electors of Liverpool since that period? So far from this
being the case, Lord SANDONtiS now the universal Favour-
ite—he has'prOved himself to be an able and unremitting
man of mrsiness,Lhe has, by his talents and his ready
access to the public oilices,, conferred invaluable Favours
upon all classes—he is respected, and- would be support-
ed by hundreds of electors who :have: hitherto' voted
against hint—in short, he.stands higher in public estima-
tion amongst his Constituents than: he ever did since he
represented Liverpool in parliament. .Lord SANDON,
therefore, is as secure of his return, should he asL for it,
as Sir lloaturr PEEL is in Tamworth, or Lord FR,ANCIS
EGEtaoN.Ziilild'sOutltern division or Lancashire.

\Vbatis the Kieani rig-,-tlieirbf this content plated-intro
duction of Mr. 13RANcK,En-to contests the honour of repre
sentation with Mr; EwART. We iiave given some for-
cible .reasons why both of them are not likely. Co sit for
Liverpool at the same time; and we,coold show theta
good and solid grounds for believin that neither of them
Will be permitted to sit : but, putting their case in the
best. light, we cannot discover any thing short of mad-
nesS in their joint attempt to be honourable members
for this unfortunate borough: But, is. there not method
in the madness of one of the proposed candidates? We
susPect that the real friends—we mean the family friends,
of err.-EwART are not alive tq the intrigue which we are
told is formed against him. Be then, .Qll r office to
open their eyes. The once zealous supporters of Mr.
EwART, who received his money—we do not say his
bribes; are now heartily tired, if not ashamed, of him.
TheCoWn is sick of him—moderate men of. all parties
disown him—the radicals take no pride in him. The
despair of another contest in his behalf has worked a

wendrouS change, and they are prepared, as we are assur-
ed, to throw hint overboard and fix their last hopes on
I‘II%I3I2ANCXER.
pik we feel confident will not excite much surprise in
any one who reflects upon the state of parties. The
whig.and radical faCtions do not love each. other very cor-
dially. The
.bicketings and bandied • lies of the common
tonna prove that there is deep and mutual hatred under
the surface. The jobbing propensities of that august
body. are the subject of derision and disgust from, one,
end of the town to the other. " UNCLE UOLTON AND
NEPHEW HoLT" would make an excellent motto for the
Municipal reformers. Mr. B.A.rnnoNE's temper, Mr.
COGLAN'S eloquence, Mr. E. SMITH'S erudition, Air.
Airm.msLEY's topographical knowledge, Mr. JORDAN'S
Military renown, Mr. SHIEL'S practiCal exper;ence in
candle ends, and the rare qualities of most of the other
members are enough to immortalize the very tables turd
baiis of the room in which they sit. But it would'ke
an immortality destitute of honour. :The electors prow
and feel all this, and 'we fear they will deem the chairs,
Without • their present. occupants, the more interesting
relic. :we mistake them much, take care
that very different then shall be returned at the next
election. •

As with our municipal so with our patliamentarg re-,
Presentatives. Mr.,EWART has been tried, Mr. BRANctaa
bas'not,:which will weigh mod) on the side of the latter.'`
Aceidental circumstances, which we believe he lamented
at the time, were greatly" in favour of Mr. IiThrSCICt.R.
lie is not, because tie could not be-a, member of the cor-
poration. He has,,theretote, not been soiled by its jobs.
In ease of a parliamentary contest this very ineligibility
will procure fur,lihn mans, vote's Which EvvART m ust lose ;
and although neither the taste nor the judgment of these
voters can be of a very high order, yet in the paradise of
imbeciles, and in the court of ignoi amuses, Mr. ANCKER
is unquestionably a shade more endurable than Mr.
EWART, who boasts that he was reared in the school of
CA-NNING, and who, like many of the professed admirers
of :that illustrious man, has brought obloquy upon his
name and fame.

It is quite possible, too, that in case no conservative
eanctidate should be started in conjunction with Lord.
SANoo-NT, the split votes of the noble lord would fall to
the share of the sugar refiner.
We are not sure if we should not support, and intreat
-our
party to suppor.t BRANCKER in preference to EwART.
It .is true we do not much dread the probabiliq of so

Painful an alternative. We are inclined to think we shall
surprise our opponents when the proper time comes, and
consequently we beg of them not to be disappointed if
both of their candidates should be rejected. The small
brown bears may dance, but they may not succeed in
Pleasing.