The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-09 00:00:00

(From a Correspondent.)

The election for this city commenced on Tuesday, when Mr
Howard, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. William Garnett, a gentle-
man from Manchester, were proposed. Mr. Garnett, in a speech
explanatory of his political sentiments, said :—" It has been ob-
jected to me that I would-be ready to become a supporter of the
Inesertit administration; hut I shall only support them when I
think they are acting for' the benefit of the country. (Cheers
and cries of "That's good.") It has been said they have been
tried already, and are the same men they were; but it is not so.
I think they are altered in their views. If they are the same
'ten they were, would Sir Robert Peel have declared his willing-
ness to abolish church rates? if they are the same, would
they :be ready to support the reform bill? if they are same,
Would they agree to reform municipal corporations? These
things, I think, are prima facie evidence that they have seen
their errors, and are ready to correct them. (Cheers and up-
rear.) If I go to 'parliament, I go free and independent; I am
above. emptations; I seek no favours, and I wish for no office;
I shall look to measures more than to men : if they are good,
I shall support; if they are bad, I shall oppose them. (Cheers
and cries of "That's right, lad.") Now, as to the established
church—l stand much attached to that church. I admire its
tolerant principles; I reverence its scriptural doctrines. I shall
therefore support it in all it, integrity, though anxious to see its
revenues more equally divided, and every abuse corrected; but
on no account will I consent that any part of its revenues shall
be applied to any other thau ecclesiastical purposes. (Cheers
.end disapprobation.) As to the dissenters, I would have them
front all civil disabilities. (A cry of "Tithes, let us
:tear what you say to tithes.") I thank my eriend for reminding
ne of -that; For never was there a greater delusion pract sad
upon the people than with respect to that questiou. If tithes
.etre _done away with ta_morrow, the landlords would put the
:coney in their own pockets—(disapprohation)—and then of
what benefit would it be to the people ? (Great cheering and
cries of "No, no.") I am aware Of the angry feelings too
often" excited by the payment of tithes, and-should be very
ready to advocate their being done away with by any fair coin-
rnutrition. • (Cheers and disapprobation.) As to the subject of
taxation, I think that this principle should always be kept in
new--that taxation should press most heavily upon those who
have the greatest stake in the country; and the most lightly
upon those who live by their industry, and are the least able to
bear it. (Cheers and cries of "Bravo.") As to taxing articles
of manufacture—the raw material, or the like—l think it most
impolitic and unjust,. and should strenuously at ek to remove
all such taxes. They fall upou wages, and are therefore most
°l)Prossive to the working classes. (Loud cheering.) Now as
to the poor law bill. ("That's Eight.") In the lest session of
parliament, a bill was passed entitled "The Poor Law Amend-
ment Act." (Cries of "Do away with it all.") Aye, it ought
indeed—it ought to be done away with; for it is most cruel and
9)ls'essive. tCheers.) But vim scarcely know what its opera-
tion ix here, where the old lews have lawn su well administered.
The country ie to be taxed for building workhouses. The
guardian of the poor, instead of giving the poor relief, is to
te~ve them the option of going into the workhouse; so that the
workhouse becomes a prison, and the guardian its turnkey. I
have no notion of such humaeity. The poor are men like our-
selvm and ought to be provideehr. and (realer' with kindness.
Mudd cheering.) Another cruel feature in this act is that re-

lating to,the mothers of illegitimate children. I consider those
of the bitt ui ni,trous. Tnat the heartless seducer
shouid be allowed to ecaoe ali the conseluences of iais guilt,
whilst the unfortunate victim is to bear it,t only the ignominy.
bat the barthen of. maintaining his offspring. The, effect of
this will be to produce infanticide. I ace sure in saying this, I
speak in accordance with your best feelings." (Cheering.)
Mr. Garnett declared that he was uppose:lta "the ballot"
and to " annual parliaments."