The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-02-06 00:00:00

GRAVESEND CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY.

At the Gravesend conservative society, instituted the 20th
of January, 1835, by electors residing within the Gravesend
polling district of West Kent, the following declaration was
agreed to:—

" FEAR GOD, HONOUR TIIE KING
We, the undersigned electors of the Gravesend subdivision
of West Kent, deem it incumbent upon us, at this crisis, to
make an open declaration of our political sentiments, with a
view to meet and to counteract the efforts of faction to under-
mine the British constitution in church and state.
We declare our dutiful attachment to the person of our
must gracious sovereign, and our unalterable resolution to sup-
port his majesty to the utmost of our power in the exercise of
his royal authority and prerogatives.
" We declare our respect for the House of Lords and ourad-
miration of the wisdom of our ancestors, to which we owe the
institution of that august assembly, as the best safeguard against
unconstitutional regal power, and the dangers of a paramount
democracy.
" We declare our allegiance to the throne, and our veneration
fur the church established by law, us the bulwark which affords
protection to other denominations of, christians against the en-
croachments of popery; and as the standard of pure christiau
faith, which presents a salutary check to the inordinate in-
crease of sects.
" When attempts are making to impair the stability of cuihlic
institutions by a reckless clamour for a sweeping reform of al-
leged abuses we feel that the greatest circumspection is necessary
to detect and prevent measures that would destroy or disturb
the distribution of power in the mixed form of government
under which this empire has attained a proud preeminence
among nations, and which secures to every subject of the realm
the enjoyment of civil and religious liberty.
" At the same time we hail with the highest satisfaction and
implicit confidence the assurance of the. first minister of the
crown, that, ' if the spirit of the reform act implies a careful
review of institutions, civil and ecclesiastical, undertaken in a
friendly temper, combining with the maintenance nfestablislied
rights the correction of prover; abuses and. the re tress of real
grievances, his majesty's present advisers will act in such a:
spirit and with such intentions.'
" To give effect to this our declaration we enrol our names as
members of a conservative society, ready to co-operate with
similar societies in other subdivisions of West Kent, for the
following objects:—
" To promote the election of loyal, conservative, and inde-
pendent members of parliament for the west division of the
county.
"Is. watch vigilantly the correct registration of voters', in
this subdivision.
"To support our conservative representative in his parlia-
mentary duties in defence of the constitution, and for the pro-
motion of the interests of agriculture, manufacture, trade,
shipping. and commerce, by sending through his hands petitions
which will convey our sentiments to the House of Commous
upon all proper occasions.
" To aid the circulation of conservative principles in order to
frustrate the designs of such as abuse the g.orions liberty of the
press by the diffusion of false, pernicious., and delusive writings.
" Arid. generally to uphold the throne, the church, and the
liberties of our fellow-subjects and our own."