The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-14 00:00:00


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hid recnisrsis to violence to support. hautpatlMl4ritz'
••- •..elpirsistgit its *lints; to:secure the obedience, and
.„,for protectiont par them ail& and dungeons!-
' And our enein'then advised us 'to be scwilented—
that they were the best judges' of .what was really
good for us-os they are very good, and very wise
seen, oith " unimpeachable moral cli,aracters !"
They promised leeoriiy, and they gave it in a prison ;
they wooden! intleinity,, and they Obtained it for
themselVea. They•gave•their 'own words that they
had not misused their aktitiiiky,'eed were astonished
to find no one beliiiothenit* They' mid that they
did not eiw?/1 abuse thelr'etilkvirlty. Perhaps not.
W. kin -shit% r is satiated, he2will not wash ilikfiltsfp'.
in blood. ••Thrt` *lost ferocious' animits ronly fallow
the arrigestienslof their appetites; bat tt lastot wise
to eater their dens in the hope *that they may ndt be
gut;ifescsre pay for our Intrusion Willi parries.
We &Oat:lM to hold our liberties* and' rig at
their discs:etioss I What they can do, they may do,
and they it may suit their conveni.
o'4 or theirkm(ll44n. We mast take from them
*4o:ter .to`tioLidatig. Their late eicisses, their
WeTiton situ'int of iiilwer, their 'fete:Able. inselt of
ttreVilitlins khelr ailitdition of the'Courts of Jus•
tice;i'neo the ap ti of their crimes, still demand
orsu
tke notli;oil enquO jVisd'clodemnation.. They have
tilted themselves,, 0:11 tree, and have acquitted theM.
sate* ; bid. whit irbalii be thought of the liberation
ol a highwaiern; Ay the verdict of his fellows ?
Mr. *Ortler- then alluded to the difference of opi,
tifrin *wilCh itir fiftho'n the Reformers. This,
th'ougb oresglisilst fanlike effect which would be pro-
duced by it'itise'
wllle certainly a' proof of the free.
4UM, and 'die holletifitt the Reformers. lite tram
rt IMO' slaves of Ovprlfism were disciplined into
tirit:sir..; ant being frilitiddOri to entertain opitrions4
tiiiiiillt4n Tris. aright, it
parrots, to echo the opl.
sliests";fl .1:' akere' le Would account for the
kes
Orktt (;sp 94 lit'aewistn "feellttlei 'aid. i'Caetiereogh,
ir ltiWai`PastAiNr. ^Tit* itifereits were the
M
la
.10 their is'nkillig' I 1 conduct' eauld not be
*efii ' 'We' diattrision4iid'uled by 'Weil dif-
tlitth 'arsipinion 4100; iiiiJeat ,iiittio,' tended to'
riairifprmation', and tat proitota inquiry ; and
~ -rmgharmhers we iffiltilage to' p cause, they
- 0111:d .
/sere not always 'tits *art:' The Spattin "phalanx'
mesas effective gal's, Ronanlegion. Resolution
Tod skill cortipensatO lanplii'or the glittiting parade
isf.ifotAittide oiretiiners, which gilded, but este:sal-
va tie Persian camp. '1 he object in view is, one.
&bong% the means proposed are many, Let as all
steedilly pursue that object—a Parliamentary Re.
foitn—by ill and every means in our /power.: Let,
pg trot regard the clamour that is raised by our Poe-
;;against us. We ore no 4o9pt ,guiky, very
,y, irked. We ere the arairst 9f Criminals,
•,:• ape's criminally discovered that the title deeds of
f
per inheritance have brieastolen from us ! Ve have
rare crimtnally detected the thieves ! and most cri-
minally raised a hoe and cry after them ! All this is
'fry shocking ; and very . calculated to *take the
pelves of •the political paralytics, who tremble lest
Ose bands of justice should take bold of them, before
Oily have completed the freed, or had time to make
n safe retreat. We are ',pad set of impertinent
boneat intruders, there is oo doubt •, and they will •
have Bp difficulty in finding plenty of their own wit-
nesses.to fay so. This we most admit ; and it may
be hoped we shall continue what we are, until the
Jaws of England are returned to the protection of the
Reople, and hang no longer yn the wall of a vain,
an insolent, or a wicked Administration; or a cor.
rapt and corrupting misrepresentetion of an outraged
,station. Many, perhaps most of those. around are
proscribed, even iu England, proscribel from the
rights of,Rnglishmen ! Birmingham is pronounced
out of the pale of the Constitatlon•-!T•rilec wilOthi
her importance, her . immense inaoutictures, her
numerous population eras ell ditregivrded. The
miserable hovel that is . called Old Sarum, sends
two Members to destro--rhut Birmingham has no
voice to sate herself. She must pay imposts, and
obey laws, like the conquered province of. some
monster called a learriorls§ut her voice is not esker!,
her opinion is not taken. She is a cypher in legiela-
sion ; end only becomes entitled to consideration, as
-Ike furnishes the means for others to lavish upon ob-
jetts, in which she has no interest, with which 'tie
.bas no connection. Who shall say that this it right,
or that this ought patiently to be endured ? We must
bestir ourselves. The circling.flanse of tyranny closes
. wearer upon us; and we must break through its limits,
.or perish in the centre to recover our rights. The
prudence of age and the energF of youth are alike
necessary; let us then unite with our general friends
throughout the country again to assail our mimic Re-
presentation. with our prayers, with our remon-
strances. Oppression may yet learn to fear, and
justice to triumph, without any painful sacrifice.—
Recommending patience, perseverance, and resolution,
to all, 1 Into propose to you the health of " the
one-and-twebay thousand Meetly friends to Reform,
who signed the Birmingham Petition of 1817."
This was drank with the greatest enthusiasm ; and
, afterwards, a young Gentleman amused himself by
endeavouring to say something, without having any
thing to say : he avowed himself the friend of hit
Majesty's Ministers, sod insisted upon being heard,
to which the company agreed; but not expecting to
find any one disposed to hear, the trick exploded.—
To qualify him for opposition, he had been furnish-
ed with a supply of wine and spirits infinitely too'
powerful for the weakness of bis head to carry, and
when silence was hbtained for him, he was more em-
barrassed than ever. Ile, however, insisted that he
bad something to say, although he could net discover
exactly what it was; and requested the worthy 81.
tonet in the Chair to inform him whether it was of a
public or a private nature ? After making himself as
ridiculous as he possibly could do, for about five
minutes, and entertaining the company with a tine
. specimen of his Ministerial employers. he sat down,
drank ell the following toasts, and declared he would
never be such a simpleton a second time. Such is
the fallen spirit of the influence which, in the year
1791, could instigate a whole populace to deeds of
the darkest hue ! to acts of the most atrocious vio-
lence in support of Church and King. " How are
the impious fallen !"
The health of Sir Charles Wolsely was then given,
with many thanks to him for bis kind attention.
Sir CHARLES returned thanks. To express his
feeling, he, said, reqeired more eloquence than he
possessed. He stood before them as a &into in&