The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-15 00:00:00

House, end In conformity with Wog established sideration; ha be bed to pled
the precede., „,.
sap, tbe House was now called, open to parfaits %Hind by those who bad hro•ght forward romilar
that dot
which was Ns first is pellet ef thee, audises no former ocossiems, while it sigh. °ethyl
and ,ceremlie not its least is point of ins. be proper In bey something on this subject.. 0 eon-
portanee—emetely, to proceed to the election of segues, of the great addition which bad ! see le-
o npasker, hos asomig Its own body. In per. reedy nude to thee Gentlemen who were ',queerly
forming that daly, he seed not say that it peculiarly Members of that Noose. In proceeding to who *se
became the Home to sided a person duly qualified to more immediately the business of the 'lay, namely,
discharge the various reactions of ibis distinguished the selection of an !edited's% north, to all the ii.gt,
office, wheat, he
.observed, was lissomly one of (teat office t f Speaker, the Right lists. Gentleman de.
importance to the country 'bet was net filled by the cisred that oe would not allow the ~arlialits f
appolanneet et the Crows, bet the election for which friendship to prompt the proposinon he was abn•t to
emanated directly from the voice of the People. This aubsilt, if he wete not fllyhe @sa
feelwed th
of the at th tH powse
ro.
office, eves widest as it was, could not be regarded yelline Mel la unison stub tings
as se remarkable from its antiquity as from the great --if he did not cosfidently bops that it • mold tweet
treat confided to him by wham it was occupied; for with as ustnimoss coneurreoce. lie could not, ha=
may greet sea legaseter were the drew Which that deddo apparelled the somata'', •bee he hail to pee.
Ofiloer bed to prism. Many of these duties were pose that the Gestheint, wits hid been apprimed
perforeed in posere of the Ilene, end those be: elt by the predecreers id that Hots', and elm bed
it soureseary, and petheps it would beimegespss been beerned by their confidence and esteem,
in him. (*detail; for the greater part of theAnembly should be again elected to the Aro which he had.so
which he had the honor to address, as well as those worthily filled, nemelyi Mr. M. Settri.—(lleer!)
Gentlemen who had been recently called to assist in The time in which Mr. Sutton had occupied the
its deliberations meat be pretty well aware of the Speaker's Chair was compritively shoit ; bet yet
dries which the Speaker bed to discharge le that he cooed opposite ay Gentleman whetted tailored
Hoese;—tbat it belonged to him to preside over his conduct, whether the reprieve, was not niches to
its deitheratlone—to deliver his opinion with prose- justify the espectstion of the Men& by whom Mr:
the& sod decision open any detested petal re. Setton's election was originally proposed, while a
fried to his consideration—to verve order in fully warreeted the liberal adilesions or- mote ett
the discreet's of the Hosse—to regulate the form although they thooght proper to record their pr
of its proceslingt—to nines, its praise as well rents of /nether, still bore testimony to the merit*
as to desesace its censere--and to communicate of that Gentleman. But thcao liberal edmissions sod
those testimonies of national approbation sod grad. testisonies were tile eatural resit of Mr. Saltines
nide ?bah mest ever fore tha strongest 'rite- ceedect in another and an importeet office held by
sent use eke highest reward to henuoreble minds. WI Oestieten peeler le hit apPeintment to the
;Bei, to inetribe the duties of a Speaker, he would adif of that House; for is that Alice, M.. Sutton
quote the eimehatinal lineage of as miner Lawyer reputed all those qualities which were 'tenth! to the
who once bed the hostler to hold Ibis office ; for, high situation for which he was tiler pivoted—
although those words had such sheet them of the winch *ere reentiel, indeed, in the adininstration of
garotters of setigeity, they were fully comprehes. all jester, and pecallarly so in the administratioa
sive. They were the words of Mr. %risen' (hats. •of jeslice in lite army. From the ',tent and ela-
nds, whit, I. addressing Charles 1. epee his election racier of our military force, it was clear that to
to die office a Speaker, took occasion to observe, diseheige the duties of Jed. Advocate, It was
6_,_' 11001 be wee the smith tied the servant of the necessary to possess great knooledg- of man.
' R.... 4 Cornmene—thet it was he duty to steer kind, greet delicacy, deep forethought, con.
dtAlbeeldely and prudently in all their proceedings— I Stant vigilance, and great equanleity. Thome gee.
to collect faithfully and impartially the votes sod the liter, Mr. Sutton had confessedly eviored I. •
ere of that greet and numerous Assembly--and to very eminent degrcalled ee, and on noby hit occas
official
sod their deliberations, with troth, with right, with take. share in the debates of that Hesse upon a •i-
-life wish Were, and fee the fell advantage of the Wary queStios—(the Coen-Martial epee Creme'
ring's Most F.atellest Mejesty."Sech wins the duties Quietist, as we understood j.—Upee that occasies MI
which the Speekee bed to fulfil, bet there were many could, he Wes sere very safely say, thst sitheegh Mr.
&ties belonging to that, office, which were by es Settee defended 'his opinios and conduct skit that
mesas less immodest 'din soy *inch be had to dig. 1 warmth width was, perhsps,itseeparable from gunned
dere 'Wellness walls • for be was selected es the' sincerity and conscious rectitode, he never sad OA
of sell sip eights :wed redeem of die Hesse, striOve expression. 11. could indeed appose to any
lie illifeenistme of &Ike Iffiffi&milles dot IrutAbo bid heard his Right Hon. Pried epee the;
less isterestine to the Peblk at large, than to that contest, whether, although be spoke *pry tied
Assembly. 'lhe Speaker was sot indeed selected boldly what he thought, he had given pain or offences
merely to make a formal demand of those rights and to any individual. or made • single personal enemy.
privileges which we inherited from our predecessorsi His Right Hon. Friend had not, indeed, he was fully
and to the ponestion of which we were as much en- assured, a single personal enemy at this moment, end
tided, as to the weaver' of our lives and liberties, therefore he would enter upon the office to which he
bet as a sentinel, to peed those rights and privileges (Mr. P.) treated he was about to be chosen with
gales( the slightest encreschment—to pretest any a peculiar advantage to hemmer, while the Here had
deviation from established forst—to notch with air. the most satisfactory reasons to believe, that the (th-
eses eye say invasion of privilege, however tritest or I ject of their choice would never overstep those been-
(*operatively unimportant is its own nature, for dories of forbearance and moderation which were es-
seek trivial encroachments as were not likely to sential to the maintenatice of the dignity andes in chine.
attract immediate attention. were but too apt, ter of the Chair. There were rtai the
if not retitted, to lead to very serious danger. Ills• character of his 'tight Ilootterable Friend, of which
tory and reason pointed out the necessity of such vi. he could not, perhaps, on this occasion speak with
gelance and precsation. It was well remarked, that due regard to delicacy. Those, however, who bad
in all fret., and of course complicated Governments, any knowledge of his Right lioneureble Freed, most
disputes were but likely to ens through the clash of be stare of his facility of access—of his readiness to
privileges among the Several departments of the State afford icy informalities required from him—of the
or brandies of the Government, unless the most mu. mild and conciliating manners which so peculiarly
remitting vigilance wore employed to guard each distinguished his character. Bet in alluding to the
against the encroachment of the other. Without such qualities of a Speaker, it was secei.sary to o'
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vigilance, indeed, the most dangerees consequences that whatever might be the talents and attainments of
were to he tpprehended is any free community. say Gentlemen proposed for that situation, it was
Such vigilare, fortunately for that House, had been above all essential, that he should poster the cons. •
, usually esercesed by thee distinguished persons who drag of tbst Here. Ile meant sot the confidence
bad bad the koneer to fill the high office to which • which any talents or attainments could inspire. bat
successor wet abeet to be sparred. Any one that ready deference which was 'twirl conceded to
who took even so imperfect view, or cost a cur. high integrity and lofty-minded independence. (Tens
sory glance epos the Misery of Parliament, this principle, then, he felt (het his Right Ho.
most see that the inatated internee and power noontide Friend was deserving of deckled preference,
I which the House possessed, was in a great met. for be possessed the confidence of the House, and
sere to be attributed to the unrelsaing jealossy without that confidence, all force or authority de.
by which its pinker had been protected—by which rived from the !louse itself must become comp.-
the right Inherent in that House, of originating all entirely ineffective. This was the confidence 'Pally
eases, had been guarded against any violation eves risible, and that it was which distinguished Mr.
in the amendment of a titivate Bill, in the sppropre. Manners Sutton ; for it was a proud distiartion.
lion of any gnat, in the alteration of arty penalty. or peculiar in a great degree to this country, that
in any of those small attempts et encroachment, which slat was called good private character was the beet
could only be seen by the keenest eye. It was rem- foundation for the maintenance of rank and *rho.
possible, indeed, to review the Journals of the rity ; that character being Wiesen. to cast additions(
House without witnessing the operation end elect of lustre upon the highest talents. The increased 3rf-
that salutary system of jealousy which prevented any dimity which his Right lion. Friend derived from the
infringement open its wineries from passing ann.. excellence of his private chsracter, was then a very
iiced—for the dieing'. then of the ditties which he. malarial consideration to deciding open his eligibi.
longed to the important office that mainly guarded lily to fill the Chair of that House. To regulars its
the privileges of that /lean. it was evident that discussions, especially amidst the warmth which some.
various qeslificatioos were required which, altboagii times arose out of party or political feeling, required
not inconsistent or incompatible, were rarely to a temper and a spirit such as characterised his Right
be found in the same person. The Speaker should, II sins Friend. Bat it should not be for.
indeed, possess great decision, great presence of gotten, that upon the votes of the House being
mind, greet facility in bonnet., with a capacity to balanced, the mighty trout would belong to the
preserve order, verdancy, and prerision in all the Speaker of giving validity to Resolutions, or of ren.
proceeding of the House. lie should also he cape- dering those waste paper which would otherwits
ble of tubing a comprehensive view of the historical hare the whole weight of law. Hence, upon the in.
events, the commvicisi relations, and the high po- dividual character and authority of the Speaker, It
litical interests of the country. while able in with. might depend whetker,eith reaisect to oar laws, pub.
draw ten attention front those interesting subjects to tic , pinion ...sold yield a reluctant submission to their
meditate upon some insulated point—to itivettigate fo;ce, or concede a ready argeierenee to their jos.
some aucteut order or season oboil.te form. It was •ire. The value then of character being so obvioet,
necessary, perhaps, to make some apology on his he took leave to in .pose Mr. Manners Sutton, wi It
pert for thus attempting to detail the various duties a confidence in his perfect qualification for the high
god palificetier of lilt impeititit ilk; ander COQ- 0 agile alluded lei for without removing the aril