The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-05 00:00:00

mmtroheltning magnitude that Amiens oar very of•
bronco es a nation. Never was distress more general
• end effecting!—never was the prospect more gloomy
and floretline. Wherever we cast our eyes, we see
sad spectacles of misery—wherever we tern oar ears,
we hear the voice of despondenoy. See% Is the en.
• happy earl degraded condition to which we are now
reduced, that none het the most callous end selfish.
Menton, centerdly and worthless, ran submit to it any
~,, • longer with patience. 64 The sodden triansitioe from
war to peace" is still ly felt, and " en ignorant
impatleace of ',wino" is still manifesting itself.—
The room skilful among us gen see no end to ear
miseries, while the most illiterate can easily foresee,.
that the fats! and inevitable consequence of our
illumine end calessitnes situation must be IA.
viii, 1011111111 T, PRAWN AND PCIITILIINCL- What
lace our nobility or oer rulers done for our relief I
A few weeks ago, a Meeting of Noblemen sod Gins.
Omen was held in London for the arise aid lionear-
able purpose of visiting to erect a monument to cense
mernorate the late our I A war—she calamity,
boonlicy. the Hastier, that isibemseity, gad the it,
trews folly of which, has beon so otter delloseted, ess
loudly condemned, and so deeply tleasloked Iseth
• which, appereetly. hes made no sensible itppressiNs
on the minds of their Lotdships. Our Kelm,"
the ether bend, in the plenitude of their comselsdow
and sagacity, have obtained a greet of 50,01,01., to
encourage emigration to the Cape of Geed Hope !
They have also proposed to raise three millions of
additionsl taro to add to our comforts, end to diminish
our woes! They might es well, however, have
enacted three times three, which is nine millions, for
they never shall receive winepence of additional re.
venue without en immediate revival of centimeter.,
which is but very rarely anticipated. A vent re.
election of their present ratecsi.tas is more likely to
ensue, end the less they obtain, the better fur the
People. The want of money will ensure their book-
reptcy the some as a commercial company, end ante
I am, ay fellow.coentrysneo, you will not be grieved
at their fall. A more infamous, eodeolows, and en.
feeling Administration, never directed the coronas of
the nation. If they were cot hardened in iniquity
above all conception, end beyond all redensplino,
they would not have suggested so monstrous a pro.
position, at so eofsloorable a period. But ell their
*colons are 'like deficient in sound policy, end hoe.
tile to liberty. All their energies are directed to
prevent the growth and progress of freedom at home
and abroad. In defence of all oar remonstrances,
and notwithstanding the unprecedented and general
depression of commerce, we find them in conjenc.
tiob with their servile and iniqoitnes colleagues,
ensetiog Mtb; which are, blond ill dispire,
equally destructive to our trade,—to the national
character, and to the general welfare of the huesn
face. To pass over the infernal and fairings paper
apsient, the S lON or Coax LAIrS, tiith otters
of equal enormity —the Foreign Enlistment Bill is
certainly one of this description. This enactment
cannot be too vouch regretted, nor toe strongly cell.
gored. To prevent this country from giving any
further essistence to the Satoh Americans was creel,
unjust, and ono it*. It was unworthy of Britain,
&rooster, to her former teno•n, sod most assereclly
hurtful to her dearest interests. That brave suffering
People, struggling to maintain their independence,
and to free themselves from the most galling end
dreadful tyranny of Spain, night net only to have
commanded oar veneration, but also to have obtain.
ed oar wisest counsel and oar Ilrote4 support. A
friendly intercourse with that natio,. so rich in
valuable rearterces, is of the very tighett import-
ance. I agree with • certain Clergyesse, who, ap.
patently, has more candour end sympathy,—more
honesty and patriotism than the most of his brethren,
is Go on," says be, " palmate and •orhy Patriots,
go on is your glorious and laudable cuter. Your's
Is the greed, the seel•iospirine cease of all that is
dear end Womble among men ! Tyrants may pour
their legl as upon yaw shores, and rod 000000 to
subjugate your country and to enslave year Per pie ;
bat they might as well attempt to check the parsing
wind, to intercept the mighty oaten, or intercept the
progress of yonder setting gen! The cry el Liberty ,
is now heard abroad in every corner of the world.—
The thrones of despots are cow tottering to theft
very beds. The joyful voice of freedom eill soon
resound from pole to pole. Do not, therefore, ye
genuine, dauntless heroes, do net foil the bowlers
of freedom to your inexorable foes—these meeciless
lberbeeiens, who would deprive you of every earthly
comfort. All wise and good mew admire end applaud
your actions, and the Goo or Ilcavrs will Igoe
&elatedly prosper your cause !" Yes, ory-frimols,
let es cherish the high and animating espectstion,
that superstition and despotism will not oely.be anni.
Misted and banished from that 'stylist highly gifted
region ; but from every other cootstry in the unite/se.
Throe who fatten on corruption, and who would
still foster the present baleful system, will, no doubt,
Inform es, that we are bold infidels,—that we are
owernies to ,octal order,—that we are jscroltios mud
trailers,—tevellers and seditionists, for using Ilene
ospressinos, and Weigle, in these hopes.; bet we
will tell thews in return, that they ate the worst etre.
miss of their country, who would give en enboseded
linen to Government to plunder and oppress the
poor, sod who would afterwards preach sub.
mission and patience to all their *stemless, and
all their *Weeper., however ottomans, or bow.
ever intolerable. These eoustresptible and self.
letererted panders of lojestice take every advantage
to lessen our *embers, to disparage our proceedings,
to mock nor exertions, and to calumniate oar che:
Teeters; bet we ars met this day, my enlightened
fellowetownsaren„ to convince them of their Ignorant*
end to humble their arrogance, by showing them the
power of our endersteeding—the West of ger in.
fermation---the bulk of our IliabiftuSS, and simper
city of our motives. Whatever may be the resell w 1
war pretest application, it will, at lest, convince the
world that we are net waist spectatots to the rain
cf oar country; bet that we ardently endeavoured,
by all peaceful sad legal means, to obtain redress,
wad to peewee the honour sad happiness of our us.
five lead. The Bonk declares, that ear oppressors
shall base no mere loans ;—tbs People, en account
of their *striae poverty, can pay Do more tears ;
lie Press freesias& stood that there shall be no
More despotism* and sorely sow great and Asper.
tent cheer is id kayo!. Arrive, therefore, when it
win, say God poSst tle isootoott sod direct. the

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