The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-23 00:00:00

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P-It OJECT OF ti
(EIIOM THE itunix ivi
Though we should not go to th
Parliaments and Universal SulTragi
which we woutti co—and which '
should have indicated. We si.
avoiding all declamation oft pm
which we have had more tbs, .
tective ogaittit the Corruption ok
mon•• w hich is the staleit and fiat
titled common:places :
I. We should retreat theletilr
pel the Crown to go to attElecit
'this would bring the Colistitui
sentation into mere immediate
and though we hold the iloctilqif
being the mere agent and echo:ol
refit from the principles of :herd
we look upon Parliament not etti
basiadors from hostile or jealouslS;
bound to consult the peculiar
their respe;:tire Courts, but a Di
which must be influenced in 0
and reasonings, still it would
Conslitbtionot importance, that
public mind should have its flu,
Heence in the Legislature. No
merits would go a great way
Men would tint so frequently
job. They would not.be so ,
selling their Votes for viluable
would necessarily regard their
regard it—as a place of lionow
short, gross and flap tot selfish
rule of conduct to the major
whose venality had bocome moor,
calculate on continuing his Par
vond the term of three years ; a
common ambition, and of high
Seat in Parliament Would he
tumble than any gift the Mini
political services, more indepei
troduced into the House. Tlit
Oyes should and ought to go
woul.l be less chanr.e that they wk
conduct by sordid motive:. Thi
generally to the great cities
counties.
2 Bor, after all, Trieutiial
themselves, be little more th.
were riot a Reform in the Bot
Th. abuses in the system mut
Iteadera. Theft.. BorOusrliS ar
pert) of imlivirloals ;—even gri
merick anti Galway, have ht
then, must have been the 4
places? But it is totally jui
this statement; suffice it to sa
fourths of the House of Cori
the House of Lords, and that
minder are the Nominees 01
though the Lords must necessa,
possessions, have influence
though in many the brothers iv
the Peers are the Representatit
object to this ititiaetica—it is
and, indeed, inevitable. It
link between the Peerage and
conservative principle In our ml
ment. It is not against this
its salutary operation in the
that we should object ; it is agi
out any reference whatever to
without any consultation with
regard for their opinions, send!
House, their own Instrument
automata—Members for their
port is sold, not for money it
tronage to the Minister; and
and Dr. Faustus, while they

really. his masters. If the Pen
plain of thi. Borough System,
the Minister must complain 1
more,—it is his master—his h
and be is its stave. But the
formation in the syrem, whi
more liberty—and, though art
the thing has before been asserb
the Executive potter. Now,
are convinced, might be accor
As thus,
3. Let the law of Election
in Scotland. Put this ancien.
the elective franchise, on an eel
of Cornwall, as they are alrea,
number of Representatives.
of a certain annual incorhe,
thus deliver four.fiftlis of the
r, t 00l of those who have not lho
soil. There never was such an
time, such a ridiculous systei
the world as that of Scotland,
was never such a set of subserr
will of the Minister—or tab
garchy, whose agent and orgai
to lie.
4. Disfranchise till the
which will havt-i the same efreci
rations to all substantial free
ferent place would the city of
the Common Council and• tr
were chosen, for the last this
from the householders of Di
as it is, the lees and reticiu4
contemptible fact i.m.
• 5. lit rease the number
large towns end counties,
mall ones. Thus London,
nark, insfrad of ei4ht, shon't
Representatives; and Cortiwa
four, should be reduced to
Dublin shoeld 'have four at II
Grantham none. The coot
have sis, and the county of
way should have three, while
Leitrim shoeld be content
' Mr. Luke IVhiie alone.
' • 6. ItLPEA 1. TOE UNION
TAIN AND IRELAND.
! `TMs is Itoform in a tangil
I hope, in some such shape ai
• will embody, not in Resole'
general points' upon which
hi a Bill of particuicr-s.