The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-06-05 00:00:00

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felt comtao'► iaterests,, tbsp would have he real in to
regret the theice they bad made. They were avrar,....
he hoped, that be bad not spok••n one word to obtain
a single rote; every word he had spoken dining thu
late election was his honest and sincere opinion; Ewa
he would ask whether he was not row the same,
their Representative, a?, when he bad been a candidate?
—(Appla ise.)--lle knew not w!-.at should have
changed him; he hail ti en nothing in Parliament :o
occasion any alteration its his opinions. He would
oat tire th,m, or raise their indignation, by repeating
what he had seen since he had u seat in Parli ment.
Ile nes only more fully conyine:d by :11 he saw, that
a thorough and effectual reform w.s the 'only thug
that could save the country.—(lmmense applause.;—
At that moment it was rather a deli-ate topi for, in
a very few days, all of them would have an on•tor-
tunity of slating their sentiments respect:ag it in the
right place. 'l be wisest and the best mrt: ackuuw•-
' 'edged that there were ditlienltirs connecteii with this
subject, but thew• could not err in enforci.g ere utmost
economy and cocr,:cting :tholes; above .111,f:.e eat,ra:!t
Arise ip the rt present !Con of the wupie.—(4-
plause )—The manner in which this was to te done
certa'nly occasion. d gre..t dispute. Hut it was grati-
fying, and cheering to the prospects of the country.
to so the nuion of the friends of freedom and reform
:tt t e late election and at the present moment. Wh.:n
men agreed as ;o the stilw.:!ice, they were not
quarrel ahout their p either famiss of shape awl
colour.—((lrcat applause.)
Ihe next toast was " The Constitution, as esta-
blished in 1658."

The Cnstesta:r then prAposed - The Members for
Westminster."—(Long-cont:nued plaudit-.)
fir FHANCIis licapETT was raptncoesiy aerie& He
began by saying, that before he returned thanks for
the very fattering manner in which they hail. Ct.-I:veil
the lase toast. he begged leave to congra•nlate them
un the ,•uccess of their -trueele, and on havi g eels
more set the character and independrnee of tile county
in that situation in the ey.s of the cetintrF nhich it
now held, and c'eier:ed to ho:d. iic hail had the
honour of proposing the new Men.L..r, to hint the...-
sucee.s was peculiarly gratifying.—(Applause
all times suet., a tiiniti;:h at as of great importai.ce, buL
it was more than ord.natily so on ace..unt of the cir-
cumstance: of tile at the p.escnt inomert. In
the name of him whom he had proron..d in that very
room, there was a strong claim upon ;heir annoy!,
but far Ftrouger was the claim of the principles
he prolcss.:d. Hut for the honezt aid candid pro-
fe..-ion which the candidate had made cf the pr-at
principle of reform iy the Costiatons }louse of
went, it would have been in vain for them
to engage that treat met independent county in h;s
support.—(tir:at applause he .want of that rri*.rtst
was now allowed by all enlightened min to be the
cause of all the evils under rpht..l the country la-
haareti.—(Appiatise.)—lt was to hint a source of great
satisfaction to look arount: on to many whose preseu'u
these proved their r.tt icheuent to the great measure of
reform.—(Applause %h at the Hon. Chairau.
bad said be entirely concurred, excepting perk...a on*
or two particular., on which difference of ei.inien
not eery wet vial in that attembly. The lion. Chair-
man had said, the Irit Parliament had been the mo-t
lath:now ; but be knew one exception, i.ud that n:is
the peseta Pariiament.—Mock Lap liter and 1:•-
plause.)—lt was a L..nittion sr.inf, and Lonoldal tv
a good and humane mind, to say nothing but geed cf
the dead. Yet men generally preferred taking a dead
lion by the beard to taking a living dog by the tail.
lie always preferred, fur his part, taking a living dog
by the tail —‘,Applaus...)—The Chairman lad salt'.
too, that the support given to the name of the late
Mr. Whitbread, in the person of his sou was a rare
instance of public gratitude. In this he did riot eh-
tirely concur, because, in this country, it was no a
singular instance of puLlic gratitude. None that tit-
served it ever failed to meat with it in return for supper::
ing public good. Although the people were often left in
the lurch, they never left any individual in the lap
—(Great applause.)—lt was very gratifying to him to
slew the result of their struggle, and Le looked %pen
it as an omen of great gots& rhat result was not im-
portant only as retu.n:ng an additional ArMiler
the side of the peep! ~ for it was of no impertanca
whether the ms;otity se:ain't them should be .ixty-nine
or one bundled dud sixty-nine, of 60 .!e . hers : but
it was important as the expression of public sent;ment,
and as the means of cementing a geotral union 11. r
Parliamentary Ref rm Ihe union of the most im-
portant and most wealthy electors in the country—of
Louder., West:mitt:ler, and 'Middlesex—afforded great
triumph to these who looked forward to the success of
public principles, and of that meows uh:ch was tl
only mode of obtaining what seas eskent'al to the sal-
esti n of the country.—(Applause.)—lt was high time
that little jealousies and little differences is pblitic&A
opinions should be ahandoned, and that all who entc:-
tained good intention.. towards the public should co:,
cur and agrke together.—{lmarense
friends of the peoples rights and liberties wacld
have a lung struggle against their oppressocs, oi.vo
required their cordial and united rtsistance, if they
woiel—wpg prove too strong for them all. if they di&
not art tar common arrvemrst they ant look:for core-
mon tailLe.—(applause.)—Refeens, -
any to 1 economy was itnpostir
those who derived their p!'
plunder. Yet .he system tool
turers, traders. agriculturists,
were sending up to th.t "-
availing complaints. hey
effectual relief could Le af‘srded
ventrstert<ls. centr6y lb that
feelings and inrentiou of tl
nued. If the system ot Cover.
standing army, by fin. e and t.
went of the laws and the Cars'
tieued, it would be imputes:lk'
to lose any to,srce3 that
enabled one part of the community
the rest —(tireat applanse.)—kTimy
selves, however, at leogtli mistake'
easiest 'was the most expensive
wealth lathe country wove:
niter had *.alto uthi k (n-
-fused top:hie tit the sure
d he tJacsesuate but cosines
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