The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-08-09 00:00:00

IMO:kat latie—this is tally aetsweled for without wow
tug trench wiegenehnity on the part elf the person so cosibed-
log himself; the teteards are belfilant. There is no sect
teedy way to for-nine as to despite the people-.eV are, con-
sidered as low creatures. it is supposed that all who meet
bete Mutt give one another the itch ; but, unfortunately fa-
its; these proud magniudeneus Gentlemen have tbemseites the
itching palm ; they have no obieetion to yea money; they
are like the Emperor Vesposian, who, When he laid a tax s
common betters, and was reprehended for deriving stoney
froth such source, replied. that he did not find that.the eau.-,
hey had any unpleasant smell. So it is with these proud and
magnanimous person., they care not for you, but they
lite your mooeyy, and therefore the onlyy emmectioa they
bate with the people is with their pockets. There is another •
• part in this (triads speech, *bioh is reported ns the.
speech of Lord Grey, I can hardly suppose It to lave-
• tired hh speech as be deliveked it. Among ether sidijects
have .fie humour to be narried. I are tappokillo
guided man; and to be leodiug myself teknorines, eitheittL,
tent of which I am blind. rem represses:4 With just mitt* -
truth as Mr. Pites'opologists have tilisluiseted MAW 1,411.1*t
presented as bolding myself forth air 4 vuwiyt. •if ,t#a~taiiiM
Cause with Sydhey and Gesell. Nritbbleitallbe mere enV
fortonate than such an obserVation: tbity *ere latuacd to
en arbitrary tyrant, theditgbthe *Whim of Otago= Juries.
What' allusion can that have to tee? It ha mere quibble! It
Is the argdment of a man *hcssitall my, I will eet ;ct yogis;
right pocket, but I will pick your left. Nees hm pewee
essouted contrary to the laws...the flandamental laws of the
!wintry ; contrary to reason apd coatroom sense 5. rootraiy to
the happiness and warily of the 'public t aad :at bether'this
essettnptiffif of power Comes front the Meg. or . the nate
.Of
Contmons, or the HOUnt of Lords. or the king; I:gird's-add
• CoUnoint oohed, it Is equally Indifferent to us. ray:soma
retails.) What 1 deny, therefore oh the part of the pen..
pie of England is. that atbitrarysrevereigopowerapiPaWar
my where. I say titat 'there is no such thing. I say that the.
. people have (rested sovereign power, as far as they
with safety to themsellail, in the Eine ; and that they barite'
for the 'unitise ofcheehlog the shale of that powei, reserved
tit themselves the right of Appointing their own stewards;
that they haft IV/tined' the right of controulint that power
11 044 Reptesentathes in Parliament. Morcoverohere is'
a Oft of sovereige pour that goes loalfect the lives of men.
told-dor forefathers wisely kepi that in their own hands; the
potter to which I allude 11114 right of Trial by Jury.
Shall 'thew ydd that the sante kind orsopiiistry which t,6 been
Speed to the sultject of the PriVaegre of the House tif'Com-
*fn *out I equally apsdite dO awiiy-Oe Trial by Jutiy. It
• they he said that jedges are More enlightened thee Jariesond
are bet ter mottled. by tbeitabits Of their profession, to deter-
mine those questions which are morally submitted to Juries.
A thossanti arguinents might be brought forward to blind the
Common sense of the Country, and to do away all that is most
valuable of the rl;hts and privileges which have hitherto been
enjoyed by the Perrple. The People have kept thispriVilege
to their owe hands; :tad. it heboees them tAltiok with ajealous
eye, in order that it may nut be eventually Corrupted ; for
have to heJunism in saying, that the foray of the Trial by
Jury may be presersed, After the spirit of it shall be destroy-
ed; and If ever tbeday shall come, *lite ties
Ina TRIAL SY JuaY 'SWALE. as ail coaairt all :Y*l-
- BOZONOS-MONOCKING 11/57161, TiS Tatar IT lilaY
• WILL TUB,/ SIMONE THE ORAND *Anita 4018 watt-tit
• tun counrav !—[Plasktits Of !sag coatinnancs; atria*.
encased to deprecate the accomplishment of such a &lair.]
in adverting to this topic, can 1 pew over the worse than
' Star Chamber sentences [peals of indigno'ion) passed of
yam, upon men who have committed errors with the pen 7-1.:
Can I pass over the mode it; which now, accord* to &claw
, Of Ilheisia law which has been tontimoded by the pretebried.•
• Maas of Jdriges—a law not -deriver? from the ConMitutiois if
,the country, but growing oit•of in arbitrary systeds—lah
. rash win the prudes's°, appointing Special Juries is tines
mars which are falsely called Criminal ? Can I Oa over the
exertioe of that power which is known to exist at the pie-
lent day, and to be carried' win effect by every possible
seems ?. Oan-I pass over the mower in which men are Tried'
fur this imaginary ogence—the Kiugeppointing tfieJedges—
tbe king-uppoiutiog.tbe Juries—the crime uokivoins to the
kw, and in itself only a fanciful crime, for I deny a libel tol
be oedema—l dcfy bur lawyer. to thew me such a word W
ady of our Acts bf Partiosobento except' What is 'called Mr.
Fox's Libel Sill which I regret should bare e'er
foetid its wax i.sto oar Statute Bubb*, because it has operated
. by a si•le-wiad to give a validity withal emunietion of pother,
which, sp to the time of its paubg. had no. legit colour of
OfilnisitY *believer. Exeept in that Bill, I defy any than to
timitlece the esidence of the existence of sash ats once es a
libel ie the Law of England. Vs hen consider thot• inea
are writing auto with the best 'inreatioes, Mid ilk the bOst
public objects.--tbat the mind which dictates- theleiteniStallik
is actuated by the most mumble feelings of Pattibtll4lloo'
mayaften hurry a man to use exprellagra beyood • what Ni
cooler judgment might chuse to adopt—w 'fed You tood**ltt
such an offlice often flows•from the purest feelidgs of bumAa
nature—that it is made ao °Tenet only by censtructioo—
w when you see persons tried as they are, brought befofe Juries
so appointed by the Officers of the.. Crown, subject to a pro-
secuti•ni unknown to the old taw, seemed by die
Attor-
ney-General. the immediate Offieetof the Crownwbee Yoe
Iliad that Officer of the Crown at one fell swoop doing away
the barriers with which the law had encompasied dieted/Jett
—when you find all this done without transgressing the form,'
se it at present exists. I think you will have no reafou to
boast much of the Liberty of the Press on this subject. Once
more to trespass on your time with respect to the Prisileges
of Parliament, about which so toasty sophistical
have been advanced. in order to deceive tits people.- finite
Gentlemen have pretended that these powers were neeesenry
for the protection of the pimple, and that for the pmstectioi•
of the people it was necessary to grant these Prienes
their Representatives. They tell you.' hat if the! *red
abtoed, you cannot argue from the abuse tothe mint. theta:
Uneurstioaably not. But when you see a holloirlweienee
resorted to, a power assumed which only be !Certified
agaisrt the People, I will only ask you how the Iroureof

Go:umons csu curate Mach a power wilbtal esercisiag
agai.st the Pen Pie, for whose protection It was granted-1
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The thing it impossible ; but it may be farther 'wad, as sae
argument against this 'Privilege, 16st the House of .Cum=
mum, in conjunction with the Crown Sod tte Botough:Ston-
gers, may be made to destroy the liberties of the people of Eh%
country, under the peeteocd of enforcing the Prisilegesid
PoiHimont. Betides, what is to' be -Mad of a' Pt itilfie
'Melt can only be put inlibree by the Wines itbo(te-Airatit;
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nrmainsits dant slitfaidigatflef.)., .GettiliF•
hose, the Imit Art eh the:kites Miaisties''tettel ellib)eleY
.odraw lilt vett tilde, amid to obey FAalistiatta 'their' obit-.
ative, and undOisbletily I feet, a every man •of tattoos
.tease mint feel% whit it their real tolitthioni I Ted that
Om is bo secatitifor any man* 1 feel that by thaiety *4'

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