The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-17 00:00:00

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insirpendenre of South America, or forciog Spoilt to
aiksit of her mediation, securii.g to herself the euw-
wrrrr
exr;,‘,;vrly for twenty yvAr..

....
"Our country has but one line .o conduct to pursue--
t t do jubilee tolhemselves, and nut meddle, directly or
indirectly, either with England or France. • • • •
We have nothing to do with European polities, and
ought never to allow them to meddle with our affairs-
All things here continue to remain in the same state of
c..t.rosion ; and. thongh 14024110 Torres k not in the
Ministry, he bases much, or more influence than ever."
The following Itill accompanied the neve:—
Ile it enacted, ter., That the President of t..e Celled
States be, and he is hereby authorized and required to
take possession of and occupy the territories of Fast aad
West Florida, and the appendages and appurtenances
thereof ; and he is hereby authorized, for that purpose,
to employ any part of the army and nary of the United
Stale.. and the militia of any State, which he may deem
nere-sary.
See. 2. .Ind he it enacted, That until the end of the
next Session of Congress, unless pros ision for the tem-
porary liovernmesit of the said territories be made sooner
by tigress, all the military. civil, and judicial pow-
ers exercised by the officers a the existing Government
of the same territories, shall be vested in person
and iscrsons, and shall be exercised in such manner as
the ['resident of the United States shall direct, for main-
taitiing the inhabitants of the said tert kudos in the free
erjcpiseitt of their liberty, property, and relioioe r,
and the lons of the United States, relative to the
sollection of the revenue, aril the iniForiation of
persons of colour. shall be extended to the said ter-
rimries, and the President of the States
'hall he. nut be is hereby authorized, oithin the
trrit aforrhaiii, to establish such districts fur the
ruilerliou of the revenue, and during the recess of
l'ungress to appoint such officers, whose commissions
shall expire at the end of the next Session of Congress,
to enforce the s..id laws, as to him shall seen, expedient.
See. 3. Atal he it eis.:et..l, That the sum
dul-
I';rs is hereby al.;.ropriaieti, for the purpose of carrying
tl is .;• into elowt, to be paid out of fitly tin nry in the
r.• y taut ni.drupriated, and to lie applied
n. ••• dinv:;,.n of Ow Presitlrnt s f the t. ni.e.i St •13:S.
i.• •% rs iv it,. fe.ili, an.l i•rferrr.l to a I*(4llliiiit.e of
I!•,!". on the state of Tile ',nom. The thi.litet
t o, rutei‘:i stiont, in for Unnae sit
I yeN, is at lenirth opened, as the reader will
see by a reference to the l'ltt•ressional (lead.

PONTEFIL-Irf SESSIONS.
The 11..nera1 Quill-ter -S=7, of the Pear,: tr...re held
at Pontefract, ou 3tomby last.

PUBLIC mseriNG AT cider:ow, CONCERN-

INO ILL-DISPOSED WORKMEN.

Pursuant to requisition, a highly immerons anti re-
spectable medal; of the manufacturers and proprietors
of pdblie works at ota&
w, was held on 1 itesday, in
the Town-hall. The Provost was called to the
chair. In a brief but neat and appropriate speech, he
opened the business of the meeting, and expressed his
sincere regret that such a treasonable confederacy should
have sulked the character of the country. Ile described
the important and difficult duties whirl, Magistrates had
'to perform at so critical a period. He was partienlarly
happy to say, that the disaffected had been thwarted in
their mail and criminal designs, and hoped the good
effects of the measures which would he proposed at this
meeting would prevent the like occurrence in fitur,..
Mr. iiii4KMAN Ftra.mr, in proposing the Resolutions,
remarked, that the present treasonable confederacy had
been in cositemplatiun fur a her of years. This spot
was the very centre of the rebellion ; and he stated, with
the utmost confidence, that an ambitious attack was to
have been made un Glasgow on Wednesday, by a large
armed force. Ito Tuesday, however, it etas
.;,enerally
known that the English had not co-operated ; atol in
consequence of this disappointment the rising on Wed-
nesday was not so general as it would otherwise have
been. If the attack on filasgow bad been made with the
numbers which were expected, it would nut have bent
'defeated but with considerable difficulty. Almost the
whole mass of the population were concerned in these
desperate designs. lie trusted the meeting would see
the necessity of adoptiag such a line of conduct as would
coutribute materially to preserve the public tranquillity
in:future. He then proposed the following Resolutions :
That in order to perform in the most effectual man-
ner the imperative duty ofassisting the civil authorities,
not merely in putting Omen, but in completely extin-
guishing, the seeds of the present desperate and trea-
sonable confederacy, this meeting thinks it necessary to
adopt the following 16' la' •I'l lin :
We, merchants aitil it anufanurers in the city of Glas-
gow and neighbourhood, are resolved, by every means
in our power, to as•ist iii putting down the pri•seitt des-
perate and unprecedented resistaure to all lawful autho-
rity, by withdrawing our employment and support icuin
ev..ry person who may have lent, or who shall in future
knit, his aid to the purposes of wicked and treasonable
rimapiracy detailed in an " Address to the Inhabitants
of Great Britain anti Ireland," lately 'Published here.
We, ilierefurc, herehy declare our fivei purpose and
determination to he not to employ, it, intore, anv person,
who may have already joint 1, ur trim shall hereafter
Join, the promoters of this ti ea.intabie confederacy, who
may hare taken up anus, ur *tent aid ailleticuuragpment
to it by his presence ur euuntenatice.
_

We highly disapprove of the conduct of those who
have left their work, even when threatened by the me-
naces of the lawless and unprincipled n:: a. who conduct
the fire.ent andseious proceeding., and We are resolved
out a:4 ain to employ any one who has cos left oil
or wioi shall in future du so, without a previous ncionte
inquiry in►o his conduct and character. and without
being satialied of his innocence, as Metes to intention,
and of his being the victim of his men groundless
fears, nut the willing instrument of tliaalleetiun and dis-
loyalty.
iswaus seconded the Resolutiotis.

31r. l'ulNU, in an eloquent speed', tt !iieh was warmly
appl inde,l, said that he perfectly approri d ut the nom-
sure roposed by his honourable friend (Air. Finlay).
After the disgraceful muss wbirh had to stxtutly
cies u crcil, it was indispausabli,esrisite to traillairtmate
bolt( ..n the abodes of lcuilt--be %leen the imitigsioes
of crime, anti the victims of delis stn. There were
some who, full of the most dark and desperate purposes,
had pressed forward into the rank,' of the rebellion.
Of these the law would make a jei.t and an ful example
—an example which would eti be terror into the
hearts of the disaffected—an example which might, ere
long, be witnessed from the winilun a of the very room
where he now spoke. There were others who had been
install:lied in the machinations of treason, hut who, from
various causes, might perhaps escape retribution. On
such infatuated men, who bad within theisi crimes uu-
whipped of justice, it was right to set a mark, that they
might be prevented from contaminating the rest of the
community. Hut there were others, and, he hoped, not
a fvw, a ho had been seducett, or compelled, or intimi-
dated, nho were sensible of their error, and anxious to
return to the path of duty. To these, after professions
of repeutanee and assurances of reformation, lie would
hold out the hand of forgiveness, of compassion, and
conciliation.

Tie to their faults a little blind,
Be to their virtues very kind.

Such a scrutiny was necessary, but it must be left to the
employers themselves, and he had no doubt that, in the
restoration of their workmeo, they wouldstipulate pro-
'per terms, both as to atonement for the past, and secu-
rity for the future. He fully felt the justice of the re-
' marl; which had fallen from the chair, at the opening of
the meeting. Ile deeply regretted the foul stain which
had suliied the fame of this once religious and well-
disposed city. But he could not coincide with the
Hon. Gentleman who moved the Resolution, in suppos-
ing that the mass of the working population were so
completely corrupted, or that the prospect of ultimate
amentimeet was so hopeless. He would indulge a more
cheering and animating prospect. He would trust that
the political fever would soon abate, and give new life
and vigour to the body. He would endeavour to
instil confidence into the minds of tht people. Ile
would believe that a great proportion of our mechanics
were yet sound at heart, and be trusted that the day
was not far distant, when the good sense and moral feel-
ings of Scotsmen would reams their sway—when the
,spatit.of alienation which had been infused into the
minds of the lower dunes tenards their superiors, who
sympathised with their sufferings, and endeavoured to
alleviate their distress, would be subdued—when the
horrors of civil warfare would be averted—when pikes
would be converted into pruning hooks, and the beat of
the drum would be followed by the sound of the shuttle
' —when the blessings of our free and happy Constitution
would be felt and appreciated—when the lark shades of
anarchy and infidelity would be dispersed—and when
religion, loyalty, peace, and order would again en-
lighten and cherish our native land.
Mr. CRAILL2B STIRLING said, that they were met, he
I was sorry to say, not to nip a treasonable confederacy
in the bud, but rather to tau: it in its full blown blos-
som It had been said that intimidation might cause a
RUMOR* f to leave their work, but for his own part, he
thought that no intimidation of any kind would ever
cause a spirited honest man tq do what was highly un-
lawful. He said it was now become absolutely neces-
sary that the master should be intimately acquainted
witli the principle and characters of his workers, and
if any gentletnau should put his name to these Resolu-
tions, and not adhere to them in every point, even
though he were his own brother, he would consider
him as being upon a level with the worst of radicals, and
would do every thing in his power to bring him to an-
swer to the outraged laws of his country.
The Loan Norms]. then congratulated them on the
, unanimity which had prevailed in the meeting. He
said, when be first spoke, be had said nothing on the
number present,as the house was not then so full as be ex-
pected it to be, and the event had fully justified his utmost
expectation; and, though they had only had two days