The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-23 00:00:00

VITAM IMPENDERE VERO.
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TO nut EDITOR OF TIIF. STATESMAN.

Sta,—lts time of secerity, when prosperity smiles
upon the lend, the eloquence of an Angel would not
be attended in; but when blinistets find countenance
from their Sovereign, or, which is the same thing,
from him who bolds the Sovereiguty in his hand;
while they trample ender foot, without shame or re-
finers*, the most sacred rights of the People, atten.
Sion is more easily excited, end I do eap►ct the feeble
voice of a man so unsupported as myself may pro.
dice some effect upon the minds of the Public.

lee, Mr. Enisoa, are not deficient in zeal (and
I Mope I may say it without being accused of flat-
tery), nor in talent to execute the task you have
taken in hand; bet it requires the hands of a
BRIABZUS to wield the pen wanted to inspire a suffi-
cient horror isle the breasts of Englishmen against
the villainous oeuvres which will certainly be re-
sorted to, before the holy flame of liberty, which
barns in the /lay, of oar forefathers, shall be again
lighted up. Your mein.stay of the Constitution has
been taken sway from you by the consent of those
who ooght to have opposed the measure (I meet• the
lighter Gorpiss 4w), viz. by your own itepeesenta.
tires. Thus year most sacred rights have been Ile-
grantly violated by your Representatives; your Pe-
titions sod Remonstrances to the Throne have bete

rejected, and the People at large treated as die.
affected subjects, who had no right to complahe.
Such is our condition ; and If things go on thus,
Om little liberty which is yet left as will soon be es•
tingoished, and many of the most sensibly aggrieved
will Imre the country altogether, and seek for shel-
ter coder a more auspicious order of things. As
long as virtue might be supposed to reign in your
great Comacil of the Nation, there wessomethieg to
hope for; bet when 1 see the treatment one of the
greatest Patriots that *TOT blessed a notion receive.
from its Members, I am almost frantic, and wish for
the torch of a Gl:v FAUX!! Etcase me if I am
too warm in my indignation ; het really whew I think
of the conduct of those who should be the same as
ourselves, that it, our Roprrsetstatives. I cannot
speak in measured language; many of their acts
might he suspected as the work of a band of di.-
pied traitors, ander the name of guardians ; for
they traffic away the national interests and the rights
,of a free-beta Pern-le twilhnot restraint or remorse ;
and we are in the dal:: witettwr the PRINCE REGENT
approves or disapproves of what his Ministers are
about, or whether he is himself sensible of the dun.
ger his very Throne incurs L% such mail proceedings.
I know not what can be done in the w Iv of across',
nor do I believe the wisest man alive nn till us
This great hationalCoancil wants to be perged of its
foal crimes; but while thoreare.o many Members in it
who Itsveplaces at Court, or hold employments in the
disposal of the great In
0...c.r0 of the Crown, or who
love commissions which the Kin° can improve. no-
velist° WILL IBS DONE THEM Then you will ask,
whence is the remedy to come? I will think of the
matter, sod let you know another time the resit of
shy reflections.
And conclude myself at present, your Reader and
Friend.
Poplar, Iforrh 17 JEAN JAQUI:S.