The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-04 00:00:00

A Foe rmss is a wasjeg,llodollllN, in tils:torsi
world, as the heat of Go sew Is in the emigre; hot
this very beet, which is Wispensable to our oust-
enc., yet often breeds corruption and pestilence, of
which we die or langoish: so is it•with tl.t. Freedom
of the Frees, it has, like the son's light, taken away
the darkness in which the mind groped, hut it hes
dialled sod bewildered oar steps wevertheless. To
speak without figure or metaphor, it has of late done
more mischief than good In the cause of mast le the
mass, for it has been bribed to his outdoing. Bj
bribery we do not mean to say that regular stipends
are paid to such Journals es take en advisee
pert to the rights of mankind, bet that they
are inileenced to advocate the cease of area is
power, and the continuance of shows. Ibis Ir.
auence is exercised in various ways, and though
geode, and almost unperceived, it is not lam
operative and secressfel. An Natant* to wit. If the
SrarcsmAN could lay aside conscience sad prosti.
tete its principles, it might be favoured with all the
&evermore! Adoerlisensents, and allowed to chef*,
them as high as it pleased. Its greet and encreesing
circulation would entitle it tea reference even whet•
notoriety, as in sales or commis, is the object to be
mode known: bet no, it is not oar advocate, my the
Ministerial Agents of the State, end, therefore, it
shall have none of our esteem. it sides with the
People, bet it shall hare none of the P/Ofieli moor,
(contideriag that money, anti treaties( It es their
own). Bet to return to the 'object of the hostile
red injuries of a Free Prem. It may be of.
Armed, without the danger of contradiction, that
of late years it has dune greet mischief in Bec-
loud. Tito public mind has not bees expressed
by it; the vices of Menisters end the errors et
their Goveransent base bete cuncesled frees the
public eye. For ono Journal which has dotted to
speak the troth throughout the lost 'genteel twenty-
ivy years, ten here been denoted to falsehood sod
delesion. The distresses sod grieeences of the coon.

try could never have atoreaculateil to the weerinees
height we now view them. bet for the greed cone
among the verities blessings we have been speakiag
of. Tks moinvity of Wooden, of Newspapers asks
up their minds to the political dogma of the day, as
etteted by their favourite &wind Mentor: and that
circeinatance aloes gave rise to this article, which has,
however, in its treatment timbre ed other considers-
linos. A Paper of tlii. very morning, of we ineossideo.
able present celebrity among the dispnvionste Public
(though It has many of its fernier vies to repent of),
after having informed its reader. of the PICefIIPS cow.
witted yesterday, in Covent.gerden, by the populace
(*scenes le be deplored sled cowd-nisioirl), wakes the
following unwise rellooction :—" foes terminated the
whole of the public proceedings remotely., with this
Election. in the cause of 'glitch the advocates of
Anneal Pa 'memos (we spook chiefly of the crowd
before the Nesting+) have, by their turbulent crowded,
given the strongest proof of the atisctievegs ouggecy
of that absurd principle." A puragreph more &miter!
of patriotism or philosophy, could scarcely be :oak.
posed by any human hand. It Li, indeed, coofeundieg
cum and effect, mad substituting the latter ter the
former. The serious question is, whether the writer
knew better or not. Whether it was done out of
melignancy or ignorance. A steward may, Indeed,
wrong his employer Inoue year, bet bow much more
has he it in his power to commit frauds upon hies
principal, when he bolds his place for +eve° years !!!
end that whether his master is willing or not
willing. Such writers as these *ache dirgeot
is the hottest, upright, anal pstriutic Naiad, and

make it a moot-point whether it is not rather
to be wished that the Press were totallf silent
on all sides, and left the vices of men, sad the re-
sentments of men to fight it eat fairly, tine In chase

such meddlers or arbitrators of their quarrels. h
It so diClicult to conceive, that if Elections owe
more frequent, they would be less attracting. it would
then not be to the interest of such omen as the Earl

of FITZVILLIAN and Ilhattwoon to woad fifty Ws
hundred shimmed pounds to obtain a soot is tho
Honourable flours of Continono, for ono of their

sons. They were Right Honnoreble Wort. Fi-
nally, it is not clear that if all were Diemen is the
boldness of Elections, they sight not pass leer as
quietly as choosing Churchwardens sod Overseers,
or soy other Parochial Olken.
Letters bars been received front Cadiz to td» I3th,
sod front Madrid to the 41d alt.

The Spanish Government finding that the new

system tot raising money, by increasing the dories no
imports at Cadiz, Cartbagena, and other places, is
attended with scarcely any SOCCen, a Decree bad
jest been issued taking of these dative, cod placing
the trade on the looting it stood a abort time back.
A llambergb Mail ' ed yesterday. Its con-

tents are not important. According t. as amide
from Stralsund of tae Ist alt., it is is ecratempla.
don to introduce the Prussian twill into Swedish Pr-
martinis.

By iotelligence from Frankfort of tko 10th alt. we
leant that the Territorial Committee there, com-
posed of Members from the four Allied Powers Aid
dissolved itself. The British Minister, lord CLAM.
gARTT, .ass isapected to leave Frankton in the coarse
of last weak.

The depletive of the Doke of CLAIM/ICI for ERR.
land is postponed fora short tiros. Ha Royal
Highness bas entirely recovered frees a slight indis•
pogotion.
Lublin(' on London—llamburgh, Feb. U.-
33. 0. 33. 3.

Some mis•stetemeets have been poblished retard•
ing the 'Noels takes ep by the Spaaish (ie'e►mment
at the port of Leader', whirls ars to form a pert of
the expedition to South America. It is not *roe that
se stony es 30 slips have Mee chartered for this pee-
pose: the total member Is 12, averaging 400 tens
each. The Commiarioner employed boo received ii-
etrectioss to procure three times this somber. Ile
has proceeded to Liverpool to obtain the sepply
tumefy. If be fails there he will try other ports.
firiTbere Is mesh speculation Rohs forward in the
City, ender the idea that the Insurgent, hare nrie
a socaresfol attempt on Lima, tad a great oember e(
Tassels have Imes chartered, and proceed with goof•
seder this idea to the sooth.oest coast. It has been
reported, sot only yesterday, bet during the red of
last week, that that place hes been evacuated by Or
Royalists, and that ktriiith manufactures ate allowed
entrance duty free. The report, we rather thigh,
has been ciscalated by interas'sd persons.

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