The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-24 00:00:00

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

TUESDAY, ♦PRIL 24, 1810.
Cr EASTER TuEsDAY.---Holtdag at the Public-Offices.
Tin Public haring lately been much disgusted
with the vain boasting of an Editor belonging to
a Neu, Evening Paper, representing himself as
the " late Conductor of THE STATESMAN," the
whole of u hick being a gross fabrication, we deem,
it necessary to state the following observations in
reply thereto.

The PRINCIPLES of Tuc STATESMAN are too
well established to stand in need of any declare.
tion on our part; and the Public may Test assured
the I:if:nem:aux of the Paper will not suffer
say diminution by the removal of the late Editor,
wlicse writings had, for tome time previous to his
dismissal, be►►n rejected as unfit fur the Paper ;
and we have also reason to believe that his new
efforts have greatly disappointed t!te hopes and
expectations of his friends. If any political ar.
tides have appeared in .T►IE STATEsmax during
the period mentioned by this person; styling him-
self the sole Conductor, they certainly were either
suggested or sanctioned by the sent PROPRIETOR,

and could not have been inserted without his con-
sent, although the Proprietor has reason to, know
that somo articles were smuggled into the Paper
without his knowledge, containing Libels upon
lipivingAr.s, fur which he is now actually under'
prosecution.

IN' The Morning Post of this day is the Colley.
ing paragraph :
" Our surprise is by no means tinted at his (Sir FRANCIS
Beaogris) conduct, when we recollect that his present
prime advisers consist of persons who have either saved their
lives by the confession of their treasonous' guilt, and were
temporarily transported, or who have stood their trials at
the Old Bliley, for High Treason against the State. It is
well known that ancea O'Cort Noss (the present bosom
friend of Sir reamers Beauerr). as wen as his hri,ther
Animus, was among those who saved theniselves by the dis-
closure of their treason, which they authorised certain per-
sons to make* to Goverpmem for that purpose."
We heg leave to say a word or two to the
writer of that article. There are persons 'sin,
&ens it fair to use every weapou against a political
asitagoeist ; and pession often betrays even men
who are honest to use unfair weapons, when they
are sorely galled. Policy, however, will al:
ways teach every man of common understand-
ing to take carp, when ho asserts bitter things
of an enemy, that they are founded in truth.
We apprehend, therefore, that the writer of
the above paragraph did not know that he
mse, not asserting the troth respecting Mr.
It ,Hers O'Cosixon. In justice to a Gentleman,
o his is as honourahle a man as ever breathed, we
I.) hold of this occasion, to set a matter right,
which we believe has always been misunder.
e}ood, if not wilfully misrepresented. At the
iery time alluded to in't4 paragraph, we were
inlermetl? and we believe span unquestionable
euslintity,. that the then Administration of
J rel cud dui endeavour to extort a confession from
?s r. lit•e-att O'CoNstf,a, by threatening him with
a irvil n;:on evidence which would convict him
(ns the stited),and assuring him he should die,
if convicted ; and that Mr. O'Cossion's reply
was, ‘• I have tio,hing to confess ; you
,may eon.
Oct me upon hired and fake evidence, but I am
innocvnt, and will never sign that paper." The
threat was repeated, but in vain; and Mr. R.
O'Cosixon, we believe, never did sign the
paper ; and, what corroborates this statement,
is, that Mr. R. O'CONNOR was not under the üb.
li:tation to transport himself, as the persons were
tiiat are known to have signed the confession.
As t.. the trials at the Old Briley, let- the writer
uww more of history, amid study !nore of lawl
.re he mentions those trials as a disgrace to'
any olie rnt his own party

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'E have this morning received Portuguese Va.
the I Ith instant, and have given the prin.
0,41 content, of them in a subsequent column.