The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-03 00:00:00

ITOUqF. OF COMMONS.

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COMMITTEE OF TUL STATIL Off VIZ BA.` K.
Mr.'I'LELINSY—•. L Ti,., Siti to propose to lb*
Heats a Raselotion, toodlrrog to the appointatoat of
a ComalWile, .. what I Wino is 06EN/di-ea all
dam, le be (be most lospooteat question that seal
awn! do +mewl*. et tin Whitmore. My as.,
ties 'M b% 'hat a Ceimaktoe bs appointed to on.
tieing i.t. tbo effects prodeeed *a Om Eschew,
sit► twigs aoantrieo, sod the state of t►s Circe.
litiog Medium, by the restriction so mamma in
cash by IM Book; end to report whither any end
what MIMI Olin tor coutfisaing this moo boyead

;he period now fixed by law for its termination.' Tito
' this motion orientated in a remoor which
me, and which was wall-founded, that It
Istestion of Minkters, at an early period
pretest Seuion of Parliammat, to briog is a
- the farther costineancs of that restriction
I now existed for onmend-twesty yeses sod
The Bill intrediced on this est/join last
Mated, in its preamble, that reeferesesse
• circrar-
readsred the cootinsance of the restriction
It new turns est that *Ober issforeseec
ince' have occurred, and that Ministers are
determioed In keep op the restriction until
of March, 1810. On the importance of this,
I need not Isolable the Hoes* with a sisals
Men. Story meets oho turns MS atteetioo
lyrist prinsigalfe me a hick the cieceisting me-
all coostrift dorsi, meet stescollis how ma-
, that./Goverominst should cease this gees-
be stately luoratipted. Pontiac., have been
presorted as Ono split* trivia appear to
popular a character as Slone rooseeled with
it So ffrage end Animal fraillamssits --sod,
samples we have sees of thee, we may
conclude, that they are weaned much in the
ity. I shall sew explain the object of the
of toy itiotion. If I did not peewit that
many Gestalespen mold perhaps be snob!,
toy I troubled the Howse at ell—becertee,
genetally allowed that as oniony is no-
, no roasuu con be adduced for the oppeud.
*kith is Intuaded to my prupobiii•ni, eacept
,fortunetaly I em the Moser. I therefore
',bums soosion i., and call on the Hosts
Ike dilleerese That *sista between what I
propper, aid the motion of which this
Chensellor of the Exchegoer hs• wen
nntite—
prrseeded, that no iecitsidual will listen, with
rnoide..ae, ao the suggestions of the Right
able Gentleman, and vote for hint. irsi.ead
'Wetting Mt, uh!wht my modes lee••••.ts .0.11111
which is Su; by taw. If t tln too
Mop short i.. endeavourise In effect the
view —or ir the Right Hon. °entre nan's
emhtaces that which mine dues not touch
Cate. anti In that wily, bete I a right to
,bat GPnohnsien will vow against me. Fee
but thick, that, in s /loose where there
many men ,of professed independerice (I •
men contradissinguished from toss mhos
iplee are .ell known, from the pert they hate
•-• the discussion of public topics), lodividesle
ik to the merits of the motion, and net to lbw
the Howe from shish it may happen to
The first part sit ley motion, which is din.
a seas, of duty to others. calls for an stn.
no the 'dicta prodeced, by the Bank Re.
• Ile foimegirlimadmostee, and en tie
nog milt. of the ansearry. On thee*
there is no alteration in my opinion—brit I
' my original pence did set explicitly incleds
every 'object which demanded enquiry, and therefore
I subsequently made these • pert of my motion. I
avow, that the principles of this Bullion Come
miner, as brought forward sad delivered by my
Loomed sad lamented Friend, Mr. Horner, forst
my creed—a creed which lam afraid the Right
Hosourable Gentleman will sot be able to shake.
I will p farther, and apron the pleasure I feel
ebbe marking the progress of truth, from day to
day. opirrions of thus* who understand this sob.
ject best. eta homily gaining ground----and those who
formerly opposed them most violently. are now ready
to confess that their principles ware right, that they
mold nor he disputed, although they felt that the re.
tainption of cash payments may be wrong. It is
now an entirely different question from what it
formerly was. It is sort sow • (position. depend-
ing on the state of the eachaoges, and on the trans.
mission et hellion from oats country to another.—
Them. imitative sow set .aide—and the matter for
coosideration is, 'then,* or not the circulation
ought to be restored to those bowed' taillike which
the legitimate ciroulatios of this country was for.
manly confined? Cessultiog that jostle* which is
dos to the Public—regarding, with due feelings. the
safety of the State—can the circulation be continued
es it at present is: Os this point a great alarm has
boo spread from ewe side of the country to the
other. Persons collocated with commercial persons,
as well as great landed proprietors, hate equally felt
the importance of the subject. Gentlest's have been
gravely told, that the entire safety of the empire de-
pends on there being no diminution in the existing
state of ths ettmdatifo—they have been assured,
that, if it be leavened, the country wilt be ruined.—
Bret, Sir,,what I venture to feeetel is this, that, if
the reotyktion be continued further, as it has beets
from doe to time, when yon wish, lathe exercise
of your sober jedgeest, to restore the circulation to
its stockist smoderd, the constitution of the patient
will bites been so vitiated, his habits wUI have be-
loom, es rooted, that he will nut be able to bear the
moray by which alone be can hope to be benefited.
Theesisting system could not, Sir, have arrived at
its present height, if it had sot been supported by per-
sons of censiderabliriveight and consequence in the
Issootry. I hope I shalt pay nothing that yen be
Mossidered as oncisil to any Gentlemen in thy/ [looser
or est et it. But I should cot di‘cherge my defy
I. the eeeetry, if I did tint call things by their right
asses—[Hear, heart—and I new stele my beim',
that there is a primlyl mooey party in this king.
doe, whose sole object is to "veil themselves of their
wealth ha colonise the present system—la esa•peratn
p.biic feeling :-.and to colittoel bosh the conduct of
the Leetalature owl the acts of the Bank ittelf.-
Illeerri—Assougst those to whom I have jet, ei.
'stied are persons poesessed of very large fortroos
and of knows integiiry—men. chase nerd wield
pen from use end of Europe to the ethers mealy

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