The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-05 00:00:00

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contemned, than those who sold themselves to the
yoke.—(4plaise.)-I'here is no comparison be-
tween the Roman Senate and the House of Com-

Sons.. The latter is ten thousand times worse than
the farmer.—(Applause.)—There can be no doubt
bet that your choice, Gentlemen, will fall on an
individual, who, in your' own minds, you are con-
vinced will never acqoleace in any measure pernici-
ous to the rights of the People; You wiU select
tome person in whom you can safely confide interests
so very dear to you. I know not what effect great
abilities may have in that Mose. it is tight, how-
ever, that every opportunity should he taken tq
expose, through the House itself, its own wicked.:
ness. This, perhaps, will not be of much service to
you—but it is she only !sty which an efbrient Mem-
ber can now perform. You have heard of the mis-
representations in the public Print., when I voted
the Other ,night ter the motion of an Wm. Baronet.
Whether fortunately, or unfortunately. I. know not,
I was the only person who voted with him. It was
reported that I said, on that occasion,, ' that I was
'ruined in my mind cud my fortune ; and it was inferred
from this, that I was about to ran away.' The fact
is, I shall never consider myself ruined in my for-
tune, till I live at your espence—(Laughter)—and I
shall never feel my spirit to be broken, till I am un-
able to resist oppressiou.—(Applause.)—Wherever I
go, I shall still-feel for the situation-of my country';
and whether I opens passage here, or find out a pass-
age there, my great object shall be your interest.—
(iipplause.)—l have also been attacked for the
feelings which I manifested on the occasion I al.;
lode to. But, when I had the. wickedness of that
House in my mind—when I reflected on the degraded
state of my country—when I saw before me those
men who had brought it to that situation—when I
considered that they might forfeit their lives for their
conduct—when these, and a thousand other feelings
came rushing across my mind, was it wonderful that
I should be agitated?—(Applause.),--Those feelings
were not dishonourable. Eleven years' experience
in that House had not so hardened my heart as to
enable me to suppress feelings which even now I can
hardly resist.—(Applause.)—l have endeavoored, on
the present occasion. to steel myself against them—
but the effort is almost vain.—(Applause.) —I hope
to return and to see you again, in a more prosperous
state, tad with different sensations; for my grief is
not of a selfish nature—it is called forth by the si-
.teation of my country. In leaving my native lend,
for a while, I cannot hut experience regret„ which,
were it differently situated, I should not indulge'
in. In departing from my country, I do not la-
ment for the land of builders of chorkhes—of those
hypocritical men, who do not, like individuals of
old, build them, es an atonement for their sins, out
of their own pockets, bet 'who thrust their hands
into‘yours, when the religious fit is upon them—l
do not feel for leaving hypocritical propagators of
holiness—l do not regret that I am departing from
the supporters of Bible Societies—l do not com-
plain because I quit the land of tax-gatherers and
tax•eaters—of spies and informers ! No, I grieve
for leaving my native country in the state in which
it is. in leaving it, I leave all that is dear to me—
all that is valuable—all that is estimable! I leave
"the bones of our ancestors—of those who, at Runny-,
libede, root only asserted their own liberties, but made
protection to foreigners in this country a part of
their. Charter !—(Applause.)—l leave these with
regret But, on my return, should your oppres-
sors be overcome—should you wish to place them in
safe custody—l will take theft to *that spot where
one of the greatest individuals that ever ciliated is
confined—an individual, whose magnanimous see•
timents and elevation of mind your oppressors have'
never imitated—whose crimes, real or imputed,
!they have infinitely surpassed.—(Applause.)—lf no
other person will conduct them to St. Helena, I am
the man oho will do it.—(Applause..)—l have al-
ready alluded to a person who reformed, at a distant
perintl, the House of Commons, and, should we
ever have a corrupt Parliament, trampling on the
People and destroying their rights, I should like to
undi.rtake a similar reformation. I thank you for
your uniform sopport--and, above all, for the feel-
logs you expressed, at a time when I thought the
whole world had (Incited me. Even Own my last
breath is about to depart, I shall recollect your con-
'duct with gratitude.—(Applause.)—lt was a glorious
example of magnanimity (I speak not of myself),
when you saw a man attempted to be destroyed, to
stand between him and his tyrants.—(.4pplouse.)--
The man yen select, if not called upon to pledge
himself specifically, should he one known to he wor-
thy of your confidence. Where such a man is to be
bend, I will not pretend to say. It is not for me to
mention any name whatever. I shall now take my
leave, assuring you, that I shall ever be devoted to
the true cause of liberty and to your interests."—
(Thunders of applause.)
Mr. P. IVALEttt moved—
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" That the best Thank% of the Electors of Westminster are
due, and are hereby give* to Lord Cochrane, for his upright
mallet is the House of Commons—his esertioesernit times in
the cause of Freedom—and his decliniog the high honour of
being one of the Representatives of Westminster, when time's,-
stances prevented hies from doing his ditty to his Caostiteents."
Mr. HAYDOW seconded the motion, which was Cat•
tied unanimously.
Mr. HARLEY rose amidst an uproar which pre.
vented our very distinctly hearing what he said. As
we understood, he admitted the seal of Major Cart-
wright, but observed, that they wanted a man of ho•
dily activity as well as seal—one who would.bunt
theiloroughmongers from their dens, end restorothe
popular liberties. He stoold, therefore, put in oti.
mination a Gentleman every way fit to represent
tido great City. lie had, indeed, been calesolateds

lit:eft early a pitiod--=bei it WIN plotting
West nritwkhstanding- the attempt made to clamour
troiin fitit GentWnan. wipkhed jest been pat in Pa-
mieation, that an ;rawest majority of the Meeting
were favoiribleto his virtu,:--(No, no !)—His only
'crime was, that he was en independent Country Gen-
tleman, end a friend to those principles which they
had aseembled tosupport—but he was net desired by
those wise had not the spirit to gate far as he did.—
The Meeting ought to understand .whit•titsl were
about. They ought not to' be too sqeamish. The
*calk-end-water and beer utter* bad Weis tried long
im9ultri--and it was high time to adopt a more gene-
rims diet—a glass of wine, orof brandy, might perhaps
necessary. —(A laugh.)--Beforethey decided they
ought to weigh matters properly. 'When., man was
about setting out on a journey, he always enquired
what means he possessed for bringing him to his des-
tination-4nd what benefit he would derive when be
get there—lle would advise the Electors to proceed
it* a similar way.—( thre variousparsons.exclaised,
N Off, off ! you are no Elector.")-He would,
'with their permission, state why he
.conceived Mr.
Hunt to he the tn,•st pro Per person to eel"' e into Par-
lialMent.at this period.—(An uproar now took place,
which lasted for several minutei.)
Mr. Hoer (addressing Mr. G..Jnnes)—" Stead
en the bible till you get silence. Drt't wok for it.—
If the Chairman don't _command silence, let the
Meeting break op. Stand there for three mouths till
you are heard."
Mr. STURM, with some difficulty, procured a ces.
lotion of hostilities.
Mr. G. Joy es continned.7—lf the 'EI. 'eters were
not sincere in what they had done ars former' Meet-
ing, let-them say so at once, and let Mr. Hunt be dis-
missed. What were the objections against Mr.
Hunt ? If they were mated he would ,refute them.
But the fact was, it west mere senseless ClamoUr.—
[Here the confusion, arising from vs doe, Sorts of et-
pressiotts of misere and contending applause, be.
tame so user/111%4ring, that Mr. Jones' was obliged to
suspect(' his address for several minutes. During this
interval, a person from the crowd cried nut, that Mr.
Jones had no right to speak there, as he was not an
Elector of Westminster. Mr. Jones replied, that it use
a shame for him to say so, when he himself knew that
he PIMA householder in the City. The clamour hiving,
by great exertion on the part of the Chairmen, a little
sobsideel, Mr. Jones proceeded.] He hoped the Meet:
leg would not be concerted into a bear-garden, and
that their adversaries would net attempt, like
Homan Tribune of old, to carry every thirst.
vialenee. But if they were for violence, let thani
try it, ond they would see whether ehey, or the
friends of Mr. Hunt, had the loudest luny, lbei
strongest limbs, or the most determined ,courage.--el
Mr. Hunt had not Binched from going the utmost-1
stop; he had come to the point, and manfully '
pledged himself as the advocate of Annual Macedon"
and Universal Seffrage.—(4lpplatare.)=-NabAy bad
a right to impute any improper osolieeto him in the.
coming forward. lie would reduce the matter ti
one or two aimpt#poieta:—Did they coincide in the
sentinients- of the Resolution of Monday ?—[lle ale
laded, we believe, to a 'ftesnlutiori carried at a
Meeting of Electors on Monday, •for potting Mr.
Hunt in nomination.]—He would read it to them.
[Here he read the paper.]—Were they of opinion,
that Ministers would never make the least cotter...ism
to the cries of the People ?—(" No, nu !" from •
few voices.)—Were they convinced of the lines.
sity of recurring to the good practices of former
times ?-IVere they really persuaded of the twee-
iity of returning to Anneal Parliaments and Urti-
versal Suffrage ?—(Partial cries of " IVs pre n—
it they were then real friends to universal freedom,
were they not ashamed of their conduct in re•
fusing to heir what every party Inid to say ? There
[ was one other point connected with the Resolution
he wished to advert to. U. held in his hand a
corrected Resolution, that their enemies might not
say, Mr. Hunt and his friends were a set of un-
grammatical, illiterate blockheads.—[We believe
there had been a little unit-spelling, and grammatical
inaccuracy in the ltesolutiori.7l—The only oljection
that he had ever heard against Mr. Haut *as, that he
had had the audacity to meet and address the People
•twice under the canopy of heaven. 'lbis mach, in:
deed, be saw no blame in, that the spot of meet:
ing was too Sear the Cold Beth-fields Prison, and
that it held out to view the degeneracy of the People
of England, in allowing a dungeon to exist where
I free men were dragged at a moment's notice, not for'
any crime alleged against them, but on suspicion of,
nobody knew what.—[ilere Mr. Jones was again in-
terrupted by a noise that no lungs could overcome—
when he was allowed to proceed.] —lie never knew
-Mr. Hunt before Monday last, swept through the
Newspapers—and knowing how the Daily Journals
delight in propagating slander, he had disregarded
what he reed in them.—Libre Mr. Jones wasegain as-
sailed-by cries of" of—down, down!" and hisses
—which his friends 'Retied themselves to vanquish by
clapping and shouting " Bravo." Theconfusion, how.
ever, continuing, in spite of all efforts to repress it for
about a quarter of an hour, several persons hinted to
Mr. Janes that prudence required that he should de•
*creel, which he showed some disposition to do. Mr.
Rant, bowie'', -eshorted him to persevere, adding,
that " nothing in heaven or eartteshoculd prevent him
from Raying every thing he meant to say ;" and some
-one-in the crowd observed that Ur:Jones had spoken
half to hoer, and shonhl give place to others. The
Chairman then suggested to Mr. Jones, whether it
mould not beletterhe ithoeld abridge what he bed to
steles, the present. Mr. Jones, however, support.
ed by his friends, endeavoured to`get a bearing, but
in vain. "The sounds of atl descriptions eewireeente-
Mon constant and loud, and the room, notwithstand-
ing the Aromas nation of Mews; lieet) Jones)

depended
*Solved," and quitted the Clijrut , to .
a 1 ..„) Iv
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Ws understand that site ref, -Iv Doi S /rod fa
her of poisons had left the rooms thethalr Sias Wu*
by a Mr. lisydena.--thal Mr. ilietfeloted 4611t1 pi
eon in the crowd, noted fealtatiag asaulfeated anal',
diapositioa thrargbast the whole proceedings, in 14,4
Morley (a histel-teeper, with whom Mr. Elent lied a
iiirml.sonter time. Wiser); and begged. he should he
-*reed downstairs,' which order, after a slight oppea,
itlon, has executed—that Mr. Hunt was muninsuple
•r rather attempted to blprnileemindainte:Oratelia. 1:48:d
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poet. person to repriont the City of p4siminuor,
in Parliament, there being a small shoo! of hoods is
lie favour, whit b.climped the
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--Now•--.
Public feeling begins to testify itself alriiegly epee
political-questions, to the importance .d_ which the
People of this country should never be'iMdliferent.--,
The question of who is the most fit person- to been.
frosted with the defies of a Representative of a Bri-
tish community in Parliament, is now universal.
ly put and ditcassed with en anxiety that con-
, 'ingot us our coootrguien are *Wake to the
magnitude end taloa of the interests at stake,
'that* seven years experience has at length might
'them the necessity of a strut ezabeiriation into con.
duct, charicter, and motive,. and; what is the Wend
beneficial result. of intestigation, that ace's rights
and principles begin to be better known lad wen
correctly estimated. This, at Isast,ls oneet the good
.effects of Elections. Meetings of Electors ass sew •
taking piece is almost every town and county, ted
it is not a little carious and illustratite of the force
,stori necessity, after all, of indepeadent principles, to
perceive the meets that—ere now potting on,
and the earnest prOteiliOns of independence and
regard for tbeConstitotioo which the veriest tools of
the Most corrupt Ministry are now • infevieg into the
eartt!of,thosa whose interests they have betrayed.—
To-this conviction they most come at list. Bot da
ception old not obtain so wide a triumph as it has
had to boast. The palatally enlightened minds of an
injured nation most refuse to be longer the dupes of
a self.interested hypocrisy, and range themselves me
the side of their own rights, and the eiedoebted sad
invariable easertors of these and of Constitutions, Re.
form against all the efforts and artifices-of tyranny.
A Meeting was held yesterday at the Crown and
Anchor, of a number of the. Electors of Westmli.
ster, under the sanction of the usual Committee, to
nominate two fit and proper persons to represest
that City and Liberty. The occerrences at this
Meeting are detailed in our other columns. Ills
claims to renewed and honourable "atm', which
are presented in the conduct and character of Sr
FRANCIS BURDETT, are of the highest kind. His
uurfor‘support of the cause of Freedom and of
Radicarßeform, whatever hie enemies may have
urged to his prejudice, requires ni•testimooy, and is
his best eulogy. He has long struggled to restore is
• his countrymen the possession of their ancient rights;
and his opposition to the. loroughmongering system,
which has deprived the nation of Its right of outings
tied confront, has been exemplified with a sincerity
said energy of patriotism that history will delight Is
trace. If his energies have at any time appeared to
telmte of their warmth, we have the best reason to
believe, it- has only been to give other professed
friends of Reformation an opportuniti of esoblish*
ing their professions, and of proving whit their or
dekate system could accomplish. They have arrow
pliihed nothing effectual in the way of Reform, as
every thing that has passed in Parliament, in rels•
Lion to the most necessary Reformations, 'winces he'
you'd all possibility of doubt, that it is as futile ss it
is . unconstitutional to expect that Parliament will
reform itself. Sir FRANCIS BouDerr therefore &
dares, as be has levariebly done, his opinion of the
necessity of Annual Parliaments, and the right of
Soffrsge in all who contribute to' the State. Sr
FRANCIS Bottom is, therefore, and indeed, the
most proper persOn to represent the City of. WesT•
mistime, where a practical illustration of poops
and Independence is yet happily eflrded, that may
be of some use in reply to the cavillers sgoingt 01
tending the Elective Suffrage. Lord Coca OAS let 00
tirement from the contest in favour of Phorty is ibis
Country, and his approaching depart's', from lb,
native land, where his fare has indeed been aWI
01,e, though both have been adornedby his servitor
required that a new name should be proposed for rm
Office of Itepresentuione—.After a just aCkg.lP

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~ for nearly ea alders a weasel tainalt and belfd.
lug.
Lei. es le* to' the history of !tome. And 4...Ts.tit lit e: . orillie.i.giveselesa .. that Hear, doll' noooded•
De;iriikirg ran oces"gitesionaletelps:m7".Weasiddliat lar*AletThiltilki %
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here I may be allowed to observe 'that it wadi be' geuil:gsriWilpie 'of moms disorneTtii sad Ur siverss".6l Ssirrsiel",
well if some of those cheap weekly 'peblicattens, sad lid sense seal is wortimx the Oahu and liberties of jib
got on the table to speak to easel .
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mours„ really alioirelevtlizag himself to Mr. YrrookaT •
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eosstrysieu. is wordtlie.preetwedViiiatelvie Amities Of ' Hunt eacleiming "Foal play! foot arillh • . '
"Whose columns, I ediali, are filled. with valuable mat.
basil *se 011ie Represesuttives of this City is Parliament." ___.. i • . illi : s„„n_
teri, would give the history of-the Bolan Semite.
-Oinolialfr -Otell ebiltixbited to 'v014164(.64* he torrid wit; -*
Thu knowledge -of ancient history is not sufficiently n?‘ eof Mr. ant excited
the nu c a
'I Mr. St arch appealed te
promulgated. Let the People
not
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the Cue! este* iddreesed• thea::
peruse the history of l'etialeh a
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that Senate and see how long the People Endured "
Senate,
its tyranny. By studiing it, they would be fully Mr. GALE Joins pow case forward,
a Mere-to orb* sad impirtitititt " it 4.
convinced that thole who were the tools of a Minis- roar commenced, which rands* the treater part of idg, and told thee'thet es he hed.labeored in nit .
ter —that those who were the creatures of superior his observations Inaudible. .He said, he hod not et., proceie
power—were less to be reprobsted, were less to be Ptclod to bees been called on to eddries the Anent. ' •as diTehded on thlsthsineen, the bfaadolou ta.
_ _ . _ . _ _. _ Ililitiit•gui nada iv rtivriad--bet k wen DIPSSIOI to OD• • toivird.e, and matted themaie;
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