The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-02 00:00:00

TILE STATESMAN.

People. We have instances of Severelgirs,who, relying
on tintless and esteem of their subject.. were ' dal-
most beyond the highest pitch of Osman ambition.-e,
In the malatensuct of she royal dignity the Kings of
&gland formerly exercised. a hospitality visitable In
It, and tell calculated for engaging the love of their
'objects, and a willies °Wiese@ to their authority.
It I were to refer to an period Of to any Sovereign
whose memory I am most disposed to cherish isith
sentiments of pride and fondness, it would undoubted-
ly be the reign of Queen Elisabeth. That exemplary
Sovereign reenter! no Standing Army; such an inane
tulips was contrary to all the maxims of her Covers.
trent. The dangers with which she had to contend
were greater 111011 any which have ever threatened
since, and 1 may say before. By the wisdom of her
councils she was enabled to nvercomethern ; and whew
she was asked by the Spanish Ambassador, .s he be-
held her receiving the enbnight homage if alreclieis
where were her guards, she poiated to she people,--
' These are my geards."ie her mind there was
no satisfaction is occupying a throne serreended by
armed men. Anbther ob lion of that magnatti-
moss Primer's was, that her best Exchequer lay in
the pocket& of her Penple.—By a steady ad-
herence to Huge principles, she has left a name,
which, though not altogether enblemhbed, will
hut as long as England shall be • nation, or
Englishmen retain a sense of duty, petsiotians, or
gratitude in their hearts. Another point that re-
quires the most serious consideretioe IS the eitermoos
'sponse—se 'spoon which the People will not mach
linger be able to support—which this system kook&
posed on the teenier. We have arrived at sae •
pitch of taxation, that the Right /lon. Genitalia%
(the Chancellor of the Eachequer, whom 1 voillissify
believe to he in private hfe an rumple of good ace.
rats and kind Wings), when applied to for the re.
&igloo of alas, which, from its injerioes opera-
tion on the hash\ of the brisk People, is rolled the
" Fever Tat," replied that he was excessively sorry,
dot the tat conk) eel be spared in the wino la..
heeds' state of the finances; as if contagion was
net 'efficiently destructive among a people show
epee doors and hospitable tempers peculiarly er
limed them to its ravages. In the seas meaner when
be was called upon by another Gentleman to 'ban.
den a plan for raising money which with( be said
to return a mere pepper-corn to the F.schiquer, is
comparison with its pernicious tendency to create
few gambling and every species of immorality (al.
though the Right lloootarable Gentleman Is a
Member of the Srciety for the Soppressios of
rice!), he ass forced to declare, that the rlistre•s-d
satire( she country rendered Lotteries iudispensible.
The same statement was reiterated, when she situa-
tion of large classes of persons whn were almost cc-
phing ender the weight n! their burdens, was hrooglit
forward es a use that called upon Pe rti•miont for re.
lief. It as been said, gat from no yr!rls of economy
covid any great relief he immediately expected. I cer•
isinly look open it as hopeless enrol this flate.e shall
be differently composed,ead the whole ileums of Go.
vernment carried on upon a reduced 'tale of expence.
And here I may ask, what will be the sitestion of the
public creditor unless measetes of solid economy are
adopted ? He is immediately ioterrated in a Reform
of Parliament. His security must be encressed by
she effectual accomplishment of an object, the cense-
q f which wilt be she equal pintection of the
rights and interests of att. If a crisis shall strive
when the interests of the public creditor must come
luta conflict with those of the borough faction, no
doubt the culinary result would take place, and the
weakest noeld go to the wall. From WI at I horror of
she slate of the country, I have reason to believe that
the 3,000.0001. of mew isses,will not, at the expiration
of tl e year, have produced 3,000,0001. of re s
The public Creditor, therefore, and, indeed, every
. cl•ss of society, from the King to the cottager, has
a strong motive for desiring an improved popular Re.
presentation. The advocates of Reform have been
called 1/Whitney, because they devil so long and so
often en whit they esteem the one thing needlol.-1
have, nevestheless. seen mew of at least as great ta-
lent es are possessed by any whom l see around me
(and I say thia isithootsoy Isiah to disruruito them, or
extol departed, at the gamer of lithe uteri.), slur
entertained the note views. So many ineffectual ef-
forts heave been made; SO assay hopes have been dis-
appointed, that the People are almost in a state of
despair. 1 myself have no confidence in the probable
seeress of cry measures, hurt ever ingeniously devised
or 'meted, so long as the system rissoles enaliesed.
The Were of hunter plans of amelioration and relief
has been foretold, unites this one thing needful should
be adoptedged their (adore has poectoally token place.
It was not loft( after the close of the American war
Out Mr. Pitt asserted, that Reform wet so Indispen-
sible, that without it on honest moo could be a Mi-
nister of this errantry ; and at the same lies. be pre-
dicted, ahat if Parliament were not reformed, the
cottony would again be plunged in a war similar to
that from which it MO most escaped, and would
thereby be involved in odditinnel debt. dincelty,
and danger. Unfortuestely fair England, that States-
man lived to verify his own prediction—to illustrate
the soundness of his own anticipations. In posses-
sion of power, and aided and abetted by the extra-
ordinary eiretintstriaces of the timer, Mr. Pitt de.
hided and enticed Parliament by his eloquence into
she adoption of the fatal system which he recom-
mended. to it. At length both Mr. Pill and his de.
legless ceased le waist. 'The sad reality appeared.
and theveratty friend itself somewhat in the state
which that delightful port, Dr. Armstrong, describes
as the condition of the miserable being eke is the
victim of habitual intintiratina
• The happiest yeas( all that r•or sere sod,
(Sr are, or shall be. mkt this folly init.
Nett sone year arnsen pm, ; a heavier gn,*
• Slam e'er year bend t sho
Swain o'er its Iststk• stub .ddust Matilithle lass.
Solis from ies tuieet. in a sutra, nut.. k ;
1t... ahem t!.r t's.tosur raps sirs Ili breast
Pl•h•idr, Leptis!' men gin, al min,
Tole sad wrklaß, filed ,uorr.elf tiodone."
" ii•irs, S:r. OW this country, after I.u•sitif (ferrule.
lesion to delusion, and after eujoy ing a ahur—a vet,
short interval of repose—
.--- wake, and gad Itself yodeler r
" In rain Isaac the isriolleaieu ospnssie roeesTnered
to ;missed.) vs that she ruin in which we are involved
is imaginary. Not even he
•a hn.r mimic song
Made here Pliahnuenp tutu nit clood-topp'd
would be competent to such an undertaking. What
ben are ate to d*? 'To set Oast earteeraiallog to jo.

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pair the Wary we have sestsined. What ore the first
step, which we °sight to take? To ionise the
%'it of klie,caonstitesinc.. To accomplish a Ita J.t .1
Rio is the Represestation of the People. TO
wake sktersals.cticablsktetrenchweni at,. poh.,e
'espendalates • o abolish estsblisbotwite serviceable
only to the cause of corraplion. It has been ,aid by
, tkose whose only object is a change of Ministers,
► give es gond MM, sod they will cite es geed ems.
sores.' Nothing, however, maw he more visionary,

more inconsistent with jest political reasoning than
that false axiom. It k contrary to all ezporience;
it it contrary to all biology ; it is contrary to the npi.
-
nit,. of the most celebrated political writer.; it is
contrary to the sentiments of Lurk., at Bk. Itstone,
of that greatest of all. Ilarriogion, who oppnsiog If
his day the grimiest, of those oho wished for a
change of mew instead of a chase of measures, said.
6 give us gc sod oxen, •ntl they trill give as good
measures. is the language of demagogues; g.ve us

good attires, and they vs ill gins es good m.:•, is
the plinchile of oho legislation.' Ir is only
Indeed, who *spa to gather gropes fr,,or
thorns, or figs from thistles, that can thus r:-
peel good from mil. What we, the iteformvrs,
msin-
tain.is the right of the People to be sibalmitially rep re.
1 mom h ibis plouse. kis the interest of Ilse
.1( lag Ike

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Wenn of she Pewee-it Is die isteset of she pahlicvireditor -
ill is the lathcen of aM sodeesaml deg on Is the Seale, aim a iew
Isdivida.li shall as Isomer be porodited to enjoy the priv.l4o a
ovistissliag ',large proportion of die Members of the Coin ton.
tjtrof Pertinent'. The nett of the country drommli gait
eeislatore vhoald saki into *riots esinvideration a i3.6lrtfe
which is pints sod staple truth iv grletSett she Peopk to moan.
Those Gestlemea are gnrlt misters who suppose that the
penes-. eta laseesaadss an% w ill *shk diem to force specs
the People she radioman* of a sperm heretofore sokooo is in
totighise. They err Atrimly mistakes. if they think that i... pu.-
sitok to resin moral fo;ce ay the bayonet. Het, Sir, it i. to Ole
erpenee of molatalaisig a large maids% army is she co nor,
that I principally object. lam soder as great apprehemint
with reopen to in d spondee mass* is she destrectios ot the
Itherari at its country. I have no boatme' its say log..hat as
far as mar liberties are coorented, I as coder logoitely less fra-
from the Oth(lestes of the aruiy. clothe.' lit red, toes I am from
the Genies)." of the hag robe. clothed Is bisek.-(01 'mash )'-
There Is ori great dower teas English- artuj, ushvertisg help
lish libertieo. Het the ewer, of sappisetlog melt an army to
indeed a serious nit Mr. I defy las Majesty% Moister. sts•
thole any rativaal ..... 4 the beeping the may opt" it. prewar
establivhoens. The visitation of Lampe is wet est" se to mho*
tiny belief that it may woo be owitteary so call forth the sorlater•
merge, of the Mate. Hon aster sane indeed would it he lie
she royally were Aar weesoity woo to here for calks* forth
shoos eisergics, for ttwir coercive km already denswyed Alsoon•
all the sonny of notional poopesity I Hot it has bees said by
*me tientlesien that it is asecemary to keep the notary as
what they colt a cassinanding netilede-in ether surds, he
• b.illying povtare. Now, Sir, it is with Loisw silt *
with indo‘idwah. Nathan r .in Le more iojedieitiat that
fee air man ID hold bienelf in a eat-cant roil's* of dein*.
His powers 'ketone rah-owed before a blow is noick.--11
There is no en-Ike for 'teepee she reentry ion warlike anti
lade. Thsok God! Acre Is or reawn t • expect a roll for war.
Ilike exertioss ; het if there were, the sclatation. eves of
sink year. would r. oder Pose cannot* mere (teeth." them
they east possibly be if this ovensaised vigilasee, Nn wassail
of detente is maiatitiord seal the theme, bet....,m011y we
drop froos'fatigee.- [Hen, hear, hem !)-Itat, milt* as I oho
jell bike large maims y essabliqueett. IL w mad sisal meth moth
cleans* ask, any socrilke at the Si% with respect 111 it. shark
wand to that assrpog whin* who • omimate leathers to
this IP, e-,1 this Hook. the ompaity of shin', akliosgh act.
hug win the armee ter of, and soisialog moo appears% ses be.
Iterresestaiiin of the People, we, in foci, osiy the dere-
srsetatii es of two hooked issilitidaols. olio by this mean .us
away she libeisteo nod renege,. out lives ist the People !-
Thin. ...sr, a bile ,o. e ale Illt•ef gilliftk, goardithe "steins frt.*
lounge timidity, we are neglecting set defewe agates' di.
minim foes. It I. related by lk. Johnson, that hi. Wises,
' who kept it book,ellei's shiny in Litchfield, was always. any
asteotive to ,Ise bon and bolts, and oiler fastratags tett*
Iron' of his home, bat that happeniu so lease Ike beck deed'
, isercure. ease *woes broke so by thht enracce, sad tarried
,1 of :dl h s g00d..-[ t bough.)-The wads, intones. of the too
dos ideals on whale l have alluded, Is the noqnsorded barb•
d..nr of this country. Let as chats it op its doe note. fat'
I Pea* west be represesisd, or the Non* is undone. I wish to,
. inmate* ibis ups* the (lome, s.d I thiak. u ilk 'eternal**. the
, detalb of Hethrm, shot she einem of the right of selther is of
mach lets Imperuseee auto that it shook' be I fowl ispos a
/ clear, lied, sod tatelligible peirthipte-(lacer')-a posecti.ke
f 1 which *sold give the right of ilepresesttatioa in .he peal pro-
tl ponies of the People.-111car !)-Sly peon" object iv •04 to
rapport or ',Moser say particular specific plan as Mauch of
1 I Retina t I on nal; rustendiog for the slop his at the groat
istinriple- I ..iii out, stallion •Jpon Ibis Ham to tern it. eye'
isrtn 'Pelf- to look at * own doused sate, mad Sr hold tie • to
she us...sided trellises of the People some hope of considec**
anconon sod Oilman. relief I oseid sat hold oat to the Pea.
ply the laope of aitainiag all she hemellt of 'boor Paws whin
have two called Is this Howe and elsewhere. "aid and imps *.
ticable-epithese that have Mrs applied to pious oath I
thought espedintl. by a Right Iles. lielstiemits appoint (Mr.
I *Meg I. oho, so all oreatiose, has been entail'', the close
cad easel* %pawn of all Reform. Us a fosse/ discoosios of
this softiies. he saw anthem to slier is the naming synths-
is woe. is his eye*, a model of beautiful pillion
there saps, *deed, he admitted, hose grows up roe=
lapse of ace., same Atop which kiehed like blot no ilia
fair Face of war l'osstitstios; het still they were hat Ws".
which did sat defog" the peat structure itself, and .hkb her*
aid there eitelsl- lie nroweeled to its practical elect. Bet she
great Caimans bemires we cad the Hight Honour.
able Gesticulate is, that though the 'voles may answer vets well
for Isis. is alolvers very ill for the Prople.-[Hearl)-4 re.
meatier 'hewer, sill, sistgeos, who though' is ovoid be •os►
far chirorgiewl wince if isowectione could he performed is
living poison-he saw ea objectioti in the swill why the pee.
tire should mot be *tarred area condemned et...nitwit Thi. may
be all see; well for the veceLstmis of she oper.dor. but as Ws
had bees appropriately answered. shat ssushi she ason awl*
his koite "Oak of the opetatin.?-n but would he any to sock
as experiment at mentaisise the depth of sew... coder meat P
SO it is Ohl the People. "The night Howerahle Geminate
nay bug biased op with she fancy shut all is well while he
thrives-II may do eery well fur bun, hut oat ter tic-,e It ho we
doomed to pry the forfeit of hiss) mein. The dialog* of nth
Oran-etiggrrr, hi il model, sat quite appropriate in its apple:am
ties is this patois-
' First Oran Digger.-Whit ii he that hands "reign AM
either she mason, the ships nigh,. or the carpenter ?
• Sound Grew Digger.- The gelatin mate/; for that tramp
sallires a chasten* testate,
• First C.-eve Digger.- 1 like thy wit well, Is peed faith;
the gallant dews well i hat how does it ...ell I It don well to
done that do ill ; now shoo den ill, to say the &slams is built
straiten. 11620 Ilse church; mat, the gallows moy do well to
tont.
Ergo. the yellows may do tied for thee. may be very well is
one sense- (laughteo 1-hat is is quite dill:teat is the other.n.
'I he Noble Lord, tea (Lord Ca Illereagio) may tent*oe to sake
bit ll...raki,* wasensenn of the progressive poosperly of rho
country c he way repra4as he d d at the 'prang of the Sr,. a,
Cult ,sued atetehaitto Weir Illmartritia4 is conirsettrial pram
way-that Hunting smnsfacturen one fortiori, cad *Nap
data.; e.,ployed-obbi blighted agriculture us. iu she hey day
of its nor. -.1..1 market. The Noble Lona rod Ms rainier*
talked ut el. 1.-sion s the osme maw mob goad grave from simit a
Otialtirt, f; not t. 1.111 oho lived ie a load sidelines's.. is • nil of
their • s. t. foliose., eared ofibeirown treatise. Ti ey are.it Wee*.
quits II ,pest. owl tirretate the reel* sits best lA, a too. 1 Itay
I.litt loud Uwe, Ito i.e •itte It 01.111ef why no; coseplataisvhsoldi
sti-e, when all nlonst sh;•"nenes breathe. me h tra-rame-
s hen thee. •in fact, •• re reproving upon • a bed saloon:-
(tles.r, hear! surd a laugh.)-My great elifeet is to impress
btu* “retteaten, hush in nod ant of to,. Mow., ~tad rots at l
nail- Gelt•le •a?d, oFutt the borough-. outer. theraseher, that it
doe* not fo low became she lillni.tess I se nappy that the Peep*
olie:d lie 611 tate, Thi. is she sea driest*. cod I verily Ye-
lfrte that it the honwelsomagert ere lare Pi no tour in a bet -
ar understanding with she People. she,e will he tai rod at
yore sco that Intern and their e a heetece-sivej mart tall se the
conomenrrois which their pee tioarity will have I.,..taked. IS.
mast be show«. trees the perpetual alr.rovery of rew itasie"
and she digitally experieweed he 101 ree.oig oh-s. shot a pest
and gener..l ttelthat has become ladi-pewthie I nomad deo*
the floe,. to n ponds' kWh were lIDe at trate the pordrolse
elevation eager whirl' the People gr•osa limbs We ..sv of
t_ ILepehliedeportoents.tho woo go legato., vitro-yes is it, Copt
I- Is the scat at a Correvlsog power VI 6eie ineaffett fo-
lios am the Ihnie been compelled te in :;. that tats 1 Is she
otholohirailon of politic enmities, yea • Lae admitted the ea-
-1•4114lee elven skew, h, a., sone of s ter prawn... of year
and•lies..., sod of Isla.. every plate isi pub's. •S ow, yes Owe
' • Lisa obliged le sperese, to correct Innorient evil i bet tits