The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-10 00:00:00

SALFORD.

Fintolii.lowtismor,•L-A Public Meeting- is
Cqnveiw4 for :go pqrpose of expressing the strongest
awl *lees y .*ilachatent to his Alva& highness the
Itzestr, anal!). Ascot ardent seal in sup-

rtit of his Goverumeet.
" Thii is a measort Of Party, end intreldleed at
a time wizen • you 'are suffering under distrits and
wretchedness unexampled is Its elitist and pressure,
and • atticipatieg its 4nemJemlabitt *reale; - when
every reek of sectetylifrom the highest order in the
Sete, to the Afelieeet'erehe ishoeritsg hoer, is view.
leg Nth egtittfthelaspeiditvg wed tomptielted din=
gers, whiek.tbresten aur very existeiti. as an Inde-
pendent Nation. Of The motives of those. with.
.4 hoot the meeting.•originated, it is. unnecessary to
speak : but I address you from the solemn comic.
firm, that by the success of the .chntettiptitted mea-
sure, not only your worldly interests, gut your
moral and intelleotual character, would.be laid pros.
trate—would be delivered, hound for sacrifice into
the hands of the Minister, and be immolated by him•
at the foot of the Throne—that the smoke. of the
offering might thicken the vapours of •delusion,
which, fatally for you, already surround it. This,
however, will not be. I have no such melancholy
anticipation. I lot k forward to the defeat of the
attempt with confidetice. My hopes in this are
strong, for the object •of them is good. You feel
the dishonour prepared for you, and will impres-
sively condemn the sophistry and cant with which it
may be recommended.

" FELLOW TownsmEN !—With a national character
?.f wisdom and nompanimity ; with a form of Go.
vernment calculated for comfort, protection, and
happiness; with numbers's( public nien of ondoubt•
ed talents and virtue ; and with many and great re-
sources, you behold your country sank is amputa-
tion, degraded in rank, and-purialng those matasurea
which will 'affably terniTast6 in iiivaaisbefile Oa.
structinn and misery. The public mints nolo*,
ignorant of the cease. • The canker-worns of Stbt.'s
In piercing our feelings with agony, has at este
roused us front a generil and unaccountable ieditime.
race, and, fortenately too, opened kpohsage for the
llgidl/4 Darkness is now removed front ` the face' of
the deep. The rays which shot through the perfora-
tions oVestrroption, have dissipated the clouds that
obscured it. We now discern the dangeis.that surround
us, and the 'misconduct that bas produced them. We
feel the necessity of concentrating our eneygios tcsrepel
the one, and protest against the other. The love and
reverence we bear oar country, and its laws, demand,
on this occasion, :display of that unconquerable per-
severance, with% an exalted sense of duty inspires
and animates.- My Fellow Tonnuiraen, if you are
sensible or this duty, you will attend-the Meeting on
the Bth of .April, and CONVERT THE RESOLU-
TIONS •TIItAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO
YOU 1111'i/A CONSTITUTIONAL CALL 13',
ON THE GOVERNMENT, TO CONCEDE TO
TUE GENERAL WISH ANWINTERESTS OF
THE COUNTRY,. BY RENOUNCING THOSE
FACAL PRI4CIPLES 11IAT DAVE BEEN SO
l?RlZN'Apj'f WiTH CALAMITY. .
",I.have:confulintee in your.wisdom, honour, and
4.,avataaa.;• -and. ~trust that your • condut, ca!otly
co-operarmormeith..the 'regezlecating sense had spirit