The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-26 00:00:00

LETTER V.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.
SlR,—Every day adds confirmation in my mind to,
the suspicions hinted at in my last, that the late
Treaty at. Ghent is but a hollow truce—had the Ne-
gociations at Vienna proved successful, those of
Ghent would not hive been brought to so sudden
and unexpected a conclusion. The Sovereigns, whose
44 magnanimity" has been the praise of almost every
tongue, and whose" disinterested exertions for the
deliverance of Europe," as we have been pleased to
call them, although well rewarded with the many
millions voted them by-the generous Representatives
of the English nation, do yet, it seems, require
some little trifling indemnities, such as the kingdoms
of Poland, Saxony, Belgium, which they cannot
persuade the Congress at Vienna to consent to ; and
other arguments failing, they are now preparing
to use that very convincing one, called ullima ratio
regum.

There is no doubt that we shall be called upon
.felicity connected with war and avarice, with pride !but could not forbear expressing his regret that his
for fresh sacrifices of men and money to support these i and injustice; but this, too, like the delusions plat*, opinion of Mr. Brook. Bridges's conduct had beew
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pretensions—Jove Bu. is too generous to desert his tised in the (lark ages just adverted to, was only in. so greatly misconceived on the hearing of a former
Allies. Have not these nations been fighting under ! tended for the purpose of imposing upon the people. Petition, for it was not either upon that or the pre.
our pay ? astd well we know, that when any Prince 1 I Inn sorry to add, that this artful deception was sent occasion his Lordship's intention to snimedvert
or Potentate does JOHNNY the favour to accept his . first promulorfrOin ThirTreaiery Bondi; and Ethel. upon the motives which had actuated Mr. Brook
money, he becomes his firm friend ; and happen what: wards echoed from the pulpit. From both these ; Midges in such proceedings,-us- they had made Rewill, JOHNNY Hill never desert him. It is very true, piece* we were frequently told how much we thrived , itnrression unfavourable to that Gentlemen, to the
that these Sovereigns having worked for hire—having : uniller that horrible war, which began by an invasion 1 high respectability of whose character his Lordiltip
been paid, and liberally too, for the job they have• of r nce to restore the BOURBONS; and which pre- I bore the strongest testimony. •ii
accomplished, the indemnity, if due at all, ought, in- sere ' (but not without some occasional concealment TREISTON P. BA IZ OROUSE.
point of justice, to be made to honest Jour; but be; midi mporising policy) for above twenty years the In this cause, which is of a commercial nature,
is too generous to require it. No, no; such ie his same.grand object. We were told from both these land has been a long time before the Court, the Lonn
disposition, that lie would sooner. spend US-much places,' how prosperous we were under that war : Cu tNCEr.r.olt, in delivering judgment, observed, that
more, if he could get it, to ensure that recousgence ; which deluged Europe with blood, and increased'. there were two points for consideration ill the-busi.
to others. This-weighty business being on band, it • our debt to a thousand millions !—Nay, one man, a ' ness—namely, whether it could be tried on a simple •
is probable that our great Statesmen, not wishing to ' Parson, and though -a Pluralist, panting for a issue, respecting the alleged fraud ; and, whether
have too many irons in the fire, have thought best to Hishoprick, NU efiteitnpudence to attempt persuading the Plaintiff woul'h, within a week, consent to such.
pestpone the question of Maritime Rights to a more : the peopleeita4Abook which he wrote for the express issue to be tiied at Lancaster at the next ensuing As-
favourable nintortunity ; they may, perhaps, have, purpose, ihat.litt population would increase by %tar, sizes.
thought it more expedient to exert themselves in esta-t, and lour Witafth by the increase of debt and taxation ! An issue was granted under that proviso.
Wishing -the newly-erected.throne of Hanover, titan i We were told, that under this philanthropic sy,t•em ---"...010110a..
in dethroning Mr. MADISON. But though war is lof war and taxation, we enjoyed all earthly felicity, V I CE.cil ANC r.t.t.mt's COURT, JiN. 25.
necessary for many men in this country—though it is ! as well as divine favour; and in short, that so great rx-rA writ GRENciILEY, A BANKRUPT.
the very element in which they exit*, yet there are: was our national prosperity, that we were envied by This was one of three Petitions pending in the mat.
some sober reflecting readers, perhaps, of your 'all the rest of the world. I ter of the present bankruptcy, by which it was prayed
Paper, Mr. Entron, who will be tempted to I The imposition of the Divine is far more revolting iby the bankrupt to have his certificate allowed, not.
•ask if this mad system of war and taxation is ; than that of the Statesman, but tifat both should withstaeding two ether Petitions depending in the
never to have an end, unless it be in the na- concur to effect the same purpose is no more than ; same matter—the cite for superseding the first as a
tional ruin. It is a principle, Sir, not to be , might be expected from the unnatural twin,' of l'separate commission, and the other for allowing a
controverted, that the same causes will ever produce Church and State, by which the sanctuary' of reje. joint commission to be issued.
• the same effects ; therefore what has bred war and gion is thrown open to worldly policy. What ! did 1 Mr. MONTAGU supported the present Petition
taxation hitherto will continue to involve us in fresh theme reverend pastors imagine it no inconsisteUey I most ably ; and Mr. CuLLEtt,• with equal 'toter, op-
wars and fresh taxation, unless of two things, the : that their Divine Master should enjoin the practice j posed it, cia alte grounds of want of doe notice, and
one or the other happen—either that the Government of pease and good will on earth, and then reward • the justice of hearing the two preceding* Petitions be.
is changed by meet's of a revolution, or that we with celestial favour those who deluged that earth ; fore any decision of the present one : which deci-
i change the principles of our politics. As for my ; with blood ? Did they think that the best way to' sion wosall probably becont e quite unnecessary le
part, Mr. EDITOR, I profess myself to be a warm please him was to break his Commandments ' Why . tote, when the Lord Chancellor should dispose of
advocate for the restoration of constitutional rights, ! ditl he come on purpose from Heaven to teach these ! such precious Petitions now laying before hint for
bat no friend to revolutions ; and therefore I should •
Commandments, if we were afterwards to be re.' hearing ; and therefore prayed a suspension of judg.
like to see the career of war and taxation stopt by a warded for acting contrary to them ? When he was meat on the present Petition till the other two should
change of political principles. I should like to see taxed with throwing out Devils by the power of the : be disposed of.
Imy fellow-citizens awaken to the call of reason and Prince of the Devils, he replied, that a kingdom di-.1 Ilis Hoxown, sitting for the first time in the Com.
humanity. I should like to see them sensible of this vided against itself cannot stand. And if instead of mittee Room, No. 11, adjudged that judgment ought
• great troth, that might Is not right, and that injus. punishing the nation for this sanguinary propensity . to be suspended or postponed till the Lord Chancel.
lice and impolicy are one and the same thing. Thue by hard affliction and distress, such as is now felt, for makes his decision on the two previous Petitions,
I plain simple role of " doing to others as we would he had rewarded us with a prosperity that made UP,- as no judgment might be wanted in this cue after the
•be done unto," would have guarded us against all as they pretended, the envy of other States, wriutil fate of the two other Petitions.
these murderous wars and oppressive taxation. If we he not have militated against his own keer,dom ? , Judgment was postponed.
had attended to that rule we would not have abetted the • would he not have promoted the very offences which "T-
-ambition of foreign despots, or interfered in the inter- he denounces as the objects of his resentment ? COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAB. SS.
• nal concerns of independent nations ; we would net i MOIR V. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE.
There is something quite horrible in the idea that
have imposed, by force, a King upon the French • Mr. TOPPING moved for a. rule to show cause why
Men should carry their time-serving complacency so
people; or set up arbitrary imposts and restraints ou
far as to preach (for they could never believe) the ; the,nonsuit in this case should not be set aside, and
! the commerce and navigation of neutral nations ; wegranted. The action was upon a policy
doctrine, that a just Providence would reward those anew trial
would pot, having beep admitted to a trade with the . of insurance, dated Sept. 19, 1811, upon a ,sbitelost
nations who disturbed the peace anti trateptillity of
PAP India, extended our ambition to such a !or not lost, at and from Memel, to her port of die-
' others • that I must really say, if these war incen-
; pitch that nothing would content us short of the ab- f diaries had been dragged from the pulpit to the pH_ . chargehae in England, free of capture in the port and
solute property and possession of the whole coun-
-1 lory, it would not, in my humble opinion at least, f loading, warranted to depart on or before
try :—Had we followed that rule, we would not have ' have been too severe a chastisement for their abomi•. the 15th of September. The ship completed her
attempted to tax the Americans in a place where they ;
liable
hypocrisy and their blasphemy. Yes truly ! we loading on the 9th, and obtained all her clearances
were not represented, nor would we have dared to at Memel. The wind was then fair, and she pro-
` showed ourselves a very Christian-like nation,
' kidnap her free citizens when peaceably navigatingceeded on her voyage ; but before she got out of the
indeed !—we have done to others as we would b •
the ocean, the common highway of nations! We harbour of Memel, the wind changed, and she was
t done unto! We would have liked very much that a .
are a Christian people, and yet have we acted in bold . detained white' the harbour's mouth till beyond the
; nation which came to trade with us should have
defiance of Christian precepts. We believe, never. , time in the warranty. Mr. Topping relied upon
i treacherously got possession of the whole Island as
; theless, that the Gon we serve is just, and governs} we have done in India—we-11mM have liked to hate: .„,.
Bond v. Nutt, Cowl). 601 ; Thellusson r. Fergusoii,
the universe by his providence ; but what would we,:
seen the Port of London bombarded in full peace, ; Doug. 360 ; and Wright v. Shiffner, 11 East, 51s;
' have said if we had insulted his laws with imposing ?1 that this was a sufficient compliance with the war-
ns we did that of Copenhagen—we should have liked
I Might we not, had we been able so to do, have gees- e 1 ranty.
souring peace too, to 'e seen our merchantmen decoy- ry, ;
Lord Eeetsreonoueu.--, els was clearly a sailing
• tioned the justice of that Providence? Let us then
rather rejoice P before the 13th, but I thought that the word &put t
Plat we feel the consequences of our
I
own transgressions! Is it not far better that our backs rd into foreign ports only to become Ikons of some i
foreign Admiralty, as we have done with the Danes .
—we should have liked to have seen a King imposed must mean out of Me pert. •
should bend under a load of taxation, than that our , Mr. Topristo contended,, that the moment tha
upon us by a foreign army, or ourselves traits-
; minds should be harassed with doubts of the Divine . ferred, by of indemnitu like a flock of ship weighed anchor and broke ground with a view
I Justice ? I agree with my worthy friend, Major ,leered, by way -1 ' . • sheep, to begin her voyage, this was a departure.
pp we have helped to transfer the Norwegians—we
C IRTWRIGHT, that the Property fax is a great Lord ELLENnottouon.—This case does not de-
s stould have liked very much that America should •
grievance, but I would far rather bear that grievance pene upon the grammatical but upon the legal eon..
save taxed us in their Congress, especially if it had
than be cursed with the forlorn and hopeless state of •struction of the word. The warranty is to depart
le:en publicly avowed in that Congress that count).
the Atheist, which I verily believe would have beenwhence ? from Meniel ; for the insurance isatt 40,
ton was as notorious there as the son at noon &Sli—
my fate had I seen the Anti-Christian politics of this from Memel. As long, therefore, as the 'lapis in
and we, no doubt, should have very much rejoiced to
country rewarded with prosperity ; in short, bad I the port of Memel, she is at Memel ; and not haiing
have heard' that free-born Britons were taken out of '
not seen, on the contra* that wars bring down their 1 fi 1
i our merchantmen, mu made to g a the tattles of
• own punishments.'ship is to be cut of port ; let her once be so, and Oat
, foreign Powers. Why did not these patriotic
I must confess,'Mr. EDITOR, that taxation is not , miry come in again by stress of leather ; and then the
preachers prove that our conduct to all other nations
to me so much a matter of complaint as of console- i underwriter would not be liabe for a capture within
has been exactly such as we should have liked to have
ton; I feel even disposed to apply to it the words of the port and roads. The object of the upderwriter:is,
experienced ourselves ' Then it would have been
King HENRY-.-" Now, GOD be praised, that to he-that the ship should be on her voyne,,, : lie says,—
clr that we had followed the grant) rule of Chris-
lieving souls gives light in darkness, comfort in de. s' I will answer for risks on the high seas, let the
tianity,ted in rewarding us with such marks of favour and the justice of Heaven would have been
spair."—(Second Part LIEN. Pl., a.'2, s. 1.)
vindica ship be once out of Memel."—Rule refused.
Although reason and experience assure us that in- GIBSON V. DICKIR.
as excited the envy of other countries.
justice is impolicy ; and although the very founds_ Mr. HEATH moved for a rule to show cause why
tinny of our belief in a Providence rest upon this
(To be continued.) the verdict for the Plaintiff should not be set'asiee,
ground, yet it is nevertheless true, that the gene. ••;
-.- and a nonsuit entered, upon a point reserved iv
rality of mankind are insensible of this truth. This A nemerous Meeting of the Landholders of the Lord Ellenborough at the trial at the last Middlesex
is clear: because were it otherwise, injustice would county of Kildare, Ireland, took place at Naas, on Sittings. The action was upon a special agreement,
not be so common in the world : the facts thet I the 17th instant, when Petitione to, Parliament in reciting that the Plaintiff had for many years co.
have alluded to never would have happened. Too favour of the Corn Bill of last Session were unaiti- habited with the Defendant, gull that thelMendaet
much pains, therefore, cannot be taken to satisfy mously resolved upon. had agreed to grant an annuity bis• her ie. -cuse of
the public mind on a point of
.such importance, and St Dean Deem—Friday last, as a man of the their separation, to be paid to lief only in the
with this view I have added a Fifth Letter to the four name of Akhurst was at the uew mill atSittingbourtte, event of her continuing single', atid•nbt cohabiting
preceding, intending to give some further remarks with his grist, it being all he had left from his with Daniel Gardiner, or any oil, matt.
on the dark ages, under the .hope of illuminating the harvest, be said to the miller, " This is the last Mr. Hearn contended, that 'being' in restraint of
present. I shall not repeat what I have before said grist you will grind for me," and had scarce ut- marriage, the agreement was illegal and void. Lowe
though it cannot be too often repeated, that ignorance tered the words, when he fell down and expired im- v. Peers, Bur. 2,225.
lr it more than a 'cc
Lord ELLENBOItOUGH.—.n 11..
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knowledge the wing wherewith mediately.
is the curse of Got),
a , and •should'
that fly to Heaven : but I shall take leave to observe, ' To-morrow morning the Lottery draws; besides Lion that she shall live sole et cast why
that popular errors are not of popular growth and the Two Twenty Thousand Pound Prizes,' one of not such aproviso be as good here as its a marriage
i orgin—
• they are obtruded on the public mind by %%Web is allotted to the First-drawn Prize above -51. settlement ?—Mule refused.
cowl': v. atartre.
persons in authority, spiritual or temporal, and the 10,0001., and the whole of the other Capital
generally to suit the interest of those persons. In Prizes are 'indrawn ; the Public most expect a rich An action bad beep tiled betwee these parties,
the dark ages two important errors prevailed. They drawings with an unexampled display of Capitals. . brooght by the Plaintif to recover bark.the prewiun

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