The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-18 00:00:00

towel ordinary persons. Be that u it!
sib. writer insists upon it, that the plain case,'
ssybreed politician, is, that the Cabinet is afraid
„new the alteration in the Election Law for ,
v
" scotch ing the snake," and not killing it. ,
prof
Imes the septennial Parliament was proposed
the triennial in England, the apprehended
etstscies to its success were few compared
this ease, which very much approaches it
in aloe. If the attempt fail here, two
poties pin a victory, and one is vanquished.
Th marshals will be thrown over the bridge,
ree
bat the trot of the army pass it in triumph, bailed
thsLikrals. In this case, the good, the quiet,
lag scarcely ever be persuaded again to
toe to the charge against Republicans and
cibersii, so united as they will be. He sees
gst, earalty of his situation, and seeks all the
owisiion from it possible. There is reason to
Ise his most esteemed Counsellor, with respect
vivorldly troubles, is in Rome. The Cardinal
Noe administers the friendly anodyne potion,
soled then, with his own hand ; and it would be
opiregable in any one of his subjects to frustrate,
a die smallest degree, its benign operation.

ftid so small concern to the honest patriot
iiseere friend to his country, that the public
owbee not been defended, from a certain quar-
ter, is a more serious and able style than we have
sowed in its late periods of danger. That many
loclividaah, before scarcely known but to their near
De ighboon, have distinguished themselves foi their
seal is attempting to preserve the liberties of their
comity 'tis tr,le ; but their efforts have been of a
jramilory nature ; there Las been a want of grave
mien to give aid to their laudable efforts. It has
tees a meet point with many sincere abettors of
tbeircoantry's rights, whether the lighter writings
si stany of the well-meaning champions of liberty
have not prejudiced the cause. This doubt excites
&lost !melancholy reflexion. For our own part we
art inclined to think better of the effect of such
teuiags, They cannot be accused of langour, how-
ever; bet rather, perhaps, of intemperance. They
levecertsinly awakened, persuaded, and animated
the reader as far as their influence has extended :
bat there have been wanted those writings which
si*bt have had an effect on a higher class of readers.
Betels, been a lamented deficiency, of which our
pretest bliuisters, titter enemies to British freedom,
betties safliciently conscious. From the almost
Wale= of the British press at this instant,
rpm *Me straggles for preserving British free-
dim, ei might be inferred that the spirits of public
writes bad been totally exhausted, and their zeal
iiGaiiialteriblie meat contests. We speak of
the dismal press, which really exhibits an apathy
on the subject sot a little disheartening. Our State,
or rather Country: has ever been remarked for jea-
lousy of its libery : where then are the powerful

writers who ea ht to be loud in reclaiming its lost
rights / Hit could have been imagined fifty yearal
wo, that sneh attacks on them would be made, as
hoe been witnessed in the late Acts of Parliament,
me might have reckoned on a host of powerful
miters flying to the pen, as well to guide the op-
pressed people in theif course to obtain redress
ix their wrongs, as to dispossess Ministers of that
id/rarity which they had so unduly assumed.—
There has certainly been no want of spirit
sad exertion in one class of the people, and
as important one it is in the national scale ;