The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-05 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAV EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1820..

" The Comte for whiek HAMPDEN
,/ell in Si c.fieid, And SYDNEY died bn doe &gold!"

FROM TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
J. Hoiroyde. Halifax. factor.
M. and J. Davies, Maidstone, dealers.
NANKRurnii.

G. Feiss, IlAwresee Poretney-hill, mere:haat. Is sew-
render Jas. I& 211, sad Feb. IS, at Guildhall. Atterseys,
Messrs. Tondlesoes sad Co., Coplball-court, Throgooresu-
street. _ _

W. tai T. Robinson. Chelsea, lineit-drapers, Jaa. IS, ilk
sad Feb. 11, et GOildbaH. Attorneys. Messrs. Wale end
Co.. Wareford-eolirt. Throgesortoe-street.
W. tthoobridge. Mordant, teat. farmer, Jan. 11. IS, sad
Feb. 14 at Guildhall. Lyndon. Attorney, Mr. Outer,
I.ord Mayor's Court °See.
T. Raker, York. ljems-draper. Jen. 19. 90. aml
at the Angel Inn. ifeetbemploa. Attorneys. Mt. 1
Chancery-lane. Logsdon t sad Mr. T. Joys%
N. Payee, Nottiugham, money-aeriveoer. Jill
Feb. 13. at the Punch Bowl, Noffhat. A
Messrs. LotyriaMms. Cirse.4lll2. ilmailSa I sad
Illarey. Wolff-A—.
J. Omagh. Brumley. Yorkshire, cloth-stauulsetuesr, Jam
1, 8. and Feb. 13, at the Court Hasse. Leeds. Atlesmeys,
14Mesers.,Totties and Co., Leeds, and Poultry. Load's.
J. Sinclair, Hrightitelmstorte. bookbinder. Jas.'. IS, sad
Peb. IS, at the Old Ship Inn, Brightholuestona. A
boars. ()region Ind Fonnereast, Angel-court,
Isselms-street, Loodoa ; and Mr. Bellingham, B
'lase.
Wit
J. Foster, Liverpool. money-seriveeer. Jan. 17, ad
Feb. 16, at the Noon las, Sanford. Attorneys, Mr.
Armitage, sear Litchfield ; and Messrs. Lowndss
Louisa's, Red Lioa-swan, London.
J. Smarm. Bristol. dealer, Jen. 7, 10. sod Feb. IS. et
Lie lbastaor Tavern, Bristol. Attorneys. Messes. Hurd
and Johasoa. Temple, *Leaden; sad Mr. Wigan, BMW.
C. Horton, IlimhsOma, wire-worker, Jas. 14. 16. are
Feb. 13, at the Wedlock lan, Hiradagitam. Attorneys.
Messrs. Clarice and Co, Chancery-lass, Loudon; aad
Maws. Webb and Co.. Birmingham.
B. Ellison, Liverpool. ehrmist sad druggist. have. ell,
and Feb. lA. at the George lea, Liverpool. Attoratqa, Mr.
Norris, John-street, Bedford-row, London ; sad Mr. Thomas
Toshio, Liverpool.
.1. Preston, Wooldele. Yorkshire. Beth-latuulffihettlfer.
Jan. 90, 97, at the White lion Inn, Huddersfield, and Feb.
lii, at tbeWoodmen Inn.Wakedeld. Attorneys. Mr. Diable-
son. Finch-leas. Corebill. London ; sod Mr. Jacksoe, I.
Fad. neerliernsley.
J. Jos's, Worcester, Uses-draper Jas. 90, 11. and Fah.
I& at the tioldea Lion Ise, Wort:ester. Attorneys, Mr.
John Palmer, Gray's-inn-square, Load's; and W. Dr
Convey, Worcester. .. r.,
B. Foster and IL Wylam, NewelillgrTs. ►mem-
cheats, Jan. 10. 17, de and Feb. lei 'II esti lasi
Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Attorneys, Mr. Hattlay.New Bridge-
street, London ; Messrs. Willis and Ce.,Gatodseed, Derbies;
and Mr. William Stoker. Newcastle.

Feb. 111.
Jera,

sod rrligima—class, sect, sad party, tinder or is which
he was educated. at that period when the youthful mind
is utterly incapable of rationally exercising the power of
vilifies, or to whose initiates be may have beconiiin
riper years, from various accidental, yet perhaps uncon-
amiable causes, more or less subjected. Thus the loca-
lities of the Inhabitant of China world force upon his
Mader mind, at the period of childhood and youth, opi-
nions favourable to the paternal or despotic form of
Oltawsmost, to the religion and philosophy of Po and
Csolhehts, while some minor wet or party would proba-
bly be found to share his more particular attachment and
osslidesce ; whilst the inhabitant of New York world,
Bum his peculiar localities, as devotedly maintain those
tisetrises in Government which oppose individual &s-
-anatory. With him, the Majesty of the People is a
deaths* sot less sacred, than with a Chinese it would
be aessonable,• if not blasphemous.
es the other hand. an inhabitant of the Community
ny, in WWI% in the United States. being
sad nurtured is aiseciety survounded with every
Indissenient to virtuosi conduct, and in fall pommies
of comfort and plenty, can with difficulty realise the
thought, that sus is capable of arming himself to
slaughter his fellow 'min. or that he can be content to
partake of luxuries the most refined and deli^.ati. whilst
he too well knows that within a few yards of him dwell
hundreds of hi. brethren, pining in want and wretched-
ness. You, Sir, are equally subjected iii this great lame
Nature. having been yonrselfequally surrounded by paw
liar localities from 'stoney, which have impressid a
conviction en your mind that men can be made better
and happier than they have yet been. solely by the adop-
tion of certain sentiments, which you have been forced
M believe are tree, by the localities in which you happen
es have been born and instructed. Viewing, as you do.
*rough the medium of these peculiar localities, the
tlt:iples which I have promulgated, you pronounce
to be subversive of the Laws and Religion of this
I and, by so doing, you endeavour to arouse all
the pre adices of British localities against me, and in-
dispose men's minds to consider the good which I labour
to obtain for them. I blame you not for this conduct.
furl am quite sure that your intentions are pure anal ex-
collank Yet it appears to me to be a duty to persevere.
and to endeavour to overcome these preindices ot loca-
lities. which obstruct the path to true and substantial
happiness.
By my remarks, I would not willingly offend yon or
morose; but, placed as lam, by your observations, before
the toes of the world, and at a period. too, whin that
world, by our present proceedings, mast be rendered
either more miserable or more happy than it has yet
bean, I hold a full decijaration of truth, as it is im-
pressed on my mind, to be at the present period a duty
paramount to every personal consideration. The prin-
ciples which I advocate have become so public, and are
making such rapid progress through society, **with-
alluding a vote aid temporary prejudice in the Ross of
Commons, that if they are erroneous, their error should
be lostastly proved; sad if my judgment has been mis-
led with respect to these principles, there can he cab in-
dividual more sincerely desirous of being set right than
Il ate; and II this letter to being the subject to a
lair :Ease have said, that the principles which I
- avowed are esliverstve of the 13overaliiiii
and gio• of this country. It never was, Sir, my in-
tondos to injure the Uovemment and Religion nailer
which we live; my object has been to withdraw from
both that which iwm.red to me to be their defects and
errors, and to withdraw them. not by coercion and vie-
lane, bat gradually and temperately, under the dine-
don of the Government and the Church.
It is now nearly seven years since I distinctly saw the
seceseity for this change, and I openly and fairly cola
sannicated these sentiments, without reserve. to the
heads of the Church—to our own tioversinent—aid to
other Governments. 1 then received encouragement
from parties to proceed in the course which 1 had allit-
erated. and to this hoar I have sot deviated from it.
Yet, If I am wrong, I willingly take to myself whatever
blame attaches to these proceedings, since they have
arisen from a thorough conviction of the truth of the
principles on which they are founded—that conviction
dli more confirmed by the favourable decision of the
Eteacute and profound minds in this country and in
; and also from a conviction of the multiplied
ts that will arise from their adoption in practice,
both to the governors and governed.
I will now submit the cause of difference between us,
to our country and to the world. Nay, Sir, so strong is
my conviction of the truth of the principles on which I
act, that prejudiced as I know you are, by the localities
of your birth, education, and office is the State, I could
almost leave the decision to your cool and deliberate
judgment, and allow you to be judge In your own cause.
The principles and practice which I propose for adop-
tion, must, however, be tried by those whose prejudices,
fromtheir localities, must be directly is your favour; and
against such almost invincible prejudices, nothing but
troth, devoid of all error, can have the slightest chance
of success; and I anticipate success solely on this
ground.
The defects then, Sir, of oar Government, as they ap-
pear to me, are those which store immediately or re-
motely prossed from a single mosso* principle. It is
true it Is as error of ancient date, which has, accord's'
N editing_
_records, entwined itself around every Govern-
almacords, and Religion hitherto known to exist; and it was
therefore that I publicly avowed. " that I was sot of way
religion hitherto taught in the world ;" because they all
oestaised much, yes, very much error.
Tell me honestly, Sir, do you believe me to be an @so-
ot to any part of mankind, became I am angina to
bring under review that which appears to a isoseeles-
tions mind to be an error productive of no Food fish is
practice, but of incalculable evil sod misery ? You
surely will not condoms any one for so acting. Is not
your opposition to him who now addresses you, founded
on the re same principle ? The error, the., which I
am com
triz
cd, by a strict adherence to truth, to lamest
Ist our otrainent. is that part of it which presumes
that the character of the ',divides! is formed by Mesa
This error is, in the first place, is direct opposities to
.0 the facts 4f which we possessaay accuratilmowiedge
..--it is also is direct opposition to some of the principles,
mad to the best part of the Religion which is the law of
the land—and it is the cause oldie incossistencia, visi-
ble took I. the conduct of those who profess to he go-
NOW by that Religion—it is the sole canoe whir those
Invaluable pri nci ples of uni ve real charity sad benevolence.
with which it abounds, have never been sees is practice.
This Religion teaches as, and you, Sir, profess it, that
we cannot do any thing of or for ourselves ; that the
Daly, &may or iodine*, forms us into what we an,
and thus 011einie sod costronis all our adios's. Had
we rccl karileige ea tide gabled every hear of our
lives Wald Naha us to understand this great truth,
and its mastfokl practical benefits. Could your mind,

PRICE 7°•

Sir, be relieved from the almost onlirwhehaielf Whole nt
the localities of your birth, and aliened clearly to ems.
prebend the real valise of this fundamental principle of
year Religion, you would contend as ardently for its
singleness, and that it should net be debased with op-
posimg and loconsisteut doctrines, as I have done, and I
now do, and, whilst tbc oenrietion of its truth and value
remains upon my mitosis as, I believe, I stall continue to
do to the day of my death.
The localities in which you are enveloped prevent your
pereeiviag that the erratum*, doetrine, that " man
Annie Ate OM character," is the sole cause of all the
anger, and of the evil psalm's which now agitate the
world ; that the consegsmoces arising from this mis-
taken asthma are redastive of perpetual inconsistency
in the character of all who profess themselves to be
Christians; an .I that it must inevitably lead to conduct
destructive of genuine charity, benevolence, and kind-
ness. These same localities, Sir, parrost year sifting
the truth, and practical bits of the Meek " that the
&greeter of every Inensa being ell Its pans.
formed for him; 5.446 went on
the part of those who Fevers the world, alseilletalitho
adoption of a system of government fonadmi on princi-
ples of science, which would unerringly prevent the
existence of thew crimes which hitherto it has bees dui

chief bodiless of the world to detect and punish.
Did you clearly understand this invahnoiletseds. and
were you full aware of the certain comeqnsause which
mast ensue from a general belief of it, yes would not
attempt to raise any part of the Revenues of these
realms is such a maser, as must, and does actually, de-
teriorate the moral character, sad, consequently, create
much poverty, crime. and misery. Bet it is to the con-
sequences of the great truth, '4 that man doss no Ann
Aid own character.' that I would direct your close and
profound attention, sieve it is from a sopericial ezensi-
nation of the of this doctrine, that so usany
well-intentioned ads have been at first repelled from
it : whereas many of the most amiable and intelligent of
my early opposers. now publicly acknowledge, that they
perceive nothing but anmingled good in the eurseerras-
etc of this once appalling doctrine.
May I be permitted then to add, that by roar acts of
commission, or omission. you, as one of the Members of
the Government. may jastly be said to be one of the
innocent, yet certain ;masses. of the poverty, crime.
and suffering. which now Aim the population of theme
kingdoms ; for. on an experience which as other indi-
vidual has been permitted to Waist. I assert that you
possess the most ample mesas to give a sew character to
tits pengr.eatly seperior to any yet men, and to sat-
round them, is a short period. with plenty and enjoy-
ment.

I state these facts (such I know them to be) u sot to
sail down the spirit of perescutioa"—(your words_)---on
the Ooverament ; for my *al desire has been, sad is, to
set this improved system serried into practice. in all
countries, by those who kappa' to be in power, that the
irrational anger and irritation of the world may the
more speedily cease. It is sot, therefore. to arouse a
spirit of aahnosity that I thus write. hat. if pedribles tu
&met year attendee, sad the otteution of the Destra-
most, to the extraordinary power that Providence has
Clis your honk to& zwasti ot olloydosprosost
og and increasing initatles of satiety.
Let the people be instructed front infasey in a know-
ledge that the character of every individual is formed
/be him, sod let all your other proceedings be consistent
with this fundamental principle, and your difficulties
will speedily terminate. Instead of the present system,
which you must plainly perceive is generating 'III on
all sides. a sew one will rise front your labours. which
mast prevent the creation of any of these evils, as it will
destroy thesis their birth—where you have now anger,
apposition and malevolent penises, you will hare kiwi-
s's., natty of action and all the best feelings of human
nature. Charity and benevolence will be complete
they will sot them be boarded by the selfish click stow.
Firmest limited localities. Try ten thousand other
se imam to make men better than they are, or have been,
and you will fail.
Permit me to ask what character do those sectarian
notions of locality. which you and my truly 'stollen,
friend, Mr. Wilberforce, opposed to the principles which
I advocate. tend to form in society?
Those who have bad the best alumna of honestly and
impartially appreciating them. know, that with mere
amiable exceptions. they can proffer* no other general
character than well-intentioned weak minis with dis-
eased imaginations, too often creating religions vanity
and spiritual pride, destructive of soups" joidgmeat. social •
intercourse, and real eneneeee. When men. whose
charseters have been formed by them, attempt to direct
public Airs, with the best intentions, which I believe
they they must keenlye themselves and others in
and errors. Witness the present
crisis. NA ilk Wises which are actually crested by elm
puhlie natellellea which they support. In thus freeic
afaelos Of opinion of the modesty of these doctrines. I
at#tltstiesEemes sat to wound the feelings of any inch-
conaected with the Evangelical Party. for way
eirwlbem I entertain sincere regard, friendship, and alfe,
ant I appeal to the world if their theories. op-
moil as shay in so facts which perpetually surround
ea, Jo sot. at this moment, prevent the tdoptioa of a
wise, energetic system olgovevament? A goteriasest
which, lastewl of eselesely lameatiuN evils. and
its power' in detecting and punishing crimes Arkin/
from its owls imbecility and errors, should be actively
employed in devising and executing means to prevent
the sudeteace of these stews sod crimes, by ghlags pro.
per direction to the supstobsogsat remitters of the em-
pire. to produce more wealth than is sufficient to sopito•
a greatly iseressed poroin ktt. and to give a weilloceoest
and ration rue to the people. la it, Sir, some a
mark of wisdom to ever* the world by autism; &Agee
front a diseased imagination. which neverceuproduce
their premised. effects, or to govern it by prineipre in
unison with all the known laws of nature, and which,
when properly applied, will. with unerring certainty
das they sow do is exact proportion as they are intro-_
ared). produce the most beal result in practice?
What, Mr, was the general (-harasser of the debate
on Nir Wittiest De Crespigoy's motion ? Notwithstand-
ing the unfirmterable and unfounded constructions of
individuals, It appeared to me decisive is favour cf those
measures whichT recommend. All admitted the exist-
ing evil[ arising from the present system of governing
the world t and all admitted the practical benefits whi.h
are the result of those principles upon whirls I have aei-
tersely proceeded in the ,experiment conducted at Ne •
f.anark. Had these principles been carried into
tier by many others. who posses- more &Alyssum". than
I possess. the results wiltild bare been still afore (atom.-
ablet sad is it eat by the general sleets of any trusci-
pies that we ate to judge of their value aa.l tattle ?
If, however, the world is out yet seEeiently 'alight-
fined, to act fully en a errnplete system af ?recta:furs of