The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-16 00:00:00

TO THE WORTHY AND INDEPENDENT I.I%ERY
OF I.ONIJON.

firttekterx.
(IN K of the Candidates inour political interest, in
his .tildress published this 711 urning. has judged It not
imprcper to stvte, that the late Contest has been ••hononr-
nlily and triumphantly cowl:hied.— Ido not. holt et er,
e, that it will be so considered by you. nor that the na-
tion at large will eciasider it either as a public triumph or as
any honour to th,,.e who intentionally or incautiously contri-
buted to produce the rebel'.
Personally 1 have nothing to regret. I had no selfish per-
pie to anan er; and Parliament was not proposed by me to
he rendered the road to fortune or honour. I had no desire
but in the best manner in nit power to serve my country, and
to promote the success of puta. princikiles, of which my par-
tial friends have been pleased to consider me as the compe-
tent advocate. Fr.
I regret. the mit
therefore. the issee of the late tel' rom no
pensonal considerations. I have beset prom: to enjoy the
eeefidenee of my Fellow-Citirens, and shall always moulder
myself pledged in their seri-lee ; at the same time the limiest
of a Member of the Mouse of commons invoke heats re.
sponsibilities, re:tuire an unremitting devotion of time, call
for an unseasonable attendance pernicious to health, and de-
mand .e:-ious compromises of private interests, though, as
that House is now constituted. an honest man must con-
stantly feel that most of these meaner% are made in vain.
I have, therefore, nothing to reset but that the cause of Li-
berty and Reform has. to any the least, lost two independent
totes, on w I ,is every ease of emergency, the people of
England might confidently hate relied. If it he inquire,:
how it bas happened that the majority of the Livery hate
thus been baffled. I reply. that hundred% who voted in the
last Eitt.ti.m bate in this contest been deterred, by the most
daring and unprincipled influence. from coming to the Poll,
though they could not he prevailed upon to tote on the
other side : and that other hundreds have, from miscalcula-
tion, given their third or fourth votes to Ministerial Candi.
while, from no fault of mine or my friend+. there has
not existed Cott cordial co-operation among the Friends of
the Independent Candidates which existed throughout the
Election among those In the opposite interest.
In spite. however, of a combination of unanticipated cir-
cionstances, it ought to be remembered with pride, that we
hat,. polled 4.119 votes, which semi- as a test of our genuine
political strength; and it ought to be known that the as-
cendency of the Gentleman, who loqqwns In the present yes"
to till the Chits Chair, has been solely tterastetem by the
cirrumMaiore of many Lit erymen who voted for the %de-
pendent Candidates (to the timelier, as I am assured, of
neirly a thousand) having, as matter of supposed indiffer-
ence, given to him their fourth votes.
If, therefore, we hate miscarried, we have compromised
neither our honour nor our cause. It has been our ill-for-
tune to suffer Wetly from toe inadvertency of tins Friends.
Whim. hoe ever, you again measure your strength with your
political opponents, you insist concede to no party affecting
neutrality, and must hushan I a:I your force in your own
cause, if you would maintain the success to which you die
entitled by the strength of your numbers and principles.
With every sentiment of gratitude for your generous' and
persevering exertions, I hate the humour to he, Gentlemen,
Your devoted and faithful servant,
ItOIIERT WA MIMAN.
New liridee-street, March 13, IbtU.