The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-09-24 00:00:00

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- SOUTUWaRK MEETING.
(Costialed tram ilitr Piper of Teworday.)
When silence ems fostered Rif R. WILiON MP-
ileeal.—Tber wer•4•l4 i the people of Ms..
chest', bad assembled. and their crime was that their
bed assembled to Petition far Reform. Ir.r the car.
faction al tbosh abases in oar ItopresiotativeSystee

dust was mealy, independeet, tad 'stilled to probe.
.411illeers.)—Bet, es he had said, what had been
lfb teasegeence of those proceeding.? Mr. (last
sod Weevil whets bad been detained for severe' days
Mall sharp of high trimmer), was reteased from shot
daelle, sod admitted to ball for as alleged *deuce
*MO did not endanger life or limb. Why, he would
set, iheeld the individaals who had assembled at As,
Meeting, have been pet out of the pal* of the law
intents it the' they should Isaiah's., cut at aid sabred
IN fumed in the very act of reveloties ? Ile afield
server the heavies to have bee* illegal (which he
4111eitel); bet supposing it, for argument's sake.,
bareld mot have been proper to have read the Riot
$Ol t was, it was tree, said, that thei Aet se's
t how o• whore God only knew fee he M.
lined Semi were sot 10 persons In the Wades who
wire aware of it; yet even if there was a neces-ii,
for reading it, world it not, he asked, hate bore just 1
le the Magistrates to have shies some iodination Kw
it had been teed? If they had any belie/ of Nieman y,
If they had any of that Christian charity ',hid' the
peofessien of some of their members would Rive •
hope of, would they ea, at Nest, have lois...tell to
I these present. fir to those within beeriest of them,
that the Riot Al, had bete reed? Woeld they net
have gives time to Mr. Hunt to mention as omit
to the Meetine, sad to tell them to disperse sod
go quietly to their homes. Bet, so: would have
two tee greet en indolence to an asteinthaea
of the people, sad therefore the Rem Act AO sot
been reed (if it had been read at Gni but it hod not,
accerdieg to their owe showing,) mesa thee die wit-
notes, before they gas' the :swell orders to charge,
—before they proceeded to miiitavy tatClalaa upon
their own fellsw-ritileas —( Lord trio of " Shame,
shake 1")-11. would assert, that eves if the
ing had bees an Illegal one the order fee the cavalry
to charge en unarmed wieltitede would have Wee
sesteary to law, and every death which teased le
lloassqvron would have bees, as it was, settler, se-
isles% to the meaning of that law •hich, while they
esdeet•ok to secrete and assist, they only violated.
—(Applause.)—He would ant at that moment recal
to their minds the users which ensued is coosegnestee
of the charge of the Yeomanry Cavalry. because he
tioeld scarcely trust his own feeliogs, and he did ant
wish to toilets theirs nn the 'object. ll* did net
wish to repeat a tale which would raise " the ter)
News to matiey ;" but be declared in the presence
el his Maker and of the Dieeling, that after Milli
gleta the whole of the pr weedlngs 'thick had trans-
plied esenveted with that oeforteeete oraesacties,
Waist 'aloes consideration—after Eagle, weighed
the whole of the details which reached the public
Nye, without prejsdice to either party, he did
think that theta never was a more enjestleattle
order given, than that which authorised the Yee.
Mabry Catialiy to charge. He did not wish to say
soy thing which might prejudice soy of these •h•
heard him spina the parties implicated in this trams.
action. He did mot wish to injure the lives el eay
of his fellow-subject', though God knew that the,
ifsochrgater Magistrates end the Yeomanry CA's*/
hod sot the time feeling ; bat, after all he bad °viol
Aland on the sebjeet, he roncoised that there was •
below 'ru'n't of till gg• against the Mapehsater
phrases far haring Oen the enconstiiiiiiunal order
to the cavalry ; and against the cavalry be GINS
&right there was a groond of charge for the creel,
sod, he would add, the rnoardly grimier in whit'.
they had eseceted that ord9r.—( Loud epplettle)—ea
order which, in the circumstance, whirl, gate rise to
it. and the manner of veer ution, had, he was cer-
tain, go. parallel in the history of this country..
(Teens.)—list the shot, of the transaction
afield, be hoped, come before a Jury of the coon.
try. If that Jury should *Lee a verdict of argoiltal
to thaw' who were aCCOSP4 of these atrocities. lei them
hove it. Ile would be one of those who *gash, n-
itrite that the cruelties with which they were changed
were enfnendid.—( A voice in the crowd —44 If they
ere to hive • fair irispi, it oust 1117 i be by a tliessches•
fee Jury.")—The limuletions which bad began Oat
reed Ned alluded to the conduct of his Siajest)'s
Ministers, and had eapreseed a warm indigos.
den at the Hee which they had adopted--
He was sorry to be obliged to concur in those
Resolutions. because he regretted that any sot
of men, guiding the Commits of his Sovereign,
ebbed have se issedteteiy pr cod a jedgment
epos as es•porie atilt's'''. Indeed, when he bad
beard in Paris of the affair of the 16th of August, he
bed a hope that the Member of his Majesty's G..
feesseetat would to a mao have diseseetenanced them,
et it least that they would have suffered the law to
take Its course before they interfered. Bet, so; on
an esparto statement made by the very perty who
were meet interested in the proceedings, they cam.
mended the ceeduct which had Wes adopted, God la
doing es they recommended a similar condos' le Heti-
br circeentancee.—( dlpplease.) Would they (the
Meeting) allow such things to coed/toot Would
they allow that the Government of the country should
be guided by tech counsellors ?—tbn any body of
wan should be intrusted With the discretionary porter
of military venation et any time they pleased
(Crks of " No, no!")—It would seem, that having
failed in their eatable scheme to people the sandy
debits of Africa with the superabundant poor, they
(Ministers), by this letter of 'thanks, were deter-
mined to pet is the sword all who reilained and
complained of their grievances —( Lout/cheers )—He
had often said la his place in Paritan• .g, slat the
Government *es baccmiag nee of forte, end not ot
law. He had also slated, on the proposition for rabble
3,000,0001. of additional talon frets en impaserberd
peep'', that Cloy could only be collectrd by the aid
of military force. Ills prediction had In great pair
been 'willed, and the conduct of Misistere was ai.
Molt daily realising that wbia.b hi bad feared. We'

to which (bey eseilited their grievences, and eldcb,
so help him God, ire believed to be their primary
seem Ired a perineum( case, .1 all the evils which
*ow slieted this coketry.--(4/plotne.) —lt alert
be said drat this was the league of a Reveintionist,
sad a dlestretell Sebject. bet It bad been Melamine
sem* of lite best end wisest stew this conetry bad
Predate& 11%limIlar trpiniew bed' been ItlrSty es•
retied by the heed of the sable Moose of Russell, the
babe of Bedford, Who, in his letter to the Concen-
tric Society at Liverpool, declared, that it had been
the conviction of his mind for the last 30 years, that
a fell and free Reprlnentation of (be People is Pur-
l!lament was the may security for oar liberties.—(4o.

plariss.)—Who asiosst shes did not feel persa'aird
diet with • reformed Pediment, Feblic Meetings
woold seldom he bold, mud thus the nation would
tranquilly confide la the wisdom of its Ittptemotellen?
It was, indemtAred, that the Medics; it Mooches.
ter wished to Um a species of Mem to which
it woe natural for
.persone of peeped, to object.--
dty ,He certainly shoe t their objections well Needed,
end diet property o ht not I. be placed at the dis-
posal of th..se wh had none. He thoeght, too,
that time claims had beta prettied with repreheosihle
intolerance; but wee .this an offence that admitted
no paltietimi, •likti miss beyond the reach of admit-
' olden ? Was it en oboes that deserved In be visit-

' whit isniediale and @Respected death ? Was it
possible that is ibis land of liberty, of Chastise
cl—tits, • principle of pusbhuient that Included no
b10...:141 to warn, unit so those for preparation. retold
be suavely justified 2 Oat, if such a proposition
assingained, shat was their crime, and what
onto to be their* oanithmerit, •ho annihilated se.
prneetatios altngivistr by d•qtretting 111 ptheeiplv,
sad piloting its atom ?—(,lppleore.)—Tie pr.
seas sesetob'ed aP Wires-hewer were charged sitb
carryirsg clubs aridtaticlis ; but he believed they were
sosetbing of the urns os.are as the clubs, staves.
Ike. usestiosedrafikorords of furls in indictments and

lathe, legal"prote; They were like the sit-draws
denier ad Allesebeth, sod he leered
a It wr.4 the Welt horded that leas%
Thus to their ma."
This ins a satin t that tolled only for melees 'elec.,
lieu • bet he might perhaps be allowed to stalkless
anwetoty, as it would singe to show the 'piston en-
Semisoft al Pads upon these matters. He was lately
eogard is eon dos with a FrenrAGeollatnian who,
had sodded is this *country for many )ear'. Thls
Gentleman, holdieg op a 844, oo the ee.rl or which
the Agora. Isf • hemmer was tagged, ebberved, List
he had never before thoeght slat wick areaW remind
hie of an Eftglith Mouttrote, for chose thirstier
he had ..hrty, been aerestontetl to entertelo a high
teepee,. 61, If, h"witerr," he confineed, Ina *nth
rob •ch s one, IF ,§ nun ask far it 19 the name
of a Jsge de Pate—in pisin E vigil. 4 joslies. of the

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Posey lerghler 110 adr'eal, that it was a
l'01111.11“11 %ark among the French, that they, toe,
beer*. ora• • itotolation, bad Justices who were ra.
• poscr.brealtors than peace makers -- (Aja.
plamets.)—A,oin, they were tokl that the Manchester
olmobast•iage rim. energiser nigh lags; and he would
ask %Toy not ? 110.oad seen 150 lap paraded through
the Bwoaait on ono occasion, and he hoped to goy

thorn so again. —(Chrerr.)—Bot it was said, that
memo •f thus. kegs bore sevnle.ionery mottoes; end
sow sere these? Soft* of them had the 'geniis.
tion, •' I.olsorty o► Moth!, should wish to Is.
informod shat treason was contained in those word►?
they not, and bad they Sot boon. the rallying
ery of Englishmen from the period wh►n (ahem)
irat dawned upon them ?—(Cheers.)—There was
not a moo who hid a feeling for his country, Sod
who Weed the blessings which liberty conform,.
who would not repeat At same cry " BSI." con-
doned Sir Hubert, " it is called troasen is Maischos.
ter to es* those *bootless forms; why, then, it
it be so. I thank my God that I am a traitor, end
hops I shall die one, as far as these words, or the
wish trey CaniSto, CHI SO COOSIIIIIi• .K."—(Loud
cheers.)—lt bad olio been urged, as an argument
egoist the legality of the Manchester Meeting, dot'
they had marched to the gravid with the military
movement. Win was to be the jedge of this fact?
Was Wilke Roe. Representative .f lb. Church Mi.
bteet who atteeded on the ocasion—who bad so, he

world say. wontonly voloolsored his assistance, iod
is Use overflowing of his seal had profanely nod the
faueral service ever the living, ishis were soots to
,ter ender lb. conduct which be mod his collegiate
1.4 adopted ?—(Applousc )—Wes this the ono who

wet to decide wietit4 it use II century movement
whir% the people el Msochettet bad chosen lo
marciting to the ground' No doubt a military
man might yr 00000 co the Meeting a eery awkward
squad, whether they matewtd ip the lock•step, or
the goose step, or say ether of !bum moteulteels 1
which were lately thrieght to be le the secrets
of the art of war. Hat whet wss the elect of
this description gibe Meeting? Why the %alarm,
who were ever ready to infringe the liberties of the
people, because they bad a Pediment reedy to sop.
port their measures, construed this late nothing shod
of blab treason. And how did it end? Why, obit
Mr. Heat, who most be itleetiled.with I hese proceed-
and whose condor, from tiro bedewing to al*
mid of them should be thireght Arm sod mealy
throegboet. Mr Rent he had not team gelid.
catty, bet there ore so asp *he valved the privileges
al an Snowman mho woad set Mink that his cam.

his port, however, he was determined, not to be all
Aleut apectetnr a thesery' rota. He ateeld
ea
ti oppose plans sod pritrcts,_ which
were fraught with such &err to elw Si'..' Ho was
determined, that if b. could opt vill•y 1 ft et a free.
man, be would net di. • Asir.. —( Lend cheers
ad the Meeting think that if Iwo Aso been • Re.
fora is Perlisment—Reform. ortoteli w. s damned

high treason In Manehoster—if the! had taken place,
woad Ministers have dared to art in the m
they bid dorm? Wnolil they have list, the temerity
to base too so great • 114 an their own teepee&
bilis, ? Nn ' r It a Reform h.d taken peace, the is.
sprogibility of Miai•ters would have beers a Meld
to pram she liberties of the people • hot at !Pound
it swat oily used es a cloak to cover ;twit enormities.
the People h.d Itesvi holleirer, their eyes opened .--ir
they greeted determined that their rights aka pawl:
lege. shoed iv. toiler tie trampled on; and he hoped
they never • ...old shistdon the atlas they Lod take*
up. Indeed, .!stn he sew the hembers end respecta-
bility of those by whom be ass aerrnosided; wheat
the ;vela saw tkese who bad crow renew to aid
their came. they tenet feral this their cause *was mot
elise•lonad 11. hoped that every succeeding day
wood oiliness so increase of nembera liirking to
their rank,. 11. hoped the No'shiy 4 the country
*add come f. read ti 0•41..4 and defrrod the rights
of thew fello•.coontrymar. Her meta that nobility
who tail never assisted, or wished to saijat, she Mud.
;ter in thew, fdlaattlfed of foreign policy. chick lied
reed.red 111, wane of English's's detested ell over
&snipe. It bey did not con•ef..rward petite present
occasion. he wield soy they were ti illy of • crispiest
apathy .elike neworthy of their ray. k and their coatitry.
But if they did tome forward, they would bring wide
I seem itch . 4.40 el character and integrity. bet,
ab le ail, of houses indrapeedence,es is odd be Sea& be
to bear op with effect against the cam. alive wide
which fiber satiate was threaten!. It was not sow a
matter of party; the salvation of the country "resat
stake, end the watch.grord and the rallying-ay
shosid IN " Oblivion" and " union." Ups*
the principle such those words conveyed depended
whether we should be a free people. ',joy's' the
fire eaerrire of our alleles* tights and privileges, or
the passive sehjects of a military °overflow.—
(.4ppleuie.)—We were now brought to • state chick
rendered es the mast distressed and degraded sales
I. Europe. (.I cry of " No, it...! frow e persist be
the reggae )--Sir Hobert caudated :—A per-
see bad said—" Ile, se;" sow, he wished lOW
penes to come fatigued and discuss the matter
fairly. He would repeat, that we were at this
ronseet the rest distressed and degraded nu.
don is F.srep• ; and be said to, coopering the
ceestry as it oar was with whit it bid formerly
been. Leek at the laws, sod sub how they net* at
pretest advileistered, in enment.-in with wear they
bad once been. Look Si the ,rate of the people, ha
point net only of comfort, bet even of s..inriarisosn,
compared With what dory formerly enjoyed; and
eueld Getman say, that we were not 'Hornell sod
degraded, In. temporisers to tame op mice were? -..
lot us look to the state of other sadists. and to
their pretrest is the same time. What had America
wee, and chat dill the now appear? Every act .f
het Geternmes seemed framed net oily file the
begat of het (kits., bet at,o to extending and
securing one tonna. .e. tit ill.Orlf) .11 nation in all
her hisistetioms. Look at Frame, who had toeing.
;le sauna. sod had ear *merged frees. a state of
ty tiledieel o..reritairat, (nodes . poreaino, and bigot
I loperstiiirrii. Wier did she on • pee-Stit ?....Wdd eh,
ea *bast we were almost crippled is very thing,
advincing in a state of emperor! with strides *hick
left es a a feerfal distance behind?—LHore the Hoe.
Cattleman was for a time Werra, ed by load vies
trim messy Om were behind the wasps, of
" Hcre's Mr. tient—wake sq." After • coma.
deralots sieve* of bustle and lied shoats hese thee i
who were Dili him, Mr. Hoot made his Immerses.
on the waegoe. Hie presence was hailed with UM
ati at tem .iteoes eppleen. from the hosting., to the
emit distant eirikirte of the creed. Mr. Heat
list booed very • ',fretted, so Sir Robert, who
trooreed the crimpliment by a similar obeisance.—
' He thee hewed to the people, who still continued
the most dnfeniag sheets ef •' Iliad for ever.")
As sees as silting was ratbied Sir Robert eon.
dosed : —As a philanthropist, be rejoited at this
situation of a result, with which he hoped we should
always continue es terms of mound amity ; but, as
au &geishas', it gnu him psis, bemuse he could
sot look wittiest deep regret upon France, raised to
prosperity by their owe inertias+, while inglaad
was souk by the neglect of those who elsoold have her
. Interest most at bawl. Indeed he did sot think that
the most seditious publication could at the Kraut
manta do more injury, or be more annoying, to
these Is power, time the cooparison which might be
arson Intone the present stele of France and that
`of England. Ile woad sot detain the Heeds% bigger.
He thwarted them for the !edgiest* they bad granted
him, god he hippo! 1 bey woad give the same to every
Gestlemeo wheeheeld .entree forward to de;ieer lira
opinions.--( Lend and continued eheersfeiteired this
speech 1 •
. The Rombirlont mrivioara by Mr. Halt. were as e 11... r—
t. That it le the tor ameiyalatle riltibl
Ahem as.:. gut, awe. s. said tei it IS Intl, dal lb 111•14.:.1 0
Mese rite . lb . *aid Iseessalloa slaves. wad limo i•nd•
ell fredivlbeit oiester,
selves amours., of taw privileges deft. of Mown to awe.
,aadl,
V. That It apt to to al. Meetiag, •
he at. vril, ma.
vdtveldiv etittoge bled t fee mormattsart by the mason. es • e
Yammer, ti.vol., at alambeirer. ow Mr 16M of Aotti—t.
laid Is tiessireadiost voohltaites esomiltaldosii7 wad I'oll
Taw flit outrage serest*" have hem prereedtaated by
tbt illoggistraies. and Ay clatidestiee aerasatrosedla so eon
totted, isa to pommel the oorernmate gleam. Iron avosdbad la:
friodesedi malice sod eamatih area., it she Vegans', Carnal,
ebaryed wit . die es. memo of us toilawfol order.
4. slat Ilse bland rota apes ibis ."renal.. deeded" Amps
Linable; Trial by Jar, agar& ; ems Mao salmi lyres ea

13.•111•11111 I 11•••• ...miss w..... 11'WW1/ ••••r •••••••••••••••ay r...•••• •• •••
k.step, or lof military etecotion et soy lime they pleased Lend and.— contiftved chows foitosed this
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lovesheols (Criss of " Plo, no!")-111 would seem, that bowleg speech )
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e moms piled in their noteble Itritellie to people the sandy The Roserselans weridasee by Mr. Rail. ewe as NH*"
effect a a•••,11 of Africa with the seperebendlot pont they l. Thai III likreeer,ooo.l6.
eal terrerr 17.; to 41. T:
%Warn, (Ministers), by ibis letter of *thanks, were 'deter. 4,r",:gt": ;",a sad HMO t• nd. r diem.
lies of the mined to pot to the sword ell who reileined end Delve% Imo ono, or Mr privileges &third
cf=tbe:oc.:..ropere..../..
Iy to sop. complained of their grievance, —( Lori dicers )-111e•I the mesh' d
Moo sheet bed often said la his place in Parlianm that the Truststarry ci.mo.st of 01•0threirr• 00 IN' i" 61.61.1
Nhy, Government *es becceolog one of Nies. end not ties'' willr"hig """"lin ceemlisimealii lla° 4
e proceed. law. He had also listed, on tbo propo.ition •
for reifies 3 Thai tel..otrege apre,,,„,„ bait bee inemegpateg
rig to At 3.000,0001. •r additional totes from en i4fiporeellebett gsnuarimm and by arrasopmearl coo
ad mealy people, !bet Cory coold only be collected by the aid !Wird. Oa arr..." the 11•!•""s h, tee"? isomsoyst_te4srlsys.
as politi. of military foist. His prediction bed In great pit c3aff"4""irird wrii3c.e. "4.3. eTrie cz:tratg.terelerld.
ptieileges been 'elided, and the condect of blieistere wee el• 4. ram tar blond vied epee lb% WOW, deems" Mat jet
it bG coo. MUM daily t alisiog that wbit,h ht bad feared. Fos Ore oblate Trim by Joy Wards; Mdtb.M vta• ittspv-• r•
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