The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-16 00:00:00

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r diti fliF. PUPLICATIOII OF 'MR PROCEIEDINOR 1
SO lIINST THE *VEEN of ENtil..kNO.
(Frees the flattimare Adeertorr• , of Oet. 3.1
Americans have been tared hy European writers
wall a premature depravity of manners--it has been
Stated, that we have arrived by the st ortest ratite to
all the vices mid corruptions of the hoary monarchies
N other conntries---in short, there is . Iv a no-
isw mistime to be found in the whole vocabulary of in-
Wetive, that hoe not been applied to us with unsparing
Bherality. Whatever degree of justice there is in this
laitrk, whatever apology there is for an much oar-
bean rind ills-emir., tie feelingly lament. and we tom-
tit, tor, that' a rnerrifrtl Cool will arert the punish.
• : brut that must follow without repentance and refor-
mation. That we have abu.ed his manifold bounties,
aid incurred his displcvsnre, is an nnytestionable
fact, 11114 it behoves vs to turn a ith deep contrition
. from our evil ways, if we would hope fur hi• forgive-
ties.. But " there is one language to a benefactor,
' lend another to a proud and insulting foe." When we
. .',..0; look to those countries that reproach us for Wain of
•
./. ....".;;. moral., for models WO thy of intitar , what shocking
*pert:ides of depravity are presented. We will stip-
pew that in our repnhhc, our chief magistrate should
*cum the partner of his bed With infidelity to the
toarriage vow, that he had berg separated for
tie space of twenty fire years, during which time she
iced been placed in a continual state of espionage ; that
ghee the crime had been attempted to be provell upon

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possible for this organ of the ministry to persuade POLICE.
mankind that the Queen's party is composed only of
the dregs of the British! populace. In the great ex- ohlil'lnw-fi°r6w—A young Matt, from whom a
tretnite to which the mown is reduced by Ibis gond. pistol had been taken by an officer on use of the illu-
moniai dispute, mart/ eyes seem directed to Mr. Wit.' initiation nights, begged yesterday that the Lord
herforee sr mediator between the King and Queen; Mayor would order it to be restored to him, as he had
been influenced hr the very general feeling that pre-
hut this gentleman brew!. himself a pier...man nailer
Oovernment, we should deists the later cools' bare no railed, to let off a little powder, as a testimony that be
faith in bieinsparsiality; and *fold he very cautious participated in the public joy.
The Lotto Mavo:i hiving ascertained that the eon-
in trusting any thing to the diseretion of a pensioner
duct of the applicant had not been improper on the
of her enemy. On the contran., the degradation of
occersiom except inasmuch as he had fired off the pis-
She Queen being ameasure upon which k is said the
to! in the air, and by the explosion invited a similar
Kies is absolutely resolved, *e should think he would
show of congratulation upon the part of ethers, said
east off all half-way supporters; and the conscience of
Ur. Wilberforce being put iu one scale, and his place he should not detain the pistol. His Lordship ob-
its the other, though the bosom of the far-famed phi- serval, that it was with great pleasure he perceived
that the City of Landis!' had fully answered the ex-
tant! r might doubtless be grievously lacerated in
the worst fur the mastery; yet it would require no • Pertations generally entertained, by preserving the
peace during the rejoicings. He had calculated upon
eon urer to foresee which of the royal parties svnu!il
ultimately be most successfasl. As to the final fate of his fellow-citisens, and, ronerions that the most pow-
erful security for snaintainig good order would be the
the t,lueen, we cannot at dais wetness barard a predic-
tion. 1 here can nu doubt but the King and his determination to accompany the will of the people by
, his own practice, he had given the notice which had
ministers would gladly destroy Iter.--There can be no
doubt ..f a parliamentary majority in their favor----but beets in almost every instance adopted.- Great allow-
the toestiss is, dare they in the present temper of. the passers were to be made for the generous ebullitions of
Ifi itish nation, proeeni the leoptierontemplok.flts ;the 'public heart, but this observation ought not to be
of Paine and Ploolat construed into a seatiment which was at a:I thews in
the mouth of those who hid an inter.ist in acting to
the prejudice of. the public good, that he meant to
justify the conduct of a set of desperate ruffians, nisi)
had, no doubt, from the very worst motives, proceeded
to arts of violence, not consistent either nit!, law or
justice. his l.ordshi -rotted that tlif

[PROM A NOII/01.1 PAPER OF Tim 12Til OrT.l

ItaAt:Lc—Captain Lander, who arrived yesterday
in 30 data from Pernandatco, inform■ 'la, that before
he sailed it was currently reported that one of the