The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-01 00:00:00

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THE STA'

NEETLVG OF THE COUNTY OF GLOCESTER.
ADDRE4I TO THE KING To 1.1151415% mixoirees.
On Saturday last one of the must numerous and re-
+or:table timeline-% of the county of tilorester which
Vis been held for several years took place at the
Shirehall, Oloerster, for the purpose of taking into
c,insioloration the propriety of petitioning his Ma.
'estv disntis,.. from his council. for ev.-r his present
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unworthy minister:. This tneet.iig was originally
s night throto(h a requisition to the High Sheriff, Sir
E. IL Santivs, signed by several noblemen and gentle-
', en of rank in the county ; hut that officer haring
..f tAett to convene a county meeting, the present was
called by 11 magtstrates of the first rank and station,
a..eording to the form prescribed by the 60th tiro.
c. 6.
At one o'rlork, the great area of the Shirehall,
which is an elegant and spacious edifice, was tilled
by freeholders of the county. On the platform were
the following gentlemen of the c..unty. We regret
state that Lori Docie was prevented from attend-
ing by a severe fit of the gout. The Honourable
Messrs. Morton, two of his Lordship's sons, were pre-
bent ; ako
Lord Sherhorne, Sir B. W. guise, Sir C. B. Cod-
engton, Colonel Berkeley, Colonel Kingsrute, Major
lieneral liaise. M. Colchester, Esq., Colonel Webb,
M. P., 1). Ricardo', Fsq. M. I'., T. Smith, Esq., E.
Sheppard. Esq., It. tiannitog, Esq., C. H. Hanford,
Ycq., JAL Pyrke, Esq., 11. %licks, Esq., H. P. Hick.,
rsq., S. Austen, Estp, W. 11. liyett, Esq., Rev. E.
:ones, Rev. James Contureline, Rev. J. B. Cheater, T.
Wynniatt, Esq., C. Ricardo, Esq., and several others
; '; sieges% respectability.
J Lord Suranottsr. took the chair, amid the applause
cd.' the meeting. His Lordship read the requisition
originally presented t ► the High Sheriff, as well as
that signed by the county Magistrates, in pursuance
of which the meeting was called.
Sir W. tittsc, the county member, then came for•
ward to open the business of the day. He cotnnienced
11 stating. that though very marl: unprepared to ad-
olress a public meeting of the county, yet he thought
the present a moment of sufficient consequence to call
tar the avowal of every man's opinion who bad the
rood of country at heart. They were all, unhap-
pily. our much aware of the present crisis of public
offiirs ; they must have all seen, with the deepest re-
',ter, the recent occurrence which agitatctl th,t
c ltntry : they mu-t have seen, with the most
mean chnly feelings, the improper and nneAl'ed
fo. intro action into Parliament of crimin itory
at idence against the Queen, which 'iould nut he ad-
inissible in any court of justice throughout the king-
lion). Equally repulsive to tie feeling• of the nation was
the production of witnesses from tli•tant countries, un-
tier cirruntstanree, and connected with preainits er-
r togments, of so suspicious a character, as to justify
the opinion which prevailed, that these witnesses had
keen suborned to give evidence. These proceedings, so
utterly at variance with the habits and institutions of
this country. had created great uneasiness and gene-
ral agitation.—(clear.)—There was of late, and there
still roe:tinned to he, great distress throughout the
ministry: it was the ditty of Ministers at such a time
not to exasperate public feeling, but to eudeavonr, as
far as their means extended, to alleviate pnblic dis-
tress, and to allay public discontent. A., however,
the constitutional and responsible advisers of the
king had neglected this important part of their duty,
it became the bounden duty of men of loci:4-lot in the
country to assist the people in making known their
real 'Rotation to his Majesty, in a moderate, a proper,
sad legal manner. It was, lierefore. of the tirst im•
portance that the county of titorester should come
forward thus openly and publicly to express its senti-
ments; and with that view he would submit an ad-
dress to this meeting, which he trusted would be
fatted to comprehend the public sentiment. The ad-
dress, whirls be concluded by moving. entreated the King
. to dismiss his present Ministers, whose systeneof foreign
and domestic politics had entailed so many evils on
the nation, and was alike derogatory to the pmerr and
dignity of the Crown, and destructive of the rights
and hest interests of the people. It also recommended
that with a change of Ministers there should be also
. a tidal changef Isseasarcs.—(Applause.)
Ile. Cot.cnss felt came forward to second this !no-
tice. He said that he was as little accustomed to
speaking. that nothing could hare iadared Lim to
.trespass on the twenties of seek an assembly. but a
sense of the deep neeessity which existed for the ex-
pansion of the public 'easiness of se hie a
comity. When the dearest interest* at"Leelistry

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:re were at stake, anal the most valuable principles of the
conceived constitution in danger----when such threatening omens
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. though, it were abroad, no personal considerations should be suf-
concerned me. Not childhood alone, .. young fered to operate in the dischsrge of public duty.-- -
man till thirty, never feels practically that he is (Lond
to !et
as.)
ress Sir W. li
henise hamd done
little
preach a homily on the fragility of life ; but he brings inained for him (Mr. Colchester) to add
ie heartilyd cin seconing
it nut home to himself, any more than in a hot June it.
lie should therefore only say, that lon-
we can appropriate to one imagination the freezing curred in the proposed address, which hreathed a proper
aays of December. But now--shall I confess& truth ? spirit of loyalty anal attachment to the throne, and to
—.-.1 feel these audits but too powerfully. I begin to the person anal office of his Majesty (hear); while at
errant the probabilities of my duration ; and to grudge the same time it conveyed a just anal merited censure
at the expenditure of moments and shortest twriods, upon the King's constitutional advisers, who had en-
like miser's farthings. In propoition as the years deayourel to disgrace his (ajesty's royal consort, and
both lessen and shorten. I set more count upon their to bring the institutions of the country into danger.
periods ; and would fain lay my ineffectual finger upon (Hear.) lie concurred in expressing the hope, that
the spoke of the great wheel. 1 ant not content to when this address was laid at the foot of the throne.
pass away "life like a weaver'n shuttle." Those 11. - that his Majesty would dismi,s from his councils a set
taphors solace me not, nor sweeten the unpalatable of men, who, rather than quit the c
profits anal emolu-
draught of mortality. I rare not to be carried with meats of office, preferred entlirolling thecountry in
the tide, that smoothly bears human liie to eternity : civil conflict, and rislting the alignity and security of
and relnet at the inevitable course of destiny. 1 ant the throne, by the introlloction of a prosecution
in love with this green earth ; the face of town anal against the Queen, after sitch a measure hail been de-
tountry ; the unspeakable rural eelitutlee, anal the precated by the House of Commons, and declared by
sweet security of streets. I would set up toy tatter- that body to be " derogatory f
best d interests.
which lam arrived ; 1, anal my friends. To be no ,of
the empire."—(Loud applause.)
younger, no richer, no handsomer. Ido not want I The Address (Lou
a unanimously adopted by t
to be weaned by age; of drop, like mellow fruit as Meeting.
they Fly, into the grave—Any alteration, on this 1 Mr. Ilicselio came forward, and Iva. received with
'area of mine, in dirt, or in lodging, puzzles Ind I marks of approbation. He said that he was sure this
discomposes me. My household-gods plant a terrible meeting felt as he did resiteeting the conduct pursumil
fired foot, and are not rooted up without blood• on a late occasion in the House of Peers, by their No.
They do not willingly seek Lavinian shores. Anew'
stmt. of being staggers me. These Noble Lords had in an independent anal manly
tnanneropposed his Majesty's tlinisters during the pro-
(To be continued.)
secution a the Queen. I, lo.catue the county to ex-
press their opinion of the conititet of the Noble Lords
who had acted in so independent a manner, :toil his
object at pre•ent was to pror‘P to them a cote Of thanks.
Ile would take this oppoitonity of declaring hie hearty
approbation cf the terms of the address, as well as
those used by the gentler-en oho had spoken upon it.,
Indeed, if he had acy thing in the way of romplaitd
to urge or cavil with, it was, that the address had
nut gone as far as it ought to Lave gone; for it ap.
pea red to him that many of the evils of which they
complained were to be traced to the present constitu-
tion of the Dons! of Commotic.—(Applanse.-1f that
house fairly anal fully represented 34 it ought the pro-
ple at large, the country tynnlil not now have tn de-
plore melt an accumulation of wriongs.—(Applause).
It would have hero quite impossible for Minister to
have pursued a career so diatnetrivally opposite to the
general voice of the country.; nor nook! a House ofl
Commons, representieg the general voice of the com-
munity, have suffered sorb a departure from the:
public wishee null interests. Entertaining, as he I
unequivocally did, such an opinion, he must say that
he should have still more approved of the address,
if it promptly and plainly recommended that no (friar
should be lost in making the I louse of Commons what
it ought to he, and what its tame imported it should
he, namely, a reyresentatiyr of the public voice—an'
organ ailing in sympathy wita the tine of popular'
feeling, and constitutionally embodying awl express-;
ing the voice of the country at large in a full anal lis-j
questionable n anner.---(tireat applause.)--=f he hon.
gentleman concluded by uropos;ng a vote- of thanks
to Lords Sher borne anal Dneie.
The motion was unanimously agreed to, and fol-
lowed by thcce.cheer. 1
Mr. SNOWDSN suggested that a similar compliment
should be paid to the Ihike of Bedford, and Lords.
Grey, Holland, and Carnarvon.
Several yokes eeclaiistell, " and Lord Roddne
This suggestion was instantly etulludied in the
form of a motion, and
Ueneral tictos, in seeonality, it, said, that h.- wished
every other nchle lord in the House of l'rers hail fol.
lon et, the high example of the distinguished peers 1
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whose names had been jest meatiotted. Ilad others'
equally obeyed the dictates . f their conscience, in-
stead of yielding to undue influence, the Queen, in-
stead of haying a majority of nine against her, would
have had such a triumphant number of voters in her,
favour on the second reading of the Bill, as would
have carried her triumph:v.' through the whole process.
The 111 lliiii was carried unanititoivite.
General tivtAc then inquired of the meeting is
what manner they would nista the address signed.
Were Hi.. High Sheriff of the roomy present, he should
have proposed that that officer do sign it on behalf
of the meeting. As that, however, could not now be
done, he would content himself with naming that it be
signed lay their noble chairman, on the part of the
meeting: and then, that it he presented to his Majen-
ty by the county Members.—(Applanse.)
This motion was second, d by Air. Ricardo, and car-
ried tinanituously.
Sir Was. fluisE, in allusion to the vote which had
just been passed, said, he should thankfully accept the
trust reposed in hint, and teal great pleasure in rat-
tending to the wishes of the county.
Colonel Ili itIiF:LEY rata.* forward amid loud marks
of approbation. lie lamented that he was not present
at the opening of the business of the day ; but as he I
had had the gratification of readiug the address before
it was publicly submitted to dm county, it gave him
the pleasure of assuring them, that buds the address'
anal resolutions had his entire unqualified concurrence.'
His object in presenting himself to ttte meeting now.
was to move a rote tat thanks to Sir William liaise
for proposing, and to Mr. Colchester for seronditag
the address, which had received their unanimous sp
probation.
This motion was also carried unanimously.
Mr. WINTOCIII Hearne said he concurred entirely
in the preeeding business, and more particularly In
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that tribute of their respect wLich was so justly due
to their distinguished chairman. The thanks he had
now to propose for their concurrence were to the
eleven tnagistrates who had ronveued the meeting after
the High Sheriff's refusal to obey the requisition, pre-,
sewed to him from some of the principal tenon atigra
eeni.or.
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the county.—(Applanse.) They were more par
ly called upon to thank these magistrates for rowing
forward in support of the rights aod privileges tithe
county, when the High Sheriff iotespesed kis authority'
to obstruct the esereise of both, as Ow its be had the
power to art in hostility to the •11,01144 wish as the
county. He trusted. therefore. that for esadset mph

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of the suffeting pedple, and to injure the &mai-
tution of these realms ; are highly impropqr."-.41
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Oinch applause.)--Mr. Shuter seconded the real*
tion.—(Much clieeriag.)--.1 variety of aniteatAd re-
-1 marks were then called forth from Mr. Speck, M '
Clarke, Mr. Butler, Mr. Wild, Mr. Black, Mr. Wes.
therstone and others, and after the resolution trii4 car-
ried, it was resolted to return acknowledgtadatli fot .1
the tootle that had been adopted for making the attempt-
ed meeting known, by which that which was iatead4kl ~
be a meeting only of those to whom the letters were ad-
dressed, was prostrated by the publicity jived.—
Thanks were then voted to the Chairmans•add th!
meeting broke up.
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\ FOR THE STATESILIN.
TO THE MDT LION. LORD I' ViTLERE AM IL V.
i ON TIIE PRESENT STATE OF PUBLIC APIPAIRS.
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as he bad praised In the magistrates, the meeting
would record their graternl,thatiks, and that then they
would net Irdeterred from passing a vote of censure
upon the High Sheriff for his conduct on so interest-
ing an ercasion.—(Loll cheers.)
tote of thanks to the magistrates who bad con-
vened the meeting. was carried by arela I.ation.
Mr. IVIXTOVR Ilsonts then said he must take the
sense of the meeting on the conduct of the High She-
riff.—(Hear, hear.)—When men of office did wrong,
th 0...• who were likely to he injured by their misdeeds
ought not to be afraid of expressing their opinions, in
the hope ol detorring other official personages from
pursaieg similar misconduct,—(Hear).—Ile lanteuted
the unpleasant situation in which the High Sheriff was
at present placed.--(Some voices exclaimed " Is it in
the King's !tench:")—He had too much British feel-
ing when a man syas down to kick at him, and should
rather at any time extend the hand of good fellowship
to lift up a fallen adversary.—(Cheers.).--But it was quite
impo!sible for them, without utterly abandoning their
duty to overlook the misconduct of Sir E. B. Sandys at
ALIO) a crisis as the present. It was not for him to enter
into n hat might have been the motives of the High
Sheriff; they are expressed in the letter in w! it+ lie
conveyed his refusal to call the meeting. Whether
the seutiments there expressed were the writer's oft n
or nut, he (Mr. Harris) could not tell : for his own
wr:, he rather doubted it, awl meant to express that
doubt in the resolution which he held in his hand,
and would n:w propose. The resolution expressed
the strong reprobation of the meeting at the conduct
of Sir E. B. Sandvs, which they. however, attribnted
to the situation of personal restraint and difficulty in
which be was now involved.
Set persons exclaimed that it was not worth while
to moiee the comloct of the High Sheriff, which they
ought rather to treat with contempt ; while others (and
the great majority) thought a simple vote of censure ne-
cessary, without any reference to the High Sheriff's pre-
sent personal situstion, to obit+ they deemed it indeli-
cate to anode at a public meeting.
The vote of censure upon the High Sheriff was then
passed ttttt ttaly.
Sit WILL, t.o 111-iss then proposed the thanks of the
meeting to their Nuiiie l'hairtuan, for.his dignified con-
duct iu the Chair.
The motion as wooded by Colonel BERKELIV, who
said, that it uas highly gratifying to the county of 610-
rester to have such S 'Ale Lords as their Chairman re-
si-lent anion,: thew, u hn were always ready to stand for:
ward for the preservation of the best rights and inter-
mite of the people, and to guard them from oppression.—
(t 'beers.)
The (*natio, ‘x expressed his thanks for this ;dark of
their respectful attentom.
The necessary arrangements were then made for
pnblishing anal circulating the Resolutions anal Address
agreed to at the meeting, and the meeting then broke
np amid tonal direr*.

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My Loan-1 keg leave to congratulate yew Lied-
ship upon the happy terudina ion of the late mote
and disgraceful proceedings against her moat eminils
Majesty. Queen Caroline. 1 call this ereatshappt,
because I have reason to think, that a contrail/ ode
would have involved consequences fraught with milt
and misery to all those who had conspired her destrod-
tion. You know, my Lord, that the system of 84.
vermnent, I •adrd as it bath been with the inetnnakeit
wri,:hts of correotion, has for many years past fife*
gradually sinking lower and tower in degradadosti
and has lately precipitated itself with ands vehmitn
down the gulf, that many of its once admiring Meade
gaze with wonder at the perilous situation to width
it is at last arrived. Add to this the desperate
efforts that have lately been made to relieve, net *
extricate it ! and the consternation that pervades di
ranks of the community will appear natural ; ma the
contempt in which all coodrientioua persons hokftleses
who have the e.dnilucting of it, will he sufficiently ales
counted for. The people of England are tastaralip
loyal and industrious; hot those amiable prepassitioa
have been counteracted—their energies have Wel
cramped and rendered fruitless by harsh insommost
and their of allegiance blasted by creel treat-
ment. 1)o you wonder then, my Lord, at the tries of
the people ? Do you wonder that they simmer tad
repine? Take an impartial survey of the mem,
nits; and do not confine your view to the palaces d
the minions of power—to those who batten en the
spoils they wrest from the labourious. Then I knee
yon will find splendour and luxury and intempersom
but do not, I Iteseech yon, consider these--tether in
r:•speet of their possessions or practices, an fit repre-
sentatives of the community. No; rather look epos
the bulwarks of the nation—the vitals of its PAM-
PM' e—the merchants, manufacturers, farmers, and at-
ti za us ! If you go into their houses, the spectre tel
prosperity will start up, and accuse you of its murder I
Look, my Lord, at the list of bankrupts! book into the.
state of prisons and of poorhouses! and pet may
then be better qualified to calculate the rifest at yam'
impolitic and ruinous measures. Your demote epee
the public have not been proportonrd to the UM* rall
have afforded them of answering those deessodet
which proves you to be a had practical p 1.110•04,
and incapable, or not sufficiently honest to dieshedege
the duties of your office. However napless,* this
may sound, my Lord, it is a fact notorious W sil re-
decting minds, although you may contrive do hide it
from your master. Fur, while coustnerce mad trade
have been diminishing, your exactions have been in-
ereasisg: and hence mime all that evil of whisk the ,
people now so justly complain. During a 1..14 period
of warfare, which you endeavonred to petsuade the
people tended tope to the honour of their country,
they bore their privations with tolerable patience.
They fought for you—contributed their property t•
forward your designs; and when your object was
effected—when the war was brought to that termios-
tion which you desired, did you then return to them
and acknowledge the service% they had done you?
Were you willing to make some slight sacrifices in
your turn to reqnite their generosity and advance
their wellfare and happiness ? No: but on the con-
trary, when retrenchment was recommended, rya
evinced at once your ingratioole, your avarice, your
want of feeling, and contempt fin your re:.' ldenefac-
tore. Were the ports thrown open and to- customs
lowered that the spirit of trade might reg:. it . i
tine vigor? No : but the fetter which :,:ol bees
forged to hind it in the time of war, was streugtheord
and made more heavy in the time of peace.
How noble was that unbe%itating confidence which
the people placed in you. Peling assured, from t' e
dictates of their own honest hearts, that ydde would
duly requite them when the opportunity should offer,
by lightening the burdens von had compelled them to
hear, an" under whirl) they were absolutely sinkinr.
What will not men do? what will they nut endure t•
ptomote the happiness of the object they loft? A 0
the most affectionate ardour the people of lettglaud
loved their King, and they loved the Constittetton;
but you have wantonly violated, nay, almoit destroyed
the one. and placed the other ins situation ken which
nothing hut %haute and remorse can accrue. And 34
yon surprised, my Lord, that the people fee! ilai4Pal.l
at this? Are von surprised that they repine at 04114
disappointment, and blame the agents wt.o ha
wrought their misery ? When they. held meet
hutoVy to petition that their rights might he 1'0.4
to them, you fouls- vilified them---.you falsely ;lensed
them of sedition—nay, proltiltited them front pregfq
for eel: f and redress! and .it this eery la..olahle pod
innocent practice, threw main` into prisons, and atter
ally i• •• • others. When the ears' of a
NI"'"1"1.
are shut to the prayers of his people. o'llo sr* "1
means he which .he must be made acquadateti self
their condit. on ? "a 1.1 i: I. tA•

public
This day a most numerous and rrspertahle
meeting nas held in our tar the purpose of
a•ltlres.ing his Nlajesty, and praying hint to dismiss
from his cotoicils Iris present evil advisers. The as-
rennhl,tir was unosnally large; and in point of talent
and property, the 'meting must vie with any that have
ever before been held here.
Tenn 41,1 It \wslor, Esq., of Wartlsentl, was calls*,
to the chair; he opened the hotlines% of the meeting
in a most patriotic and appropriate speech; after
which,
Joaquin Rasa, f:sei., moved the two first resolutions,
the pArport of which Age—
That the meeting felt themselveseolled upon to de-
cl*re tl.rir firm allegiance to Isis Majesty's person and
the t (Institution of the realm.
•' That the misemploct of his Majesty'' ministers
has convert:9l the right whirls the subject has, to pe-
tition and reisionstra:e, into an imperious ditty to do
st) SIIII that this 'fleeting is of opinion that it is rx•
peilient and proper to told to ilia proposed address to
his llajesty, a prayer that he woold dismiss those
minister.."
These resolutions were seconded by Mr. W v.
and sopporeti by Mr. John Bailey, in a Silted' of
great length and ability.
Ilrot Pasturn, Esq., nor worthy and excellent
Chief Magistrate, next came fo:•ward, and addressed
the meeting in a speech replete with manly, constitu-
tional, and independent prin,ipl.s.
3I r. En. Minors read and worre•l the alltinrss.
It was moved and carries! that the address should
rein tin in the Townliall for signatures until the 6th of
Janis .re, awl that his Grace the l)nke of Norfolk and
Earl Eitzwiiliam he requested to pre sent the sane to
his 31ajesty.
In shirr of the presence and exertions of several
of the promoters of the smuggled address. the live('
and for tone men (alluded to in a former letter).
the greatest harmony prevailed, and the meeting scps-
rated in good order.

SNUG MEETING IN stJUTII
17. WARE SURPRISED AND
DEFE.IiD.

ST. OI.ATE's VESTkT it %LT., PotTIIWARIC.
Mr. Florence Young, a Southwark magistrate, and
ultra-loyalist, not dismayed it appears by the fAiltire
of all similar efforts, ha.l endeavoured to combine
snuggery with publicity. by issuing a notice, among ,
those persons whom he deemed trust-worthy, to meet
at St. 01 ice's Vestry-ball, on Saturday last, to resolve
upon a local declaration of sentiments. At I I o'clock
Mr. Young and Mr. Allen Shuter were at the place ap-
pointed, but they soon-found themselves surrounded
with more friends to the King and constitution than
were invited. Some gentle murmuring was heard
against this it.trusion. Mr. Young said it vas intrusion
in any who were not invited to come there. '1 hr
Vestry Hall was by this time quite crowded, and a ma
lion was made and agreed to, by the intruders, it
will be anpposell,t that Mr. Young should take the
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tended to convene. After some altercation, Mr. Young
inously called to the chair. Mr. Shuter then pro-
posed that the meeting do now adjourn. A very
interesting sad amusing discussion ensued, when
Mr. Ellis moved " That the representations of
servile corporate institutions, anal the seMiments
of interested iindirblnals to libel the loyally

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A tinifitl snit loy:il rosigratnlatit;se .14tIre•I` et 4114
Inhabitant. of Wrenn Its her 31.1..te.;:: W." aftrf41,....,"
at A meeting held in pursuance of a rrtini4tion: tom
the Rev. Bailiff dill not tliiitz proper to *lto if toilet
the Intisiuenrs, and the Chair wai taken loy air. Wall
The Arelsoleavon of Brecon, in iii. i:tie eile—!: lee
the inhabiNnts of that tow's, ttatesl, that he wl
ireetaie of the general f..e:ing of that place -e-reetie
1 the titters)," Ile will are in the .111.1 rest Is. v iilee It
kill'lrs about Omni. If lin he not :a rue storevat
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now be convinced of his -ort a"
Limit that the unanimous fedijog of thew
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• aressd me, 'sever failed to bring a train Of pensive
imagery into my fancy. Yet I then scarce conceived
what it meant, or thought of it as a reckoning that
isur Net childhood alone, but the young