The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-03 00:00:00

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lion" eiCelllMeeity 414 they declared that the Re-
if k • Flo mereinadequate in point of pro.
spy p•ippletieso A reloJetioe had been alga.
ornfiliklFlC fie Ctiliesantdeclaring that Annual
Mika* ItieViii Coutiititletialst England. H.
bod'illiviArtfinit:sas .Cbainisigh Of 'the Committee.
Mho* *alai might sign a m s, oietie which he did
Dot spikepso Sit politely, be had no idea that any
' alai woold slikreto principles which he thought iris-.
*411014 istriltious to tbe cois °try. The Duke of
Richniessik 'in his tette! la. Colonel Sharman„ bed
; seppirtid till Attie' priotiples. To suffrage he gave
:.• to limit, lief that of possibility. If any man would
',demur to reply to, that letter, he would do more
-,\ tlmo by dealing out imputations and unsubstantiated
slander, and *sing such misrepresentation and nag.
Ortolan as were too often employed by the enemies of
itilitneitterritgorm. On a motion for Reform,
itrl797, hir.; Fos hod nid that the great balk of the
People ought to be included amongst the electors, and
he said that that was lbw best system of Reforms that
included the greatest esember of individual votes.
Mr. Pitt had declared tha ,t under the present system,
indbonestenan could be Ministers and no man coeid
. i tl do much good to the country. These were Mr.
1 Ilia's °pistous lit" te he was'brought into that bi.
traction; but aberwerds, from: motives whisk wore
best kaolin' toldoseelf, he thought proper to ohmage.
• these. Mr..Borke, aleoc—but, indeed, there was
+t: • heidly any inin who hiclever sat in that House who
i. 'hid not, ti(*one ttm. or other, exposed iti correp-
' tins, lilfAaittt, he said, bad depicted its cherac.
. i ter in the tgoest troionrOl.he hod declared, that "it'
I ' moald (ategpilthe—misfeetenes) be. en evil' more
natural and, telerabip, , !bat the House of Com-
mons ..sfitrisitt, be infected 'with „every epidemical
pheniy of tiselloole, as' this would indicate some
coenttglihilty, seise' iyinitalhy of nature with their
Constitoiets, tikati that they should in all' cases
. be wholly untouched by the opinions and WWII of
the People out of door,."—" The virtue, spirit, end
meence,ota Hones of Commons consists inite being
the empress image of the feelings of the nation. It
was net Withstood' to be a controol upon the Peoria*,
as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of Uwe:
most pernicious tendency, but as a coatreal for the
People." Such were the sentimentrof Mr. Berke.
'Men, *gain, Sir. William Jones, whom Dr. Johnson
• bed called_'' the mast enlightened of men," he had
dielared,that " if the present system of Represents.
Coe be
ilstly compared to a tree rotten at the heart,
he wish to see removed every particle of its rot.
tinsels that a microscopic eye could distern. Ha
derided eisoy of the fashieeable doctrines ; that of
virtual Representation he held to be actual folly ;
as citilifrist as if they were to talk of negative Re.
ptmentasten, and to contend that it intelved any po-
alive idea." One word be (Sir F. Burdett) would
saw say' te these Gentlemen who might think that
he did not alit n ith prudence on this occasion ' • for
be knew thet" there were messy who agreed with him
in the necessity of Reform, though they might not
cotteur. with him with respect to the extent. Day-
inttried all possible modes of compromise, and bar.
ing seen the result of that motion which was made
the other night for the repeat of the Septennial Act—
ao Act which was certainly the greatest violation of the
Constitution, and compared with which, as Dr. John-
son had observed, the nomination, at one time, of 12
. persons to' the peerage, in the reign of Queen Anus,
' . was nothing equal or spproaehiog to the contempt of
all hassle right, sad of all human means of assert.
t int &-Alt law no prudence in withholding that which
Wild Usti the test of reason. That election ought
to bairn was declared by the Bill of Rights, and
was indeed a amnion law 'simile : that no great man
theald (Math free eledgebe Wes also declared by
' statute, and-was one ortbi fitandlOg Orders of the
. Heusi; the Isesitime 'note was, that those laws and"
thus Maltfliaslebelif thitiiime beneficial effect, tlto
they afield pt)i 'firollii titeoly in principle; but fill.
height Foto exercise aniripiiictice. It was said, if
Pillile*Uulethildfieffriire, the result will be,t bat you ,
wlll baisseisua sf no fultioation, no rank in life, of
Go uneetter pediticel iatigrity, elected into this noose.;
as the I:enmity, he ventured to say, that persons of.
' 11,4 best edecilleti, of the first rapk, and of geed
character , *Old be elected. idachievel, no Win
"lethality had shown that the &mans always etetf-
ed perigee of Petrfeian families • and he added, that
likbe:ssiethretialyears, the Romano, who eleitted
• temeey Ayers 'usually, had met with Only three,
Defter Cases of *Won of which they repented.—
146;1,0 lead argued the whole matter; and he said,
that 'ha safest modeler election to all offices was by the.
r.
!. 110•01 e. Ile(Sir F. B.) had no doubt that an election by
the people tiollid be thtgrestest security 'Gibe CM,

111441,10111 r, Pile*: ought to haste throguois4n thew"
'eft/lb/ wl 11•411 tabs Loral
OttirtKwow to &lab tidk 0110111116.
tht ftwftlneis'of penishlog arietetiftp.
ei4doclopeu Shii-...thit the law by widely
made by Aar ems consent:Pk-o*i
=
le be justifies promotgatieer
• ssthat everyman is. in judgment of leek/
to meth% as Act of Parlitmetst„ behlifite;
thereof by itii'Repeesentitiies."—The proessiv •
;Ostia) of lows was foroseety conducted is a Wyly
'forest
,eittriter.frteititiet Which. 001.pretaiii.: of .
wen.inat to the F;6sllle, and pebilebed to the '
be CenetyTkierts; SO that every man ceeidille--
sectiiiitited With thee, It seemed eattraentituttf,
we considered this .object le another and
J important vie!, that a coast," which to 4
le by ferue.ftee their families, to In the MI.
•or en-beawl if ship, to ',A 'emir blood toi
comett.;;rild haves risti ri in the tnals4
1011
)us.. was asked for was, that a men
should have elytippeyeeity of 'Wog gibe Iran the
'Penois w j h wbona bethenld intrust his property, kis
*let and-hicliberty. In every Goversetent., in every
'Pet elk* wpild,
•proportion as the People have
hilli.siwo to the Qmpunmest, in that prdvertlott be.
yr cotsotry been presentees; bet wherever orktocra.'
, and more especially oligarchy, bees peoraileifia
eget& degree hes -tite -ennetry degetteratna
People base beim* enetaproeff despoffselisai
I established. ikeleg {hey be hoped, sithfacto:
proved that Animal Parliaments were the old
stitution of the country, and that they bad been
practised for many ogee without. mei ineonveniente,
.4 that every man wee entitled to vote in the elee.
tioh of the person who was to assist in disking throe
laws which may affect bis propeety his freedom, and
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his life, he trusted that the House would not reject
the Resolutions with which he intended to conclude
his arguments. We were told that, in the worst.
tithe* of the Roman Empire, when a general corrals.
lion end degeneracy prevailed, the People, who by
votes had disposed of kingdoms and provinces, fell
to desire sotbiog bet to live and see plays.
"Qui dabat elle
46 ImPerlow. fasces, blissful. amain, tome se .
" Ceatinet, algae dual vaututu res angles optat,
" Amens. et Offenses."
He hoped that the People of England were not yet
so degenerate, that they were not yet reduced to this
melancholy situation. He believed that they were
still an honest, a laborious, and a virtuous People;
and that they asked only for that check and confront
ever the Stele, which should secure in them and to
their children the fruits of their own iodustry.• Having ,
stated this much, he Celt that it was onneceseety to
trouble the Home with any further observations, and
therefore he should now conclude with moving the
following Resolutions :-
1. Thetis* adequate security for good government can have
Oboe, bet by weans of, and in proportion to, a connaustity of
Interest betwlea eeee or. and governed; and that the truth of
Wit print:4lobn been unequivocally recognized Is
edivellid.from.sheaMbeitoe by all the Kings of this ftestlPPrier!
!apt 0131 Sias Charles 1. and King James fro.. the &m-
-aim of "Jag James I. down to the present reign, both inclusive:
-{Tots Resolution contained extracts from several Reties'
sinteches, to which Sir Francis stated. that the priociplesof his
Resoltitien was recognized.]
8. That oa any oceadon upon which this community of inte-
rest falls inter entire, the interest of the few, ur of the one,
to ive w to tbe inferett ef the toahtegveVALlti ld
rtisepttsted.ta tip
ye Throne by the Kings of nws Renew, of every rasa.ty;
the atone 100 of Kieft James I. down to the present reige. I
lath inclusive.-This Resolution contained extracts from seve-
ral speeches. in which Sir raneis stated, that the priactple of
his third He-elation was recognized.]
9. That ender the Government of this country, ndAveli emits
nuttily otiatetest can have place, but in so fur as the perm*. la
whose hands the administration of public affairs is vested. are
*Abject to the superintendaate and controls', or check of the
irepentatives of the People; such Represent/dives
triad
artiug in conformity to the ware of the People.
4. That in reeding to established usage. as eei by
ochre from the 'fbroae, and to nrber podolic .ters, the
this Mauve being in their collective capacity styled
atnti.e, of the People. and the powers exercised Ito
at on an other ground recogoleed as cons itutionni; t is,
salty ut s . far tt, the. ate rcully a 4 eabstaatiolly Represent
Alves of the People; that the poem irs tteoerci-ed by them are
eonstituti )))) nlly• exerci rd:
5. 'Phut it is only in so far as the Members of this House are
in fart chosen, and loom tine ti time remittable by the free
..offrages of the great body of the people. that there can be any
IC CIO .le sostrance that the acts done to them are inconformity
to he snow and wi,het of she people; and. therefore, that they
can in truth, told witliont abuse of words, be styled, ur de-
elated to be, Representatives of the People:,
6. Thal no Member of this House can, otherwise than by a
notorious Sedan. be styled a Represen alive of ant part of the
people, other than of the ; art composed of •iic•, istdiridnals,
as have or "nicht have voted on his el. ction. And 1-tat. by the
general appellation of Representatives of the People, is, and
might to be, understood Represeutatives 0: the who.e body of
the People.
7. That she sense of the whole body of tbA people cannot be
Adtqsately conformed to, by their Itepres endives. except in
M far as tie suffrage of each person in the ihoke of his Repro-
stratire bas a force and effect, as equal as may he. to that of
entiffrageof every other person. And that such equality of
trerev and effect cannot have place. escape in so far as in the
*MO each Repreresttative. the number of persons ing
the right of voting on his e'ection, is (as fur as local circa..-
glances will permit) she snow in Ili, case of evi ry other.
8. That me the occn.iaa • f eke ins a Iteeresentatire of the
People, no roao'ssuffrage can arch troth be .aid t., be free, ex-
cept la so far as girlie delivery of it. he woods unexposed to the
hope of eventual good. or the fear of eventual evil tallintite'tf
and nil coaaretions from the power ur infitielice of every other
individual on accuant of his suffrage.
9. That the etlyasitese sad necessity of comprebeetive,
and free suffrages' kw been recognised its divers speeches from
the Tbrosie.—(This Resolution also cosnahted reveled cameos
from Kings' Speekbes.)
10. That the sense of the People can never be truly repro..
seated and eoefoesed to by their ltepreseeletives, vbervriee
than in so far as them Repreitestatives are dependent upon las
wishes of their Constituents foe their continniusee is emir situa-'
Oise as Representatives; sea weans of the Constieueata Witte
expressed by tbeie freely delivered as sib ave. unagtßge,
-U. That dotes to Oaf rltU depeedeeer the greenest pert*•
lion otwbich, wittiest regard to other defects, it Nigh( be sate-
(*Otte. woeld require shat at all times it Amid be in the
power of every Electoral Body to reaseve its Representative,
the same manner that it is is the power of every individual,
eho has granted to &Ma* a pewee alsoniey,. revoke
the same; yet for as much fle ill grebe Mite of tidfts, the Pe
E
pie, instead of deputies lieprestentdeel tis.uwiusb their pa
lie
.tens, wool& be la their ewa pewees mimed In
superintendence or manikement thereof to tit=lyfee at tbe
business el' Ovule lido ; krone it that this
ione power of reievrail dwelt, not havaplenitudwourke than al
certaib anted; and 'mars ..t kat dismal perk*.
12. nit for as puck of *be depealieelleaff9be liesiretesserivee
upon their cassdfuents will he the roster. lbe ilOnllf ter
ass dories whiels they ate exempt *ea Sirribeht s aid ei ne ie.
efouveeleace ma he epprosesatest free. elm** ae jaw,
taking place in every year; and at it by divers Sonata,
and less costireed preettine fa ems, APsherie.
-ipk at least it'

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owe had. beets; • whiSraist . the *tat', at atfaCtiagsrlit
fopitai ? The elate. sow am all slot, iii eranlesie,p • N 0 ea:
awl disterbaocw. llaolqoal! :wove' now sea camplartg tab&
Ai • a tifek; perjury, sad mot loss a
of rascality, as great its obe cola hsiie ie. prinai
Ilia of, nay? ease (Valli than could , possibly any
iesieetie4l VIII r wiry piweiedliagv 'Ad party
• awl saiet,st .110101aio whe* that Act was peaseel log a
loop* oiw at ornery election. There ,at *mien
.I;d;alLiaecoofpai *sorption from sub • • mato la( , refloat
04410 lapiptied hiassilf to be a iteather of aftd ,tea
,ion -00 kale ':h Universal 'So &age. • aleetbai
• ,ilrfity, •11, the People wilbeit tinty•Wf• thi. - •
,or any of theta petjeries.. artsailtftse
• • • this( that the. city' of West. tier.
• eats fa conduct' ittlf sas peaceably aim b
• ..'••••• 1 erbilMecY in l ningthp of R Shia
• - 'aornelking, therefore, to the ;,0,
•.. she IRtfefateiget 'there leis in treating a of 1,
a
No shot 1 4-Idelt they were fairly entitled,. abaam
• end 0044 etbielaela.thetr privileges were of fiatka oefaaa
or No, alfoL -114004isP Ake pros ant advocating •ac
shoe. A allarintiniii4f4PAlWlh lad itmliift.*l9' 'Pon o
- , lad been:kik boki
'• •.! •.' filitthe'Vnitat of de Rip.realitei; ona aa,
Ilft.'Fair • W 29 Cheirtasn, sad a'Sab• ay, an,
• 4. at *bleb Mr.- Stevidaw .presified...- A an el
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, ',tad been prolonged in coottvlitce 9( that the p,
ono-. rims( inanswervid, been e
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" *as t.suded,ha aelieied, on the Ripon of rily pi
'• tad The hilreaffgatien was remarkably Consti
judeere •Tbey bad lilted, that 600 b yowl retarned plinth
gyr agabaraf 'Web was.tbe majority of the •then and th

eipirarkZeotettatial eletetioae esafaraabit hints sew* awmialwittl tare or avec
laws amt practice:at fvelsot die amine* eipadiiiit NMI sad is one dear& time
the People should be enabled to mums their Repgto;i Wale. The People, fn
aad. if aecesiory. repair do sivratt aim of baring Media bees breathe dews tae
"roper cede at law ow* ibewley year. *laid call hit egra. To
That the oft,. of II s Peeples euatideyed at ittempotaril to, by the eels of the Garet
whiebiblissaili of their valets esightu ebalbtit` b..* *it :we Wag. There were tiro
eatertapted toy she ?corss '. aay post pitied of time, oat whit& fanned, either it night
mai have uovg•se wilvelloeut Obauge._ but. as the coin 's% wife he bad the seikorii
b Kan of tha hopirtaimi fs ha &dial-IWO lad 'OM would be rehreted wills