The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-17 00:00:00

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daily daring the late contest in ‘Vesininsi.er —(
friesset)—To be the origin of inch a rentimeot
%veld be gratifying to any one; it was particular-
ly so to him, as be had in the outset been opposed
to Ibis pretensions of Mr. lloblooese. W.. 01.1 they
allow him to say, es au herein man, lb.: if West-
Obister bad thought fit to lay the Represeotation at
Die feet of Major Cartwright, as a grateful and elfi.
dent testimony .1 their sentleseots upon Reform,
*Whit services theseia, Mr. Ilobhoese afield have
hien Much more honoured than be is at present.—
Westminster, however, thought otherwise, and it
became him to how, as be diJ, implicitly to their
determination.— (./nplause.)-14, however, oho
claim of that good and venerable` personage could lie
inopersetled *kb propriety by any one, It wea by their
late Candidate. He had observed his conduct during
Illltile lila egotism, and it was so mild sad jedieines, so
' temperate, effective. discreet, and altogether praise-
worthy, 'bit it lift him at • loss which be *avid
admire most-;--the excellence of his understanding, or
the integrity of his heart.—(alpplanse )- He was
called foto the field by unanimous req..isition; he
came forward and drove the enemy from the grouud ;
be dtaphyrd the almost gallantry und.r the opera.
lion of the two batteries which sere opened upon
him, cad sever geitted his statinn until he hod ef.
freteelly silenced both.— ( Applatise.)— Sock bad
been his (Mr. H.'s) behaviour, that if such ea °cu.
Anti should again occur, he (Mr. Clarke) felt himself
bound to taut himself to the utmost of his limited
ability in foreoor of Mr. Holshoese.—(4pplause.)—
He would not attempt any *stogy of Sir f. Borden;
he was above praise ; he (Mr. C ) felt it useless to utter
a word on the subject —Crippling:o-If, however, the
Baronet bad, from his long slid powerful efforts ha
favour of the People's rights, stood high in their es-
timation, his condole, on the late Election must raise
him still higher.—(Applause.)—Calumny had not
spared Sir Francis Heiden on this last occasion ;
it had done its worst in traducing him; and as it al•
ways happens, alien calumny is fairly met and an.
swered, it bad recoiled on the heads of the calsma
nlators.—(Applause)—And such woo its ultimate}(.
feet, that in future it would ant shake one atom of
that coafidence which 'silted among them towards
that excellent person.—(Appiktare.)- -Thus mock
for the immediate object of their Meeting: he would
teeter, an observation or two on other points con.
netted with the subject. He would speak to them as
an houest man, in perfect sincerity sod candour;
be hoped that they would excuse him for re.
minding them of the sentiment of a great
writer, who bad remarked, that the want of mode.
ration in supporting's cause, ass sometimes as mai.
clues as the most dangerous hostility. Me owned to
a perlicipation of this opinion—would they suffer
' him to ewers a hope that in (store, Reformers,
however radical and aealoos they may be, would beer
themselves with more moderation to those who may
differ from them, either in extent of Soiree, or any
other gamin° relating to Reform. As to the
googlies of Radical Reform, whatever might be
raid about it, he (Mr. Clarke) declared in fa.
your of Almost Parliaments and Unkersal Sof.
(rage. Ile would not assert that this was the only
useful plan of Reform, he woeld not pretend that
it was the most practicable and safe for immediate
adoption, but to did feel that It was the most jest
plan which bad yet been exhibited. —(Applaute.)—
He objected to placing disgualificatioos on people,
merely because they wanted property : the right of
suffrage was the most simple sad obvious right, and
ought to be inherent in every iodivideal member of
a state calling itself free, lie believed, that if mew
would adopt that great moral maxim—s 4 Lin auto
others as you would be done unto,"—they would be.
come, hi heart at least, Radical Reformers. He
avowed that when some Athanasius of Reform pro.
noweced such or such • plan as the indispensable
and only salutary coarse ' • when he denounced
those who night differ from him as guilty of
political heresy or treason, he (Mr. C.) could
hardly keel, his countenance; he was at • loss, Is
such a case, which to wonder at most, the @suave-
gent humbug (to use a common phr.ists), or the ludi-
crous folly of the proposer. In the feelings of se
honest man, be would take that opportunity of say.
ing something in favour of the Whigs; if it had no
other effect it would prove to that body, that though
the Electors of Westminster had lost their cease,
tbry k-ad not lost their humour. Might he go so far
as to say, that the same of Whig ought always to he
dear to them. When he said so, he owned
that the party called Whip were enamoured
of themselves and their title to dotiogoess. He did
not me •o to praise the Whigs, because they were
friends, as it was commonly aid, to toterstiou,-.re
• ord which ought not to be found in any &unmet
dictionary,—but because Whigs were in the main
real friends of freedom. On certain great (pantie,*
the Whip wets at issue with theta ; they did not
think Reform important, as the People of Wesimie-
stet, who deemed it alone important; he believed
they would willingly adjouro it sine die; they.
seemed to say, '• Place us on the Timer,"
Benches, end all will go well." That was not
the case with them. Ile had heard of patriot
Kings ; end their Alfred was, perhaps, • mo.