The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-29 00:00:00

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nr,,,e of virtnous.pnlitics blast,
I tie are deep in that i)f eald pretence.
A'ri. ai 3.e grotto ioashrewd br be sincere..
And tst., too %iris) Mint Oen, o tab.

T.) TOE EDITOR OP itEftI:IATESMAN.
5114 I lird fully in!etiiled to devote this papey, to
a few remarks upon the stupendous talents dis.
I
;1 by our Sheffield Quacks in the way of au.
thursinp,
a trade which they have iiitity.iath'er on.
taken up. A circumstance,-however, bas
jritt;;.;urrell that snakes it necessary for tae first to
my respects to my Lord Mts.:row, atulA do sin.
arcir hope and trust his Lordship will not regard
04 (Ater with any thing like Indifferense, or con.
for I eau solemnlyassure him it contains
the real sentiments of some thousands of las:Coa.

omen% .
The Cutlers' Society, which I described to you
my Gig Letter, make an annual feast, to which
it
is customary to invite the County Members. This
cm was held a few days ago, when Lord kltr..cott
c dared upon us the high hoaour of his company,.
tads as would have. it, he took it into Isis
14.111 to make a speech. incidence of his, public con..
de.t, as the Representative of Yorkshire. Surely
jeanit WAS ever more ill-timed or unfortunate
:the' this speech—ill.timeili because it 'is evident
ihal whatever Lord 311.1.a0n might chuse to say in •
the company of parsons who had itsaited him to discs
via thein, wools), agreeable to the usual (oriel of
courtesy, remain uncontradicted, and, therefore,
it cise opinions of all sensible men, just pass for
Malting at all...andi onfortunate, because there
cer-
tao!y never was a more fame, sophistical, unsatis-
factory defence attempted to be set tap. li shall
wake afew observation upon this speechs as I find
it giiea in the SheAcld frit, of the Ilth Sept. by
nu means pled.:ing myself for the accuracy ufs the
rpfaz. llis Lordship. is made to say, that when he
tint offered us bi services, he • did it with a titter.
Miaatio'n never to sacrifice.any dellberate opini4a of
i.;Liwis to the will of his cdnetittieuts7-that it
impossible to be a faithful servant upon
other conditions-41W he only asks for hiaaaseif
what acclaim faro's/vets:es, the right of thinking
and forming opiiiiops.
This is all very good, my Loral, !cry geotijoilloted.i
iiitharghyou happened entirely to omit mentioning
Then you did us the honour to aolkeit our vOtealt
the last Election, But we admit all and evbry word
cf it. We contend, as well as your Lordship, that
wheu we hate chosen a Gentleman to terve us in
farliement, we have 66 elected him oWt-Ilsepreeen-
tative, put hired him for our slaver,. Lliet.after be%
•i
stowing a proper degree of attentiolt upon the im.
vermin objects of his duty *Was a right to act
upon the free, the deliberate, the yahoo/41st can-
lictios of hii own mind. We never thought, we
sner.atherted the contrery. We Bever pretended
that my Headier of Parliament should be compelled
to4ote yin; t hu Censcienca, ant‘ therefore your
argument upon this point )1 .totally superlluous
suite wit of the mark—and you have taken an amaz.
lng deal of trouble to no purpose at all. -Rut granting
even all these things, yet, when„; people have
bees vie.mind in their Represen tette', *et fse when
lie tufts out to be it wan quite different for w hit they
"mid; when he is constantly voting against mea-
ooms !hit* they hold to be necessary to the Fel-
ipe of the State; when they have no one political
principle effecting in common ; when they contem.
plate his every action with disappointments and re.
gret; in short, when they entirely and altogether
dituppiove of his public conduct, then your Lord.
Ship will, I dare say, admit, on your part, that they
lute a right to censure that conduct, and to express
their disapprobation of it. They have also a further
?Os, which I fancy you will not be inclined to dis.
rte, viz. that of refusing to cltoose such Can.
didoic again at the next General Election.--'
But can your Lordship be serious when you
attempt to explain away the solemn, the unequivo.
ill pledge given to your constituents at the Leeds
Cluth.hall, that " you would bo an active inquirer
alto public abuses—and, if possible, root out the
"'try seeds of corruption?" You say these were
strong expressions, and not capa7tle of literal in.
ter;iretati9n." My L,rd, my Lord, is this quib-
bling, this evasion, this miserable sophistry, worthy
of a Nobleman of your Lordship's exalted rank and
high character ? " Strong expressions," my Lord
Yes, they are indeed strong expressions, such as
the people at that time received with gratitude and
admiration, and on the faith of which they returned'
You Weir Representative in Parliament. 66 Not
capable of a literal construction !" Is it possible
}our Lordship can condescend to shelter yourself
unit:r this childish, this paltry subterfuge ? Waving
tae absurdity of addressing plain enlepered men,
nitro as many of your constituents, in language
not of
a literal construction, is there a boy
l
ling about the streets of this populous town,
lb, can at all misunderstand them? Were there
.hclf a dozen persons at the Leeds Bill who could
pnsibly affix different meaniugs to them ? No, my
fiord Mt LTum, you did indeed promise us, plainly,
clearly, unequivocally, that 66 you would be an
active inquirer into abuses, and wotald, if possi.
hie, rout out the very seeds of corruption." You
Promised ea v
my LAW; and yea Atm broken