The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-29 00:00:00

ToSix CHARLES WOLSELKY, Ibitr.

Stns,—ln the Meek Dwarf of the 14th inst. I have
teen the letter ebkh yea hare addressed to Sr
FRANCIS BUIDIETT. It is net eery likely that be
will coodelond to settee it; and I claim year at•
tenting to a few observations, to •bich I notwith.
standing consider it twitted.
Yea state that yen "cloud rest satisfied "tithed
gluing some ',plasma's of your reasons for ap-
pearing its opposition to Sr FRANCIS Dunstan,, at
the late Westminster Election." However satisfac-
tory is yognelf the resume you hang urged may
appear, I seeped they will tarn gut to be any thing
bet satMfictory to other people. They are vague,
undefitted, god, permit me to add, bespeak more
strongly the instability of your ewe jedgmeut, then
the isteasistegey which yea vainly and oggraciogsly
atrideavooc to detect.

Lei us Yam at previous fads. In tire month of
IDecemhor lest, you cams over to Liverpool to join
in a public testis/toy of respect to Sir FRANCIS
Meaner; and h•viog In the mean time declared to
she Manchester Committee your mates disapproba.
lino of Mr. nowt, yse early in t►e February fol-
lowing oubsitted to be introduced to the Electors of
Westedoster, by that home Mr. Hone, and for the
paps. of deteriorating bet sane Sir FRANCIS Boa-
am! If your taste, Sir Csiaaxxs, induces you to
place yoyiself coder the Despite' of the Cxonso, ;
rather that alder those of the Pride of Westasioster,
it is your owe ceocern, sod far he from me to dive
tali the silhioce ; but sorely we might have es.
peeled, from sae who has represented himself as
"smatter of fee, mon," some distinct account by
what chain of ciicasstances the " pupil" hos, in so I
abut a period, become wiser than his leacher; and I
on what snoods the People of England are veggie-
ed to aboodoo • Leader, of whose talents, zest, mud
fidelity they have bad the experiesice of lmenry.three
years, in favour of oar, w►o has ►een timers to
them little more them as many weeks*.
When /OR accuse those, Sir CHARLES, who Cu..
not see the wisdom of such vagaries, of tint being
able distioguish between persons sod principles, it
had Leen well if you had yourself observed a strict
adbereace to this distioction ; but, as ►eretofore we
have heard of " the principles of Mr. PITT," •nd
" the prioclples of Mr. Fox," you ere pleased to speak
of " the principles of Major CARTWRIGHT," I hope,
Sir, the last use not, like the former, to become a
mere cloak for defectiou. You concluded, you to-II
• " with most other people," that Sir Faarcts
Homer? entertained "similar soolinseats" to Major
CARTWRIGHT; and at least agreed with him in the
most specific measures recommended by him as es.
wallet to the salvation of the count') ;" and before
you close your paragraph, you justly observe, Ito
support of this conclusion, that the " General Sat.
frogs" of the former, and 'ha " Universal Suffrage"
of the latter, " ere ono end the same." Bat tie
introduction of M►. Iluntiouss, oho does mot ethyl
dem prioreipler, seemed to yea, to say the least of
It, trilling and inconsistent." I apprehend, Sir, yam
are incorrect in this assertion respecting the wind.
pits of Mr. lloanonsa,althoogis you have contrived
to select • passage from his declaration, which, sepa.
paroled from the contest, affords it a seeming sanc-
tion ; but if I can understand the E Wish hugely.
Mr. 11os:souse is in f f Universal %titmice.—
/IP doer, indeed, say, that he conside►s " eqsslity
of right," sad " equality of number I." as the most
Important ebj►wts of Reform; but he sign unequivo-
cally says, that his judgment is " tor sods the largest
oliollaion of Soffrsge." 11.reseeer, therefore, a dif.
femme may exist as to /imperil'', in poisoner.
of equality of right, and of numbers, ►ere we have
a distioct avowal of t►e principle:l no are talking
•bout ; for I eon discover no very stroking difference
bowel's the " Universal Suffrage" of Nl.j.nr CART.
WRIGHT, the" General Solvay." of Sir F. BUM DETT.
■ad the " largest extension of Suffrage" of Mr.
llosnauss; they ere fleetly " ale and the same;"
•nd it appeals to me evident, from other parts of
year letter, that not your anxiety for Universal
Siring*, so much a. yew oozier, far Major CART-.
WRIGHT ; not the principle, Sir CHARLES, bet the
perms, has netted your wrath, You would have
hail the Miter brought forward at all hazards; and
because this was slot thought espedieut by Sir
FORUM, yes sum that his object r• was solely to
exclude the Major!" When you •fte►werds charge
him with cousivousciog " unfounded calumnies to
afford an Paces' fo► betraying and deserting the Mil.
jot," I fur that yore are yourself indulging is ca.
limey. When, Sir, is year proof ?
Of Neje, CARTWRIGHT I &Mire to spook wit► the
sincerest respect sod veneration. Although I can. '
not approve of the port which he acknowledges that
it. was lately i necked to set, I should think myself
deed to the lamest, of my country, if I were in.
monde of the important sissies. be has rebdered
by leap pmseveringlead successful exertions, to pro-
mote our asthma regeneration; ■nd I gladly avow
myself In be one of those who, on the secession of
Lord COCIIRAIIII, wished sod expected his to isr re.
tamed as one of the Representatives of West.
minute,. Bat, Sir, I harm little of Major CART.
WRIGHT, 'wept as a writer; and I 1111111 Iberefor•
ineapoblo of judging so well of his ability to br-
avest, • public Assembly as those who had better
sod snore bequest opportunities of observing ; and
after w►at has since occurred, it is manifest Ibet Sir