The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-20 00:00:00

To rim EDIIVR or rss STATE'S.►LIN.

Stilt,—The important eitntettit now tarrying nn in
Westminster, ratites and demands the attention of
all England. The spirit and *anon, of this contest
is to prove, whether the People of this City de.ire
efficieot Reform, or no Rnforni wherever. This
being the end and bearing of the tome'', all personal
considerations should be laid aside. As a friend to
freedom, I lament as much a. any man run do the
dirtensions and divisions among the Radical Re.
former...of Weitmin.ter,on the personal schject
Cher 111.jor CANTIVRICUT, or Mr. Ilostrouse, should
be sent to Parliament tit advocate limit cause. Thet
the Major has been en old, corigieent, and powerful
supporter of 9 full and repel Representation of the
People in the Muse of Cow/mug, all England
proclaims ; and all England reveres him, hereon
principles and not men have hitherto regulated
his 104 and useful life in that corm. This
viaduct is the Major led every mess to Wien,
who valued independence and loved Lihorty, tiat
he would never allow bit name in he empiny.d in
any contest where his principle, mild not be main-
tained and cherished. Did Dot the experiment that
was made in Jens last, solficiently prove that the
Electors of Westminster were unwilling to rotors
him to Parliament, not because they disliked his
principles, bet because they considered her ceuldserve
them better and longer oat of Parliament thou ho
could do in it, and that hie valuable life would
thereby be preserved much longer to the People
of Eoglaod, than could be expected if h. es.
barked in the haras.ing fatigues of a Perna.
mentary attendance' To this opinion the Major
subscribed, by retiring from that contest, whets he
nw, that to persevere longer in it, might injure the
rune of Reform ; sod although some of the Major's
personal friends write displeased at that decision, yet
the vast body of Reformers applauded that aligns-
nimose act which did him great honour, sod proved,
above all thing+, hie infintible devotion to Reform.
The remembrance of this tendon Induced many of
his most steady and ardent friends to benne, that It
would be coatis* to proper, him at soy sebeequetet
period, sited ender that feeling most of them attended
the G I Meeting, held at the Crown sod Anchor,
on the 17th November last, which was called to coo.
eider of a 6t and proper person to supply the place
of the lemenred Roesitx.er 1 You, Sir. end the Elec.
tore of Westminster know tafficiently well a het was
done at that roost crowded Meeting to iend.r it so.
neceserry for or. to go Into details. Atter a long
and inipertial disconion on the Moen of mans per.
sons to represent thareity, sod although a moulder.
able numb*d of his friends remained daring
the whole period •f the Meeting, e*" i,n one at.
tempted to propose the Major, hereon all then ad.
witted that it wend, from pa.• esp.iionee, have
been improper to proV.se him. Mr. lioanuticx re-
ceived the almost unanimous paectien ref the. Nleaiing;
and in consequence most of the %Noe. iliends
pledged themselves to support Mr. Ilnattou.c. Every
niosideration of private end ;mobile helium demanded
that they should folii their pledge.

Greet and well.dirseged tendons were made dor.
log the last three months by the Electors of West.
Bluster, who support Radical Reform, to seca►e
Ids return to Parliament ; sod when the Gemmel
Meeting was convened at the Crown and Anchor, en
the 9th of this month, to hear the Report of those
exertions, and to ascertain what further et miles
might be necessary to secure this end, then it was
discovered, for the first time since November, that
it was contemplated to propose the Major for West.
minster, in opposition to Mr. Ilositooss. Such
vacillating conduct, however well•intentineed, meld
not Nit to produce both private sod politic mhchieL
Thus the apple of discord was widely thrown among
the Radical Reformers, sod their watchful sod Imo.
terate enemies instantly took advantage of their din.
union, and proposed Mr. LAMB for the vacant mat of
Westminster. ThlsGentlesso is so completely theme.
my of Radical Reform that he became the charm by
which the personal hstreds of the Leaders of the
Tory god Whig Factions were reconciled; mad such hes
been his soccem with these meameo foes of the Pee.
plus that it is difficult to say to which of those partite
he fairly belongs! If ever the Electors of West-
Mester wore called on to agent their independence,
and to prove thenstelves to be the unwilling dims of
I those factions, who sever agree woe poll loge.
Cher, bet to do iojory to the whole Pro.
Ile, nne has that time arrived. l'ast cape.
rience has repeatedly proved the colossal power
of the Independent Electors of Westminster, sod
that experience bar constantly shown the import•
ant benefits that hese invariably resoltril from its
rapids,. With this evidence before their eyes, cm
the) remain indifferent or inactive ? If they do, they
deserve, indeed, to be handed over to the best bidder
like cattle at a fair. Bet my knowledge of the Else-
tors of Westminster cannot allow sue to believe, that
any circumstances can either make them indifferent
or unwilling to merciee promptly their overwhelming
energise. Five days polling out of 15 hare only paned,
and not one-fifth of the Eichler, lois ,et voted. Nest
week will enfold their strength by rallying mood lite
standard of Reform. and OIICP more cahiblllLeir
resistible power, by potting to flight the corahioed

force of all the Enemies of Liberty, unite,. tubeteette
musk they may 111113111 RIP. Sir, through yuur
pendent Journal, I shall follow up the,* uhtesiti
lions, and by the time of in strut tenor l tied yet
and our country will hare tile saii-fsetion of serial
Westminster sated, iii Refurra reisephaet io that
famed City
AY ELPXTOR, Alt 1) A FPI ENO TO Tel
MO STATESMAN.
Wesimicstero Fab, lb, lal9.

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