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

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bstlit ode oi mtemining thito
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thceoltnaemon mkonent, ct
the ititerpretatione end changes, to 741....11^ writtin: .'
li et EolloVtdpfA,
a were et all times liable. As far back as the
time of the Chancellor Portiere, no man Ft44l 10
taxed without his own cinema. •Ho ,lbeit•tanit v. 161
htleign of £dirtvtliino4kmbrevegitt wpm ithstaw,
the Jess of his kin dem, end the loss of life. Warr,
they.cense to euit titottpirit..of thine ittaga.,,mai.'
was there any snore PyOfpfifOO6 ; or Wiwi
was there .one staid. them were more good Intl
morn ethistitatiovittliis ?• • 'Whit-sititalliQiiiiiiif
effect •were 't wee. temple prilnte-t-eeetil ofcpit'il
ond security of property, ft/0;64414;6n it esiteiti
Law and et:mm(4.l/444 the Peepte, tfilti On" .
was liable to Atli; his person touched *hens( heti
or to endure pmfdatiamat wheelie trial; . ittad that ika' :
titan should have-KO fritftdefillt 1040 rf tilted
cr4.'
hire for the porptieei Or.ffitiptiN !litigant his 4w. L.
ebnievit. That, that alinvW tie anneunced ea, 4411-i
kient, consiiitationsllyt ii.prevent priPerty frail:
bin` taken,it would, and al'ifi I f I
g wou it I csl t tot say sic
lerdeny. Charles L., holiivar having formed 44 1
Noma candiriens• whereby .he might peers' Ags,
, ... ,• aw.sostlicted affairs in a difrant dam Mer
. 114 w-wrested by the improper elenetetietiodi
•Ilitefth end Others front their tree slittithoolatt
the Pitilpli so Wired, extremely in persma andpt ' .' ifti
had that the mote, because P"rliamentl'ag'biii'
clotiOned at all. They then came to Ski f..•
Charlie 11. Notwithstanding the fate of )4.041. - "
Soil nntlititstoattling all the calamities that bad et:. '
.. , .
Marred In .his reion, Charles 11. could net be pee.,
vented from abusing the rights of his 'object", apt,.
extending the prerogative. After James H. healed .. ,
id, Crowns we came to the Bill of Rights of .taa b
People of England. The necessity was deelsted,
songst other things, of It• tulle end fality•chtlent"
'Representation of the People. Melly things iti.de
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:Declaration, however, were omitted to be. e - ' '
'fie remembered •in s paMphlet no.the
.sulti' ' '
44iform' by Mr. Ftwkei, that Gentle:oMo Aid'
:that hi had been served by the Bill of ;11glita withlit'z
ood bill of fare, but ha had got no dinner.. Tiny •
,bid omitted many important considerations stemma? I,
for the security of the People, and requisite to pee. 1
/vent evil men, • evil counsellors, and corrupt judges
again attempting and ildisicting to "obvert the freedvC.
'of the country. That Bill declared the illegatily or
trtifil Punishments, of pecking bad Juries, ;mkt 44,
Viiliantents, of baying large standing 'mita,' :.
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loitterferences• with elections. All thee* were deceit ..
with a sort of 'Leine clause reapectin* tbe..King,.`e
:.conduct. They had added, bon ever,foer words, wiled,.
.had had the pernicious effect of doing away with tbry
whole benefit of that statute; except with the comsat
of Parliament. That bad .had• the effect 'federal •
destroying the Liberties of
.the People of Engirt/di
That edifice which had been built with so modem. t
non by oar etscest ors, and -cat:fleeted will diet
blood, by a few talismanic words valiant data
air, and. :i
" Like the bal,Vgesa fahrie of a visioa
Left eat a wreck bellied." tui
1 What was the difference to us whether use bed feemode46
leg Annie', Jades sot, impartially empanelled, es 1
picked Parliaments ; whether we had missive 'nee
or crest sad. anemia I punishments wittiest trial,: end ,
all the meet detestable acts of the most arbitrary
power '• • What was it to the People whether that.
was done by the King's extending his prerogative, or
by corruption in the hands of the Crewe operatii.. 'J
on the venality of the House of Commons? Th N 1
was no difference between one kind of tyranny
another, except that they were worse off when t i
eroded themselves to others as guardians and (10
eletims to their villainy. It was like watchmen shall
Iliad been hired to guard the House bectithiog par-
takers with the thieves, and thus what leas intended
for a •protection became their mischief. Had there
. been no such .body as a Parliamento—had' ther4 heel
but some landmark without a Parliament, there
Might never have been so !nisch injury St had now
been effected. - The evil was so great, istieed, tbtt
be had much rather there had been DO House of,Cata.
mons at all, as that was, a House of Commons in
plan and appearance, but in reality no check epos
the Ministers of the Crown, but merely ender the
public authority, anti under the senction of being
Representatives of the People at large. pesseming '
`the means of putting their liberties into the handler
Ministers, whenever it pleased them to require their,
'surrender. The way to prevent all these evils was I°.
fOOtOrO to the People that weight in the begislatureta
,
avhich they were emitted more than any other part of.
the: Government.. Ile said that, because every miler
part„ was .a trust for them, and if abased mitt fer,:
takes mat of their handi who had abased it. BM. '
the rights of. the People ware inalienable right", tea
could not be destroyed. The Ott 'coronation oath
was entirely in favoor. of the People. It asked `..11`
loges et coneveludines," &c:, if the Monarch woad., 'i
Pieserre the [lives atti'customs of their anecitort, t°
' . jell he .replied. iistlis
ne affirmative. As all could-
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i understand Lido ,it had beet' also circulated it', .
1 A INTO lows. Its asstime of Henry IV., who had
Ibis power by usurpatipn from bit prede9etweo„.l Silo-
.ttstelliird been passed on the Repteept.tstion, which ea. 1
~thaltalispersona duly eommotted to the County Cettel,;°
mid ntbersohould proceed to the election of Keltnna ~.
'log the Skim . What could' he More. universal thato:.
*
Am*. wards? fir. Justice 'llleclistottet ii(l.,vrr 1.
' triiPli: ttaitt signification rn be; that a greet ''.'
to.
lame Retiree were esiii• defy oomitioned: To all
6 not duly summoned'
1t,...:,‘
, he eppiebinded it could.,
be, for the necessity of their attendance woelk
aiwaYS one and this saute. 'I", whem the Weal'
ittplied he did not pretend to know.; bit he tom..
ait think that under such circomstmices any pee:,
~son wevld• bays been prevented 'from eaercisiwc 01, ,
right of 'eufrage. An', Ac 4 • i,f Henry the 1114,0,.;
Istateth . that a great concdarse Of people 1i1t.,,;
attended at elections, add' ibtekrietts of no ..,
vorty In pretended tn MA 'a voice, and that t etr,
lepen tumults,. diseurbances, manaleughters, tt°lS
',Oka batteries, miiitt:fely" likely rise end be; the its
!Pre it, disfranchised ell,' who had not freeholst ',1040‘,, • •
Istrty to theitamsont of 40s. whi:h at that tine Oa:
'Miry costaiderable sum. Tem pretences fee tln' 4,0:4'
trictiew Steatite were patently •fatos; it tilt, not Vint
at disturbances tad ease'', but prophesiel that •
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