The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-08 00:00:00

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in this battalion, of the same tignie and in the baNit•
'tress as Gerleon, the banal- to det-eive the Empetor.
it tiv, recorniting from a distance these tro..ps, ha
not the slightest distrust in approaching them. Iteriti.!
tutu::, „iistgloire, and others, posted thews-Ives v ith
t. sir troop, in ambuscade on both sides of the 'o.t'l..
-M-om Port:-an-Prinee to DroFfllord, and even ein•ll-1
fealsen two thousand infantry and cavalry tool I ecu
lotted by the conspirators in such a 113311111'r that Ow
unfortunate Emperor could nut etcape. VOi.le al;
trli!‘ was Ping 4pk,iiiihollt the city, Pet4r., shut wo
p..seeably by hJ If iteri the issue of ;hr cveht ;
faithful to his '
aims, he carried oit his
plot underhatir sr .
s accomplices, ti i ill the
it•-üblo deli' n ..i • Ins by the istue of his pro•
7.• I I
j• ', let it stsecerii or, fail. If the itOusidrators re
:stained lino iu their enterprise. he wt ;•ppropriat.-
t.• himself all the advantages that iii Nouit front
lk
th.. Emperor's death ; and •n rise he 411iipi1d escape
their amhst.cade, Petion hail reserved to Itivast.ll the
means of being able to declare hituataf in the Em-
peror's favour, and throwing all ;be thlisins of this at-
tempt on his accomplices.
VI the night of the 17th of Octi•'...r, the Emperor
put hi: retinue is motion for Port-au-Pr:nee. lie had
with him but twenty persons, who forli..l his rayon.
lie suet with nothing- extraordinary on his journey.
tie traversed all the plain of Cul-de-Sae in the most
perfect security, without 111110111 V; any one to apprftle
h:tie of also tta: CO:Al:ire I against Isl:n. Arrived at
n.one di.tanee t Posit Rouge, the Emperor saw
troops d *on up in battle array on bolls sides of the
road ; hr took them for those whicu he. had sent be.
i,re hint, and he cositi .11•••1 to a•ltanee without shy
distrust. I:, short, he had reached swath- the middle
of the ambuscade without either liini.elf or any of his
snite per•-eiving it. Arrived at the troops, he heard
the command given to the nom, to 4` punkt .ratig"
'f,; arises), sad a thonsaml voices eried aloud—hell:
n4lt ! 'the Emperor now, fur the first time, perceived
Lit error; he was betrayed ; hr saw binuse f in the
midst of the 15:h regiment. The intrepid Chief,
who Ise I l•rave.l death in a thousand dangers.
ra-tted up t • their b spinets, anti csie•l • u'—
S• !tilers, il,, Ng./ ~,,1 k,,,,, me. f lie seised his
t:ir..f, struck and uartle•l uhf the Isayont is directed
::-.;:inst him. The troo.,is, awed by tenor acid re-
spect, did nut dare to lift their hands against the
Emperor, who advanced always into the middle of the
r.r.l:s in battle. Then one Inure audacious dared to
lt-rel his mu.ket, the Emperor instantly slot him with
t.i. pitt A. At this iustalit Darin, Y3YOUs and utlwr
Chi4.l of the conspirators who were concealed In the
tt:::busca•le, began to tire. A general discharge of
ar:us instantly follow.-d, the Emperor's horse was
killed, and him- elf pierced with balls. Thus tLed the
Chirf of the Empire, in the midst of Isis companions
in !rm.. c••tecrd tlitla glory l•y his actions, after a
:,•:;•a of Wl' Vt.ir ten months and twtnt)-six days.
V." commandant of his ga.pl, l'ohinel 31areatlier,
tcri...ll.mi brat •.:v by the aisle of Ili: Prinel...--
T:;;:n wis seen a white Presichniati, naine•l 1.-tici.l
a favourite of 11.-;:oa, wt the E layer ,r kid pre-
sc..-rved and prom itch to the rank of A•ljteasst-tii.ner•lt !
tadvance to nottitate the i maninsatt, corpse of this un-1
I iris ta-e Chief, awl to strip him of his watch and
.-,... w As. 'limn a 1.., tv:t. %MC!' tllle C..• 4,4, ii. of lull:runs
1.:%.• y.ctittits g a iillllllll GlOlll his ha m•!, 411,1 ilifell% Ards 1
...:1171;.r. it to a fur,•ig !ter f.r tin poriti tea-t•.'—lt was
thus that Petion cant it.ll to ii..rr••y a Chief, his
fris•ni and benefactor, to prepare the :imams of his own,
e!.-ritiutt, at,,! Limlling- tic tissue of civil war.

lii .fr,ler to prepa're for that ulterior meeting, the 1
Co imittee of I 'ore otondence solicited. by letter, tb..l
sentiateots of 4P 4" i-rAI of the most promiaont advocates
af PoL.ical lief win in Ett,,,,.1.1,111, relative to the objects I
of Oiri.. ii,iiber .tion ; awl 4:11011, other., th.• opinion!
of the I )+:l•,• of Richniol.ii, u Ito had distinguished Mon-
.elf by Itig opposition to Mingteri il Inttnenre, and by
hi' aoetoptio to obtain the novo extensive Ileprssenta•
:ion of the prop!' in Patl;atitent. 'I he ioniser of his
lirace to Lit•nt. Co'aotel Sharman is dated the I tlth of
Angus!. 17%3, an.l tlev.lop- the principles anti ;inns
of that c lebrated plan la hielo he had proposed in the
Moose of Lorla in the tear !PM, and which lus of
lite )eers been ailopteil alit urged with suds 111/CUM-
Oiliii -e 4 by the must },,polar political characters,
and ex-i rd such a lively interest in the most numerous
rt.... of Poly ii.xi Reformer.. A few extracts from Isis
well-l.itowit letter are intli•petssably requisite t J I.l[liihit
'silk views. anti are suffiient to illustrate his r..asaming
Oil the %.116;141:
" The subject of Parliamentary Reform,- ,n'' his
trice, "is that which, of all others, in my opinion.
most deserves the attention of the public, as I con-
ceive it would include every other alhatitag.t• which a
nation ran wish; and I have nu Isesitooi-u in saying.
that front every consideration which I have been able
to give to this g cat question, that fur many years hits
occupied my mind, and from Jay's experioner,lo
the present hoer, I am more and more coroinced, that
the restoring the right of voting anirersally to every
man, not incapacitated by nature far was a reason.
Or by law fur the r iiiii mission of crimes, toecther with
Annual Elections, is the only Reform that cal be et- ,
Teetotal mad permanent. I an. further convinced, that
it is R.." only Reform that is practicable.
".111 other plans, that are of a pal;iathe stature,
have been found insufficient to ioterest and annotate I
the great body of the people, from a hose earnestness
alone any Reform ran be expected. .t long exclusion
1 from any share in the legislature of their country. has
rendered the great mass of the people indifferent %Our-
' thee the monopoly that subsists continues in the hands
of a Inure or less es:trolled Company, or whether it is
divided by them into shares of somewhat more or less
just proportions. The puhlir feels itself tom oncerned
, its these contests, except as to the oppressions it Ivo,
dares, and the exactions it suffers, u hitt' it knows
mast continue /it long a' the people remain deprived
of all controul over their Representatives. This ladle-
terrace of their's, when the last attempt was made Gar
1 additional county Members, it., used by your oppo.l
nests as an argument against all Returns; it was askedl
II with a triumphant air, where are the petitions from '
the inhabitants of Birmingham, Mamlicster, Ilalifitt,
and other great unrepresented towns? Th it silence
was deemed a proof their arquiesc nce anti satisfaction
in the present fora: of elections. The truth is, that the
people ii.tve hymn so often deceived, that they will now
scarcely trust any set of men; and nothing but self-
evident conviction, that it HIE:011re tends effectually to I
the recovery of their rights, rail, ur indeed ought to!
iatereat them in its favonr.
" The lesser Itel.rin has been attempted, with
every possible advantage in its favour; not only f
the zealous stippOtt of the gal wawa ler situps,
wai
tuition... but from the assistance of men of great t
both in awl out of power. Bic, wi:h all these teno•
peraments and helps, it has fulled. Nut one proaelytr
has been gaim.tl trout corruption nor has the least
ray of Intl e beets held out from any quarter, chat the
!louse of C was inclined to adopt may other
mode of Ref •rat. 'llse weight of corruption has ;malt-
ed this 111 .re artotle, as it would have defeated any
more effica ions plats, in the saw circumstances. From
that quarter, therefore, I liaise nothing to hope. It is
fr,,ut the people at large that I expect say good. And
I am r. evinced, that the only way to 'slake them feel
that they are really concerned its the businesa, is, to
contend for their full, clear, and indisputable rights of

TEE PROllliEss UP PUBLIC OPI.VIO.V
UM PARLIA3IENTARY 112901i1.
No. IX.

THZ PrICF OP IC3MolD'i PL %N.

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.1.1 the resour es of the British Ministers became' Universal Repre-entation. I call diem such, Out only
eche. stet in the prosecution of hustili!ies against the from my unit convietion, but from the admission of
American ro!oniee the animosity of European rivals i the friends to the wore moderate plan, who, in the se-
took advantage of the distracted state of the kioeiluire I cent Address of the Yorlaliire l'inonsittee to the people,
and the English I slesiotel was invaded by the coin-:confess that our claims are founded on the true prin-
1.:•.t 1 fleets of France and Spain. .1 he coasts during i ciples of the Constitution, and only object to them on
t •.e last three or four years of the war were unprutect- account of impracticability. But their plan ham new
ei 1:y any mlerpiate maritime force; and recourse was ! had a fair trial, and (if it is front the inclioation of
Au' •lo're ha I to the voluntary defence of the inliabi. Parliament that practicability is to be expected) has
tants, who arrayed thentaelves in rerwral in military been found as impractieable as our's. The more ea-
illociotions ill proportion as they conceived themselves tensi re plan, at the same time that its operation is Inure
treble to attach. of all part, .1f the British empire, complete, depends on a more effectual support, that of
1:e1.n.1 was deemed tbe most in el anger; and the pa- toe people.
Ciori: spirit Of that euwitry was rallied in such mar- " I at. also persuaded, that if the •cheitae for ad-
tie/ state, that " the vo:..nteers of Ireland" het:1111C a ditimial County Members had proceeded any further,
w:11 up: Milted formidable army. infinite difficulties nould have arisen in adjusting it.
Ir. land had, at that period, ranch reason to complain \rifler the Yorkshire l'oniiiii•tee nor 3I r. Pitt have
of the severity as well a• the neglect of lireat Britain. the detail of :heir plan. A just reparation would have
Boss:sling a Legislature independent only in name, been a most intricate task ; for whereat rent interests
she was treated utetel as a vassal province, and the are separately represented, the prom, ia is not very
ri,fhts and intereats of the' dependent kingdom were easy td ;ascertaist. The doubt' roe:ante coweerning
au At. subservient to the suprenutcy of the predominant t .is mole of Rearm appears to toe well founded ; a
pone . The grievances long-inlerett had cxtensireiy I fit. marl.trodliowniska..dixisir I caiii4o,, letnirit
si read thronzto the nation a feeling of resentment : and theiti, and choose the eli where by a lease tato Ilk.
c.c general re-olution to obtain redress being anima" East India Directors. Another di.fintity from the in-
t.: Iby the succes‘ of the American revolt, and sug. (Tease of the her of Members, whi..ll mighbornder
pnrted by the native bands of volunteers, the pr.yere, the House wore tumultuous than deliberative, has its
uf the people were ;ranted by the English Government, I weight ; Int the greatest objection, in my opinion, to
a•.,1 gratified by the prospect of " Fr,e Trade." this and to every other narrow and contracted plan of
Bat Ireland had long been injured b• internal evils I Iteforin is, that it proceeds upon the same bad Fin-
es well us external wrongs, and having obtained a , ciple as the abase it pretends to rectify ; it is still par-
t:A-ignition of her national subjection, was anxious to 1 tial and unequal; a vest majority of the community is
procure inure independence in her Parliament. The 1 sill left unrepresented ; and its most maretial con-
tains eircuttustan es th .t had roused her public spirit, re a.—life, liberty, and property,cuntinne hs theabso-
had awakened awl enieeli.eneal the judgment of the . lute disposal of those whom they do not Amuse, and over
,maple ; and the same istetaies that had averted the Ilan- uli on they have no iontrsul. In the arranguntests of
gen of invasion, and redressed the gri, vances of tour. plan: ..1 this hind there is no leading principle to de.
pation and restriction, were eurouraged to promote termini. that the addition ought to be 1011, 1511, or
the t olitical ameliurativua so anspiciuusly roommate& 200; that the allotment should he according to the
About the time wli qa the provitte:al and nitwit-Wed es- population, property, or text.* paid inoracieennty, if 1
s yciations of Breland were urging the correction of that any supposed proportion between the landed anal
public abotaes, and the introduction of Parliamentary vading interest is the just one, satil *tat the division
11/..÷,rm, the military associations of Ireland were pro- 1 of County anti City Members evi!l correspond with this
cecittig to eleli:•er.ete till the condi.ion of their native , propurtion when found. All is at sea, *Must soy
cautery with similar liters. In the month of July, compass to enable us to distinguish the safe from the
I jaJ, a Committee of Correspondence, appointed by dangerous course.
the Delegatei of forty-five Volunteer corps, assembled " But in the wore liberal and great plan of Cni.
at Lislinrn, for taking preparatory steps to firward a cereal Represent:4lms, a clear and si.stinet principle at
score equal ttepreeentatiou a the People in Parliament; , iiitee aepears, that c of b tol us wrong. Nut teeell-
- in the munih of tieptember following, a pint incial ' Me. •y, but right. If it is nut a maxim of owe ton-
assembly of Relegates was called to meet at I tungan. ,:titiiiiim, .hat a British Silk": is to he parented owl,
nen, in order to collect and mature the opinions that by lac s to whit is he has consented by himself of his
might be en:remised on this I-s porsi.nt subject. i rri•res.ottative, see shout: in•tatoly abandon the error;