Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-30
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n'her ann r department., wher,hsy knew
md he pabI'c Snew, Mat the 8 attest +
i ali abuses va, con,tanly prattse' by ev--
| sec'e'a'y OF the uta Il j, in buyi & s
| selling seas in parliament. To talka Il
disseiu ion oil pa iame,t, as an apps al
70 The people. wds niese u'tck ry and in,-
pcsi'u. IL was peifecli. we'll kn wn
hn' dis 'oludon OF pariiaIn: mt, was not an
appeal 20 the people, but TO the trea u'y,
He0r Hear y Although lac hld'grest
| respect for ,he last e., srnmen,. and ow.
ed some pets ral tayo,s 10 them, yet lie
must say, THAI their dissolu;ion CT pas !ia.
nsn', a. the eud Of four years Ike the
dissolution by the present ministers, at
the e'd OF about Jour mouths, WAS not aa
| appeal TO The peoric bat he treasury,
(ioua cries Of Hear Hear y Cpti The
mouse was dial o,ed 20 suppress The od,a
Gus aud uncon,.it tionai traiiic, The eg's~
| iAtihs OH thIse minor abuses WAS n4cse
| 'nockery and deiusion. .,a ~
| Ti.s CHANCELLOR OF the ExeuE ouER
said he Was hsppy 10 End that lhe nobIs
lord Cord FoIkestone) had a;tlibWed wnal-
ever there Vas Of Oh curry in The bill, to
| The de,ire oil making Il as comprehensive
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| tue nIb.- 10 had Animated thslthe bill
would render the commission OF these of-
fences mole difficult IN future. As % the
purchase uud~ sale OF places conueeled
WITH the couTs ofJustce, THAI had prevail
lea i'om remote times, but he believed
that II would not be said thal'ths practice
at all inleriered with The purity or lhe
administration Of iuslice. As TO what
tad b%eu suggested wiki respect to The
prevention OF The I, aliic ior seats i'll parla-
men,, ,his w1u.d ba d matter which might
fairly be s,alsd WHEN tie bil: should Come
into committee II The noble loi I'd CT
hon. genIleman would then BRING forward
I any proposition os that sort, Me house
| would be very ready 10 take II Into their
consideration. ) he noble lord had stated
| his firm b=iief of .he existence Of such
transactions, and the honorab gentleman
had gOne iuuhul, AID stated, Ilat il was
within his absolute Knowledge. Inr hoa.
/ gentleman, 10 DC sure, might have some
knoaledSr f:on the confidence which was
4 FePosed III HIM by the late ADMINISTRATION,
with whom he WA, connected. (Loud
cries Of heGr hear J He cCu.d nol re.
] coHeci, however, iha The hon. gentleman
(Mr' Creeyey) had, az The tim- when
! SPECIFIC charge was brought against sea
cre'ary OF tie treasury Tor such IN. e,fer.
} ence, given the hVu,: the cen Il of his
knowledge. he house woula pvrc i've,
that ihe. case lie alluded 10 was when
charge was brought aga,nsi lhe secretary
lot the treasury, (Mr fgea.AuIlc,) Tor m
I serierence Ia .h- election Of hampshire,
where he was undoub ed.y fre holder.
4 'l.fah h.
house word OF that ptact:ce winch was
IN his own knowledge, IF SECRETARIES of
me treasury corrup ly interfering 10 the
election oil members OF parliament. Wien
he had that knowledge, how q d I happen
that his paTIolsta w.s IL sleep on thai re-.
I markable occasion g. Heer Hear D
IL he would however, then Lri6S TO. ward
}ImpartslIy those specific fasis .1at were
within hts own knowledge, ne W Juld pro.
badly lind the hOuse very ready 10 attend
TO them,
Mr. CREEvEr, in explanation, said, thar
what he had stated was no, a, a CHARGE
jagainsi any particular administration, bur
a mere matter OF fact. The know lede,e
which he spoke OF by no means ptoceed4
ed from any confidence which had Lesn
llNFO'Sb va hlhA Wy MS uICUQS.
J Mr. WHITEHEAD said, that he was
happy that the sugges ions of his nobe &
hOnorab friends appeared TO be received
with so much cordially by the tieh, hon.
orsbie gen leman (de chancellor of ,hs
lexchsquee,) aud has il seemed TO b.. ad.
mt,ed that the praSlice OF trsGFis,ng for
seats Ot parliament was a thing which
ought not 70 be tolerated. lie supposed
tina. when the right hon fabe geilenaan
('he chancellor OF the exChequ y called
upon an honorable fiend Of Lis (Mr Cree
vey) 20 bring one set ol cases Geioic The
House, lac was also ready to pr CT c. tbat
i'm Jartla NY VIII cli ne Iecommt nded, and
brbg forward those cares wb,ch wer,
within his knowledge. ( TEAR q! Hear u
Ii was nonsense TO preleLd 10 he lgnofan.
Of those abuses.
What member Of Parliament vas there
that did moi know tia, such th.ngs were
done! Did not he know, did moi he r.pbt
honOrable gentleman know, did n ), every
BODY M the house know tia ,hs,s 1919