The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-20

been uniformly alive he felt that necessity
from long and mature reconciliation
reliance in the talents and integrity of those
great authorities, which had for so MANY
years pressed its adoption, as we'll as from
the innate strength which accompanied the
very proposition itself 1t had long engaged
the attention ct that house by parliament
Its merits aud demeri,s had been here tefore
canvassed. l. had to- boast in it's favor the
convection OF many great men, who. though
differing on other subjects, in the necessity
OF parliamentary reformation all concurred
IT had been considered by Mr. Pitt himself
of the most vital importance acting upon
tnat feeling. by him it was submitted to the
consideration of that house, and was proven
ted from being carried into effect only by a
majority OF 90 votes. To the introduction of
such measure no objection upnn the ground
OF ITS being rash and crude innovation
conid apply and whatever difference of o
Phion may even now prevail, upon the pro.
Priety or eXpediency of bringing it forward,
there seemed, however, to be universal
assent from all sides Of the house, to the ex
Phcitness. the candor & the moderation. with
which his hon. friend had on that night intro.
ouced IT. notwithstanding the commentla-
tions pronounced by honorable members up
on ms honorable friend (Mr. Brandy for the
illustration OF all those qualities, il was i'm
possible Tor him not to think. that from some
or these insinuatiops, his honorable friend
had not been fatty dealt with Motives
were attributed 10 him for bringing forward
the SUBJECT OF that night. which no fair con-
s'iuclion OF his language or his conduct
Z Con!a warrant. 1t was charged against him
.hat ne was induced TO pressits considerati-
on now, I'm consequence of the popular ella.
NOR, as II was styled, which prevailed out of
ooors,-that snch love of duty would not
De embraced by him, If Sir Francis Rurtett
had not been sent to the Tower, & MIR Gale
Jones committed to N,wgate. On the part
OF hls honorable friend he protested against
such construction, and he could do so with
.he more propriety, ihasmuch as he had the
Tes' reason to be convinced, that no such in
nuehce operated with him. So far back as
she morning of the decision on the Walche.
rem Question, the honorable mover had init
"'a.en TO him his determination of making
sho'ioh upon the subject. For reasons I'm :.
necessary % explain. he (Mr. wy had re
eon"ended tn him not to press il immedi.
ate!y at that momept--not that he had
ceased to entertain the least doubt of the
Praprietv OF its adoption. Indeed, as he
mao cefofe said, there could be no reason
.or chaNge in his opinion. agitated as
she question had been for almost half a cen.
turv. "
IN 1875 he voted for it; when brought for
ward III 1877 he took the same course Z; and
so would he have voted in 1909 when it was
introduced by sir Francis Burdett. had he
been In his place, from which he was alone
prevented by the utter mpossibility from
the snort interval between the notice and
'ne decision, Of reaching town from the part
CT the country in which he then was. The
motion now proposed wisely abstained from
urging any distinct plan it followed the
Ptecedents which were in existence it was
me course pursued by Mr.. Pitt when he
came forward the advocate OF reform il
was that adopted by the Irish Parliament,
when that assembly were impressed with the
necessity cf Corr ectirg the prevailing abuses
Al ITS own constitution Such also was the
Course recommended when he had first the
opportunity OF expressing his opinion on the
sunJect. AT the period when it was introdu
ced by his dear and noble relative earl
Gregg
lrue 1T was, that at that period, one of the
great and strenuous supporters of parlia men
.afy reform changed his opinion upon it,
Mr: Pitt the minister of that day, struck
win the awful change that had taken place
IN the political situation of Europe, affected,
as he SAID, by those changes combined with
certain appearances in this country. then
called upon his noble friend to retract the
notice ne had given ofbringing forward that
question But whence sprung The object
- 4'i' III w oS IL tnal ne DaG alter
ca MS opinion upon the intrinsic merits of
parliamentary reform Wa i, that he felt
ms arguments for its adoption less cogent
OF the fleets to follow from it's accomplish
ment less salutarv? 1t was no such Thing
ne objected To II, not upon an, ~ onnds at
tacnIng or deduc bic from the measure it
sell ouf growing out of measures altogether
eX'raneeus HIS opposition to it Cannot be
Considered as directed to the merits of
ehe measure, but TO the PARTICULARLY of the
season when 1t was introduced a right
non. gentleman opposite (Mr > Bourne) had
mat h'ght vannting'y asserted that the prn-
ciple OF reform Rad been tried IN two diff
ferent parts Of the world. and that in both
the experiment had failed. lie mir. WI
Deggcd leave positively to deny IT. Reform
had not failed, because reform had never
mad a trial. Hear, hea,' y In America.
So trlumPhantly referred to by the right hon |
gentleman, (dnd where he could find autho |
l1ty tor the description he had given of the
members OF Congress he (Mr. WI was
"hoily at a loss to asccrtain) the expert
mepf mad not been made. There il was
creation, and not reform, that had taken
place and, what an awful admonition to that |
mouse must arise from enquriug, what the |
causes we're which forced upon America the |
necessity OF that creation ALI the evils |
Which accompanied that unnatural contest |
all the calamtous consequences which |
trst tore America from England, and scat
tered the seeds of future desolation through