Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-08

sion the house of commons have answer
ed yosr argument by breaking into your
house with military force, seixing your
person, aud Conveying you, by a large
body Of troops tfthe tower. Your distinc.
ton between PritileEs and power remain,
unsltered the privileges Of the house of
commons are for tbs protection not for
the destruction Of the people. We have
resolved to demonstrate with the house of
commons on the oulrages committed un4
der their order, and 10 call upon them 10
restore you 10 Jour seat in parliament,
which the present state OF the country rem.
.ders more than ever necessary for the
iur,herauce Of your and our cbieet. a re-
F46rm IN the representation in that housa.
While so many members are collected
together BY means (which il is netns-
sessary for us 10 describes" We cannot
BAT cn.er,sin the greatest approximations
Tor theSremalndet of our liberties, and
the employment of military force against
one OF their own body is bus q sad pfcssge
of what may be expected by those who
might, like you. have The courage 10 sand
forward in defence of the rights of,he
people. When we reflect -on- sour gen.
erous exerticns to destroy the horrors of
secret aud solitary confinement, severity
of punishment In the ;rmy : to prevent
the cashiering Gifts officers without cause
assigned e restore for the comfort of
the worn-out soldier the public properly
conveyed by job to privae indiyidn.
al TO prevent the extension of the bar
rack system, the obvious effe@ (which
was to separate the soldier from the citi1
zen TO prevent the introduction oil foreign
troops 10 bring 10 light an atrocious oet
Of tyranny, Ey which a British sailor was
left 10 perish on barren rock /; and, o.
bpye all, your unmcrited exerlions 10 OBJ
min full, fair, and free representation of
the people IN parliament. When we re.
s,ercy which you have invariably shewn
. in evil report and good report" we
are eager 20 express the sentiments Of
gratitude and attachment to you with
which we are impressed and We are con.
.vinced those sentiments are not only felt
BY the inliabilan,s of this city, bu, by e.
very person throughout the land. who is
not Interested in the continuance of pub.
lie abuses.
The reading Of this letter excited the
most enthusiastic sensauoiis (; many pas
ssges were called for twice over and on
its being finished, continued Pesls of aps
plause burst forth from all quarters, and
continued uninlerruptedly Tor several mi.
mites.
1t was d.en resolved,
"Thaf me letter now read be adopted
that it signed by twenty 1--we electors,
ip the name Of this meeting--that the high
hailiif be requested to present the same to
sir Francis Burdest.''
Alter which * was resolved,
That the thanks OF the meeting be given
10 ethe worthy representative the right
ho,i. lord Ccchrane, for mis- support of sir
Francis Bnfdett during the present ardu-
Gus struggle"
Lord Cochrane came forward amidst
general acclaim tions-rsand, addressing the
meeting, SAID, that at a moment of 80 much
importance, he confessed he felt himself
somewhat embarrassed, not in sentiments,
but frcm feeling more than he could ex-
press. The strong hand of power had
been stretched forth to drag from his
home fellow subject, one of their repre-.
seBtstives III parllament--sthe man who
tarcs be honest in the worst OF time"
,.(Generaf acc CARNATIONS and bravoD Ths
he viewed with deep regret, but he trust
90 that u weuld pot be a presage of its be.
ing stretched into "A precedent TO be fol-
lowed by any future par,iamens. de had
felt desire to explain Tue motive, when
had been nisrepresen,ed Certainty unin-
teauonslly3 when he delivered his senti.
meats OF a for ner occasion, relative to this
matter. He OBSERVED, it had been stated
that he repfcbated the conduct of sir Fran
els Burdett "a general cry of ne no y
for the sentiments expressed IN his address
10 the electors Of Wsstmin,ter--bu the
noble lord said, that what he had uttered
"a that occasion was, that he considered
tome of the expressions uuneccssary--nay,
strange aud improper, VI applied to house
Of comm ops which had consnIted its own
dignIty, in The votes which it h ad given.
Letter from sir Francis Burdett to his
constituents, the electors oil Westminster.
In answer TO the letter, addressed to
him, ana s'gned by IS Inhabitaat house
holders, electors of Westminster, in the
name Of the meeting, held in palace yard,
on Tuesday last, the 18th inst. aud when
was presented TO sir Francis Burdett, by
the high bsiliR. pursuant 10 the unanimous
resolutions OF that meeting.
GEHTLEmEH--f any thing could in
eiease, or confirm, the constants resolution
Of NY life, never to betrdy the confidence
A. i. l.. L.