The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-25

your coming before those whom you have
outraged and insultedl 1t is, think. i'm
possible to state any thing to be libel, ifthis
is not.
Then. gentlemen, we come to the second
publication. That begins by stating the
question AS before, with the words prefxed,
IS 1risl of Lord Castlereagh =" and then
proceeds, II Las, Monday, notwithstanding
the mean and malignant attempts to stife
che discussion Of the present important ques
tion by tearing down < defacipg the bills"
Mean and malignant attempts. Gentle :
men, if amy of you or I saw placarded. that
there was to be a debate on our conduct
and character by a number Of persons as
sembled for the purpose of that debate
is it mean to protec, your character as we'll
as you can by abating as a nuisance the pub
location to draw people together " Ma
ignant % Against whom Itis an act of
sell. preservation TO destroy the noxious ex
hibit to collect people together TO murder
my reputation. Mean" AS against whom
Mean to avoid discussion which no per-
son has right to direct or to insti ute
In this way it goes on. " Notwithstanding
the mean aud malignant attempts to stife
the discussion OF the present important ques-
tion by tearing down and defacing he bills.
a crowded assembly among whom were Sc
veral noblenen and several members of the
house of commons, attended, and after We
ny interesting debate, the opener was about
TO reply, when gentleman Intimately ard
personally concerned, entered She room, and
having pledged himself to attend on the next
evening, and either open the debate, or take
a partih the discussion, the question was with
the consent OF large majority, adjourned.
Several important and extraordinary dis
closures will be made in the Course of the
evening; and lord Castlereagh or his adhe.
rents, are peremptorily summoned to attend,
ant! prevent, il possible, his character from
being consigned to everlasting infamy and
disgrace. The statement respecting the ex
ecution of William Orr, In Ireland, under
the administration of the noble lord. altho'
sncontestibie evidence was laid before him.
proving his innocence, was read from Mr..
Finnerty's letter, and excited in the audi
ence visible emotions of horror and disgust"
Lu'd Castiereagh is here peremptorily sum
moled 20 attend. Now. gentlemen, look at
the eXtravag ant power assumed by this mock
tribunal first, there is to be Illuminated a
Eainst the person an attack upon his charac-
ter, by these unlicensed persons assembled
for the most scandalous and penal purpose
for all the persons assembled for that pur
pose constitute disorderly assembly, and
are liable to be punished by law, and then
the party whose character is tobecome the
subject of anmadversion, is peremptorily
summoned TO appear before this self-consti
tuted & disorderly assembly. Gentlemen, this
is sort of tyranny thatI have never heard
of as exercised in the free land in which /
have the happiness 10 live. have heard of
similar things which have been done in a
mother country, by an odous assembly that
we have all heard of, denominated the ia
Goblin assembly at Paris, where the founda
tion for the overthrow of the monarchy, and
of all civilized order in that country, and /
may add also, in other countries, was laid
IN the abused power aud the arrogant pre-
tensions of such societies. Here is lord as
tlereagh perenptorily summoned to at
tend, and prevent if possible, his character
from being consigned to everlasting infamy
and disgrace" Is not this libelous IF il
be NOT, let the name of libel be blotted out
of Cur books. Let the thing be considered
no longer subject of discus sion, or a mat
ter of legal contemplation in this country, if
a man may in this manner be summoned, at
the peril of infemy and disgrace upon a
charge like this To present himself before
such a inlicatue.
Gentlemen, af,e, this summons, we Come
TO what is Considered IS the trial, and then
1t is said, Last Monday, after two even.
ings discussion, crowded assembly unan
Nnuslv decided 20 i should have expected
such sort Of decision in such place, and
80 convened and nhamed, 'sthat Lord Cas-
tlereagh's conduct towards Mr.. Finnerty,
ought 10 be reprobated DIS fragrant infringe
ment upon the liberty of a British subject.
ard a cowardly act of oppression against an
inuocent individual. Then it is said, "In
co.'s sequence # Mr.. Finnerty being detained
al he House OF Commons, he was unable to
attend till late in the evening, when, to the
yersal satisfaction of a most respectable audi
ence, he entered the room, and delivered
most animated statement of the proceedings
at Waleheren and the conduct of lord Cas-
tlereagh. 1t is unnecessary to add, that
MIR. Finnerty experienced the most fatter
ing and unequivocal proof. Of the public APP
probation, while on the contrary not hand
was held up in his lordship's defence. Thus
has been furnished memorable and striking
instance of the folly and inutility of attempt
ing, at least in this Country, to Cypress and
bear down an innocent Individual" think
that is a pretty round allegation, that such
an attempt had been made TO Cypress and
bear down an innocent Individual. " BY
this discussion, virtue and independence"
] presume, in the person Of MIR FinDeriy,
have received their just and adequate re-
ward, while prize and arrogance" must
collect from the context in the person Of lord
Castlereagh. have been hdmbled to the
dust--The managers enjoy heartfelt salts
faction in bus announcing he decision aid
ty." Th'sis the record of he judgment on
the Unanimous decision # this respectable
and well collected assembly
Gentlemen, you have been told by tho
learned advocate fer the defendant, that