The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-05

I, The reading Of this letter excited the moss
enthusiastic sensations MARY passages were
called for twice over. and on its being finish
ed. continued peals of applause burst forth
from all quarters. & continued unin,errupt-
jed'y for several minutes.
1 II was then resolved, .,
! THAT the letter now. read be adopted !;
that it be s;g9cd by IS electors. in the name
ofthis meeting; that the high baiiff he re-
quested to present the same to Sir Francis
Burdett."
| After which it was resolved, = 49,
That the thanks fthe meeting be given
to the worthy representative the right hon.
Lord Cochrane, for his support of Sir Fran
CHS Bnrdett during the present arduols
struggle"
| Lord Cochrane came forward amidst ge.
.neral acctamations; and, addressing the
meeting, said. that at moment of SO much
Importance, he confessed he felt himself
some what embarrassed, not IN sentiments,
bu.from feeling more than he could express
/ The strong hand of power had been stretch
: Ell forth to drag from his home fellow
subject. one of their representatives in Par
i liament ; "fhe man qpho dares be honest in
the soorst Of s."--(General acclama
items and avoD-1hs he viewed with
D, deep regret, but he trusted that it would not
be presage of its being stretched into a
| precedent to be followed by any future Par
l'ament. He had felt a desire to explain the
motive, which had been misrspresented (cer-
tainly Internationally, when he delivered
his sentiments, on a former occasion, relative
| to this matter. lie observed. it had been
stated, that he reprobated the conduct of
Sir Francis Bnrdett-(A general cry Of
no d! no !J--for the sentiments expressed
i'm 70 thp ali ,Nf IN
ster but the noble lord said. thar What he
had uttered on that occasion was, that he
| considered some ofthe expressions unneces-
sary; nay, strange and improper, if appli-
| ed to House of Commons, which had con-.
suited its own dignity in the votes which it
had given.
Letter from Sir Francis Burdete to his
constituents, the electors of Westmin.
Sfer.
In answer to the letter addressed to him,
and signed by IS iDhabitant house holders,
electors of Westminster, in the name of the
| meeting, held in palace yard, on Thursdaf
last, the 18th instant; and which was pre-
sented tn Sir Francis Bnrdett, by the high
bailiH, pursuant to the unanimous resolu-
tions of that meeting.
TOWER, April 90, 1910.
Sir Francis Burdett presents his respect.
fu] compliments to the high bailiff of West
minister, and transmits to him his answer
to the letter of the electors of that CITY,
which he did him the honor to present to
him this morning.
TOWER, April Goth, 1910.
GENTLEMEN,
If amy thing could increase,
or confirm the constant resolution of my life
never to betray the confidence you have
placed in me, it is the kindness and affec.
ton, which your letter of the 18th instant
testifes to me and the wisdom and pro.
priety, of your conduct at the late meet
ing.
scrupu!ons adherence to the common
law OF this land. and the wise provisions of
the ancient statutes, declaratory of that law,
which, together, form what understand by
the constitution, raised our country to an
unexampled height OF happiness and pros
perity and in an exact proportion to the in.
vasion and neglect of them, has the country
declined.
In defence of these laws and this consti
tuition, smile at any privation, to which,
pcrsonally.I may be subjected, thinking, as
do. that life cannot SO well, and so happily,
because il cannot be so honorably and usefully
expended, as in defence of this our best in,
heritance, and in the maintenance of the
good old cause, for which Hampden died in
the field, and Sidney and Russell on the scat
fold.
Laws, to be entitled to respect and will
ling obedience, must be pure-must come
from pure source--that is, from common
consent, and through an uncorrupt channel
that is, ALI house of cotr mons. freely elect
ed by the people Moreover. they who pay
the reckoning, ought to examine, and con
trout the account and the only controul the
people can have, is by a fair representation
in parliament. The necessity of obtaining
this check, by constitutional reform, is now
acknowledged by all except those who, con
trary tolaw, have possessed themselves of a
property in the house of commons, by whom
this land, this England
- This dear, dear land,
Dear for her REPUTATION through The world.
Is nozv ieas'd ous--
Like TO a tenement or Telling farm;
England, bound in Nth The triumfhant sea,
Whose rocky shore beats back lhe enuious
surge
Of watery Nehtune, is nou bound in with
shame,
MN inky 6iots and rotten parchment
bonds.
King Richard, act 2, scene L.
From this foul and traitorous traffic, our
borough-monger sovereigns derive an i'm
mense revenue, cruelty wrung from the hard
hand Of honest labor. l do, however, now
entertain an ardent hope. that this degraded
and degrading system, to which all our diff
hculties, grievances, and dangers, are owing,
will at length give way to the moderate but