The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-20

=, i ne Address, and the Reply of his r. II.
wiz s ne matters o: curious record They are
ADDRESS.
we, his Nlaiesty's most dutiful and laval
subjects, the Mayor, Aldermen. & Commorc
&c. most humbly approach your r. II ''' w;tb
no less grief than astonishment at the late
Proceedngsin Parliament, relative to the hin
tor laying further restrictions on the imnort.-
ton Of Corn. '''i I'd
we have seen. that notwithstanding the
VOICE OF the country has been most constitu-
tona!ly and most decidedly declared apain.+
the measure by Petitions, which in noint of
number, and the responsibility Of the sigma
lures thereto, have not been exceeded in the
history OF these realms, the House of Com
mons has passed the said Bill, and that its
proceedings thereon have been marked with
precipitation and perth acious adherence IN
the most obnoxious features throughout. which
plainly evinces an utter disregard of public
opinion, whose organ it ought to be.
we have observed in the other House az
Farnament, the same precipitancy, and the
same determination TO resist further inquiry
or to hear evidence, notwithstanding a Com.
rnittee OF the Hon. House stated in their Re
port during the last sc ssion, that the investi-
gation was nor complete, and that further in
qr'ry would be necessary before any altera-
ton took place in the laws affecting the in
terests of the growers and consumers of
Corn.
We have observed that Minister'S of tho
Crown, with the same disregard of th, gen
eral voice OF the country, and whose special
duty 1t was to watch over the interests. not
only OF the lanfholders, but of the comrnupi
" at large, add the sanction of their author
'ty and support To a measure which. in its o.
peration, cannot fail proving most injurious
to the commercial interests Of the Kingdom
IN very high degree oppressive 10 the Door
and dangerous to the tranquility and safety
of the Empire
That thus, deprived of that protection
winch we might reasonably have expected
from the representatives of the people. and
the hereditary legislators of the country. we
are compelled humbly to lay our complaints
before your Royal Highness, as the only
constitutional resource which we have re-
naming.
We beg most earnestly to impress uDon
your Royal Iighuess, that the two House. Of
Parliament being composed Of landed pro-
prletors--that having examined such persons
only who were land agents, and otherwise
connected with iaDd--and having instituted no
inquiry into thc trEth of the allegat -. in
the numerous petitions against the said bill
nor any witnesses having been examined ON
800 W -''ppSHlo biDSL partial ana high
~ irritating to the feelings of those classes
who have suffered such privations, & made
such uneXampied sacrifices.
The petition next remarks on the extra
ordinary dearness of provisions, the dissp-
poiDtment the Hation viii be exposed to bv
being deprived of chat abundance which IS
naturally expected or She return Of peace
1t advrrts 70 the enrichment of the landed
PrOpE's'ors Curing the war, ard assigns as
the object Of the picse nj rnessnre. t5. ~.
elusive protection of their propsrty from
those Changes and nuttuatiors TO which all
other property is liable. Ii tAen refers IN tbe
rvalshp with The manufactures of ctI,er
countries, and the effect oc Tire bill Ia destroy
ing all hope Of bcncfciel competition, c0ncly-
ding with these words Y
We therefore, i1piore your Royal High.