Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-09

merce, together with Il starving ,,opul.,;-
on. tHear.) Mr.. II. next alluded to the
enormous sums annually paid as sine
cures. which lie dwclt upon at eonSide-
rabie length III terms OF severe ani,nad-
! version. Iosproye The evils, 10 show the
'iciousness-of the system was no longer
necessary; the great point was to disco
/ Yer remedy; and the great specific was
! Tor the comlnons to give back fheir power
INTO the hands of the people. (Appla,,se.
/; The Regent would be petitioned. amongst
other things, to call together the pariia
lnent--fo give them one more opportuni-
iy OF seeing whether they would do any
T, good for tile people. daughter and ap-
. piausc.) LII was 10 be chopped the PRAYER
would be complied with--the' parliament
convened and that the enormous militia
~ establishment, for which the navy. the
love and glory of England, had been sa-
crifced, wonid be reduced TO something
like condition and size becoming peace
The navy, herepeated, had been s:icrifi-
ced; the army was the fayorifc. What
was the situation oinayal officers? Lieu
tenants had some half-pay, but midshin
men had nothing. He gfieved TO sax II
but he knew that many midshipmen ,ver..
now engaged III the hay haryests and hop
gaulerinS rather thanappeal TO the parish!
Was tins just reward He concluded
with moving the second resolution. vLicl,
was unanimously agreed to.
Mr.. Walker moved the third resolution.
urging that a national debt was indeed
the curse of the country, and that from
Septennial Parliaments there was no
hope. As Junius had said, such pariia-
ments sinned for six years, and made
some afonementior the seventh for tic
sake procuring reelection. t4AnpIausel
dissolution agrcedto.
The petition which can be best dcscri-
bed by giving il the name of the echo Of
the preceding speeches was then read nv
the clerk, and received. with the unani-
nous applause of the meeting. After
which,
Mr.. Walker moved that it should be
presented TO His ROYAL HigEness the
Prince Regent OH leyee day, by the
Representatives of Westminster, Sir Frau
CHS Bnrdett and Lord Coclrane.
Sir Francis Burdett then came forward
amidst cheers, which continued fer some
tune, and which extended through every
part OF the vast assembly. He reioiced
al the unanimity that prevailed amongst
his constituents, and described the pre-
sent as period at which the feeling was
most necessary. lie trusted that the con
duct OF Westminster would be adupted in
every part of the kingdom, and that not
only the same manly tone of reInonsirance
would be sounded in the ears of those
who governed the nation, but that the
same determined hostility would be shown
upon the appearance of any invasion of
the rights of the people He could not
hope to cE;ighten their minds upon asub-
Ject upon which they had so long and
cruel an experience. The electors OF
Westminster had the good sense at all
times to see the danger, but unfortunate
~ not the power TO oppose. The unani-
NIFTY which seemed TO prevail in all quar-
tiers, upon this subject, would soon estab-
lish the power, and it was well known
with what vigollr such power had been
before exercised. The cause of fhc pre-
sent deplorable state of the country was
evident 1t needed no argument to prove
that the corrupt state of the representa-
ton of the people was the foundation of
all the poverty and Affections of which G.
very tongue complained. Indeed tie
corruption of that place over tie way.
(polnting 10 Westminster-liail,0 was, lie
sad, so Infamous, that the speaker him
self became SO much disguised at The yii..
fraftlc OF seats carried ON there, as 10 de-
clare that such a system would make The
hair OF our forefaihcrs stand on end. The
speaker could not, whatever degree of
pNi lllHbt Dc dtlIfDUtdDlelO nm.
help saving This, but lie might have adj
lied with truth, that such S, stem would
have made our forefathers draw their
swords. cloud Applause. ALI at pre-
sent III the power of the people was TO
raise their voices to the ear ofthe oppres-
sors-nothing was more terrible than the
voice of the oppressed. To satisfy Bour--
bon vengeance Marshal Mex was shot in.
violation of the most solemn obligations.
Despotlsm was established abroad for the
purpose of preventing reform al home
He had read the play of Cataari,ie anil Pc
tr"chio, III which is described the manner
III which the hero 9th piece proceeded
to subdue tile naughty spirit of Catiia
nne hunger was his means. He (Sir 4.
BurdetO did not know whether such re-
gimcn would be palatable 10 English
men, \ laugh. The hon Baronet made
some observations upon the wretehed sti-
pend, which he said was allotted TO those
who we're connected with the sea service.
That service, he remarked, was peculiar
~ the fivorte of the British people, for it
was attended with no danger to The cor
stltuiion. But the sOldier was not under
the same laws with the people What did
lac care for the constitutions The Hon.
BarOnet concluded byagain expressing his
JOY at the unanlmity which prevail d. and
declaring that he should perform his duty
WIN pleasure III going UP with the petit
ton.