Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-02

distrsSses rs temporary, and IS arising
| from transient cause.
At the assembly recently held at the
City OF London Tavern, a powerful effort
was made to proclaim falsehood as the
basis OF their proceedings. 1t seems as
ii an expectation was entertained THAI a
deception might be practised upon tie nss
ton by fsllacious description of The csuse
and by subscribing 1oOl. or 2COi c-ch n
remedy the defects. Among these n.unifi-
cent subscribers, he observed lis ole frlen,t
the Marquis Camden. "a lou;, iaush.)
This noCleman had set his aar-.e own sor
the sum OF one hundred pounds and BIZ.
would now tell them what he Lad taken
from the public in his character of Teller
OF the Exchequer--an Office in which he
had nothing Gu earth to do in the course
OF last year. The nobl, lords receipts
for the last year, sToucted TO &c. 4OCl. and
he found, upon little e1 ,mnatoo, that
his donation of 100l. was lust three far
things in the pound cut OF this enormous
sum extracted from distressed and inn
poverished people. lhpp,ause The
Prince and Princess OF Cobcurg had given
1901. but they had received 100. Cool
This was the comparative rate ar which
tbs great pauprrs thought it their duty 10
contribute to the support Of the little paus
pci's. Ga laugh.) 1t reminded him of the
story OF Bolton, celebrated highway rob-
Der. who, after robbng a gentleman Of
l,OOOl. took great credit TO himself for lea
wing him shilling to pay the turnpike
1t was in contemplation, en- the present cc-
cason, 70 submit 4 resolution TO their con-
deration. for pelitionng the Prince Rs-
6 ent INN edateiy 10 call Parliament to-
gether. for the purpose Of -bolishre ali
sinecures and all useless Offices. as one
means Of relieving the public distress. Hs.
should be the last; and indeed it was not
the character of Englishmen to erudsc
real merit and eminent services their due
reward; but what did they know, be beg
ged TO ask, of the merits ofLord Camden
What did they know of the services of
George Rase; or the mother of Mr. Cam
riag! The same question was equally APP
piicable to Lady Grenville, Lady Paget,
and long LIST of lady pensioners, as well
as sinecuie gentlemen. He hal locked at
the subSc' Upton list of the gentry of the
London Tavern, ard found it amounted
that day To the sum Of $4,000. so that it
Lord Camden received in the
course of year, from the public, much
more than was subscribed III Il month by
all the rich paupers to its distresses. Tap
plause.] And CHI that Englishmcn should
hundi eds of millions to renstate the Bcur-
bons on the throne of France. they should
accept as relief POOL. from Frcnchmap,
and from such Freuchman es TIE Due dc
Berri cloud and continued applause. y
1t was intended to submit to them, on this
occasion, resolutions of the same nature as
those which he had unsuccessful ly recon-
m-nied to their adoption on the considc-
ration of the cUrn>bili, and which, he
trusted, would be more acceptable now
that bitter experience had proved the ne
cessity of speaking the language of bold
ness anj sincerity.
When it wss notorious that a sum oE
5000 00ol. was annually raised in the
shape of poor-rates, which was still made
quate for the sustenance of the poor, how
absurd was Ii to suppose that patry
subscription Of S0,000l. or 100000. couid
be of the slightest national importance p
The true Cause Of the existing misery, ne
would repeat it, was, that the middle or
der ofpropretors paid SO much TO govern
ment, that they had not wherewitlia, TO
give employment to the poor. Those
were the fruits of long, bloody, and un-
just war, which had enabled sinecurists To
flourish. surrounded by the agonizing
groans of starving multitude, eating up
the life and happiness of the Kingdom,
and supported by a proaigate system Of
borough dealing, which robbed the peo-
pie of England of their elective franchise
This was the orgin of a system that
took the wages Of industry to give them
away to idleDess, and the reward of genius
to lavish them on prof. gacy and stupidity,
applause y a system which was the fest
generated III the corrupt Lcsom of one of
the greatest Williams that ever eXisted--hc
meant Sir Robert Walpole and lad been
brought to maturity by another Minister,
MIR. Pit, who was as corrupt as the other
The progress If that system had is1eed,
of late years, been so rapid as to have at
length brought it to premature old agc
it was evidently struggling in he pains Of
death.
He earnestly hoped that he warning
voice OF our humble Liyerymen might
| serve as an admonitinn to these hireliugs,
| that they would take heed in time, and no
| longer delay to restore to Engiishmen
| their rights lie hoped. too, that this NEE
ting would agree with him in the ncccs-
s ~ Of pettionirg the Prince Regent to
| convene Parliament, even ~ It's present
corrupt shape, to recall the British army
from France (appIausc y and TO secure a
reform in the government, before the peo-
| pie, goaded 70 madness, should demand it
in tone and manner which might involve
| the whole frame Of it in common dos
truclion. (AppIause) Let them be war
ned by one who predicted the present
calamity ten years ago, nor suffer them
selves to be d ceived either by the delu-
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