The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-05-07


support this system with oil my power, 6y
mara! or Mysiea! Jore, as he case may rrguire
-OouG crIes Of lea, ; hear !--' swear.
that neither fears, nor hopes, nor ie~a' L, nor
punishmeDts, shall induce mc TO give te.ii.
m"ny against any OF our members, collect
lively or individually, in relation TO ary act
done, or expression pronounced, IN ,hIs so.
ciey or oily Ike, 1t, or out Of its boscn, by
one OF its membeis, rnder h0in u Cealh, 10
be inflicted upon me by any member o. such
society. Thus may God aid me aud inspire
me with confidence !" Hear hear from both
sides of The house.)
Some thousands Of individuals, continues
the advocate Of Scotland, have taken this
oath in Glasgow and its environs. The ,e
.ult il, that many persons have been arrest
ed f; (hsar, tear from opposi;ion) but i, is
necessary that all the guilty should be. The
conspiracy is not confined TO Glasgow, it ex-
tends thaoogh all Scotland, and The adoption
Of the present bill is the only means Of pre-
venting the shedding Of blood in ,ha, coun.
uy.
sir Samuel Romilly, did no, deny tha,
their existed many abuses, but he pretended
. that the existing laws were adequate TO ,hcir
suppression, Without lifting their hands a.
against the libciii les OF their country, ard
stated The rigorous manner in which the su-
lhors OF scdltiouS libels had been prosecuted
in 1924.
The solicitor general on the contrary con-
tended that the existing laws were insut-
hcient. II it was true mat The lowest ciass
OF the people alone were engaged in this con.
Spiracy, their number ought to prevent them
from being considered as ob ects Of contempt.
a
moro dangerous, because moro fcrocity was
10 be expected from II.
Sir Frsncis Burdett, attcmpteted TO throw
ridlcule on tho danger with which Englsnd
was represented as being mcnanced. lie
said that he saw no conspiracy but that vi
MINISTER'S to create false alarm, to calum-
niaIe the innocent snd prevent the adoption
oil Tue only measure which could save the
country. The report OF the committee is
couchCd in terms gene si that it is iupos
sibIe to 'nswer its allegations.
Lord Castlereagh having said that the
speech os the los, speaker was not addressed
70 The house, but 10 those who were stang-
c. TO it; Vas interrupted with loud ciies Oi
order ! order!
Lord Stoa'cy said that every one ought to
be called TO older, who would attribute to an
hon. member The design Of aGd'essng his
remarks 10 the house, TO any other person
,hsn those o. whom it was composed.
Lord Cas.creagh suid, that be did rot i'm.
pdte TO the speaker the design II ihhimin6
the minds OF ,hc.people ; but that his spe,ch
was not made 10 convince the house, but 10
produce effects elsewhere.
The Speaker--I think it is in order to
consider every discourse pronounced IN the
house as addressed on'y TO IT.
Lord Cas,lercagh.--l submit 10 the de-
cision OF the speaker. In an eloquent and
animated speech, he proved the existence o'
danger, and asked, il on the eve o! on insur-
rcc,on ~ The Capitul, and III tho province,
the house wished 10 sec the EYecltive pow
cr, compelled 70 stand with to'oed aims,
wi,hou, making any efforts TO correct II be.
fore The explosion should ovcrturn the gov
crnmcn,. Was j, proper to wait ill blood
should iow, or 10 prevent its ehas'on The
safety Of The state impcriously demands lhis
measure, and wilhos, i, there exists no
means Of saving this coustry from bloody
and terrible catastrophe.
Lord Cas,lcreagh sat down amid nume-
rous and prolonged sppiause.
Elr. ponsouby, in admitting the existence
of The |. gers, Of which he was convinced
as "a, ,nber Of the secret, commIuee, con
tended ,hs, tho present laws were sufficient
to suppress il. As proof OF it, he slated
that they had been adequate 10 arrest the
conspicuous at Glasgow, as the house had
been informed. The distress OF the times
has produced discomfort, which leads to in-
surrcciion bu, that is not sufficient mo-
tive TO suspend the lIabcas Corpus, The grand
hulwark of b i,ish Liberties. Ii Is u con-
spraey Of famine stirred up by malevoience.
Lord Cochrane thought that the country
ough, 10 demand the dismissal OF the pres
enl ministers, Us the sole means oil saving 1t
from degradation.
Tho votes were at last taken, 97S against,
es were in favor of tho FIRST reading OF the
bill. The house adjourned at } o'clock IN
thu morning,