Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-18
VOL. XliI.--NO. as.
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! deavourin@ to close tle doors of 10.
| iioitSc against the reception ola Petition
! echoed by the groa,s and suficrinrs oftIe
| Pubic. He considered The OF inCn OF
! Inc speaker as q mere dictrm ny re
rof sanctioned by vote cfthat HOUSE.
when Petitions were Rociing into ,he
House from AZ parts Of The Kingdom,
! comnNlning that thcy were the authors
ct al tho mischiefs which had hcpn
brought on them. was itright or safe -,
thcirpart, 10 add fuel 10 he fame, by ae-
sorting that 10 be The ruiz ofihiS House.
IN order 10 defeat the right Of petition.
not ooc trace or vesfige of which 10 any
"here TO be found amongst the standing
orders or regulations ofthc House.
sir Francis Bnrdcit informed The House
that he had sin G read The Petitions dur
ing thedebatr.
Lori Cochrane supported the reception
OF 'he Petitions, notwithstanding ilicv
WIRE unpleasant to The feelings, no doubt,
OF nlacemen and sinecurists.
he Petition was then brought W, read
and ordered 10 lie on the table, ~ we've
also ionr others from the towns and rcigl;-
hourhood Of Halifax, in the county Of
York
NJ. Rrougham asserted that tie Pco.
pie should rather be cfliclt-rcA !,y The
temperate Discussions of HAT Ilonse.
on points essential Tor heir informgfjor'
than rritated Ly 'hc rciccticn of their l'e-
t.''onS on such Slight grounds.
Ec'rnr,r IL.
Lord Cochranc presented Petition
from Remington praying for pariian en-
ar Reform: The Petition being brought
IN and rcaf--
NJ. f.o"k'art begged TO have TIE rqr-
sagc in the Petition, stating Thar Tic r.
OF Commons, IN rlacc of being cor-roul
in favour, had become confrouI on he
People, read. He tlougilfSuch laneua~e
from Petitioners highly dSrcspvctful and
Objectionable.
! ord CaStlcreagh EXPRESSED lis cOirci-
nee in the opinion OF lie disrcspeciGul
tenor of the Petition. and conten,lcd it
| ought not 10 be received
orl A. Hamilton did nof consider tie
objectionable massage as p. eff allv dis
respectful, and therefore ought not to be
rejected.
On the question icing nIit for lie re-
! ception, the Speakers decided for the Avcs
48-Noes 20. Majority for tic rejection
On our re-adnission TO the Gallery. We
! found Lord COChrane nrescufing Petit
on from the Parish of Wick las VIC under
stoodN PRAYING for Parliamentary Reform.
/ t'c felt IL lls duty. in the eyvCrrsr man
| ner, f0reprohaie The conduct Of an hon
! oNrabe member, who bad camc into the
! House only before the division took
! Place. and had given his vote in support
| OF Ministers, without hearing one single
! argument fer or against the Petition NO.
| ing received. His was q practice. Niti,-
! ont doubt Zoo common in the s'ouse, vet
not the less cenSurabie on that accouut.
and one which every independent mem
| her shouh dctest. He moved the reii-
ton he now held in lis hand be brought
up.
Sir Francis Rurdctt seconded this mo-
| ton. and could not avoid expressing his
| Indignation al The manner IN which deci-
SONS bad been come to in lIaf House,
when petitions from the pconic were pre-
scnted not in unison wish thn general in
clinaticD Of t!lc majority. r nr, hear !
30 totally Oppr site was the spirit o. the
| House {" every thing like uniliasscd ho-
nes' feeling. tlat Whenever Tie Minister
| thought proper 10 give his negative to I,
| petition being received, though lie gave.
| no reasons IN support Of II 81 negative,
he was instantly and without the slight
est hesitation surnoried by the majority
OF The HCusc-this House, falsely called
ihc ifouSe OF Commons.
.tif NV S'tfckCI CdtICt lLC ftllNr0blG
paronct to order, not concciving such
iauguaee to be parliamentary.
Sir r Purdett proceeded. The ron.
duct oftlc House was the lest proof Of
the truth Of what he was saving. After
the speech made by The Sprakcr some
time ago, and after lie base Transaction
IN which the noble Iord 0npoSiteva de.
tecied, VIZ. that Of bargaining ,or f!lce; +.
o. seals III faf.ifdent, crime certainly
line mos fiagfaut, in every poirf of vic,
which could lie committed against 1ha
Constitution, il was SINGULAR low 10 So.
nat nice attention PAID 10 Ianguaor. ari,l
that iondnrss for etiquette. Which pro
vailed H certain quarter Hear. hear .
he rouse were ROW i'm singular eiiua
non, as They were called 10 OPPOSE ret.
tons complaln,ugOf that infamous ,rin,,
IN wlucIl the Noble Lord was detected
on the ground oi'th6sc petitions b.iuye,
pressed an improper language. Sr,buv
now The Iigcior c,iiicieing reti,iors sn,l
he nice attention paid 10 l4nrnaor. tl,s.
he must own he felt himself af =, lac.
io Know what 10 do with lie petitions T.,
had been requested 10 presr.' 20 NJ,
lIousc--l Hear, hear ! Thai abuse. q M.
most alaimiug nature existed i'm fn4'
House, tiai corruption prevailed there i.
us most hiueous forms, was indsuu.allp
aud yet the House eNpe, ted ur,iticr,
complaining Of and demonstrating aps;us
these abuses and that corrnr.ion ~ y,
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