The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-05-23


gis.'alcs, WAS, Notwithstanding their
mos earnest and loyal desire to com
NIT him for high treason, at last reluct-
anly admitted by them to bail, upon
charge for simple n,isdemcanor, The
magistrates bitterly bewailing that they
could not get evidence OF high treason
against sny body.
But both houses of parliament, and
the corporation of London, and the loyal
livery of London, and counties, and ci,
ties, add corporations without number,
have presented, and arc presenting 10
his Royal Iiighness, loyal and dut,ful
| addresses, assuring him of their horror
| at the atrocicus and treasonab.e assault
upon the 6uilef frooS coach; congralu-
laiing him upon his Presidential escape
from the bullets, and the stones, and
the potatoes, that spoke for them>
selves, "and protesting of their affection,
respect and veneraiion for his herson-
and indeed throughout all the ranks of
loyalty, 1t is unive rsally agreed that the
unPopulari,y of his Royal Highness is
utterly unoccounta6ie a mere wanton
unProvoked and causeiesa caprice 0. the
| people
| There was meeting IF the Com
mon Council Of Loudor, called 10
consider OF an address to the Prince,
congratuiating him on his provide ntiai
escape from the airocious assault of
some rash and intemherafe individuals /;
but the Recorder told them that he and
me Common Sergeant, and all the CITY
officers, were OF opinion, that if thu
Common Council agreed to that ad
dress, the whole bach OF them would
be guilty OF misprison Of treason fer i,
was itsel! high crime and misdemean
or, to call high treason rash and intern
perate only. SO they had another
meeting, at which the rash and iutem
peraie individuals were left out, aud the
| a'rocious turned into fraitorous as
ssult
This is not the only commentary
upon The moSt fferfect system ofia7u and
government presented by the present
session of Parliament About half
million ofpeopte have signed petitions
Tor reform OF the House of Commons,
for annual Pas.iaments, and universal
suffrage. The House receive yery
small par, of ;hsss petitions, and order
them TO lie on the table. They reject
most OF them for Containing EXPIRES
slons disrespectlul 10 the House: lr be-
cause ;hc petition is on one piece OF
parchment, and the signatures on. ano.
sher and almost all the members OF
all parties declare themselves deter
mined against the obicctof The peti
'ions Numbers of people are literally
starving, and secret committee oil
both Houses are brooding over green
Dag OF treasons and conspiracies a.
Sainst tue constitution, which are 10 ter
inmate In new laws of restriction upon
'ie liberty OF the people. Such is in.
condition OF this "most herfect system
Of taW and government" in TING oil
profound peace, after the lermina,iaD OF
what they call glorious, successful and
triumphant war Thus floats the fast.
anchored isle %
thls is he most correct and Iucid
"ccount OF the attack on his ROYAL High
less the Prince Regent, that has hither-
% appeared, with its causes and conse-
qiences. II is from the pen of an A.
nericaD, distinguished for his talents
'1d learning, and who has been seyetal
years travelling in Europe, and was an
eye witness of what he describes.
The poPulace ofLlDdon admire and
storn, applaud and reproach, court and
persecute the same person, as thci
fancy is occasionally MOVED, or as for
une faVors the person. But when pres
5ed down with taxes, piDched for food. |
and shivering with cold they become |
serious and terrible. their mas
ters can NO longer drive Them, bu;
they must deceive them Sc entrap them
before they can bind them The re. |
ports OF both houses of parliament are |
OF this sort, In ordinary times the peo-
pie OF England are generally Jealous |
Tor their opinionin proportion to its |
aosurdity, and sometimes the more ri.
dIculous the opinion the more fierce
the zeal of its votaries in its defence.
The English are, generally speaking, |
wrong headed people, and uncharita-
ole 10 proportion to their bigotry, and
their bigouy commonly operates a, |
gainst the welfare of all mankind be.
yont their own island. No people /
Chinese or japanese, have more BIZ
gotted creed, religious, political and
patlonal, than these islanders. Their
church is the fresst f,o,,, .e-....: