Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-21
FREENIASON's TAVERN

Friday, in furtherance OF the object they
| have IN view.
The Cloth removed, and severa, Iowa,
| Toasts dru;k.
The Chairman. Mr.. LUCAS, called the
attention oftle Meeting to the business
on which they were assembled. The oh
iect OF their Meeting WAS TO devise means
for reducing the expenditure of the coun-
try, by ntroducinga system of economy
i'll place of that extravaganza which now,
prevailed. This conld only be eff, cted
by a Reform in Parliament, and the i'm
mediate object lii view was to give safe
and steady direction TO the great work now
i'll progress.
Mr. 1.orp, late Sheriff OF London. brief
" set forth fie Importance of giving the
People that weight III the great councils
of the country 10 which they were cnti
tied, and enforced the necessity of pro.
cceding with the most perfect order IA the
prosecution of the design they had form
ed. He then read series Of resolutions
which were unanimously carried withou.
discussion.
The health of Mr.. Mailman, the long
the steaiv. and consistent friend 10 Re,
form, was next drunk with shouts of an
probation.
Mr.. WaHman, having returned thanks.
proposed" The immortal memory of
Charles JAMES Fox" This was done
honour TO, outstanding and in silence.
The health OF John PhiIpot Curran, Es-
quirc. was the next toast.
Nj. Corraa then rose, and spoke TO this
effect:
Mr.. Chairman, and you, Gentlemen, be
pleased To accept my most respectful
thanks for the honor Won have dore me !:
an honor peculiarly great on an occasi
on awful as the present, On ordinar,
occasions superficial civiltv is s,it;ici-
emily regarded by an insolvent bow. But
something more is necessary i'm return
Tor The introduction Of my name. at y
moment when the liberty of England is
IN question. ] come from a country
which has 10 liberty 10 be proud of and
II go back To IL, it VIII be as To the
waters of BabVlOn-to weep. You have
been pleased, however TO give one toa &,
the cause of civil aud religi Gus liberty
all the world over. When You drank that
toast, felt my hear: embrace the he.
gro-l telt also that II sy mpalhzcd with
my own poor country. Ireland, it ii
heard that toast, would bless that gener
ous prospect of yours from which alone
can grow our human cxsience-(ap
IL
trymen, but my enthusiasm for them Is
not surprising: My youth has been spent
amongst them-my sympathy has been
stretched for them might have sold
myself at the market Of corruption, anil
grown into pride, and wealth, aud re-
morse, at their expense, but preferred
to stay below-witi them in their humlia-
tion-to mourn their conditon-to de-
tend them, If could--to chide and re
buke them when Il bold friend ought f.
DO so. On their behalf thank Won for
the generous sympathy which has dicta
ted that toast. You viii not find them
unworthy cOadiutors in the vineyard of
hberiy-(aPpf0'tse).---I might b. disposed,
perhaps, TO trespass too much OH your
indulgence, OH a subject towards which
my heart will never freeze-the subject
winch brought you together; but the
sentiments entertain have been so much
better expressed by the member who
spoke last, my old friend, Is he will allow
me 10 call him so(AIr. Waillman,) that |
shall only dc:ace them it attempt to rub
them over. They are sentiments which
a longer life than lie has vet passed has
rlvcttci more firmly on my judgment.
The awful subject of our 'eeting is
that policy which, by its nleIaHchoiy re-
suits, we perceive las approached cri-
sis. Ii is written in tears in this country
it has been written abroad in blood Up
ptauSe.) remember the American war
am not sorry that ] am cid enough TO
have Witnessed lis crimes and folies, be-
cause shall soon be remOy ed from these
scenes altogether saw then the grace
less contempt of human rights. / heard
the assertion that men were represented
when they were nat represented; they belIa- |
we'd to nation as Il petty solicitor to a |
man when he enters Isis appearance IN !
court, IN order that ia !gment may pro-
coed against hIm-toPPIu"et--th admoni. |
lion OF Providence, the dduiOnltion Of |
the waves, which she had intcrp0scd was !
OF no avail. We Displayed our ..nlic force |
and mimic ferocitv; we knIdied the IRE !
OF liberty in America, and at that blaze |
VAS the spirit of France klndled. Let no |
man dare TO say when he weaves lis ,geb |
OF pulicy--busb, there is no God Yes !
there is-and by li;s Law the crimes oi |
man generate IN iiie,r own consequences !
their own nt--(appitaoe. j--Ih |
French revolution began-ilIe FrencIi |
would have been al peace with Ws--as a
man from them was Oh his knees III tins /
country (Chauvelin,j he was kicked out.
II will be tedious to read Clinical Ice
turc on the progress of this disease
we have brought II to AIN end--bui
how ~ the most ignorant Qnack might |
have closed If, We have bottled up ihe
-(GpDiaNse.) -iiave We d0De any
more. What nave we done The most
sl0ricHs circumstance for this country
took Mace al fitc fine pf our revolution |