Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-05

rom LONDON papers received al The office ot
the Commercial Advertiser.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. MARCH IL.
INDEMNITY BILL.
tDeb0fc c0acirdsd.l
Mr.. CANNING entered al great length
into The subject. Though ,hc suspension
must be considered hy everv man as q
sacrifice, still The Indemnify was rot Il
consequence oi tia, suspension. II had
been sand there we're some respectable
genllcmen ready 10 prove one thug aud
another al your bar (; why did Not these
witnesses come forward, when they were
capable al doing good, and reveal the con-
spiracies coniidvd irthem bA lhciiaitorS Z?
What were they traitors them selves =
Did they only wait "a >ce wrctlier treason
would prosper Al information. III case
Of conspiracy, must h, derived from pol
luted sources. Thcre WAS no mau. he
was con'inced, except tae Member for
Hramher, and the Hon. tientieman(Sir :.
Romilly. y who would ma nian tie propo-
sition, that Government could 30 on with
out such sources. Wounds the, wish them
10 wait iIi treason had hcc0me iriumpil-
ant, aud they were informed of IL by men
with terror an their locks
inst sUch a rcr' 80 pa!c so 1cor bcgere
BTer Priajn'S curtain IN tie dcsC 81 5,ekt,
.Rd acwtf hare tofd hi~ h"lt his Troy v0s burnt :
BIT Priam ic"ac fheGre ere ne h.s toEgUc.'
lie did not know whether il might be i'm
puied 10 his owp obtuseness of wi, or
hardness OF heart hut he must say, that
II Priam had detained that pale. woe he
gone man, and instead of inQuiring about
the fire, had questioned linn about his
birth, parcntagr, and education, he, for
one, though he might he forced TO applaud
the JndicIousn"ss of such a proceeding,
ci Il I,lf l.
for the fate Of that venerable monarch
than lie dld AT present. The bill before
the house was to prevent inquiry as tend
ing 10 dangerous disclosures and vet
those who opposed IT, arguing in vicious
circle, said, Let us have inquiry, let MS
complete The trial of those who were bv
parliament directed 10 be obtained with
out trial, and then We will show YOU that
the powers given You have been abused"
The house, however, had too much good
sense TO be thus mIsled, and would not
now undo what last year ii had so dellbc-
| rately determined 10 do. No doubt, lie
sad, every man who had been arrested
would declare that he was tile most limo
cent and injured Of men. and that all was
| 10 he attributed 10 the spy Oliver so il
was with Mr.. Ward, that renowned insli.
gator Of murder and rebellion; and so with
the venerable and silver-baircd Ogden,
who had merely been cured OF rupiHrp
at the public e. Cheers. )--This
might he very III case 10 be brought
| before the rupture society, but To require
| upon i the decision of Parliament was
| such daring attempt upon lis crcoulity
| as would probably he never again at
tenpied Il Cheers and laughter. mir. G..
| here noticed the assertions about Dew
Ill .A.,.ts .
persons" who now denounced Oliver rs
| having declared the IL, essity OF reforming
| tie State by physical for q, aud charged
| him with exciting riots in the Park These
respectable gentlemen" said Mr. Can
ming, never disciocd these proceedings
| till the conspirator became an informer
| Snch concealmen; va ,lmisprision of tr, a
son (; aud was IT too much 10 attribute ia
these persons wish TO see the go, ern-
ment overturned, and that they were only
| prevented by dasiardy cowardice from
| joining in the plot (Continued cheers y
| But the story about Oliver and the Park
| was a recent invention, and none but an
| idiot or dolt could believe a word of if.
| Much confusion and Mr.. Hamilton rose.
| Mr.. Canning continued, saying. Of course
he did mol mean 10 apply the eptheis OF
| dOit and IDIOT 10 the Hon Gentleman.
All he meant was, he sheuld consider
| himSel' as d0lt or an idiot, if he gave the
statement a moments belief. Hear, hear.
| The private character of Oliver was doubt
| less Of some Importance bal in nine ca
ses out ten, intelligence respecting con
spIracies must come through polluted
sources. After making a variety of such
remarks, Mr.. Canning alluded 10 the pro-
ceedirgs OF the rciormers, and asked the
Hon. Baronei (Sir Francis BurdetDwheth-
er he could persuade any one man 10 be-
lIevc, that as the whole nation were bent
on Parliamentary Reform, Ministers had
no other means OF saving themselves THAN
by inyeniing plots and fOmcnIiug conspi-
racies Did the Hon. Baronet expect to
persuade The House or himself, that Par
Ilamcniary Reform was favoriie measure
with thepeopIe of England Herr, lear,
hear y Did he suppose that The great bo-
dy of the nation cared one lot about lis
wild plans, and annual parlamenis, and
universal suffrage? Nav, could he recon-
Gle TO himself the justice or consistency
OF his plan of universal suffrage, as il was
called How could he excuse the omis-
sion Of females, and Of the insane, from
the class of electors and representatives =?
Oh illuminated females Oh calnm-
mated insane !-(1 ioud icugh. WAS if
from any jealousy of the influence Of fe-
male charms, from any dread of The wis
dom OF reasoning insanity u Loud inueh-
ter. )--Surely the Hon. Baronei should not
be SO iasiidiOus as TO reject the insane
('Shoas Of laughter. For his part he could
not conceive that Hon. BaTOnet engaged
IN the discharge of any more appropriate
duty, than presenting Petition for Re.
form from tie madhOuse 1T Remington
{ Lom h"ghter )-vouchn for the res
pecliUl tenor of its language, and pledg-
ing himself for tie constitutional business
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