Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-26

Tie conviction most natural, that The
aggrandizlng disposition al The United
States government cannot for any length
OF time avert II breach with them unless
Great Britain wishes To see, besides the
Floridas, also Cuba. Mexico aud other
Spanish colonies under the du,ainion OF
the United Siaies-and all the British
possessions in the West Indies worth
having, IN jeopardy, AT The very Opening
al any future war With the l.. ). assumes
indeed, much probability.
Two days ago 10 aud ~ guincas
were given AT Lloy DIS, London, To receive
lO0-ii press warrants were issued in
10 or l2 days or fortnight, % gui-
meas 10 return & 100 ii war between
SPAN and America WAS declared in 6
weeks or months, &c. | give YOU the
report as II prevails here, wi,h the reason
ing suggested on the occasion and hicl.
certainty, makes the dreadful event much
less Improbable than il appears al first
You will, OF course, draw your own con-
illusions from all have stated, and con-
slider my commune alton in lis proper
hight; my Wish Is TO be useful TO you on
all occasions. II IS asceriaincd That all the
packets al Falmouth preparing for SER
vice have been suddenly ordered 10 sea ::
iis argues AT least that something OF
moment is oniLr tapis with government"
Court Of Common Council.
LONDON, September 9.-rhe Court Of
Common Council met this day, in con.
sequence of the Requisition acceded to
by The Right Hon. The Lord Mayor
10 take INTO consideration the late con-
duct of the Magistrates and Yeomanry
OF Manchester. Al IL o'clock his Lord
ship took his seat. After some ordinary
business Mas gone through, the Court
proceeded 10 that which WAS more pecu-
liarly the occasion of the meeting. The
Lord Mayor opened the business, by
stating, THAI he must couteSs IL was with
great reluctance he had convened the
present Meeting, since il was his private
opinion tina, the affair which they had
then met tn discuss had better been left
10 the decision of that tribunal before
which il would legally come. But since
the Gentlemen OF Common Council had
thought otherwise, he bad deemed il his
duty 10 bow 10 their demand.
Alderman WAlTHMAN then addressed
the Court, and saul, that he coHld not
help regretting that some other person
had not been chosen TO introduce this hut
siDess, better qualified 10 do Justice 10 II
than himself. His friends had, upon tins
occasion al least, been guilty OF one er
rOr, tor they had thought too highly OF
his abilities, aud toolhumbly of their own.
tie considered II his duty TO notice the
very extraordinary manner in which the
Lord Mayor had land the business before
them. IL was the first time In the course
OF his attendance III That Court (of which
he had now been a member % wears
that so glaring and improper an attempt
10 influence the opinion and decision of
the Members had been made from tha,
Chair. He hoped, however, that this i'll
reference would have no effect upon the
Court. He trusted that This assembly
would act upon lis own opinion. and
maintain It's dignity, and The high charac
ter which il had always borne. This re
QUESTION had not been drawn up i'm order
10 favor any party or political Interest,"
1t had proceeded from that general and
decided feeling which the intelligence of
The so atrocIous proceedings which had
taken place al ManciIester, had excited
IN every sect and party throughout The
whole nation. Were he TO deliver his own
feelings upon this subject, did lie not Law
d strong restraint and guard upon him
self, he was afraid he might be lei into
that intemperance Of expression, which
lie we'll knew was upon all occasions nest
avoided. Even upon the authorit, of the
Magistrates OF Man chester themselves,
ahd OF me ministerial writer's, the meet
ing legally assembled, in that place, had
been conducted with the most perfect
peace and order, until the military were
let loose upon the umarmed multitude.
wnch numbers we're on a sudden, and
without warning, trampled under their
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aud killed with sabr,s /: and
ev women aud children were made the
Indlscrimlnate victims of their sayaye and
Iawless fury. He would ask the ord
Mayor, II, III tue Whole annals of the
country, he could find precedent for an
outrage so wanton, so unconstitutional
and so dangerous TO the rights and
liberties OF Englishmen. For his part. if
there were any he must confess his igno-
rance; lie knew OF none. II conId moi
DE improper tori them TO meet TO consider
a subject which so nearly concerned their
rights as treemen. The right OF the peo-
pie to hold public meetings, for the pur-
pose OF pelitionlng the Legislature and
government of the country, and express
ny Their opinion of public measures; was
)he OF their most umdoubted and funda-
mental privileges, and no one had right
o dictate to them when and low i6ey
"ere 10 exercise that privilege, so long as
hey did so consistently with the laws
Bul even had the conduct OF the people
If Manchester upon this occasion been
Improper and illegal, still the conduct of |
lie Manchester Magistrates could not be
justified since they had proceeded against
hem ~ most Incorporate, improper.
nd Illegal manner. In their neglect of |
heir prescribed duty, which required The
Ilot act 10 be read by them AN hour be. |
ore they had d right 10 use force 10 dis
,erse the people assembled, they had