Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-10-19

present moment prepared to say whether
will or not. / should like little time Z
advise on the subject" The Connci
consulted together. The Attorney Gene
raj. win you be prepared to give al
answer tomorrow ?-Mr. Brooks.
should like TO have till Friday. "-Aitor-
lney General. g Well, on Friday. MI
Brooks, we shall expect your answer. =
Mr.. Brooks then Withdrew. Mr.. Brooks
having written to Sir F. Burdett an &C.
count of the proceedings OF the Privy
Council, with regard to his letter TO the
Electors OF Westminster, the Baron has
come forward in the most candid and
manly way. and avowed himself the an.
thor On Monday the Secretary OF State
received the following letter:
Coftesbrook, dug. %, 1919.
+" My lord Hearing your iordship has
! applied to the gentleman through whose
hands my Address 10 the Electors OF
Westminster was transmitted to the news
papers, to give up the author, end had.
at the sane time, intimaled that refusal
would subject him, as well as the editors
of the papers, to Ministerial prosecu
tion, take the liberty, in order TO save
your lordship further trouble, aud also
the gentleman aforementioned an unjust
prosecution, to inform your lordship, thai
am the author of the Address in qucs
ton; and, moreover, to assure your lord
ship, that, although penned in hurry.
aud under the influence Of strongly-ex
cited feelings, can discover nothing in
it, on re-perusal, unbecoming the charac,
ter of an honest man and an Englishman.
I remain your lordship's most obedienl
and very humble servant,
"FRANCIS BURDETT."
"Lord Viscount S;dmouth.''
Sir Francis Burdett's address TO the Elec-
tors Of Westminster.
Gentlemen-On reading the newspapers
this morning, having arrived late yester-
day evening, / was filled with shame,
grief and indignation, at the account Of
the blood split at Manchester. THIS,
then, is the Gnsauer Of the boroughmongers
to the petitioniag people THIS is the
practical proof Of standing in no med Of
reform ?-these, the practical blessings Of
our glorious boroughmonger denomina-
ton ?-this, the use Of a standing army
in time of peace ? 1t seems cur fathers
were not such fools as some would make
us believe, in opposing the establishment
of standing army, and sending King
Williams Guards out Of the country
Yet, would TO Heaven they had been
DutcfmeD, or Switzers. or Hessians, or
Hanoverians, or any thing rather than
Englishnsen, who have done sach deeds |
What kill men anarmed, anresistiag I
and, gracious God! WOMEN too, dis
figured, manned cut dorm and trampied
upon by DRAGOONS!-Is this ENG
LAND? This CHRISTIAN LAND (?
A LAND OF FREEDOMi Can such
things be and pass by US like summer
cloud UNDECIDED? Forbid it every drop
t of English blood, in every VENT that
does not proclaim its owner bastard. Will
the gentlemen Of England support, or
wink, at such proceedings they have a
great stake in their country. They hold
great estates, and they are bound in duty,
aud in honour, to consider them as retain.
ing fees on the part of their country, for
unfolding its rights and liberties. Surely,
they will at length awake! and find they
have duties to perform! they never can
stand tamely by, as lockers on, while
bloody heroes rip open their mothers
womb! They must join the general voice,
loudly demanding justice and redress !;
and head public meetings throughout the
United Kingdom, to put stop, 10 its COM
mencement, to reign Of terror and of
blood; TO afford consolation as far as ii
can be afforded, and legal redress to the
widows aid orphans mutilated victims OF
this unparalleled and barbarous outrage.
For this purpose propose that meeting
should be called 10 Westminster, which
the gentlemen of the committee will ar
range, and whose summons viii hold
myself in readiness TO attend. Whether
the penalty Of our meeting win be death,
by military execution, know not but
this know, a man can die but once; and
never better, than in vindicating the laws
and liberties Of his country.
Excuse this hasty address. can
scarcely tell what have written. 1t may
be libel; or the Attorney General may
call il so--just as he pleases. When the
seven bishops we're tried for a libel, the
army Of James the Second then encamped
on Hounslow Heath, for supporting arbi-
trary power, gave three cheers on hearing
Of their acquittal; the King, startled a,
the noise, asked [" what's that p Moth
ing SRI" was the answer, " but the sol.
diers shouting at the acquittal Of the seven
bishops" " Do you call that nothing p
replied the misgiving tyrant and shortly