Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-29

tht hiier muSi equally depend.
hdi upon >u' II right OF assenibiage
ami interference on The part oi the people,
was formed The title OF your ROYAL High
ntSsS lllaSlrious House 10 The Throne Of
these isedIms-and upon such Il right on
~
That Notwithstanding The progress OF
corruption, and liz" increase of Aiulsieri-
power, his hight ofassemb!ing has been,
IL 10 this time, respected, and together
Ia the Irlai by Jury has hiiherlo pre-
n,ed Tie total extinction of liberty.
ih'd Tie prcteXi OF illrgaiiiy which has
hren charged against the late Meeting at
Manrdcsi"r, III as much as the said Meet
iH@ Was assembled 10 discuss the most
legal and eiirctua means of obtaining a
heiorn IN the Commons House Of Par
lament, Is u,ie,ly without foundation
rthvf M reason or practice; and that
Meetings ot the people tor the above pur-
pose, have been recommended and pub
tcly approved by mo,e than one Minister
81 EnGia.d when al the head Of his Ma
ST. Councils.
That We, therefore, can look upon the
idle military dispersion OF, aud military
execution done upon, an assembly of the
people AT Manchester, called and met
i'Seiher under;ihe safeguard ofku0wn law
ami Established usage. in no ou >,
tian as uIrcrt violation of the rights aud
Liberties OF free people, which we submit
10 your Roya tiiyhnessi ii would have bet
yer become your Royal iiighness's Minis
trrs '"censure than 10 approve; and we
moreover state oar sincere belief thai II
soch violation OF law be suffered to
pass INTO precedent, the limited
uionarchy, which is the constitutional
government OF these realms i'll be
u reaiter converted into Clcspotism,
i"undPd ON the power aud maintained
ehiN 'y The terror, OF the sword
ihhf "e, Therefore, esteem u our impe-
nous duty, aud that of all Emglislimen, to
kEMpN5TRATE SoLEMNLY against the
es'ah!shaent at such precedent =
anu We are wiling to hope, that this our
Rem0n2trancP, backed, as we irusi A will
De, by The expressed sentiments Of our
couutrNlnen IN other parts of Great Brit
am, will be a sufficient resistance 10, aud
prevent The repetition OF the said wicked
attempt 10 destroy the free Constitution
OF these Kingdoms. Aud we also hum
NY recommend to, and enireai, your
N"yal Hishness 10 direct hisl Majesty's
Law Officers 10 prosecute The authors.
aNtois, aud abetiors of the late murders
anu cruel assaults committed at Man
chester, thai his Majesty's subjects may,
70 their great satisfaction and The allaying
oi diScontents, find they are governed
Nv Prince who sympathises with the
feelings Of his people, and considers their
Injuries his own.
We venture humb!y TO assure Your
loyal Higllness, that although evil couu-
SeiiOtS and false friends NAV propose TO
yJnr Royal Highness 10 c0ntlde not in
tlIe affections OF the people, bur in that
iafge army, nOw, as We think, unconsii-
Niidnal!y arrayed i'll time of peace: vet
Wc, Ills Majesty : affrctionate but free born
subjects, feel that we have no reason 10
appfehcnd, any more than we should
have patience 10 bear, the succession OF a
military despot 10 the English Throne;
and We are confident that your ROYAL
tllghpess would prefer the lawful and
secure, though limited, dominion over
fIeemen, TO the nsurped and precarious,
though absolute, control of slaves
We seize The occasion of the present
dntlini Address, TO convey to your Royal
HlSIDess our sincere conviction, that 40
military force will, finally, prevail owe
The people, or stItie their incessant Ell
'reaees Tor that due share i'll the control
over their own affairs, of which they have
been gradually robbed by the borough
holders; and that Il continued refusal OH
HE part Of these shameless usurpers TO
grant any Reform whatever, can end ONLY
IN anarchy and blOOdshed, and in total
obstruction OF all lhr present authorities
oi lhesa rralms. We pre- sumo then, being
no less attached TO your Roy al Highness's
Industrious House and person, than Ia The
preservation of internal peace, and the
recovery OF our just rights and Liberties,
hnmbly aud dutilully to eutreat your
Royal H'sbness 10 tahe into your conside.
f"iion The best means by which the Com
mons House may be so radically and eff
ieclually reformed, as TO speak the true
sense OF The people in Pdriiaments of
short duration, and thereby To secure for
ms nation, III perpeiuiiy, that contcnted
tranquility III home, and that importance
abroad, which can be obtained in 10
other way than by The full, free, and fair
exercise OF The acknowledged right of
EngiiSbmen To frame either in their own
persons, or by their Representatives,
these laws which are 10 dispose of their
properties and regulate their lives.
s. That Ills Address he presented 10 the
Prince Regent by Sir Ffsncis Burdett
Q. That IL is the duty of every friend Of his
country To assist in procuring redress for those
persons who have been illegally MANNED,
wounded, aud imprisoned in consequence of
Tue Meeting held on the 10th of Iast month at |
Manchester, to afford such relief as NAV he |
necessary to the sufferers and their families, |
ana TO bring TO punishment the perpetrators
Vt the outrage.
10. That subscription be opened for the a.
Dove purposes, aud that Committee be APP.
pointed, with power to adj to their numbers,
10 carry tb9 intention of this Meeting into eff
feet
H. That Mr.. Henry Brooks be the Trea-
suTeT.
II. That the conduct of Henry Hunt, Esq.
30 tie recent stand he has made against the
violation OF The law in his own person. and on
Ehe ibehalf Of his fellOw-sntferers, is such as
commands the reApeCt aud Ought TO receive