Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-05

All that hal been said m the new spapers
about the people being opposed 10 Mr..
Hunt. for WHO. he would ask, were those
who had welcomed him this day in his
rrtturh, u they were not the people 3
He condemned Ministers, and accused
them OF having at last thrown of the
mask and now, Instead OF controlling the
people by the means Of corruption, they
had endeavoured to place them under
military despoiism. He eulogised the
presence OF mind and the forbearauce
displayed by MIR. Hunt; but commended,
that II, instead Of suffering himself 10
he arrested as he did, he had drawn
out a'pistol and shot the Officer through
the heart who had approached him tor
that purpose, he would have been COM
plelely justified. tCres of Yes, yes;
and applause. HE indicated the eour-
aye al Tie Reiormers from the assertions
sneeringly thrown OF them, and was con.
WINGED that fifty half starved mechanics.
II armed, would have routed double the
number OF their enemies. twas because
they we're unarmed that they were ar
tackled, foracoNards were generally cruel.
In the person OF MIR. Hum the constiiu-
hon and laws ct England were violated
anu II Was not because The Reformers
could not lay their hands OH their hearts
and say they were justified in having
recourse TO arms. that they had absiained
rom doing so, but Il was because they
mad humanity, ami ANXIOUS TO avoid "a
civii war, were desirOus to avoid the Ell
insion al blood which must follow the
adoption OF sucha course. There was.
however, no going back-Minisirrs had
drawn the sword on the people, and the
latter must, IN some way or other. stand
on The defensive. lie reminded The meet
mS OF Tie charges which had been prefer
red against Mr.. Hunt ; appealed to them
they were not all reiuted by his recent
conduct: which conduct SURPASSED anv
thai he had read oi III ancient or modern
history HIS triumphant entry that day be
C"apared To that of Alexander, he having.
itkr Alexander, conquered all his enemies.
hat he had conquered the Government,
was III ms OPINION OF little Importance
any body could conquer them but he
had gained a more glorious triumph, Tor
he had conquered himself lie concluded
by proposing the health of III. Hunt, Esq.
the sincere and consistent Advocate Of
RadIcai Reform, the friend OF Humanity,
ans the Defender OF The Peoples Rights
against Ministerial, Magisterial. and
Military Despoiism"
Jhe toast having been drank with three
times three,
Mr.. Hunt vindicaied his conduct.
Where he had been wrong, the error was
OF tue head, not OF the heart He des-
cribed The difficulties with which lie had
to contend, aud The prosecutions TO which
he had been exposed in the course of his
political career, aud charged those who
were considered the friends Of the PEG
pie with having basely represented him
IN be government spy when he could
not agree with them. He testified his
conduct III attending reform meetings,
called IN various parts OF the country
lie recapitnlated the incidents connected
with his conduct which had preceded the
laie Manchester meeting, which he
fhongiIt u1usi have consisted of I50,OOO
persons, among which were not fewer
ihan 2o,000 women aud children. He
described the yeomanry 10 have put their
horses in disorder even by drawing their
swords, aud they subsequently advanced,
curing .irvir way IA tile musings, hack
ing IN the most cOwardly manner, (he
had really seen some of them with their
eyes shut, striking at random,) all that
opposed them. They had killed two or
Three, ami wounded from 50 TO 100,
before they got Ia the hustings. He had
ihvited the people 10 come without arms
of any sort. Perhaps in this he might be
wrong. lie never would ACT so again. He
would mot Tell them to raise finger, but
ed where they were liable to be cut to
pieces. 1t might have been instilled into
the people thai he had called them tuse-
ther AT Manchester that they might br 80
attacked. They might have been made
II believe This, and they might have torn
him 10 pieces for acting such part. >.
But so far from this, though some Of tie
wi. presses had thrown out such AN insI-
DIaiion, he, Oh his return from incarce-
ration, had met with the same welcome in
all parts OF the country which he had
ex 'erienced this day in LopdOn. He then
described the harsh treatment lie bad re-
celved At Manchester. A man Of the
nafi" of Nadin there, is considered by
The penp'e most inhuman monster, bat
It, was kini and humane when compared
with the cowardly ypomanrv. Que fell
low of lie name of WIiiliugham had
rode near him with a cooked pistol, which
lie presented al hin while in the care Of
Nadn. That person would have made
hrs escape, had not lie (Mr. Hunt held
him (Alr. Nadin) in custody, aud kept
him between himself aud Whiiiinghanl,
SD that the latter could not fire al him
without hitting Nadin. He then detailed
The violence OF the yeOmanry cavalry, aud
afterwards the improper conduct OF
Tie special constables, from whom he had
RECEIVED forty, fifty, or sixty blows
One officer, whom he designated "scoun-
drel, coward, and vilain," had ended-
Vored with stick to beat his brains
out. One of his humane friends, 10
further his design, had taken oft his
(llunt's) hat, that lie might receive the
inedltated blow bat still retaining his
presence Of mind, he Judged When the
blow would come, turned his head aside,
and received The stick on his shoulder
Every man of the special cOBstables
through whom he had to pass had dealt
ID l. H.. 81 L. L. II.