Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-14
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E.ELISH MEETING.
=. "EW foGK December t.-Pursuant to pnL-
nc houce, Il meeting of Engshmen took place
Oh eunesday evening, tae LIST of December
Al tioo2kinsons tavern, to take Into consiJe-
Tatou tue state Of their country, aud the affair
oa Manchester. MIR. CHARLIE, BARKER was
chieu 10 the chair, aud Mr. WILLIAM ScoTr
appointed secretary. The chairman opened
the meeting ia the following manner:
=, u@nt'em.n-i feel myself unable 10 express
tl'S" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which The honor cou-
isfrSd upon me demands; but, trust my COM
H"t may be such as to meet your approbation
"I,' ciaihi your iurther confidence AS il de.
f"l'eh upon IN" as "A duty to state the object of
pm present assemblage, shall endeavor 10 do
able. % ~H'
The object of this meeting is 10 take into
e'us,uerauoh The proceedings of the late meet.
AZ" a, manchester, wiIeTe, we are Informed a
bdHd at lawless gtardererS committed am ,n,t
rage upon An ORDERLY, dctenceless and iuno-
ceat people which would c0mgeal the blood of
theh, even 10y its simple relation In exaniu-
ine Tue particulars t'ereuf, we have TO lameu,
VIA heither age nor sex could impede tie fury
% 'hose DarOarous rdVagers but the hoary-
hedded veteran was moved TO the ground and
tra'hpird npoE, and helpless women with their
Dab s at their breasts were damned tn shara
the same cruel fate
therefore. trust that we, az Englishmen.
ponni oy me ties of kindred, country and hui
maiiItF. will be ready, upon this occasinu IN
show 20 The world that we still possess those
manly and symp athletic feelings which have so
try.
An address, prepared for the present occa.
ton. '"' pP'0N"
After which the following address was read
ON adareSs 10 me People OF England. from their
:, feHou f0untryaeR at Nelc York
fehow CoantFymen-it is with feelings the
most painful. that we this dav assemble IN CIV.
press our opinions on an action too inoustron.
al ~.
unparalleled IN the annals of BItlain-We AL
lnG' I" ihe MASSACRE AT MANCHESTER.
We iegrei that our country is reduced 10
shctI situation that her laws are tramuled nm
oer loot ana the weak AID deienceIe<s LEFT a
prey 10 the Dioodhounds Of tyranny But we
tnst, The time IS not far distant when Britons
WIN oecome themselves ayaiu Then shall the
io'usts be pat 10 flight, aud our beloved coun-
tiy agiIn resume its nonted iudeuennence and
Prosperity.
W hat mau who possessss feeling. in common
with his IeIiows, Can look al the nresrnt ,Itua-
lion OF England withoui a desre" OF horror
i'ut lew years ago, and size was the seat of
IDerty-the light and envy of the world. Now
s'"s the ScOff and byword of nations WlIiie
ner SONS ere driven 10 foreign Ciiines TO seek
mat which nature gives in superiority al home
Row are the mighty fallen!
lhose cruel aud unJust wars which were en-
!eicu mis- OS our government TO crush the ris-
ing uoertles ut America aud France. had tor
their Object, to govern and tax the former uu-
represented, and TO impede the progress of
yacoDiuism In tue latter And ,he resHit has
peen 20 place us in situation the most de .,l,,-
Tdote5 Willie thPy robbed the country Of her
vH"iS' te HOVER OF her youth to train them 10
ne'~t shu thuS 10 keep ms III a state of vasSal-
aSS. but IN tue words of wise man Uf old
Inc knave shall tail In his own GINNING =
such aust Inevitably he the ras. with the
presses ministry Ihey have built upon false
iOunddtiOn, aud the fabric must fall But A
.ne s|ine ume, II IS above all things necessary,
70 watch closely their Innovations, with a de-
Utniited spirit TO oppose every thing that I,
uEcODS ttu tIOndl or unjust
we perceive that II Is he intention of .niuis-
ISio 70 duo 10 the stdndiHg army 1900 mcu.-
TOT "hdtE La tiue OF profound cage ~ ueu
s"erds should have been TIMED iuto ,jcu..h-
SHARES aud spears into pruul q no Ks al
tine hte tins, TO add 10 900 men 10 the incre-
oibIe aRh nncouStItnt. nal host which alrel dv
exists! 'o iheu The spirit, of out fathers
sium0er, OF have Eu.lisjmen submitted u,s-
siSeiy to hug tacir chains, that minister, dars
INNS TO insult thtmf No! We trust that whtie
be mdufOliy opposed
~ LOOKING over the Ministerial prints of ,n.
u"N, we Cannot but smile at the old and ha.1-
nltu cant property is in danger. We would
ash whose property IS ia daugrr1 is Il the pr,,.
perry OF lie valuable farmer that is in DANCER >
no, Tor notwithstanding tie most incessaIlf Ia
OO'' ahd tie StTicteBt ppiicdtiOn, he can sc5rre
msg' we 'h'f'Asing demands that are already
ni"de uPon hiu To support "a system md mn
udt every trde .nglIsunan aDhor,i is II ne
pro- ely OF Tie nseiui t.dlp snian that Il ia dan
EeIF-No' Tor the good sense of Il discerning
PenPlF VIII yer ,rompt tuem 10 Strain eyery
nerve 10 dgrHd 1t! f. u then the properfv II
Tue industr'Ons aud worthy mechanic that /. IN
Such iuminCht sabgCFl No, foi he ha. lon,
OtsD fendeTed Incapable OF supporting himself
aSh' i"dh 10y meritcd! Then wiose PROPERTY
- W dapgeff IL IS the illgoitep propei ty OF hC
inonopOhzinF aud speculative men whose irat.
nc OF seats ~ the Commons H0u.e OF PatI,a-
me"l, mas deprived the people OF Eng.and Of
tne right ~ that HJuse to winch thoy a G. en-
H'ea by Masna Charta and the Eli OF Rirb,s
nHo reduce her TO her present situation. has
IOSatd her with adebi too srleyOus To- b. borne
anu under which u is Impossible to exist 49, n
eros VIII DOR oppressors, aud with then too
II Uta+f toll
There Is another observation in the before
m'hiio1cd prints, which we canuOt pass over
~ Sishee, We mean the intention Of ministers
u pass biiiOi Indemnity to screen from ius-
ice TIE perpetrators Of Ire outiages commit
ttn az Mdnchesicr.-Ihe have Nautoued ia
lu"l def-dnd they would shield the muftl, =
ELS! hut what Is u they would uUt do their
SITUATION h's bccome desporatc--tl,ey would
Wadr 90 th"li pnrposcs ju blood However. The
DAY OF RetriL1ts0n at hand let rs await Tia
The M O.! Liberty bas arisen, aud we hope,