Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-20

here elegant and appropriate ai,us;on 20 the
presence q: the Royal Duke, who he (Sir f'rancs)
was sarc could nothing more conscni, TO his
feelings than the effects of such conduct as he had
described, and the dressings il calculated 10 tii-
fuse. His Royal HighneSs could fail to observe
IN such scene, how grateful we've the unhou,ht az
irciions OF men, and how little king of England
needed for his defence, than the love Of Il crate
lul aDd happy people. Sir Francis then alluded 10
h's health l,cing proposed second time, which he
culd only npute To the wish Mr. Coke had to intro
dtrc HIM to the knowledge of the Frecholdcrs of
Norfolk. lie took notice OF the saunders alluded to
hy Mr.. Coke and defended his character from their
venom with much force. He distlancd the imputn-
ton OF Jacobin principles. No man. he said. could
be more anxious than himself that the King OF Eng
land should he the greatest and beloved King in
the world; his political faith tina, OF the co,-
'uion OF t.ng'nd the original and true constitution
OF our Iorelatlers, without any new gloss, modern
corruption RE next alluded To what he had suffered
Tor his lnscreon perhaps, but certainly for the sin
cci'y oil his attachment TO civil liberty, and the honest
expression o his feelings when he ii assaiied and
onti1'9cC IN The manner II had been. lie happy
to SAY that he had many friends who did not think
hun deserving those marks ofdissrace with which il
lat been thought ii To stignltizc his conduct :anOnr
me rest, the Royal Duke thea present did think
the walls OF prison. in such case, mark Of pub
nc l"laihy tout cheers, nor diSdIn visit an un
justly suffering subject. He protested not To under
stand much o. agriculture and general cultivation
nut there MAS one plant, indigenous 10 this SOIL which
lie delighted 10 cherish, and without which all other
cultivation was barren-hc meant the plant of hberty
winch was al once the spring and soiace oi toll and
gave to hcetiug life its usrc and perfume Greut an
ptaUSe.) He had observed thai there was in anri-
culture an Implement, called iornenfor, the use OF
which lie believed was to eradicate weeds from, the.
so ,iiiS Implement he imagined had been gerry much
used asoG, Holltham, as he weeds remaining.
from Which lie concluded that All the farmers ui Nor
io!N had become rGd;cdiS-( Ldgghier) Now, To
carry on the metaphor, he conceived that honest
House oi Commons would be political ioy,aenfor.
winch would root out the nONous weeds ui corruption
hhd hNiSoratc the piouti, of public prosperity. IL
was principle of the British constitutions that the
persons VINO pay the taxes snould appoint those who
impose the taxes the departure from this prino,e
was thr sole cause III oUr present ca!amics, and no
cure could be found Tor them but in our return TO IT,
bad done nohng, AID would DO nothing for the rub
!c relief but referred that To the operation OF time.
Which time could only make worse The hon Baro-
net nest adNrftcd TO the PRINCIPLES uuon ch e on
posed the American war, stating how much he rroc-
g" III me success oil those principles ia 4 CGunrv which
must he considered tic asylum Of civil liberty For
our part, we had been III the progressive Violation al
those Prln'pe ever sncc. anG ilic practical effects
were now too apparent bu. uniiaupilN. they were
VISITED upon lic heads of the hhucVrt instead of the
.W,iy SIR francis proceeded considerable lrnctl,
10 illustrate h~ argument by instances quoted from
nIstosy, shelving the dcsirur:,e sequences of pr-
fusion ana extravaganza, aud the contrary good s.i.
I'ct' oi equity al't economy and concluded Nv re-
peiing his THANKS TO the company and lGinr th,t
SUCH was his satisfaction and rliyt n, Niiai he s,,v
at Hokam, tIIat he hoped be tcsont AT lis ,ture
meetings as long he lived Tho spcecl, was re-
ccivcd throughout with great applause, and eAraor-
uh'rE marks o! attention and respect.