Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-31

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or who had a second shirt to his back, doa MS
the back to the bnrlhen;& ne appears 10 nave
ht,ed great & the rich Of this country I" the
burthrn of this man, or. could they nave s"Her'
ed him TO remain in Office on the single mo-
ment after the making Of that declaration! II we
were brought 10 within forty.eight hours OF
barter, who the devil had brought us there but
he and his fellows? Who, besides them, had
brought the na,ion into that state' And, are
we is lament; are we to be afraid that second
deIuge is coming because a fellow like TINS
ceases TO receive our money by shovel-iulls!
The Duke Of Wellington and his solder-peo>
PIE may, possibly, commit plumbers enough;
but, can they commit greater blunders or do
more mischief than was done BY this man and
his fellows?
Upon this memorable occasion, as we'll as in
the month Of June 1925, Re had the WISDOM
most positively to pledge himself, that under
no circumstances would he give his consent to
re,uIn 10 Bank restrictions. Wise Canring &
Lord Goderieh did the same. So that. after
having, during thriy.6ve years, assisted to
swell the nations debt, by the means OF paper
money! TO the amour, before stated, he has the
impudence Ia assert that under no circumstance
will he suffer the nation TO paw the interest OF
It's debt in any other currency than that OF gold
" hich, unless in case OF such reductions as
those TO which he has always been opposed. is
as impossible as il is for him 10 fly over the
top Of Mr. Hrrries' new house.
Another rare instance Of his wisdom. fore
sight, & sevices. was, his motion in the House
Of Commons, in opposition TO motion OF Mr..
Western, for the House 10 declaie that II never
would change the standard of the money, eih-
er in light or in 6neness; declaration which
Ina, House passed on his motion. So that
having provided ,2ooi wear for himself, out Of
the public money. out OF the taxes paid bv the
people, hs is inArxihle in preserving the high
value Of tina, mo"ev, he is determined tina, the
nation shall paw all the demands upon II. Great
ed by 2aprr- money. in money OF at least three
times the value PRAY, m, friends, mark how
the things works. When he obtained his pen
sion, whrat had been on an average Of years &
still was, fifteen shilIines the Winchester bush
el; il is now not more than six shiliings the
| Wine hester bushel; and, If the present law, OF
| which he was ore Of The main authors, be cars
red INFO full effect, wheat will not be more
than four shillngs the Winchester bushel SO
lhat the patent gave him twelve hundred
pounds year, and the change IN the value OF
the money will give him almost three times
,2Ool year more. Farmers and landowners
and traders may sink but he himself will swim
Another instance of his services might be
cited in hose projects Of free rade which have
broken up The ancient system Of the countr,;
which have ruined the English ship owners,
AND which for the sake of immediate revenue,
have sacrificed the permanent Interests OF the
country. Ii is curious, too, that these ideas of
free trade have bu, recently come into his head;
for, he was one Of theno,t strenuous advocates
Of the corn bill Of 1915; and then said that,
trade in corn, could not be free. while the debt
OF the nation was what il rhrn was; and that
while such heavv taxes remained, Engl:shmtn
must be content 10 eat bread at highprice. Now,
behold, he is the advocate for free trade in
corn He is for making al annu,ants snd
pensioners and pareme" prof at the expense
of the land owner; he is Tor cheap brt ad, for low
prices; but the devil Of penny does he talk OF
having deducted from his pension. On the
contrary, he got, year or two ago. two thou
sand pounds year in addition To his then great
salary; and that, too, for his merits in having
caused to be d. muished three hundred Acts Of
Parliament Il think it was) that were hostile TO
FIRE :rade but, he observed, under which hos
tile Acts Of Parhamen, the nation had been
happy and free without debts, without new
jails. new warehouses;, and tread mills.
This man sees the prices OF every thing fall
en-. He sees the common labourer reduce d 10
mere bread and water he sees the middle class
fast following the labourins class: he sees
straiened means Of starvation every where; lie
patiently listens 10 the projects for sending
people out Of the country, on account OF their
distresses; but, he adds 10 his salary immensely,
and the devil Of one far,hing does he propose
to have taken from his pension. DR.. Black,
who, dare say, expected to &c, from him some
fat post in the colonies, seems 10 be i'll devil
Of fright at his departure from office, which
he says ",oiH Instantly be felt in Pari'o-
ment and throughout The country" Felt
indeed, it is iel, by me, already; and with feel
ings Of great satisfaction it has filed me
"We shall now" says the Scotch doctor, "have
fierce extremes opposed to each other" For
what, Doctor? Do you think we shall fight for
his pr nsioner for dis fat pig, SO dexterous at
dem fishing old Acts Of Parliament. ard not
less dexerous at creating national debrs? Do
you think, Doctor, tina, we are now to be huns
plugged with tales about Wings and Tories?
That day is gone by, Doctor; and your talking
about the Dukes scheme Of governing US upon
high tory principles, only exposes you 10 he