Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-08
ENGLAND.
fORKSHIRE ELECTION

s,oluUc was nominated 0y Sir w. FOnls; LORD Nor
3 peth b. SIR ohn JohnsoD Mr.. Bethelby Mr.. Bever-
sSly; Mr. Bfougham by Mr. Sykes, M P and AR Mar.
tin Stapylion by h,msef y - 49, 49,.
After Lord Morpeth and Mr.. Duncombc had ad-
Iii Broughams came forward amidst universal
cheesing ieaddresed the meeting 10 the following
meets 81" Gentlemen, the disadvantage under which
oour 10 addressing yon, and which distinguish
es me at from all the other candidates WHO
nave applied to you for your sutfrages, compels me
- 70 preface my address to you on this, to me,
exempted occasion, by soliciting you believe that
TO which believe shall obtain your ready assent.
when affirm that stand for, and now fill the stu
aton OF candidae to represent this great county
Parliament not from any personal vanity of my own
not to graty any individual condition of mine, not, in
word, as volunteers and far less intruder in
10 county where am stranger tcries of No, mol.
whose VOICE never yet was raised on any public &C.
CASTOR, that turned deaf ear to it (cheers) and
whose Commands alone acknowledge as bearing ON
my mind the influence of despotic sway. (Cheers)-
have now the happiness to stand before you hough
u am not Yorkshircman, with the assured hope of
succeed. < IN that object, winch to me will be the
most heii,ant reward of all my political ambition,
which will place me summit which month ago
could never dream of reaching, aud on which re
peat now to you soemny to-day the language which
4 used when first received your call. l solemnly
vow that Iony look at 1t most precious in my eyes
on account oftbat boundless prospect which it ex-
pands hefote my eyes oftriumph hereafter to be
III sacred principles hereafter to be asserted with
power as well as sincerity--of my weak hand now to
be strengthened b. the might which slumbcrs in the
arms OF temperate Sfreemen-of that m ght which
~ trtst that The people of England never win be
called upon to exercise in any other way than in
holding up their hand to elect their representa-
tves. but which though hope that the fatal exper-
fnent never will be tried, have confident persua-
sion would ~ At ever becomes necessary, be upfted
as manfiliy as they were by your ferefathers when
they 10 arshalied us the way through blood and dan
ger, TO a Tree constitution. OF powers thus exerc
3 sed, andsfor as hallowed purpose, you have now
glorious example in aneghbouring nation, which has
now made your cause Its own, and which, alter long
3 nelDg as some say, your enemy, has now become
your competltor IN the glorious of liberty, which.
rossed by unbearabie oppression groaning-but that
freemen Will not groan-llas in its might, and
driven, your hers drove, tyrant from the throne
which he had polluted, and from capital which he
had stained with the blood of free and innocent citi.
zens and which II trust after it shall have procee-
ded to exact such punishment from the ministers as
will prevent their successors from following so bane.
9 fui an example, will sink again into the repose from
winch oppression reused II, and will show much
I temperance in laying their triumph it did cour-
agein resisting wrong and that henceforward France
will reapIbe harvest of peace which the tears she
has shed, and the wounds she has suffered, have SO
well entitled her to- enjoy; and that hencefsrward
France and England will look upon each other as
frlends, and long maintain the peace which ought to
remain lnviolaele between them. Standing here, as
do before you, fully agree with those hon. men
who have preceded me In declining tender any pied
gees to my future conduct; but know if do not
refuse to give pledges OH the same grounds as they
q do, for have objection pledge myself in detail
if it be needtu but hitherto have not found ne
cessary, for am no untried man. (Chcers.) can
only appearors have other explanation to give
Eof my future ntentions-l can only al peal say, 10
the course which, have hitherto held, and ask YOU
believe that it is not likely shall desert the
principles which hitherto l have held sacred, from
which temptation has moved me that cnuld be of.
fered to me, either in my political professional lie
lgreat cheering -which no frowns OF have
scared:me from asserting, although 1t has been my
fate to meet with them, | would not abandon
an iiiuslrious client, whom it resolved to
torment-to banlsi--to persecute, and even TO
murder. (Great cheering, with TWO or three his
SEES from the hustngs) am glad to see that
have thousands of my fellow citizens, who like
thousands at the Time shared the feelings by which
vas influenced in that of unhearG-of cruelty
and of mean and miserable compliance with he ca
price of monarch on the part of ministers-a COM
pliaDce only to be equalled these countries where
the tyrants of the East fash The scmitar or brandsh
the bow-string in the eyes of those ministers who re-
fuse to comply with their cruel propensities. Cheer
ing.) have won, am happy to say and am COM
forted with that reflection, though find aboui threeI
voices raised in disapprobition of my conduct |
(great cheering, and perfect silence afterwards on
the part of the hssers) heartily rejoice to find that
those voices not among the honorable men who
stand before me; and am glad 20 fud that they
have now at last died natural death. So perish
every voice that henceforth shall be raised against
right and against liberty for slavery and to back op-
preston. (CDeers.) Among those triurnphs to
which now by your support confidently look for
ward, one, and the on which 1 shall first say
word Though we are all agreed upon the subject
why should say word at all?) lis that which re-
lates to the relief to be extended to the suffrngs of
the people. When saw in my visit to the West
Riding, thousands ofindustrious and skilfu men, and
at the same time warehouse after warehouse
filled with the produce of their industry and skill |
could / bat be indignant that the markets of the
East were closed against them whence might come
so much wealth to them, and to which so much by
them might be expected And when asked ny
self for whose benefit 1t was that the industrious ar
tisans of Leeds, and those of Huddersied who are
receiving less than third of Extraordinary wages
excluded from markets Of such promise, drst
asked myselfIs it fer the benefit of the landow-
.er?'-fof If it were, it would be some consolation
that they were benefited by it next asked-.Ts
it for the other of this COMMUNICATION would
he some satisfaction that what the industrious cas-
ses Of Yorkshire los, others of counttymen
gained. But noi nothing of the sor--it was to be-
neGt four-aud twenty East India directors the ready
tools of every goyernment-the obsequious voters
liz sunnnrt Of ELL adnnis "a inns.,o rlo ~. e.