Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-11-29

payment OF gambling debt at tho club where he |
was marker, by this system actually raised to
the baronctage; and have great respect for the
House OF Commons and the baronetagc OF England,
| must take leave 10 add, that pcradv had
he persisted in the Same course of giving right votes
upon the right questions no might have made his
way onward until he had actually reached these
was.'-(I Loud and continued cheers and laugh
ier)-iie defended the manufacturers of Manchcs-
ter from the snccrs that had been cast upon them.
lie would not put those who ute ed these snecrs
IN competition with the opinions of ihoss dcspised
classes. "My Lords, will read an extract of
letter which have received from Manchester, Civ
ing mo All account of the meeting a; that place and
describing the conduct OF those engaged in that
meeting. The writer says, eve had somo very
good speeches. You will, perhaps, be surprised
To hear that the best speaker at the meeting is
common mechanic. He expressed himself with the
uim st clcarncss of diCon and force of rcasoning;
and IN the whole OF his speech, not single obSer-
walton escaped him dsrcspcctful To the higher or
ders OF society. In that and other respects he
showed as much coed taste and good feeling as if
he had been Rursed at ST. Stephens. There were
many other speakers of the same class who were
not far behind him. and can assure YOU that
their capacity TO form Judgment of the measure
ander their consideration, will be dcspiscd only
by these who do not know them" Hear, hear,
hear. i'll there IL mob, there is also ,-coplc.
&c who talk siighingiy of those classes, if your
houses, your castles, your jnanors, your estates
were brought 10 the hanncr and soldat fifty ycar.
purchase their produce would he nothing com.
pared with the property possessed by the middle
classes OF England. But it is not property alone
tte middle classes the best repositories of sober
OF intelligent, of honest English feelings Hear,
hear, heard If they have error, it is
ice sale side it is of caution. On
The other hand, they disregard tho sopli,ry
which would withhold from them their rights; thoy
are superior TO abuse, and for epigrans, they
dread them no moro than they would cannon balls
(Iloar!)-lf, which may God of his mercy avert,
any circumstances should produce acts of tunlult
ana instruction in this country, il is by the sup
port ofthe people Gontradistngushed from the
Popuacc 1t is by tho support of the middle classes
winch form the necessary and wholesome link
OF conncx;on with that mob whch your
Lordslips choose to despse land whose acts
arc frequently such Us to deserve that feel
ihgi) 1t Is by that support alone that any
government will be enabled to preserve or restore
order. Niear.)-To suppose that without such
support any government in this country could con
unue bcncfclally TO conduct public affairs sup
pose an iInpossibty. He r:diculed the talk about
The system working well, and, adverting to the
power CT tho press, he declared that that power
was based on the ruin Of all public confidence in
what was called the representation of the pco-
PIE. On that ruin was erected that other rcprcscn-
tAtiVe system, the representation Of the daily nd
weekly journals, which had set themselves up as
the rivals of the House of Commons. He. adiurcd
Inc Lords not to go on i. DUNG wrong, in sowin o.
injustice and thence in reaping disaficcon. He
proceeded to answer the exhortation which had been
that they were not under intimidation; and with
respect 10 the calls which had been made upon
them not TO yield 10 the opportunities ofdemocracv
he showed, that the majority oftlie old Peers were
IN favour OF the bill. In conclusion he said your
Lords!iifs may pass this BILL and then we shall have
peace and contcntmcnt; but | much rather dread
tHS$ IL may be refused, and that YOU may after
wards be iuGaced, under other ministers, in less
"u"lic'ouS times, TO grant far more extensive
measure than that which is now uro;osed 'Ioud
y lat 4 hn old linz,
tion o! the Sybil never, be forgotten by YOU
: iicdr'l-on no one question of practical politics
mas IL so.diroct hearing this. You now
nave offered To you the volume of peace The
price That you arc called upon by that prophetic
SybI! to pay, is, to restore under treat modfco
IONS me old tasc Of the representative constitu
ton. you Will not take the vo!ume-yon will
nor Ply that rrico-that moderate price, The
5HDli darHens your doors no longer You repent
-You call her hack-she rcturns-the Leaves Of
fci'c are hGF torn out, and it is no longer the vel
unc n 1t first was offered but s,is demands still
T. r9ef Price ana you must now pay for it with par
il",nehts by The year, elections by millions, and
Young by b2iiot-yOu will not pay thai price and
again you send her away. What the next nricc
may be that she will demand and that Won nYust
pay, IS more than will say This know as sure
as man is man, and human error leads to human
dkaPp intment, justice delayed wisdom pastpon-
ed, must enhance the price of peace Nv Lord.
LheTc Is yet an awful consideration connected wi,
lhis Su Jnct. Oh are Judges in the highest cont
IN The last resor-and 1t is the first office of ndpc
never 10 decide even the most tr9ing Cause without
i"ariiiS every thing. But III this cause you are 90
my 10 decide without Neutrality-suspicious. 4 trial
.Coniinucd checring1
My Lords, beware of standing ont on This .,.
re subject. You may obstruct-vou NAV mt off
INC GayTyou may give temporary life TO the bo
oagn J"b1cr, and postpone the elective fran chiso
10 the greatest towns Of the ream but nv lords
lnAL delay viii have effect in raising the rcspcci
VI 'S mouse, and in conciliatng the affections of
'nS people OF this country. (hear.)-Ny Lords.
WIN yoh, because belong to you-bccause I ~,
a good subject of tito kingobccause lam rriamd
10 my conniry-but, above ALL because nv wboIa
ire mas Dccn devoted TO obtain, confirm and ocruc
-""te peace abroad and at homc-I wish YOU nav
" al ,hesc reasons, and by all these motives, I
pray ana bcsccch you not Thus TO reject ths hill
eau G. on you, by all that you hold most dear! |
:'' on every one except those who think no re- |
"''h necessary, and they alone can give a conais
cit vote against the bill, (lear, hear u call on
gu ~ lhls solemn aPpcal-and remember my
Or s, | am in the same vessel as vourscIves
all on you'll entrcat you--and on NV bond
q knees inPlore you not to reject this hill /
CHEERS "''
Lord hyndhurst replied at great length TO the
'ord chancellor; and contrastcd his Lordship's
resent speech with his former opinions and stale
rents on reform which opInon-in favor of re-
'rih IN winch there would be no acknowledgements
nc argued were OF most value. He bronent for
ara scarcely any new point of Importance; but
II many OF the old ones in n new and striking
ght ''"'"s
Lord Tenderdon spoke against the bill
he Archbishop OF Canterbury in a short speccb ,
I'd That he should have supported moderate re- ;
Tn; but this was destructive. sIf It be vour
VI oSh'pS pleasure TO pass this BILL shall I've re-
'ccu TO ind my approximations groundlcse: and /
on Inc contrary, your Lordships should deem if 8
Pcdient to throw Tie bill out, and the popular ,
o'ence' which do not anticipate Theari si,nuld .
suit from this proceeding, l will chcerfiy her d
a. fbe ~ 4.