Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-04

objection, which had been ably urged by tho hon.
member Tor CalIngton, appeared TO him quite fatal
10 tho noble lords measure. There was another
"hlec''oi urged by tho honorable member for Cal
ing winch appeared tn him Of great weight IL
was Then inevitable tendency of the bill TO scycr eve
~ ink ef copnecton between the poorer classes and
that class from which their representatives were
usually chosen Now this scvering of the ties which
connected tho highest and the lowest classes was
opposed 10 the practical workings of the present
system OF rep escntatioua great. Characteristic
comTcndatory feature of which was that il enabled
every class in tho community to. IN aome way OF
other, have voice IN the election OF the members
of that house. Now he did not moan by this ,o saw
that the fronchse should be extended to oil the
classes OF tho community. but that the constitution
worked well from having here and there an trance
cnannSi Tor inc broadcast principle of popular repre-
scntation. If to make himself better ood j,
was proposed 10 him TO IN. ke a selection between
the franchise IN force in Windsor and that in force
IN Preston he would not hesitate to prefer the
iormcr; but he wood not. therefore, abolish the
present franchise, and assimato il TO that in
Windsor; all that he would do was 10 take care
not 10 take the model for his plan of extending
the franchise 10 other places, but not so the noble
Lords bill. 1t would disfranchse all those open
ooroughs the votes Of which were not rated at O.
Though reason had been, or could DO, addu
ced Tor dcpriving the trremen Of Coventry, or the
pc, wallpapers Of Preston, Of their franchise
Would not. he put IT to the noble Lord and The
house, the effect Of this d.qualifyinp principle be
the a6ixng political stigma upon those not eligible
% vote under tie Ei0. qualification He could no,
s"ssent TO the measure were il only on this ground
Tor ne could not consent to stigma upon from
200 10 500 Of his constitute nts which the bill wo.L
defranchise: to be left, forsooth, to Prvy Council
Arrangement, ~ which they might possibly be eua
blsd to vete in an adjoining parish. (Iienr, hesr
hcar) But. says his noble friend who spoke last
only see how the bill will put end for the
all the expenses and vsxa,ion of bringing men some
900 800 miles TO vote for a member in a place IN
which they had no local or personsl interest. But
he asked his noble friend how resident constitu-
ents Of the University of Cambridge would receive
this proposition Had the hon. Barone, who re-
presented the Unworthy of Oxford contemplated
such rangementi III was here intiuated to tho
right b, Baronot that the bill would not apply 10
the Universities Mo- What is this their general rule
that had exception. L'ud cries Of '.hcar" ~
it applied unainchlngly and without exception to all
classes and pisces. Hear, hear, heart VIVA,
does it do? Why, make exception of body
tho clergy-the very men who loast need being
made an exception; while II deprves the less pro.
tected poor man of the privilege of voting where
he does not possess house rated at El0
(Hsar. hear.1 The right honorable Baronet dwell
or this point at some length He w.ud next apply himself to
oueh system. Now usually and appeared TO him
mos, eonrncnsy urged that those horoughs advantage
Gus BY their afordng the OF that
men ho had claims beyond their ability Two objection
had been in the Of the debate urged asans,
1
from the honorable member for Westminster (N Hobhou
himself man of eoea, abiliy,-(hear hrar) was that
by means desirable that Of talents should he
hers OF tina, hsusehat reformed Parliament solid
and integrity would be highly valued Now he TIT
other hand maintained that nothing tended
public respect for that House than being great
talent and eoquenee ard that nothing would lower
public estimation than that should be below average
ny OF educated gentlemen and that talent and ability would
have welcome reception. within its walls But. says
honorable Member for ClaIe-''lc let have Of ABILITY
by all means but let us select other for their obanin
than close boroughs( us a purer and NOR
extensive franchise, and they will get leas, much
ry at present But what said he, your cf ability
Take every hundred you meet in the street, and one
Them will be man OF ahi,y-,ake hundred names tn
Red Book. and one may be man of abiiy-snd ON
hundred Of ,awny complexion bu, ess get
by tile accident Of close borough And then
member asked them, fair To Judge by the accident
stead of the general tendency OF SYSTEM he (Sir
Pee was content to judge by the tendency and The
dent OF the close borough system and would iba
that tendency essentially favourable entrance of me
Of ability into 'ha, House He had that morning turned
the of from 20 IS OF the men tina
had sraced that House for the last 30 40 years-men
whom might he said with the glowing language oeru PUNK
foa, down the stream pocry he found thai, vii,
three excep,inns they all returned boroueh, which
noble Lords bill would wholly dsGanehse There Was Mr.
Cunning Lord North, }. Townsend MIR Burke MIR Flord
MIR Pu, Mr. Fox, Lord Grenville. The Marquis Wellesley
MIR. Pereeva Lord Plunke,t, Mr. Canning, Mr. Wyndhan
Mr. Homer, MIR Huskson MIR Brouchan, Sir samuel ROM
~, Lord Casiereaeh MIR Tierney Sir Grant Lord GREY
and Lord Liverpool ali frs, returned Tor close boz
oughs (hea and hut three Of ihe, members for coue
Nor vas the mere facility Of admission the only benefit TIL
condition Of successful alentfor displaying their
ability large SCALE recommended them mors ez,ens,y
franchise at age; and again. when they
caprice want Of otherwise eived Of the
larger seats those boroughs which the noble lords woul
destroy altogether received them, and secured nvauab
abour, to their country (fieaI hear, hear Such III
case when Mr. Sheridan defeated Saford-hs f.un
shelter in Leicester. MIR Wyndbam having failed at Nor
wich took refuge a, Hgham Ferrsr and Lord Ca.ereash
like having lost his electen the county of Doo
was e,urnsd for Oxford Mr. Tisrney also when he Io
Southwark was returned 70, Knaresboronsb and Lord Gre
for Tsvs'ock, when defeated in Northumberland
, lre M CONTINUED
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