Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-05

ana ~hal ais" receive most gracious pardon "N-
cept the actual prrpetrator of any o. tho SAID fires
IN case the rson making such discovery hall be la
bl" 10 b. pro- ccutc3 for he same
And the Lords Commissioners Of Treasury
are hereby req ,ired 20 make payment accordingly OF
the sad rewa DIS
Giv'n at our Court ut ST. Jamess, this esd day
OF November, one thousand eight hundred and thirty,
III the II st year of our reign God save the h'ng
Look agaln,I saw, at the Tin. 81 of bread for
mon to- ive on Tor week; look ut the horrld scale
above Insertcd and then hope that these I'M
accompanied as they with Il single word Gi
kindness. possibly tend tn extugu!-h the devour-
ing himes 1t is temporary cause, II is no new
feeling of discomfort tina, IS at work: It IS 4 deep
sense of grevous wrongs; II is Ong-harbouTcd re-
sentiment; il is accumulation ofrcverge Fer unnr-
tied punshm nt;.It has long been snot"red IN these
our injured and suffering c1uEtrvul" Gnl 1t mas now
bursed forth: it is natural cfi"c' # canS" winch
is obvious that ticks consumed by are" when
fire is put TO them. Whal. know well, that men ar"
harnessed to and compelled work like horses
or oxen; know that cons rmced "n purpose
for them to draw; kew that they are shut mp in
bounds like cattie know that in order TO weary and
lnsultthem, they made to carrvu heavy load back
ward and forward on the road. while the overseeer
who has salary out of the rates, stands br
with stick 10 compel them perform the degrading
task! What know all this! w hat bells are as
tened To their necks i'll order that the
hear whether they be moving when within hearing
aud of sight: know hat ;hcy put up at ~
ton and sold; know that the married men seDara
ted by force from their wives. prevent them from
breeding; know hat the House of Commons actually
passed law to authorize the overSenrs to sell their
dead bodeS VIVA! know all his, and then to seem
tt believe. that it is temporary, cause
thai hasp-"ducrd the presen' r'rts Know all this,
and believe that menac"s. mer' n,enaces, la Sid
mouth, can lend tn restore 'randniiityi
Bu' if this excite our as,o"iShme't, what are We
to s'y of that part Of Lord Crc's speech in which
h" speaks of ''inStigatinns?' He and his colleague
WILL inquire he save into this curious part Of af
far; To- he adds, here is every reason to believe
tnat the disturbances have taken place a the irsti
CATION of persons whom rho lis ress did not affect
no hear Pc" and Koatchbull. and the stupd and
bloody oil Tim s. talk A. this c, might Ms, much
surprise any body; but to hrar Lord Grew talk al the
same rate will huvH made people stare. A little
tim" fnr reflection. hnwev'r sieadias ones head here
too; they though not ALWAYS pulling ,oGcther
all IN the same bost; and 1t is hit circumstance that
blinds them all at any rate makes Them talk unon
this m1tter as If thhv were hl,ud Whaii AN those
men look at the facts before their eyes; can thew SEQ
the millions OF iabourers every where rising up and
hear them saving that they II no longer sfarve
upon potatoes' can hey them breaking thresh-
ing mochines; 'hev see them catherine
together and demanding increase of wares.
can they see all this. and can thrv believe thai
me hres do MT proceed from the sam persons;
but that these ire the work If nvsihle and al
most incorpnreal agency OLD Mr. Benner ofViIr
SHIRE last w"el, that it pity he took unnn him
to vouch very positively fur the labourers of Wit
shire be cause there is long winter coming I, now
appears that n" was too has'y in his vouchinp. He
said that ''they would not only refrain from eutra res
bur would be most active in suppressing them" though
1t was hard t." see what cause could arise for this
ACTIVITY unless the ontrageR were committed; and it
was, If possible, still harder 10 see who was to ro
into Wiltshire TO commit the outrages
In snort all this ialk about instgators about men
going IN post chaises and landans, to cause stacks
and barns to be fired; it is all foolish and so false
1T ls at once stupid and staring and insulting lie
that 1t really docs asonish tn hear it put forth
such IN useless iie too, if suppose tho hearers NJ
1t to be possessed of the smallest portion of common
'lI1F o1t, IS: =,
to men who reflect that every 'axpatcr and thn-eat-
er, no matter OF what sort size hn or she be- is
afraid to believe and wishes the nation not tn beIieva
that the fires are the wo-s of the labourers And
why are hev so reluctant t0 hpleve this and so
anxious that it should be- hrlnyc cd by nohodv9 Ra
cause the iabourcrs are The millions for mind smiths
wheel vrights, collar makers Garment prs brickIavers
an are OF one 'alnd and becaesn, if tho millions be
oent upon tins work. who is to stop il? Then to he
oVe that the iabourcrs the burners i tn beIeyn
that they must have boon urged the deeds 5v des
peration, proceeding from oIln grievols vrnu6 reoI
or imaginary; and to believe this is to believe that
the burnnGs will continue, until the 'vrnnr bn re-
dressed To believe this is TO believe that there must
be such change of sys will take from tho r.
ana th" eaters large portion of what thew receive
and give IT hack to the abour"rs: and beiieyo fbie
the tax and tithea crs will. until the DolticaI
Noah shall enter into the ark This is the trne cousa
OF all the at once stupid and impudent talk that we
nave nenTd about secret insgators and abnuc ncen-
uIaries IN post ahasoS and landaue
And, now. rs TO he use Of all hasc rnonacns Tb,
OId Pines. ALWAYS bloody begins to cali aloud for
blood. Send especial commission saw, this bloc
dy minded newspaper writer, which ALWAYS sDnol,s
Ine language OF IN" has" mscr rants ofstock lobbers
But what is the Especial commission" to do in ston-
ping the fires? And what so likely TO Increase tbn
as acts OF severity! The is this, in plain and
distinct propositions. That tho labourers have
long been reduced 10 state approaching tn starva
ton for want of su1iciencv Of wages Q That tbcr
combined in demand Of higher wares and have used
bodily violence III order to oh ain what they wanted
o. That they have not had physical force where VT
10 proceed IN the enforcing Of their dem7 nds in an
cases and IN every such enforcement is attended,
with great risk tn their liberty and lives j ,pbaf
therefore in order TO ntinrdate their eronIovers 90
as TO induce them to render to them wha they deem
cd nstIce they have secretly SCI fire 10 the stacks
and barns of those whom they regarded as most
strongly opposed to their interests This is the state
OF the case. And now then, what is 10 put n ston
TO these hres Force is Of avail and if force he
useless OF what use is nennce IF we listen to the
ratings o. the mlscreant stocl-jnbbers and Jews.
those cannibaIs who suck no the nations blood we
shaII wish all the whole ofrhe abourprs who rive us
food and rament, TO be slaughtered The blood,
va Times the organ of the lows, would send spe
c'a connis'on to s'rew the counties with hanged
cdrcaScs, as II advised I,O,is %VIU T., IL, ,.;,l 81 -