Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-22

70 'he cIe a the peace TO be held as re cord Of fran.
rhses Every one kaew The enosn oIs expense Of
conveying on, voters In Yorkshire Il cost IeO 900
atan eeeuor. lilo proposed that The roll b. taken in
separate hnudfeds, beoie justices assembled, az in
quarter sessions. The hefh would hold the tle ciiop
aud II pd was demanded he w,uId aciluu il 10 II e
oeit day, aud the poll To 10 kept open on,y Tor the
| space OF h-e Gays
The elee ions to be so managed TIA, na eecor ,houd
"S'e'o conc more tbau b,een mites 10 poll II 10
plan ilo eob,sa LATED ne sad ion ard dyis,tn of car
',n 'unre@ end 10 oevia,e the iii,ues lie p.cpo-
e1 hat ms MJss'y be solicited 10 appoint Council
VINO sh0uld % ttvc't ii With dis su hority eth ic
rasiog parishes, altiog 10 the number OF electors
u they tboGsht fl II saw TO diticuI,i-.; but ,bs
r'on' arro'a'rd to his commission he ptrsons OF
responsibility aud nh getty.
l, WAS ptopossd tAat ths iisht of retun'ns
10 Parliament should remain as prss.ni in all towns;
cities aud b. roushs IN Ireland They further prop,s.
ed tina, the qualification. Of voting. a, i'm E~sI,ra
should be arrstg d in this manpss, ~ az ,or,m.d,
IL evils which arose from the small an limited num-
oer Of electors IN sos OF the boroughs AID ,owrs In
iren nd They proposed that tie rish, OF eiee ion i'm
any town or p'ses IN Ireland watch returned a nsm.
Der TO PAIL ment ud be in all rsn.s If
Ahooe 10 which they esded IN the sa.d town or 10.
rough, or BAT residsd elk months pr.yiaus in n
'i'n Of HE yearly value OF 10 and rsous rsD,j, 8
mouse oil the efar yearly valae Of l0l over and above
all d-dnc ions, whs should have pys,.,ed scco,b
ins o N torm oresrrbel. There were three impor.
N lows IN Ireland 10 which I was proposed
10 g'vt an adii ionai member ca, h. namely II l.
is', Limerick Wa;trtlrd, and that was ,he on.
au.hon wo'et II was p opposed % max. to the num-
Der OF msmh-rs returned To represent tie KINGDOM
oil rean 10 he Imperial Parlisnen The arrapasm MT
wnen n now proposed as TO the number Of members
when would constitute that houe, II wouli he seen
wuu ne one eminenty favorable bo,h 10 ZEALAND and
Sc0tant and 10 ireland particu arly co. fer A. nu,
her oil the present members in In house rsprs,rp ns
pace' III England was to be cut of, aod their place.
were Doi 10 be supplied, ;hc Irish rep,es,pta,iv,.
would come OF great relative importance, a. re
gardei ths msnbers in that house. He th.upbi ,b,,
III maj respeel no measure could he calculated to
greater satisfaction in Ireland. With reesrd N IN
hon IN the present right of voting 10 the couu1i,, IN
'tssnl ihey proposed that bens6ced eiersymen
snouu rev Ter a. oof treeh9liers The present mum.
Der Is osS He proposed aimuu'ion of that nun he,
to the amount Of l6S, leaving the remainder 500: or
ne oher band, il was proposed that there seou1
oe sapso rev members Ter Scotland. for Ireland
JT vale. ior London, 81 r the large towns and Z.
ot the Enyli counter; m!k'ng total nj ne MAJ,
bers OF LOG. Thrt rumber added TO the 39o q h,h -.
inabisd Above would make he total number of mem
bfrs 10 tha, house under this BILL sos being
~ adecrease in tie existing number Of msmbtt,,C6,
lh.rs was another quettion 20 which, with ihs I.avn
OF the house he would now atvsrt-it was que.iou
wh en- had been much agated add discussed of late
aud The omission OF which, PERHAPS in the p-essnt n.
might be regarded by some honorable membsr. q, :,
d.teci-he alluded to tbs vote by ballot -(H,ar y
Tbs ballot, no ub', had much to recommep'. hr,
however favorable such a mode of taking he 80.
insight lie in the instance of the censcp nous vo,.r
"hsn ex"rci ing his irsnehiss, he I.Md J. Ru,s,I\
wa, al me came time eon'eienously convinced that Il
would give cover Tor much fraud-for much crime
that 1t would siford more extensive field for The
erclse OF ha bad passion s. and that ,bou Oh
mou'' p'eve' old irtneuce 'r7m having any power
ov.r lhe good voter IL would likewise prevent sood
lnun nee from produc ns any ed CT upen tie bal
IL thought 1t vonld bs difficult to induce the ueo
pie 81 fueh country as THE, whs were accustomed
10 dee care their vo'es their opinions cny ever 10
recourse 20 the secrecy OF The ballo,-(Hear1 p.
was bound to say-and this In hi, mind one NJ ib
sTong-s, o. eeons 10 the ballot hat it did atpesr 10
nm OF all thinSs he most doubtful, wheth;r her.
ought 10 be any class description Of persons CON-
neeted In any mannlr vita the Representation of IN.
eonItry, paraking of any irresponsible character
ta~ers heErl Now the ballot would place i,rssnonsi
bic power H. the hends OF all pet,cu, .,,Ia h, |
shifted to vo'e He felt /, no, right 10 rero,e IL
EesPohfloie power IN any mar; for what bang was |
mere whose nind nnd nigh, not be overloaded by
error or nsied by the feelings Of passion. The gene
raj objection made TO evsry Improvement Of The n.
lure OF those hicb hi proposed was ib at an al
'erahon OF ev r. thlng rendered valuable by tine and
sacred by the constitution.
Tho'e who followed the very letter Of their snces.
tors would say that thsr ancestors had deoresd tina
Old Sarum should send members to the Hou.a n,
Commons, and therefore they would maintain that Old
SMum should continue TO send representatives, of what
no longer was 10 existence TO be he ON
the Contrary would say, sour ancestors declared that
large aud popuons towns should send members 10 Par,
lament, and IN obedience to ancestors let Bsming
ham, Lseds and Nj snchester possess the elective fran
ckise arr be freely reprentsd." 1t appeared TO him
that reform were refused, all confidence and sympathy
would very soou be With eld.-("No no and cheers
Ha asked whether, when Ministers Of The crown
were convinced that reform neces.ary-wbea tho
sovereign had permitted them to lay be lore tn. house
their proposition, ADD when they came wi h that perm
sion TO declare in he mosi hym and nivoca mann,
thai ey considered reform to Indispensable s. when
the people out OF doors, by muundes OF petitions and
Tai M OF voic-s, were calling for iha same thing
was it ir the House Of Commons to say-"We are
the JUICES OF our purity; we equally ds.lie the
mn s r. OF the Crown and the voice of the psopIe |
We will keep our power against all remoI RANGES and
all pet'lcns aud we will take chance Of the Dire ad
c nsequ.uces" He Appealed to the gerry and aris-
iocracy q gland. H4 asked them now-uow that
great sacrhce was TO be made for the putlc safe |
aud general good-wOuld uey not show their gene. |
roiy would they not evnce their putlo sririt, aud
identity tn mselves in future with the peopiei H. ak
cd them 10 come forwsrd uader these circumstance,
aud give stability ts political strength and pescs 10 the
country. His M'jesiy's ministers had pursued the |
strict lice OF the duty, and had followed a stfaight
Stw rd corrse nei her seeking for the ,uppor Of Ta
,cuiar elasse', nor the applause of the multitude |
They bad thought what they had proposed wa. the |
only thing c4lulAled 10 give permanence 10 he con
'h'9n, which had so long bsen the admiration of fo.
reign nations, on account OF iis free and popular.
fpTi', but which could not exist much longer |
eXesp. by an iDfuiion oi new popular spirit, By |
these means The house would show to tbs world
that il was d. termined longer to be an Assem-.
bly, OF tbs representatives. Of small classes and mar
cular lnteres's but tha,it resolved 10 form bo
ny OF men who Represented the people, who sprung |
rom the people, who had sympa,bes with the propIe,
and "ho could fairly call upon the people to support
heir burdens GB the future struggles and dihieuiiie,
'f the country, the ground that those who a.ked
hsm for ihstsupport joining heart and hand with
welfare OF England The noble lord sal down amidst |
prolongnsd chserng from every part OF the house.
Sir John Sebright seconded the motion
Sir X. highs opposed the motion. Ii WAS his opinton