Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-05
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article from Goblet Of the 9th November is horrid
and appalling That powerful writer rises above his
wonted energy, in describing it.
'It is great satisfaction TO your Committee to ob.
serve, that, Notwithstanding the alarming progress
winch has been made in extending Justification, its
success has been confined to the principal manufao
turing districts and that scarcely any of the agrcul
tura' population have lent themselves to these
lent proJects.''-Report made in February, 1917, to
tne Hoise OF Commons. by Secret Committee, the
chairman of which WAS Castlereagh, who his own
throat, ut North Cray, in Kent, in August, 1892
TO TEE REFORMERS,
AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WERE DUNG EoNED
On The Plans Of TIE NeiU .unis.ry, as a,ted by Lord
BoLr- CouRr, FLEEr-SREEr
Nov. Esd 1880
My Frients-Pray look st the motto! See with
what magnity distinction was drawn between the
county labourers and the labourers! Let those
who cbeered that support, express their s'sas-
faction that the agricultural population" are so
much better behaved than the population" of the
towns All! it is come home to heish foes at
last! always knew that it would, and said it at
the time In a Register, written from Long Island
the 10th of June, 1877 said. in commenting on the
above report, "All in good time for the agricultural
population; all in good tunes but, when that popula.
ton begins to stir, it will laugh At the power of i'm,
prisonment bills 1t may be some time first, but it
Will stir at last; and whenever it does stir, the Thing
will be put to IFS trumps.'
Now, my friends, bearing in mind that, in 1917 a
million and half of EngIshmen petoned, in the
most respectful and humble manner, for reform of
the Parliament, the only of saving the ma.
ton from convulsve lu,ion that consequence
of this, and for no other cause, denounced
IN speech from the Throne by the ssmild" Prince
Regent; that green bags were then to the two
Houses. borne by sidmouth and Castereagh; that
these men then made motions for appointing secret
committees to examine the green bags; that, upon
the bare word of these committees, and without
hearing any evidence seeing any of the pretended
documents in proof of the peoples guilt, law was
passed enabling the Ministers to seize any one that
they might suspect of reasonable designs to nut him
Con their own authority, without being confronted
with his accuser, and without stating his ofence) into
any Jail that they chose, inc any solitary CELL depri.
we'd of the of pen ink and paper, and deprived of
the sight of parents wife, children, and friends; that
they did shut up great numbers in this way; that some
Of these died in prison. that Others when turned out
of the dusgeons and ias, found their wives or chill
dren dead, and that all totally ruined that none
of them ever brought to trial; and that an act
vas passed to bear harmless all those who might in
the execution of these horrid measures ha e excred
ed the limits of this absolute power of mprison
ment law Always, my frienns, bearing these facts
IN mind; and bearing in mind also the destruction of
the people at Manchester who peaceabiy met TO ne
tton for reform in 1919 always bearing these things
i%mind, let us now look at the plans of these new
Ministers.
BY referring TO the Parliamentary Proceedings it
will be that Lord Grey, who is the Prime Minis
ter, made III the House of Lords, Monday, state
of The intentions of this new body of statesmen
l. With regard to Parliamentary Reform; g With re-
gard foreign nations; g. With regard to reduction
of expenses; and 4. With regard to the rural war
ne last IS that winch al present, OF the
sing Importance and, therefore, of that shall speak
first Parliamentary reform is, indeed, inseparable
from the other subject, but it is pressing as TO
time For this reason shall first speak of the rural
var.
With regard to this war, Lord Grey said, cet is
only within the last three hours that we nave BEEN
Installed in respective Offices as Members of bis
Malesty's Government, and we have had access to
official documents, information respecting the
measures which have been pursued by our predeces.
sors. Un.er there circumstances, Only promise
he de !,
OF our immediate, digent and unceasinr at
tention Of our first and most anxious attention;
for what is there which call upon us so inpera
lively for orr most unceasng and diligen, attention.
CLEAR, hear.) have, therefore, my Lords summon
ed Council for this evening" to consider what NAV be
done with greatest speed and effect. TO relieve the
distress which unhappiIy exists in different
parts of the country will be the first and most anxious
end of our deliberations but here declare for myself
anh in doing also speak for my colleagues y 7
declare that 1T is my determined resolution wherever
outrages are Perpetrated, excuses committed to
suppress them with severity and vigour. (Cheers1
Severity IS, IN the first instance, the only remedv
which be applied to such disorders with success.
and, therefore, aIthoI 9Th most anxious To re-
ieve the distress IF the people who are SUFFERING LET
them he well assured they shall find no want of firm
resolution upon part. (Hear, hear.) am desr-
then. Lords, that the people, though God for
hid should say the people, at'rb tie them such
feeling and conduct but that portion of the peonIe
in some o the districts of England, should be told the
effect of their proceedings is this, that while thew
complain of wait of employment, thew DESTROY the
that the Government, although they commiserate
their situation, are resolved not to conniye at their
excesses. clear, hear.)
''Ther first object would be to examine into the
nature OF the existing distress, and then into the dis
tnFhances consequent upon that distress, and as there
was every reason to believe, upon the nstigation of
persons whom that distress did affect. That he
had observed, the first object which his Ma1esty's
ministers had in vew and with reference to that oh
Ject, Prvy Council was to be that evening held II
was absurd to think of giving Parliamentary Reform
the priority OF such question. The danger with
which the country threatened to be the first
subject Of consideration, and must be met with
prompt and determined hand. clear, hear, hear'')
This must certainly be an assembly of the bravest
men III the whole world! Observe how hey cIeered
every time the word resolution, determination. So
verify or vigor, occurred! And, the ''prompt and
determined hand" seems to have f9rly enhanced
their Lordsaips But, now let us inuuire cooly into
Ibis matter. Let It's fairly state the case of those
who are carrying on this war. Lord Grey pro
poses 10 inquire into the mature of the exisfinr
distress" These words enough 10 make one
despair ofhim and his measures Just as if the dis
tross were Temporary, and had arisen from some
special cause! JuS If it would pass away if some