Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-30

The noble Lord, in hi, mott arronnr letter, tolls
the people, DO tranquil net because you viii break
mo law, but because you will do feat tina iss9orr,
Bill: this is tae respectable lo-iothi, tho sa.o,
maniiks PrinciPle-thi, tho doroGction of duty--I
Tor can no ioso foroblo ezprassior--contain |
cd IN thc Two letter, TO tho illegally consolidated
birmingham Cn'on.--I say, tina. do not eonfds |
in tho exorons Of Government to su ,prers dietur.
Dances: and what is moro 90 not believe that tho
public confdo IN them: the contrary, ara pur-
snaded that my opinion, is general opinion; and
That ministers will the disturbances .hc g.
hico and means Of carrying their Reform Bill
lnuch chesring;l and in proof 1 vouch the letter
OF tho Noble Lord. Having become acquainted
Win what has passed ct Nottingham. It is my in
tention-I fairly say i'll avow III do not mean
y and dirtiiy whisper away my vords-to give no.
tco Of a Motion the subject. / do not believe
that miuisters will boldly, mcrfully, and emerge
tcally tho constitutional power. in thoir
hands To controul and suppress these scandalous
and untisocia outragos. Following il will s,y it,
and sayingi will adhere to it Isheors.i cannot
regularly nova at present, and, therefore, shall
g'yo notice that l will, tomorrow, NOR, an kd-
dress TO tho Crown, praying that special Som
Ui8''on may be ssuod to try Tho offenders concern
81 49, he outrage in burning down Nottingham Cas-
tie, the properly of his Grace tho Duke of Newcas
Ito, and IN other disorders in that neiG hborhood
CANA down to the House for the purpose of irving
that notice; but as the Noble Lord has called upon
nc, have shown that am ready to meet him.
am ready TO state in strong and unmeasured terms
(1ear, hear, hcIrl-tiIat Government, in permit
ting tho attack not only upon this House o: Par
lament, and upon thu property of private individ-
ua'a, havo yieldod to tho most illegal threats and
intimidation, ct the 6ay propagation of which Min
listers hnvo purposely and sedulousiy connived. II
i9 held by ovory moral and legal Writer that there
is rs 6lender distinction as tho Noble Lord has
drawn regarding hls word .'faction" between tho
magistrate who connives at a crime and tho ofen-
dor vino corraits 1t; and although cannot regular
ly give my notice of motion now, enter into
| tho subject lcries of ''Question."l do not know
wto calls question, but whoevar he be- he will call
it IN vain-he may put it in his pockot until have
done; he may keep III loe;iIo, to DO produced at
| more convenient tine.
| have said that tho Duke of Nowcastlc's man.
sion has been burnt down more!y because he vo-
ted ngauet the Reform Bill and let the Noble Lord
! know, that by happy oonvertibiI,y of public o.
| plnion, which changes with tho utmost rapidity
and without the possibility of censroul, the attack
even upon Woburn Abbey may not be long post
! poned. At present the Duke eff Newcastlc's pro-
porty has boon destroyed, because he is the enemy
OF Reform: Tomorrow the property of the Russols
may be ussailed, because they arc friendly IN it
tchoersl. need not remind the Noble Lord that
there is vast body out of doors who look with as
11sch contempt hie .cl0 clause as I do upon the
whole measure: 2ro=i;Rus arIet Ucaiegu,, and Ia
vstock Abbey, AIthrop House, and Loosely, may
be the next 20 Do sacrificed
Sir J. Wrottesloy spoke TO order, on tho ground
thai the Right Hon. Gent. pointing out places
20 hn tho objsct Of popular fay.
The Speaker coucurrcd shat such might he tho
ELECT, and that it was consequently out of order
br Q. Wet1crell: do not approhcnd that the
Pcop'c-tho tide of the mob-the "t1rbid flowing
hasa"-wi!i need my information if they at any fu-
lure period should have spark of fire for any of
those splendid fabrios: but think the objection f
the Hon. Bart. would have with much moro
Illness during the speech of tho Hon. and Learned
member for Cane on former night for whose in
c.tsmen;a no scoTGs disposed to have much char
lsy [ciiccrs.l was going to conlure Government
not TO act On tho inferior principle of soothing
popular passion and calming irritation but at once
80 tr!o oIonuGrs into custody, and to punish them
For this purpose would remind the Noble Lord
& ms coadjutorg that those who are now friendly to
reform, may hereafter be ifs enemies; and that tho
smallest change Ill the wind Of politics will blow
tlc flame from the mansicns Of thnr opponents TO
their own. VIXEN Revolution begins, no man can
tell where il will end, nor whose property nav be
every man who thinks differently from me on such
point may have the brains OF coxcomb, but not
lie int3!loct of man. repeat that out of doors
$50 vy..ii,unco is felt that Government will exert
a,-9 and 'egei means tie preserve the ponce of the
2oii.i.. Snd The properly of individuals Tcheorsl
Sitting Of Ocfo5cr 1871
sir - WetheTeii did not require to be told that
tho Duke SewcaEtle was in London at the time:
ait this he knew, that the Reformers of London
PagORot dnmindfGl az his residence in Portman-
salETe, at the time when the RofoFrners of Noting
ham burnt his C5sta there. Horn lao should 30
glad TO learn frol L;esnute Attorney Stnefal he
has recovered his sgasc why Sproia' Com mission
should not issue on The present oscasion1 Gentle
mon might DO disposed TO treat this S,ii.oct ms
"Sity as -lhe honorable member from Middlesex,
iG5 burning OF the GuhS of NawcaStleis property
seemed scarcely worthy the attention of Minister'S
When he rGcol'ected that the presto whom
some Of the leading members of Government were
understood to nc in tho habit of daily contributing
ichoere Threatened tho torch to t.Io property OF
the opponents of the B;ll-1hon he saw that threat
carried inio fearful exccution--whon no saw cabi-
net minister's, corresponding friendly terms with
those who coHspiTod to refuse to pay taxos-how
could 10 feel any confidence that equal prosec-
ton would ho extended to the property of their op
poncns TO that ofther supportcrs7 lie plainly g.
deliberately avowod that he had no such confidence
In his oPincn, tTeHtY-Sour hours ought not to bo
allowed - clapre before Cha III vt vigorous stems
vera taken To bring the Offenders to Justice. He |
publicly assorted, that the duo administration of Tho
law would 90 egrogioaH!y neglected if the Duke of
Newcastle were not placed or the same footing Of
protection as any othor individual [hear from tho
Attorney Genoral.l Ho was glad that the right |
hon gentleman had recovered his voice suffi:ontIy
TO be abo TO cheer, and By his cheer he supposed il
was meant to no said that Government would wait
until some of tie property reforming noblemsn-l
the Marques OF Lansdovn-or Tho Duke of Devon !
shire, had been attacked by tho populaco Tno no
Ii no did not moan that, perhaps by-and.b7 no |
would venture 20 break silonce far as to let tho
House know what his proposition. re fsr /
g. Wothereli) asserted that 70. tho last elk weak
INC main object Of tho press, of speeches in Pariia
meat, and of speeches out of Parliament had boon |
TO direct the popular vengeance against thoso whc
resisted Reform. This no laid down as an undoni-
able proposition. Perhaps tho noble rnombpr for
n oTthanTsonshiro (IIord Altborp) Ind read the
speech Of lis noble colleague, foIverod Ut Sioc
field wherein it said that the Peers created by /
George the Third, George tho Fourth and later
thrown ous. IIe (Sir Charles Wothorof) hardly
l.,ar, vyb he Connrnr I'ecr,oo .l,,~z