Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-03

.S'ta,e 10 y0u-A man bought borough, say for
+-iU'ooo or t5oOao-s say bought borough. be-
caIse that is the phrase--but your Iorash;n. -
that what is really bought is the mower cf J.c,;r
upon peace or war, upon all affairs of commerce.
upon parliamentary reform, upon the amount of t.x
attonn wort upun All the great anil vital uues,ons
wherever the prosperity, perhaps the very ex;scnc.
OF the empire depends This, my Lords, is the mean
ing OF buying borough. clear, AMI arnh;erD We'll
but IN the of which am speaking, a.. the mn
ney was not to be paid down at o"ce-pe,haps il
was not convenient and SO il being agreed that the
PC"mpt should be az SIX months there to be dis.
count ct courses and what IL, YOUR Iorshp rs SUI nose
the discount was? Money perhaps. Oh no. nv Lords
the simple men out of doors. and particularly those
On t"e stock Exchange would have answered. simpe-
'ous as 'hey arc moneys but in this case the discount
a' uo' money bat man. CLEAR, and laughter)
Yes 1T was said TO the purchaser eYou all L,v.
.ern you shall go out for time and another shall o
m ana SO the affair shall 20 on, and the discount be
taken until The time for the prompt (tlear aurh,eI
now ms am crcdOly informed is fact; your L,rb,ns
think very laushabc matter But WHY is il SOP n Is nf
on account of its and aasrant and
e neons:uy consists Ia man having been represents
i've oil per cent 10000 5Oo0Ol. a few mon,Ls
instead OF being what he ought 10 have been,
OF me people (iear, and much laughter Now c.n,end
maj the character oil the Legislature unmpaed If
s'ich case OCCURS but If system admit, of H.
possibility of such that atone sufcien, ,ea
son Ter The reformation of H. But the grand ipe ON
winch this measure Of reform is built not The oppno ofr
eNcesCences nor the converting Of close boroughs into or
nor the removal OF non resident nor the uin
shs OF the expense of elections taking the poll mi ds,cs
ana ny ether particulars into which not now enter ses,
Que as these consequences of the bill are they ar,
not the MAN, the valuable of it, but the prrai .
oLoaa principle OF the bi-tha in which the beauty Of il
Heny consists the letting of large quantities of bs
Najesy's subjects who have hither,e atosetber us
scented Large 'ewns densey peopehmarts of commo,ce
enpoT'a of manuactuses-hnes, amiahe and inds,i
Gus men, who in time of peace, contribute 10 advance he
OF lnen country by the sweat of their brow and
WIZ" IN war defend their country by sneus of their arme
and by the blood IN their VEINS who becaus. The, h.w
MOI heen gsosaed into certain small districts NJ
the kingdom, have hitherto been though, orb f Oh
represented IN the legislative the paon
aud though has said that as leaseholSe are lie,
years were 10 be admitted, that alteration would ms
much difference yet must be allowed dissent aI,o,sb
from that position think it Ill make vast difference A.
the same time let cbervebut saying this bee il N -.
understood that speak merely indiviua-I shoula mot
care if the esehoder of the smallest let i'm far
while let in the towns my desir. that The
has alluded TO my in the county York; blu, bes r.
remind my noble friend that thong of canvs,sn, h
deed the squire 6!st violently opposed to
indeed most of my best friends always AMOS
friends the squca actually held meeting for the 5utnos,
OF preventing standngbst am bound add iha, when
they found they could do that the s ended in an
invitation 10 me to offer myself a candidate Howevsr
m moi place any dependence upon the sues all reliance
was the towns for they carry the
This my noble friend knows we'll better than do and
put to your lodshPs and to noble friend whether this ia
state OF ought 10 he
TO the country Now this bill the state of
on 10 what !, ought 10 be- although my noble insists
proposed but which my noble friend no. preposed Ja,
o. All men sIen is ne state wh this country has reached
anu th Wod al large has arrived that il ia po
longer just no longer expeden TO longer even sa
Trau S 81 me honest and industrious people of this
spread OF knowledge hem the inels ance the indus
try the weight which attaches them neither bopes
nor safe IN your Lordsh expedent the country if
you value the welfare and security OF the state that the on
point which you should continue to overlook the 10y
should be the right Of tile people represented in Para
ment we are moi slow in calling the people for mani
esatfons of their oyayve not now slow in calm.
Tie people to contribute millions of never forgot to
nst me people In our ranks when drained the people of
their blood in warfare, drain them of uneir nops u
peace; ou me only point upon which appealed TO
me people, the only Psint in which people been
y III treated by as was thai representation been given
10 the people TO the extent which WORTH their services
and tho' characHr gave them right to have n The tinr
doms bad no' been united the Crown have issued r
to the large towns, and he believed that the Crown s, 80
have discontinued the issue writs 10 the bsroiah AZ.
'hersore which we are called upon de- is TO do ,ha,
regularly and legally which, but Union must ba va h.
done irresulay and, that but for Union would bs 49,
cone ey me Crown which we called upon to do b
ACT OF Parliament Having thus shortly laid before vonr
lodshIps the grounds which the measure bas ,,
renee shall not hesitate 10 that no doubt of The
expectancy and justice OF the measure, have as little of
lis Ultimate success (Checrs) " ~ u