Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-03


WI not go back IN the time VI Henry VI when
the qualification Tor c'cctor was raised to 10. g.
q"Ndani TO tio oi our money, but viii refer you
Tor instance, To what occurred on tn. union with
Scotland and the union with Ireland. | will re-
Ter [" l'7G. 1852, aSi 1898. when Parliament 70.
peS!'d great portion Ut the C0tholic disabilities
ana actually admitted vc-s,X,,is of the population
20 'Gc rgh; at voting who never 20 s.s>cd It before
nav was, IL TACT, more parliamentary revolution
'hdn parliamentary reform. | wall refer YOU ule,
10 th' period wh.n Parliament reduced he rcprcsca
tstrcH ct ireland from three bundled one hunireu
and added those one hundred members io the Enr
lish iiousc OF Common. These all were measures
which much better deserved the ep,thcs OF reyoln
tonary and forth. than the measure uron which
they are So ahundantly lavishrd | am snt that ia
more moderate reform. such has been recommends
cd bv my Noble Friend this evening" but which will
satisfy the people had bcn br,ugh, forward by
Government !, would have met with quite much
opposition as the present one in Parliament Sup
pose that halt the rotten bororhs had been diSiran
chiscd that oil Of them had been INITIATED of half
their Members, should We not have had from my
Noble Friend, and from all elsewhere he same ~
prchcnSlon of dis!ranchscmen,? Should we not
have bnen told that we were going ton far Wluid
II not have becu said TO by my Noble Friend.
why do you stop there: had You not better lon oil
all; toT, u you had. You could not have comm tied
greater violation of the principle of the
tion:" CLEAR, hear from lao WhlTnchilG -
perceive that my noble Friend upprr ciatcs the force
OF my reasoning. (Lnughtcr, aud cries of mo.
no., from Loud WhGrncliifc Yes my Noble Friend
docs, only my N15c Friend was surprised that the
argument should have struck us in the same way.-
(Lrmgh'cr) My Noble Friend and those who
hold the SINE language with my Noble Friend,
wHulu have said to why do Won stop here; the
argument which will Justify the taking away one
borough, will justify the taking away another; if
so, why should You be both rdprcous and NEON
sistent ,oo' daughter Why this halt measure?
Do you think the people will like it Oh, no; you
may CRAFTY your foolish psralitIcs; you may retain
cherished Cation. your beloved Boroug hbridr.
and your tavoritc Sarum; but do you think The peo-
pic will like you we'll for this ii you had put
them all IN your caudron toge.:icr' You are doing
all yon can to protect your plan from the assaults o.
enemies within doors, but ynu not doing that
which the people will expec, from yon'' CLEAR
hear, hcar.) Now. | confess, that If my Noble
Friend had had an opportunity of saying This.
should have felt it difficult to answer it We'll, bu,
those who oppose tho measure talk about some re-
form. and yet keep rcully out of view even the
outline OF any plan which they would u" inclined 20
accede to Now put 1t TO them whether hey are
not IN this dllemma:-thry admit that there is IN
the country very strong feeling in favour of reform
aye, of rather an extensive system of reiorm-or
this indeed, is the only ground upon which anti re-
formers now proclaim themselves willing to listen 10
reform al. DO they suppose that any pan short
Of dstranch'sement will satisfy the pcope?--
II not, this IS Of tho horns of the diem
ma, upon which their admission OF The s,ronr
feeling IN favor Of rc!|ria has fixed them. Now
mark the o'hcr horn the gorng horn of this dilemma
MS 1t appears 10 me. and ] feel for those who arc
threa' ened by It. tlI2ughtcr) They mus; begin the
work If dlsfrnnchisemen'-and how? Would they
disTdnchse ali the boroughi on one side-an the
brroughs OF their foes? No, for that would be such
on apparent Job, TINT il would not be tolerated for
moment. Every body would cry shame upon it
We'll. then, they must take some from onc side and
some from the other, spoa,ing las they now call It
when others do ny fist friend and then a foe
thus converting former friends into foes Blu, not ma
KING any friends among their former foes; and thew
might be compelled TO sacrlhce-uncss pity tor Il re-
cent purchase withheld their hand-cven Cation it.
selt (Laughter.) But no matter in what way they
dlsfranchsed sfranchisc they must, and chen
whist would become of their prncipe-of The arpu.
m"nt5 that were founded on spolia,iOn-the invasion
o. propcrty-and tho violation of the spirit of the
CONSTITUTION; lil"a', heaT.) Now, one word
parting with tbs dIlaOna. Let tell those noble
and hOnoabI" p-oprIeiors of borouyhs who row talk
ab ut IN ld'rate reform, anh who sncere-for |
speak not OF those who assume the grab of made
rate retormers for the mere purpose Of catching votes
against his bIli-that It that moderate reform of
winch they speak were 10 be- carried should very
much marvel If they would have Cation or Borourh
bridge, or any such places long spared to them
Hear. henri These, thtn--,hc rcasonablcness Ct
hc mcasare, the consistency of it IN ;fin.,plc and
he deiensIbcBess of 1T IA aggumant-constiute the
main ground Of my approval of the measure Thn
second ground Of my approval, thoCgh inde.ensblc
IL -gumcnt-thoOgh dt!icu to reconcile in prlnci-
PIC and though more difficult 10 maintain in definite
is that there many boroughs infinitely worse than
the boroIshs which are called close boroupls If
there were any security that the close bOrnuuhs
VII! remain IN such hands as have hitherto held
them, and ASIDE still hold them should think their
longer existence far less cXceplionable than the OK
lscnce Of such boroughs Barns;abe, and-but I
viii not go into them, for late report of n commit
tee Of the House Of Commons prevents INC fro,
thinking Of any Of them but the last to Which their
attention has boon called mean the overgrown.
foul, and corrupt borough of liverpool (hcar hear
where corruption sIalked the streets BY dnyljrht and
where the inlqny Of the place wcxed so great that
the lame OF spread from quarter Of tho empire
TO the other-whcFe, instead Of initiating the prac-.
tice which remnant Of shame or n sense OF danger
has gwen rise to IN smaller boroughs, Of private
room and hole in the wall, men were seen buxer-
ing their votes in the open streets II noon,idc and
iaIics that sold for twenty pounds at first fetched
double and treble afterwards. (fIcar, hear hear
fhrc there IS the outvocr-tio scourgo Of the place
IN winch he exercises his right Of lranchisc.-who
inocuates all whom ne approaches with the vices mo
has learned IN She capital. in other larpc cy
and who, however pure tho resident toly NAV have
hecn before they saw him, was to bring with him
venom enough 10 mako !; on0 fest ering mass Of cor
rSpiIon before he left IT,. (iiear, hoar) Putting