Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-02

would not be able 10 control the Ogarchy he had said
"we Will get two millions Of strings. and will place
each string In the hands Of strong and brave man. and
we VIII twist those strings into thousand large ropes and
we will twist those ropes into immense cable, by
means OF that cable will put hook in the of Levi
athan, and guide and govern him at pleasure Snow
Continued MIR. Atwood) shave not put hook i'm the
nose oil Lciaan and have we not twisted the strings and
the ropes and the cable wehavc thwartcd that
arocous influence behind the Throne, which Lord Chat
ham said stronger than the Throne itsef! (Chcer
lie would explain that arocous influence OF the Ovar-
chy which governed King the Lords and the eco
pie He did say the House OF I.ords-that no.
norobe and iuous house, composed of aristocracy
associated with many great and glorious recolectons-
but was juna Of one hundred and fifty individuals and
some OF whom members of that right honorable
House, and who had secretly and auduleny usurped the
powers OF the King Lords and Commons, had in fact
governed every thing in England with despoic SWAY
These were the men who were rightly called olgarchs -
and whose dominion coming TO an end. In ac-
compishing this great work, violence REQUIRED
" by obeying the law, said MIR. Atwood, eve become
powerful to control the law" They had united two mil
hons OF pcaceably and legally grand and
mined association to recover the liberty the happiness and
the prosperity OF the country, ard he should like to know
what power there was in England to resist power like
this.
lie concluded his address thus:
ut to the King, personally, that moro of this
great work OF reform, than any other human being in
existence An ancient philosopher has sad 10 see an
honest man struggling with adversely and preserving his
integrity, sight which the Gods themselves might
contemplate with satisfaction. This is undoubtedly true
Quilts equally true, that, 10 King looking down from
his ihrone and feeling for the msecs OF his people and
is sight which Providence might well be supposed 10
contemplate with satisfaction. will call upon
exhibit spectacle and That spectacle shall be 10y
ATTY and devotion about ask YOU TO cry out the
words, God bless tho King! therefore desire that YOU
WIN all OF you take off your hats, and that you will look up
70 the heavens, where the God rules both heaven and
earth and that you will cry with heart and with
one voice, God bless the King.''
The spectacle which here presented ITSELF say the re-
ports oil the meeting, sublime. Every head was UNI
covered, every face turned up to Heaven,
moment hundred thousand to the exhor-
tation, God bless the King!"
The only other extract which find room for the
| conclusion of Mr.. Edmonds's speech:
Shoud the Lords reject the bill, and should King
refuse the creation OF Peers, then il will remain for the
people to exercise power which all constitutional writers
admit they have right TO exercise when Government
UNANIMOUSLY opposed the great majority of the naicn
Tho power TO which | alludc has driven an anonted
King from the throne of England and is equally compe-
tent to drive unanoined Peorage from the House of
Lords. You arc all acquainted with peaceful oriory
and most respectable body of called Quakcrs 10
whose example wish specially call the attention of
this meeting This respectable sect of christians refused
to support pason; but in their opposition they did
knock out the brains of the tthes coector-hcv simply
suffered dsraint TO be levied upon their goods Now II
the people refused TO pay the es the people generally
might refuse 10 pay the taxes; and if the ba came
should like know where he would find the a,coneer who
would dare TO SELL the people who would dare to buy
The voice OF the auconccr conceive would be passive
not active; and rather than knocking down. he would he
himself Knocked down. (Chee,s and ldughtcr) While
upon this point, cannot but think of another glorious pa
1ot whose name and character, during long night of
desposm, shone bright the daystar of British liberty
ana whose example ought to be encouraging beacon for
our future guidance. When HAMPpEN refused the pay-
ment his gallant conduct electrified all Eng
land and pointed out the way by which the people when
unanimous and combined might rid themselves of an obi
Gus and oppressive ogarchy declare before God tina,
all constitutional modes of obtaining the success of the
reform BILL fall shall and will be the first to refuse
the payment OF taxes except by levy upon nv goods
(ITemendous cheering, tctich lasted some nntes)
now call upon all who hear and prepared to Join
me in this step, to hold up their hands. Tin immense TO-
rest Of hands ,rds Immediately elerated accompanied
oy vehement eheer1ng,) now call upon you who arc
not prepared to adopt this hold up your hands
and signify your dissent. (.Not single hand appear
'ng loud shouts and cheers trere repeatedly Mark nav
words falling in all other constitutional means
| London paDer.