The Sun. — 1829-04-25 (London, England)

MILLER—Whigs and Tories have employed the right with which you invested them, to serve their own ends, and not to alleviate the condition of those by whom they were returned. It is true that the present Ministry have pretended to extend the rights of Britons to those who were formerly le. prived of them; but in doing this, they have given to the rich what has been plundered from the poor. They have deprived 250,000 patriots of the elective franchise, and, consequently, of a voice in the making of those laws by which they are to be 'governed, or in the imposition of those taxes which they are compelled to pay; and this, too, in direct violation of the great charter—that "no -man shall be taxed without his own consent, or that of his representative in Parliament." This I assert to be an open attack on the rights of the subject, and I think we cannot do our duty, as friends of real freedom, without raising our voice against the unjust and unconstitutional invasion of the rights of ;he people. And now that our animus, mechanics, and labourers, are out of employment, and thousands are literally perishing for want, these self-styled representatives, instead of considering of, and applying a remedy to, the evils with which we are surrounded, have insulted our feelings by a Bill to punish poverty with the heaviest disgrace inflicted upon the murderer,—l allude to dissection. None of them ever give a thought to that blood-stained code the game laws, under which, at this moment, 16 men lie under sentence of death at Warwick, for shooting a dog I Can you restrain yourjust indignation at the idea of 16 fellow-creatures forfeiting their lives for one dog? If you can, then turn your attention to the cruel, unjust, and inhuman corn laws,—laws which no other nation could have borne,—laws which are cruel in their object, and appalling in their consequences,—laws, I will boldly say, which have done more towards destroying the people of England, than all that Wellington and his army have done to contribute to her elevation. These laws close our ports against foreign produce, and at the same time prevent the exportation of our goods, thus causing • a glut in the market, which is invariably followed by a reduction of wages and an aggravation of the poor rates. The Creator, in inflicting upon us the punishment of our first disobedience, said, "In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat thy bread ;" but those inhuman laws say, no : the man whose brow is bathed, with sweat, and whose days are spent in toil, shall not receive the fruits of his industry, but shall toil and sweat for those who do not need them. If, as I have been taught, the oppression of the poor is a crime which, like the blood of Abel, cries to heaven for vengeance, let those who are guilty of it look to the consequences of their transgression. Talk of West India slavery, indeed ! I believe in  my conscience, that there is not a single slave 3.11 those colonies who, knowing our condition, would change places with us ; for there is nP't a single labourer, who receives his scanty pit'Lance from the poor-rates, that does not endure ',lordships equal at least to the enslaved negro. And what, let me ask, would result from the repeal of these laws ? A reduction would take place in the value of land,' full employment would be given to the wasting industry of the country, and a proportion between wages and provisions would be instantly restored. Awake, then, from your dream, ye men of Leicester I shake off your sluggish fear as a lion does the morning e.,ew, and demand the free • enjozment. of the gift which God has bestowed upon man. I can ea you, as you - love yourselves and your childwn; to unite firmly together, and tea demand, with an united voice, the repeal of those iniquitous laws ; and to continue your exertions until you have obtained, a reform in the Commons i,iotue.of Parliament, Mr. IIARRISc moved the tenth reso;ution, which was put and curried.  After some further diseusska, a petition to the House of Commons, foundeq, upon the resolutions, was read and unanimously adopted. The meeting afterwards separated,..-.Weekly Free Press.  • The tw last troops of the- :Ith Regiment of Dragoan Guards left our barracks, their march for Canterbury. yesterday morning, on few hours after their departure, three troops of the bth Dragoon Guards arrived, accompanied by the at and a very superior brass baml, Dorset Ca rota