The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1833-02-12 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

STANLEY.—Washington did not sign it.  Mr. ConsETT.—Well, that is a matter of no importance. (Laughter.) It'is a wonderful error, Which I suppose is to invalidate all I have to say. (Cheers.) This was what the Americans complained of—" That the King of England has called together legislative bodies at places uncomfortable and distant front their residences." That was one charge,. -and this was another—" That the King of England has made judges dependent upon his will alone for the tenure of their offices, and for the amount and payment of their salaries." He did not speak!of the judges, butliow far this was the case with.the justices of the peace in Ireland, he would not say. The Americans went on to complain; " That he has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers ttyharass the-people, and to eat out their substance." Whether. such was the case in Jreleud—whetherany people had been sent there to eat out the Substance of the peoplehe would net-take upon him to decide. The next accusation -was, "That he has kept upon 'us standing armies without the consent of our own legtslative .hodies." "Whether this 'applied now he knew not, but at all events what followed would not fit:—" That he has affected-to render .the .militaay independent of and superior to the civil power4' They had not affected that in Ireland; it was not affectation there. The Americans proceed—" He has combined with others (what impudent dogs they must have been !) to subject us to a jurisdiction fcrcigu- to our usages and unacknowledged by our laws, giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation."lhe next charge went • even further,--" That he has quartered large bodies of soldiers among us without consent." This ground of complaint he hoped never could apply to Ireland. (Cheers.) Ile trusted there was not a shadow of ground for applying to onr'present this charge against a former sovereign. Then we came to the following Vor protecting the troops by mock trials from. punishment for any murders committed on the-innocent inhabitants." Let the right hon. secretary for 'lreland think of this let Irish gentlemen think of it. It was a short sentence but conclusive, and it speaks to them as with a voice from above—" For depriving us in many cases of the benefit if triaP by jury," Let them reflect that this justified resistance in: the .case of America according to the lepinions of members of his Majesty's government; .but bait remembered also,. that lie neVerwent,so far in his life. (Hear.) -That justified the Americans in taking up.arms against.theirlawful sovereign, whom for many years we had called "the best of kings." Re prayed them, then, 'lotto attempt to deprive their Irish fello*-subjectseof the benefit of the trial by jury; uid thus afford them a lawful cause for open resistance. He trusted that, the first act of the reformed Parliament would not be a Sicluteuth and Castlereagh act. In answer-to • Mr. Macauley'S claim of gratitude on behalf of Lord Grey and the Whigs, Mr. Cobbett detailed the measures of the wings in 1807 for the relief of the Catholics-; stating':h.ow small a measure their bill was—how glad 'they would have been to have dropped it altogether—how the King,contrivedo turn them put upon it—amid how reluctantly they quitted office. Ile concluded .bv charging all . the . For remainder of Debate, see the .Sth Faye.)