The Statesman. — 1815-01-26 (London, England)

BANKRUPT. the very element in which they exit*, yet there are: was our national prosperity, that we were envied by This was one of three Petitions pending in the mat. some sober reflecting readers, perhaps, of your 'all the rest of the world. I ter of the present bankruptcy, by which it was prayed Paper, Mr. Entron, who will be tempted to I The imposition of the Divine is far more revolting iby the bankrupt to have his certificate allowed, not. •ask if this mad system of war and taxation is ; than that of the Statesman, but tifat both should withstaeding two ether Petitions depending in the never to have an end, unless it be in the na- concur to effect the same purpose is no more than ; same matter—the cite for superseding the first as a tional ruin. It is a principle, Sir, not to be , might be expected from the unnatural twin,' of l'separate commission, and the other for allowing a controverted, that the same causes will ever produce Church and State, by which the sanctuary' of reje. joint commission to be issued. • the same effects ; therefore what has bred war and gion is thrown open to worldly policy. What ! did 1 Mr. MONTAGU supported the present Petition taxation hitherto will continue to involve us in fresh theme reverend pastors imagine it no inconsisteUey I most ably ; and Mr. CuLLEtt,• with equal 'toter, opwars and fresh taxation, unless of two things, the : that their Divine Master should enjoin the practice j posed it, cia alte grounds of want of doe notice, and one or the other happen—either that the Government of pease and good will on earth, and then reward • the justice of hearing the two preceding* Petitions be. is changed by meet's of a revolution, or that we with celestial favour those who deluged that earth ; fore any decision of the present one : which decii change the principles of our politics. As for my ; with blood ? Did they think that the best way to' sion wosall probably becont e quite unnecessary le part, Mr. EDITOR, I profess myself to be a warm please him was to break his Commandments ' Why . tote, when the Lord Chancellor should dispose of advocate for the restoration of constitutional rights, ! ditl he come on purpose from Heaven to teach these ! such precious Petitions now laying before hint for bat no friend to revolutions ; and therefore I should • Commandments, if we were afterwards to be re.' hearing ; and therefore prayed a suspension of judg. like to see the career of war and taxation stopt by a warded for acting contrary to them ? When he was meat on the present Petition till the other two should change of political principles. I should like to see taxed with throwing out Devils by the power of the : be disposed of. Imy fellow-citizens awaken to the call of reason and Prince of the Devils, he replied, that a kingdom di-.1 Ilis Hoxown, sitting for the first time in the Com. humanity. I should like to see them sensible of this vided against itself cannot stand. And if instead of mittee Room, No. 11, adjudged that judgment ought • great troth, that might Is not right, and that injus. punishing the nation for this sanguinary propensity . to be suspended or postponed till the Lord Chancel. lice and impolicy are one and the same thing. Thue by hard affliction and distress, such as is now felt, for makes his decision on the two previous Petitions, I plain simple role of " doing to others as we would he had rewarded us with a prosperity that made UP,- as no judgment might be wanted in this cue after the •be done unto," would have guarded us against all as they pretended, the envy of other States, wriutil fate of the two other Petitions. these murderous wars and oppressive taxation. If we he not have militated against his own keer,dom ? , Judgment was postponed. had attended to that rule we would not have abetted the • would he not have promoted the very offences which "T-ambition of foreign despots, or interfered in the inter- he denounces as the objects of his resentment ?