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sidered in reference to the " laugh], but he would now «circumstances under which the" take the opportunity of stating, "Report was drawn up, to the" that he did hope, after Go"difficulties and complexity of vernment should have sub"the subject, he was sure that" mitted in the next Sessions of ❝ it would be an argument to all, 66 Parliament Resolutions of "that the Committee were most" Economy and Retrenchment "willing to apply whatever re- [cheers], if it were found ne"lief was practicable, and that" cessary to replace that Tax, in "the country would acknowledge order to sustain the credit of "the zeal and diligence which the country on the high stand"distinguished their exertions." ard on which it should ever be If, besides, the repeal of the" placed, the House would represent tax could carry a mo"collect this Tax had been given "ment of satisfaction to that most " valuable branch of the public

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to what the Honourable Mem- general working of events" seems

"ber had said, relative to the substitution of another tax, in "lieu of this one, he believed his

to be producing miracles. Here is "conciliation,” here is “ satis". 'faction," here is • gratificaRight Honourable Colleague "tion," and, O, ye gods of "was not to be precluded by the "thunder," here is "sympathy," ❝concession from acting upon all exhibited in, or to be pro❝ circumstances as he deemed duced by the repeal of a halfbest for the public interest; million horse-tax ! However, "but then if the boon was to this is a tone very different from carry satisfaction to the coun- that of Mr. VAN, and of Mr. "try, unaccompanied by any HUSKISSON, who, on the 14th, announced, pretty plainly,that, if the measure were persevered in, the present ministers could not carry

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present proposal of the kind, the country had it [hear !]. "He (Lord L.) was not present "on the former night, to bear on the government. And, it difthe brunt of the action

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for my own part, I should be sorry to see it; because t would only confuse a thing that is now quite clear. It would only set the tooting press to work to bother people's brains, and to disturb a new stream of measures and events, which it is so delightful to observe rolling naturally along

All that my good lord says about "a boon;" about "conci

I do not make these remarks, Sir, in the way of taunt; for i! was right to give way; but, in order to shew how events do "liation;" about " satisfaction really work. There is no doubt" and sympathy;" all his compliin my mind, that Lord CASTLE-ments to "that most valuable REAGH, or Londonderry, or watever his name is, knew that he could not beat you on a division; or, at least, he knew, that the consequence of his triumph, ife obtained it, would be his final permanent defeat as a minister; for, I dare say, that he had seen and heard enough to convince him, that the resentment arising,

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"branch of the public interests"
(a new-coined phrase); all his
talk about." economy neat ses-
“sion"; all these only tend to show,
that he does not see what is
going to happen. It may, indeed,
smooth down some few ruffled
persons, for the moment. But,
their very estates are at stake;
and, though my lord may think
to win them by soft words and by
"booing," he will find, and that,
too, long before next session,
that soft words and "booing" will
do nothing in an affair of lands or
no lands; for, that is the question,
disguise it how he, or any one
else, may.

in the breasts of many of his steady supporters, from a refusal of this pitiful "boon," would be such as to send many of them across the House. Therefore, while the act was right in itself, it was prudence to yield to it. And, as to any good that we should get from a change of ministry, Our old friend, CANNING, too, that is by no means worth think- Sir, will find that he has a new ing about. Indeed, nobody cares element to move in. He will a straw about the matter; and now have to contend, not with

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RADICALS, but with those whom] that maxim of the law, he once ventured to call (in a "ten uilty escape than one inspeech in answer to Mr. COKE) "nocent suffer." However, the "landed grandees." This will" witty" gentleman will find, puzzle him. Flashes of what he that he has not now revered thinks "wit" will not avail him and ruptured Ogdens " to much in this new theatre. He deal with. The landed grangave, it appears, a silent vote" dees," however they may have against your bill. That was the been delighted with jests cut wise course. If the paper-sys-upon others, will not relish tem go, Reform comes; and yet, jests cut upon themselves. And, go it must, or the landlords are therefore, I think that our old ruined. And, will it not, then, friend, CANNING, may as well be difficult for Mr. CANNING to endeavour to keep quiet. His act his part? It is not "West-acting has, in the last instance, "minster's Pride and England's been pretty successful; and he Glory" that will have to do would, perhaps, do well to drop with him. He will find that the the curtain and retire to the job is a tougher one tha he ever Green Room. yet had a hand in. Talent and' Mr. PEEL was the stoutest of genius he has, but not fitted for your opponents; that is to say, scenes such as are at hand. De- he showed most bottom. Mr. clamation is of little use, when BARING was, indeed, when he you have to persuade men to give saw the tax actually going, very up their houses and land. During furious. He reproached poor Mr. the debate on the Six Acts, in VAN with having brought the thing support of which he was aupon himself by boasting of his strenuous advocate, he observed flourishing revenue. "In fact," with regard to writers, that it was said he," the Right Honourable impossible to pass a law to ap- "Gentleman had done what had ply only to a single offender;" been often done in this world by and that, to get at one mischievon people who had more money animai, that mixed with others than wisdoin, and who, by boastof a different description, youing of their wealth, drew upon must hunt down the whole herd." themselves the attacks of thieves This was a beautiful idea, to be [cheers and loud la ghter !]" sure, and so consonant, too, with And, was laughter all! There

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Thus, you see, Sir, there is of what we have to expect to hear no cure for persons of this debefore this struggle is over. Mr.scription. Here is a man, who is PEEL was more dignified in his himself the author of a b il that disapprobation: his sorrow was has actually doubled the amount of a more solemn cast. He felt of the taxes, and he thinks that "himself compelled to dissent this double amount ought to be "from the tone of congratulation, collected! To reason with such "on this event, which seemed to a person is out of the question. "be so general in the House. He If a man can go on with this Pitt66 must say, that he regretted the talk, at a time when all is changed; repeal of the Tax. He regretted at a time when the very same "it, because he was persuaded farmers, who were rolling in "that it ought to be the object of wealth, are running from the "all the interests in the country kingdom, in order to save the to mai tain the public credit. remnant of their property; if a "He thought that this repeal man can talk thus, at such a would be more to be lamented, time, there is no sense in ta king "if the advice of the Noble Mem- with him. "ber for Yorkshire, namely, that "as a boon had been granted to "the Agriculturist, a similar boon "should be granted to the Manu"facturer, were listened to. The

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Ginteres:s, neither of the one "class nor of the other, would, "in his opinion, be consulted, by "a measure tending, as this cer"tainly did, in some degree, to "impai public credit. For that "reason, he confessed that he

would have been anxious rather "to maintain the Revenue at its

The whole system is doomed to fall, and it is high time it fell. Your bill, Sir, is the first successful hit at it in the way of deducting from its means. These means will, and must, be taken away, unless we get back into bales of paper; and, then, a convulsive end is certain. If the means be taken away, the system dies that way. The carriers on of the system will find themselves weak, they will hardly know why. They will find their

present amount, which, it had adherents dropping off from "been sufficiently proved, was they will not know what cause,

Feebleness will come all over the first, and then go to work, solely THING without the THING'S for the benefit of others. They being able to account for it. It will not do this; and as I said in will lose the use of its fangs with- my Leave-taking Address, in out any one appeariug to do any 1817, if the system be pushed on, thing to it. It wil become as without relaxation, it is imposgentle and as harmless as a lamb."sible for tongue or pen to deIn fact, you are bleeding the "scribe the base and wretched THING in the foot. Go on 66 s ate into which this nation will thus, and it will die without a "fall."

struggle, and oder, harmony,

It was, when I began this letter, and happiness will once more sur-my intention to make some reround the throne of an English marks on a book, which a Mr. king. MUSCHETT, a Clerk of the Mint,

To carp at the ministers, in has put forth, in order to show, this case, as a part of the long-that the FUND-LORDS do not reeared press does, is purely fac-ceive more than they ought. But, tious, and it is very base too, see- I must defer this till my next; ing that their yielding was right and has a manifest tendency to the general good, as, indeed, the taking off of any tax has. As to “a boon," it is foolish, if not very imprudent, to call that a boon, which is merely a diminution of intolerable taxation. However, the thing is good in itself, ad better as to the hope that it wil inspire It will make some men hesita e, who are preparing to quit the country with their capitals; and, if the malt-tax were taken off early in the next session, it would prevent, I verily believe, ten thousand farmers from going to America. They will not remain to give up their all ng it was that taught the Labour

for, the subject is very important, and will demand room. This is, I take it, the grand ba tery of the FUND-LORDS; and you shall see how completely I will demolish it, in spite of all that the longeared, braying, tooting press can do in its defence. Much has been done of late. The last six month's Registers, beginning with the "New Year's Gift to the Far"mers," have really created a new mind in thousands upon thousands of persons, who now clearly see that which I never could persuade them to look at before. However, it is the suffering that is the great teacher. The suffer

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