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COBBETT'S WEEKLY POLITICAL REGISTER.

VOL. 76.-No.3.]

LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 1832.

"In all human probability, then, the whole "of the interest of the debt, and all the sine "cures and pensions and salaries, and also "the expenses of a thundering standing army, "will continue to be made up, by taxes, by "loans from the Bank, by exchequer bills, by < every species of contrivance, to the latest “possible moment, and until the whole of the paper system, amidst the war of opinions, "of projects, of interests and of passions, shall go to pieces like a ship upon the rocks. "And THEN comes the question: CAN "THE BOROUGHMONGERING SYS"TEM OUTLIVE THIS TREMENDOUS "WRECK? If it can, if the army can still * "be kept up, and if the personal safety of all "the people can still, as often as the Govern"ment pleases, be suspended; if this breach "between the two systems does not LET IN "REFORM, it is hard to say how very low "this country is to be sunk in the scale of "nations."-Mr. COBBETT's leave-taking address to his countrymen, published in the Register, 28th March, 1817. Vol. 32, page 417.

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that it is clear, that, constituted as the House now is, it will never pass this bill ; ; for, if altered in any material point, it is not this bill, but a different bill; and, for the people, what we must suppose, a worse bill.

But now, what are these alterations to be? Those who opposed the second reading, as well as those who assented to it, in order to improve it, were very plain and resolute in their condemnation of the TEN-POUND CLAUSE; and indeed there can be no doubt, that their intention is to alter that clause in such a way as to raise the qualification, and thereby shut out the working people altogether from all share in the representation. That such is their design there can be no doubt: but what will Lord GREY; what will this Minister, a thousand times pledged TO STAND OR FALL WITH THE BILL; what will he do? You will answer, "What do you ask "the question for? Can you think it

possible that he will remain an hour "in office, if the bill be thus cut away

from under him? He will make peers "to be sure, and carry the bill at the "third reading; or (the King refusing "to make the peers) he will resign, and "tell us the cause of it."

My friends, I wish I could believe either of these it gives me pain to differ from my disciples; but, if they enand it is my bounden duty to tell them tertain this belief, I do differ from them; so; for it would be a grievous thing inKensington, 17th April, 1832. deed, that they should, by-and-by, find Now my friends; now is the pinch! themselves duped. I do believe, that, Let me first state the facts of the case. as the House now is, there will be a On Saturday morning, the 14th instant, great majority for demolishing the methe House of Lords divided on the ques-tropolitan members and the ten-pound tion for reading the bill a second time, clause; I do believe, that Lord Grey which motion was carried by a majority will not make peers to prevent this; I do of nine, including proxies on both sides; believe, that he will not resign his office; but only by a majority of two of the I do believe, that he will not tell us that Lords who were present. Now, ob- the King will not allow him to make serve, that several Lords who voted for the peers; I do believe, that he will rethe second reading, did so expressly main in office, and endeavour to carry with an intention of causing great alter into execution the Reform Bill, thus ations of the bill. in the committee; so mutilated and deprived of all its " EF

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TICIENCY" for the good of the people. clause. The ominous words are these:: What the people will do is another" The noble and learned Lord said that thing! "Ministers were pledged to consent to DISCIPLE. But, Cobbett! Cobbett ! no alterations in the bill. Now alDo you not suffer your calm judgment" though he (Lord Grey) thought fiftyto be overcome by your prejudice, in" six boroughs were not too many to this case? How can you believe, that“ disfranchise' and that ten pounds was any: man; I will not say a nobleman," not too small a sum to which to exand a man who has been all his life a "tend the suffrage, those propositions reformer; I will not say a man of were no part of the principle of the high honour;" but any bill; on and both of them might be alcarth: anything having two legs and a "tered with perfect consistency with human tongue in its head: how can" that principle. But the noble and you believe, that any lump of flesh and" learned Lord said that he (Lord blood and bone, going by the name of "Grey) would not consent to any alteraman, is capable of acting a part like "tion in the bill. To that assertion he this? "would make the same answer that he COBBETT. I do believe it, at any "made in October-that it did not derate, as much as I believe that THOMAS"pend upon him, for that it depended GOODMAN, of Battle, was saved, and " upon their lordships. When the bill that HENRY COOK, of Michildever, was "went into the committee, he should shanged. certainly feel it is duty to resist any DISCIPLE. Aye, now, there it is!" alterations which he might think inYou will never forget that Thomas" consistent with the main object which Goodman and Rush (curate of Crow-" the bill proposed to carry into effect. hurst) and Burrell and Treadcroft and “ But, if it could be shown that any inScawen Blunt and the bloody old "justice had inadvertently crept into Times! any of the schedules-if it could be COBBBTT. Certainly I shall not for-" shown that any qualification, not so get them, nor BROUGHAM and VAUX, nor "small as ten pounds would be less upen any of the famous group of the 7th of " to fraud and abuse he would not reJuly, 1831; but I do assure you, that" sist the correction of such circumthe recollection of that affair has no “stances. It was, at the same time, weight whatever in deciding my opi- " perfectly true, that he himself should nion now; which opinion is founded" strongly oppose any diminution of the von facts which are undeniable, and on "number of fifty-six boroughs which it reasons which appear to me perfectly was proposed to disfranchise, and conclusive. any increase of the ten pounds which DISCIPLE. Pray, then, let us hear" it was proposed to fix as the minimum what those facts and reasons are. "of qualification. But the decision on COBBETT. In the first place, bear in " those points would depend on the mind, that the most strenuous opposi-" House, and not on him. His opinions tion has been made to the bill on ac 66 were as he had stated them to be; count of the metropolitan members, and, "but it was in the power of the House still more, on account of the ten-pound" to make such alterations as might, in clause; that is to say, on account of" their opinion render the provisions of those parts of it, which, if they become" the bill more accordant with the prinlaw, would give a part of the working" ciples of it." people some influence in choosing members of Parliament. First, observe, that ; and then hear what (according to the report in the Chronicle) Lord GREY said, in his reply; that is to say, after he had heard all that the opponents of the bill had said against the ten-pound

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DISCIPLE. Well, but he says, that he will oppose, and “strongly oppose," any increase of the amount of qualification. COBBETT. Yes, but he no longer says, that he will" stand or fall with the bill." He says, that the enfranchisement of ten-pound householders

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more becoming it, I think, than to be talking everlastingly about its “ GOUR," such as was displayed in Hamp shire and Wiltshire.

DISCIPLE, You are angry, and digress ing into quite other matters. He does, indeed, not say that he will quit his post and throw himself on the people, if the metropolitan members be struck out, and if the 10. qualification be raised; he does not say that he will turn with scorn from his office, if to be held on such conditions; but, that he would do it, who can doubt?

COBBETT Why, I tell you,, that Is! doubt it, or rather that I have no doubt at all about the matter; that I believer that he intends to do it; that he intends i to take the bill as Ryder and Stuarti Wortley leave it, or mould it, and to keep his place, and to carry on the concern as long as he can.

DISCIPLE. What! After all his declarations and protestations about the efficiency of the bill? After all the solemn pledges of all" the Greys and the Broughams and the Lambs and the Russells!

COBBETT. Oh! aye, aye ! to be sure! "The House" will do it; but he does not say, that he will resign his place, and appeal to the people, if the House do it. On the contrary, he clearly intimates that he will carry the concern on with the bill thus "improved" and, further, he, in another part of his speech, gives us to understand, that he will not suffer us to be unruly; whether the bill be passed or not, he would maintain the peace of the country Oh! he is a great captain; like the fellow in the play, he is constantly telling us that he wears a sword. His father was a famous swordsman, as the battle of the Cow-PENS, in America, has showed all who ever heard of it. But, it was the "glorious victory” that he and his every-way worthy partner, OLD JARVIS, gained over the Americans at ST. EUSTATIas, in the early part of last war, that immortalized the SIRE of our standing or falling Prime Minister; it was that achievement, short only of those of STRATHFIeldsay, which, doubt less, induced the WHIGS to make him a baron and an earl; an achievement that has, amongst the bustle of the times, been forgotten; but it is one that ought not to be forgotton, for it was a pretty dear one to the people of this country. Yes, he is a great captain; fall of "vigour" as far as relates to all but the enemies of reform. I shall have to write the history of his administration ; and, when all his deeds of COBBETT. I do, upon my soul. Look "vigour" come to be brought together, at Hobhouse, in short, look at all of they will be a match for any for a them. Look at their standing army and similar length of time, even in the annals police; look at the whole of their acts of Whig power; and that is saying a and at their manifest designs; and, then, great deal. Oh! he is a great captain! differ from me in opinion, if you can and he will "keep the peace, even if the Why, look at the title-campaign prebill be rejected! Oh! 'tis the "great-paring for Ireland; the tithe-war, inest captain of the age!" It had better deed; hear them say by the mouth of go and pay the interest of its Debt, I Stanley, that, far as the Reform Bill believe, in full tale and in gold of full has gone, even at this hour he would weight and fineness; that would be abandon the Reform Bill if he thought

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COBBETT. Yes: I do verily believe, that he will take the bill as the Ryders leave it, and keep his place; and that Hobhouse and Burdett and Lord John and Macaulay; aye, and even our CHARLEY, will say, that the bill is improved; that there is no principle given up; " that it has been merely changed a little in the detail; and that it gives us a substantial reform; that it will give us “good Government" (that is, Whig Government); and that we have " no right to anything more.'

DISCIPLE. Now, do you really believe all this?

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it would endanger the property of the the hands of Peel's police; and he is church of Ireland! And I would aban- urging the establishment of a similar · don it if I thought it would not put an thing in every considerable town in the end to that property altogether; put a kingdom; and as to special commislegal end to it, and abolish the tithes in sions and their results, who is likely to England. Hear them talk thus; look surpass him in vigour ? His bills were at their fears for the church; hear absolutely necessary to keep the people GREY talk about vindicating the tithe-quiet, and they have done it for eighteen law in Ireland: look at and hear all months. But the time is come for ceasthese things, and, then, believe if you ing to talk about them, and for doing can, that those people would quit their something with them. The enemies of places rather than see the number of reform will now, therefore, render them voters in great towns diminished! inefficient for the good of the people, by Rather than see the people possessed of altering the 10l. clause, so as to shut out less power than the bill now gives the most numerous class of voters. them. Look at all this; look at their DISCIPLE. But if they can do that, pension and sinecure and dead-weight they can turn out GREY. lists, which they keep up to the full; Look at it all, and then ask yourself this question: will these people quit office rather than_lessen the chance of Cobbett being in Parliament ?

DISCIPLE. Well; but will they not be turned out if the bill be thus chipped away?

COBBETT. I see no reason why they should.

DISCIPLE. NO! Why, those who outvote them on the 10l. clause, for instance, will vote them out of place, whenever they like.

COBBETT. That is true enough; but they will not like to do it.

DISCIPLE. Not like to do it! What! will not STRATHFIELDSAY and his party be eager to come in, and rule the roast again?

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COBBETT. Yes; they can, but they won't! There is no roast, I tell you. There is the stew, and the hungry WHIGS will stick to that: but there is no roast. And besides, there is some danger now. The stew is large, as I said before there is a good deal of it, and it is and will continue to be, right hot: but a meal on it will be somewhat like a meal that rooks take in a pea-field, or that those nasty devils, the rats, take in a barn's-floor. The repast is abundant; but the gun in the one case and the cat in the other, make it a very perilous affair; not perilous enough to take off, or at all weaken, the appetite of a greedy cormorant of a WHIG; but quite enough to make the TORIES deliberate long before they resolve to come to the mess. The Whigs will be driven from the mess by no danger: they are wholly careless about consequences, as long as they have the mess to go to; but the TORIES are fuller; they are, like pigeons, shy because their crops are full.

DISCIPLE. But, do you not think that they would rejoice to see Grey turned out, in revenge for the mischief he has done them?

COBBETT. You forget that there is now no roast to rule. It is an Irishstew that is on the fire; and though there is a good deal of it, and it is as hot as anybody's stew, there is but little flesh in it, and that little is not of the richest kind. In short, the state of the affair is this: the boroughmongering had, when GREY came into office, gone on as long as it could go on, without a great change COBBETT. He has done them no misof some sort; by professions about reform chief; he was compelled to bring in the and by bills, GREY has hitherto pre- bills; these bills were the people's vented any general convulsion in Eug- work, not his; if he could have given land; in the meanwhile, and as softly less, with any chance of success, his as possible, he has been augmenting the partisans say he would have done it; army, till he has got it to within a mere he has, hitherto, greatly served the trifle of the late enormous war-estab-boroughmongers; they still possess all lishment, and he has put swords into their former powers, which they might

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