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The Life and Correspondence of Major Cartwright
The Life and Correspondence of Major Cartwright Author:John Cartwright Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: land and Scotland ; who are very slow to discover that their loss of trade is a consequence of their loss of liberty. If they can be set right by the sense and s... more »pirit of Ireland ; petitions signed by millions, demanding a restoration of stolen rights, would soon put down the despotism of that borough-faction under which the United Kingdom groans." His Lordship's reply to this letter, couched in terms of high respect for the writer, was a declaration that he considered it his duty to confine himself solely to the subject of the Catholic claims. We have already noticed the establishment of a club called the Union for Parliamentary Reform according to the Constitution ; it need hardly be said that the subject of these memoirs was a zealous member of that club, the proceedings of which proved highly satisfactory to him . Another club for the same object had also been some time in contemplation, of which Mr. North- more was the founder, and the first printed proposal for its institution appeared 1st of May, 1811, with sixteen names annexed. Its first public meeting took place at the Thatched House Tavern, 20th April, 1812, Walter Fawkes, Esq. in the chair. It was then " Resolved—That a society be now instituted, which shall have for its object the securing to the people the free election of their Representatives in the Commons House of Parliament. See Appendix, No. XIV. " That such society be called the Hampden Club. " That by the laws and statutes of this realm the subject has settled in him a fundamental right of property, and that he is not compelled to contribute any tax, or other charge, not set by common consent in Parliament. " That according to Sir Edward Coke, the members of the House of Commons ought to be general inquisitors of the realm for the main...« less