Sir William Molesworth, having once satisfied himself of the course
he ought to take, has with characteristic ardour thrown himself, heart and soul, into the van of the new movement. Sir William has published the following address to his constituents.
"TO THE INHABITANTS OP LEEDS.
" Devonport, hat December 1838. Fst.Low Ccrizsies-1 have just returned from one of the most numerous and enthusiastic lure' ings that I ever attended. It was held in the 'Pown-hall of this important and populous borough, tor the purpose of congratulating Lord Durham 011 his safe arrival from Canada. One feeling pervaded the assembled crowd, and that was of profound admiration for the noble lord.—admiration of his Immane and liberal policy in Canaan, of the able and eloquent exposition of his views with regard to the governmetit of that province, and of his manly courage when thwarted in his projects by faction aiel treachery at home, in at once throwing himself upon the People of England, :Ind from them elnitning that support which the ignorauce and self seeking polies. of our rulers had denied him. "Yout c ennot doubt that I sincerely sympathized with that meeting. As ou the appointmeut of Lord Durham 1 bad expressed in the House of Commons, in oiy own, and 'akin% ise, I believed, in ■ our natne, it lirm convietion, that, amongst all our states. men, be was the one best go:tidied to restore peace and tranquillity to Lower Canada, by reducing the people of that province to a state of contented allegiance; that he done coma avert those disasters a Rh which our coutatry wits menaced at the commencement of this year, told couli sine us both from the horrors of it civil war awl hour au equally deplorable contest with men of our own race—with the higlimitaled citizens or the United States.
"Iti this belief I love neither wavered nor been deceived. The course that Lord Durham has pursued, crud the measures that he hat proposed, have won him the goodwill and improeation ot all the more intelligent Inhabitants of North A titmice, whether citizens of the neighbouring re' uhlic or subjects of the British Crown. The confidence of the latter he has completely ;milled; and in him alone they OWN place reliance to make kuowui their interests and wants, as yet unknown, to the Imperial Legislature; and by appealing no the SO111111 sense and s) inpathies of the British People, to obtain for them' many and muchmeeded reforms. They look forward with eager expectation 10 t lit next meeting of Parliament. And I aould call your attention to the strange fact. that since it ails kola% mu t hat Lord Durham hail arrived in :t port of this kinAom, (before, hoaever, the tremendous storm would permit him to land,) the Ministers have with breathless butte postponed the assembling or Parliament to the latest possible perioi, without %%lifting tor the disclosures to make which he had hal ried across the Atlauti,, and which univer,al aud nut mifinttided rumour declared to be of immediate concern to the integrity ot our empire. Truly may jilts sail, that they are determined, at what cost to the nation they pore me, to lihle as long as 'possible from the public the hill Iltoot, is Well awaits, of their lolly and incompetency. "Tile opinions I lot 1 have formed atter much and carehtl reflection, and the infertile. thin that I It.iee received %tilde tim Ow last months is ith regard to Canada, make me believe, that when Lord Durham shall lay his pious before the !louses of Parliament. I thr our shall be able to give them may most co dial support,ittat that all real Liberals wilt equially be able to rally round the noble lord, autl with jastice ackuowledge him to be their leader.
" The inhabitants of this populism town hare acted wisely and well in greeting him as such. They have set an example which, I trust, will be imitated by all who, despising raction, and free front sinister ititerest, have but sue political object— namely, tbe steady tipicamente te of Progressive Belot flu. I mound but 'lope that you, my coustiteems, thou whom none hi this great empire are mute enlightened as to the objects Of geed government. or More eager for their attaiument, will medially approve or the conduct of your Represent:ohm in supporting. both against the open attacks of manly Mes and the base machinations of false friends, a statesman to ahose conduct on ;natty occasions, and to a liose declaration on the present one, I con point in order to show, that in addition to his other claims ou the publie—lx.sides his acquaintance with the great commercial interests of this empire, autl his enlightened attachment to the b(111U1I inCi111011 WA in the old sa)ing of ' Ships, Colonies, and I ommerce '—he is favourable to those improvements in our Representative system, the support of Which iti nu small der,ree italused you to confer the honour of being y our Represeutative 00
"lair obedient humble servant,
WILLIAM NIOLESWORTH."
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