I consider the great Cause, which I came to serve, not as it merely relates to one Candidate in preference to another, but a Cause in which every thing that is near and dear to us is involved. What, then, ought to be our gratitude-what ought to be the grateful regard of the Country towards him, who has had the fortitude to meet the arduous Conflict, and the perseverance nobly to contend, 'till crowned with Victory? Let us never forget that it was for us, for our Birth-Rights and Privileges, he has had the magnanimity to contend;-let his Name, therefore, be revered by us; and let us inspire, with the same generous sentiment, our Children, and charge them to transfer it to their Children's Children-that, long as the Rock upon which their Dwellings stand shall endure, the Name of COKE may be had in grateful remembrance.

But yet, my Friends, our Conquest is not complete-I do not mean with respect to our worthy and patriotic Representative, but ourselves. After he has been acknowledged to be triumphant, the most difficult of Victories remains to be atchieved-the Victory over Human Passions-Passions, proudly elated with Success. At such a crisis, let us shew to those who have opposed us, a proof of the real dignity with which the British Character is capable of being adorned, when imbued with the principles of honest Loyalty and sound Religion. Let every Party distinction, therefore, be henceforth controlled by Benevolence and Moderation, and let all Party ENMITY die away.

"Let us bear Anger as the Flint bears Fire; which, "being struck, shews forth a hasty spark, and soon " is cool again."

So will our late Opponents become our future Friends, and this fair and populous Town rise in Prosperity, and be the abode of Happiness and Peace.*

Nottingham, June 7th, 1803.

PHILANTHROPOS.

Address by MR. BIRCH.

To the Worthy and Independent Electors of

GENTLEMEN,

Nottingham.

Having already expressed my grateful sense of your kindness during the late contest, I should not so soon again have obtruded myself on your notice, had my Opponent been satisfied, without insulting your feelings and mine, to enjoy his triumph with common moderation. ̧

After the full and explicit avowal of those principles upon which I offered myself to your choice, I little expected at this time to be called upon by any malicious insinuations to adduce proofs of the sincerity of my attachment to our invaluable Constitution, and of my abhorrence of those scenes which might lead to its destruction. The former election, my Opponent well knows, was carried on for five days before I arrived amongst you-and those disorders, so much to be deplored, he also knows, and ought to have had the candour to acknowledge, were not only not justified, but were deprecated by me in the most severe and pointed terms; for believe me, I hold in equal detestation, "the coercive and oppres "sive hand of power," whether exercised by a lawless mob, or by an arbitrary master or landlord.

Of his motives for preferring "the comforts of a "regular Government to the miseries which flow "from principles of anarchy and confusion," I entertain no doubt; and why cannot he suppose that inducements, equally powerful, considering my state both in point of fortune, and in the family I have to protect, must operate on my mind to "support the "Laws, the Religion, and the Monarchy of the Country."

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In adverting to that influence to which he is indebted for his success, let me in my turn ask him, is it consistent with the principles of the Constitution, and the freedom of election, that men, because they are poor, shall be deemed unfit to enjoy those privileges the laws afford them? Shall property be considered the sole test of independence? Gon forbid! For what would be the situation of our country at this momentous crisis, if its defence depended on those alone who have wealth and rich possessions at stake? 'Tis that love of freedom and independence which reigns in every free born Englishman's heart, be he ever so poor, that will impel him forward to meet the enemy and can there be any excuse for attempting, at a period like the present, to stifle the generous, patriotic impulse resulting from the belief, that, though poor, every one is interested in making, and of course in protecting, the laws? He may be assured that I envy him not in his political sentiments, nor his GREAT and GLORIOUS victory, as he terms it, founded on such invidious, such dangerous distinctions—and obtained, as I firmly believe, over the real wishes of a majority of the Electors of Nottinghain.

The struggle you have made has been a noble one; and, notwithstanding its unsuccessful result, it will prove to the world what sacrifices men are capable of, to maintain their just rights.

I have the honour to be,
GENTLEMEN,

With gratitude and respect,
Your faithful Servant,

JOSEPH BIRCH.

The Hales, June 14, 1803.

YE new coin'd Methodists with oblong chin;
Ye Presbyterian Saints;---and Quakers prim;

Ye sage Dissenters, of all germs and classes,
Who strive to undermine Church, State, and King,
And guide the Mob as pedlars guide their asses!
To you, great Sirs !---the Muse directs her strain,
Exulting in your fall with stern disdain!

Say, modern Saints, what mov'd you first to wage
Like Turks, and fierce Vandals, who Bulwarks strong engage,
A savage warfare with the best of Men?

Were you mov'd to it by the Gospel page?

Or by the Fiend you outwardly contemn?

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