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VOL. 79.-No. 3.] LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 1833.

THE LIBELLERS.

TO THE PEOPLE OF OLDHAM.

Bolt-court, 17. January, 1833.

MY CONSTITUENTS,

[Price Is. 2d.

libel, which, I have every reason to believe, was first invented by those PRIGS. My reasons for which belief, I shall state another time. The prosecu tions that have been begun, will bring the whole out into print before they be over. BAINES in the North, and the Times newspaper in the South, which newspaper is owned principally by ANNA BRODIE of EASTBOURNE in Sussex, and FANNY WRAIGHT of HITHER GREEN at LEWISHAM in Kent, and which two women have, for a long time, been libelling me in the most outrageous manner. This Times newspaper in the South; BAINES of LEEDS, in his I SHOULD not make this the first ar- Leeds Mercury, in the North of ticle in this Register, were it merely on England; and the Scotsman (the my own account; for, though the libels names of whose proprietors I shall very on me are truly infernal, no private soon officially know): these three giganman's character can be put in competi- tic libellers; or, rather sets of libellers, tion, in point of importance, with the thus dividing the kingdom geographigreat matters, of which this Register cally amongst them, have exhibited me, has to treat. But, this character of as well by their own means as those of mine is now, really and truly, public their subaltern libellers, as an uncertiproperty, and more especially it is your ficated bankrupt;" and, by necessary property; and, you are bound to care consequence, an insolvent debtor, unabout it as much as I myself am. I, qualified to sit in Parliament; and, by therefore, address myself to you, now, fair inference, a fraudulent debtor also; as being persons rather more deeply because, to have remained uncertificoncerned in the matter than the people cated for more than twelve years, would of the kingdom in general. If what have been strong presumption of frauduthese base libellers say were true, to lent conduct having been discovered by what shame would your having chosen the creditors. Now, then, when you me expose you! Therefore, it being see that my certificate was actually gafalse, it behoves you to do everything zetted in a hundred and twelve days in your power to assist in punishing the from the issuing of the commission, offenders. All that you can do at pre-what will be your indignation against sent, however, is, to take all occasions the wretches who have put this infaof fixing a mark of your reprobation mous charge into the mouth of every upon them. And, if occasion serves, to creature in the King's dominions! I prosecute them, the grounds and the have delinquent newspapers containing manner of doing which I shall point this infamous charge from IPSWICH in out after I have related to you the Suffolk and CANTERBURY in Kent, to nature of the libel, and an account of EXETER, PLYMOUTH, and SHREWSBURY, the proceedings as far as I have hi- in the West and North-West. therto gone. You will perceive that I them from BRIGHTON, which is on the begin with a letter to a friend at MAN-edge of the sea to the South, to EDINCHESTER, which I sent to him, in order BURGH, which is in the middle of Scotthat he might look out to see whether land. So that here is the whole kingthe papers of the PRIGS contained the dom spread over with this atrocious ca

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lumny against the man of your choice! | Very curious, my friends, that the blessAnd, not only this kingdom; but all ings and the cursings should be moving over Europe, all over America: as far about by the side of one another! Very as my name is known, and my writings curious, that you should be receiving have attracted attention; and that is these addresses of thanks for electing everywhere in this world where men me, while a vast majority of this atrocan read English; so far has this infa- cious press have combined together for mous calumny gone. West Indies, my destruction. I cannot publish these East Indies, South America, everywhere addresses myself; it would be proclaimhave the aforesaid two women, BAINES ing praise of myself over and over again, of LEEDS, and the Scotsman, stretched too often. In a few days I will forward forth this calumny. them all to Mr. HALLIWELL, who will make proper use of them. I am very sure, you will be justly proud at receiving them. Your virtuous and sensible conduct has filled the whole country with admiration; and there is not a good man in the kingdom who does not feel gratitude towards you. I fully participate with you in your feelings upon this occasion; and if there be any drawback on my pleasure, it arises from the fear which I must naturally entertain, "Yes, I am proud: I must be proud to see "Man, not afraid of God, afraid of me." that I shall fall short of power to fulfil to their utmost your hopes and expectaAye, and you must be proud, too, to tions. However, be you well assured see that you have chosen the man that you shall never have to blush for whose very name makes villany trem- any abandonment of principle, for any ble, though shrouded up in its dark and want of exertion, or any want of devoiron-hound abodes. Satan, when ham-tion or readiness to make sacrifices of mering at the gates of hell, in order to ease and of interest to duty, on the part get forth to render mankind miserable, of

You will find, by-and-by, that there must have been concert in this case. You will find others at the bottom of the whole thing, and setting even the PRIGS in motion! And, why this concert? Why all this ado about a man's being an uncertificated bankrupt? If that had been the case, why this ado about it? People of OLDHAM, I say, with the virtuous poet,

Your faithful friend

and most obedient servant, WM. COBBETT.

The following, which is the copy of

had not feelings more deadly, and felt not anguish more poignantly damnable, than are the feelings and the anguish of those who are now assailing me. In me they know there is truth, and the power and the will to speak it. They a letter to a friend at MANCHESTER, feel instinctively that corruption and I cannot co-exist. They are striving for their existence; and they are desperate accordingly. They would destroy you, man, woman, and child, if they could they would think no more of shedding your blood, than of sending out water from a pump. However, be you of good cheer: they shall neither injure you, nor, in the end, shall they injure

me.

with a nota bene at the bottom of it, has already been published in the True Sun London evening newspaper. I beg you to read it with attention; it will show you how the case stands thus far. You will hear of the further proceedings in due time and in a proper manner.

Bolt-court, Jan. 13., 1833.

DEAR SIR,-An article has appeared in the Times newspaper of Saturday, Since my last Register I have re- 5. January, stating, that I cannot take ceived an ADDRESS to you from NEW- my seat in Parliament, seeing that I am CASTLE-UPON-TYNE, and one from the an uncertificated bankrupt." I have little town of BRADING, in the Isle of directed my attorney to proceed against Wight; so that you have them now the Times newspaper people. The pubfrom the Isle of Wight to ABERDEEN. lication is under the form of an extract