MEMOIRS * nd CORRESPONDENCE •/ JAMES ACLANJ). Proprietor o » 4 Editor — mriiton'- ig Uimtekf. " / LIKE HONESTY IN ALL PLACES."— Jutife BayUy. Printed aad Published by JA. MJLS IUAND ( SOLB PRBPIUKTOK AUD Kuiiunjat jio. 1, Ail Saiuu'siree't, Brintel. ••— I———•—•——— ii 11——•——— ii • BRISTOL ]£ 2£, BsC! FX © N. TO TU K INDEPENDENT FREEMEN Ajfo IKS FREEHOLDERS, OF TUB C IT I" 0 F BRISTOL. • •• « « , « r be frr ever fallen » ! II. T « X, I'/ LOTBSTAMT FEBCMBH, 1' ar fUlmdng Extract is taken from the Meruiry a}' this week. ] tlx gins ivith the stiitcnieut rf sum- thing which titvtr fiappeited— In! it is rear enough fur a Bristol Eatlcr, is the Meantime Mr. Adasci, safroundeti by a party of His friends, li*^ erected a tens- i** niry platfown, for tke arnwed purpose oj pitting ( ome question* to Mr. Bailiio. It a feet!* Kuildmj of slight wood worK jroar. ii *- h. ch his followers Lept a firm foe.' sf. As the piocessica passed the Hush I'averr., several windows of that place. wis Hroken in. A* if entered rlrgh- street, from Corn etreA, about 50 men ar. d fcoye on heree- • tack, evfdertly in a state of intoxication, and i » eny © f them armed with bludgeons, com- menced a simultaneous attick on ) he cowd surteunding Mr. AcUnd's platform, amorg whew they rode, aiing their bludgeons with great freedom ; and several individuals ward treated with great brutality, and tome nere cairied away veVv much injured. About seven o'clock, while Mr. Acland Wsl addressing a crowd in front of the Bush Inn; fiom one of the piliats on the Exchange, the people were conducting >.> c « k. < » tip tbe new* ger » cflcsideiaik number who were cut scid peaceable manner, when from sixty to a hun' died sailors and ship caipemcrs, in a diead- ful state of infuriation and intoxication, and armed w tb common bludgeons, rushed up Corn street, and commenced a most wanton attack upon the people ; who, being unaimed, fled without offering any resistance, The ruffians immediately turned round oa the Bush Tavern, and broke every window is the front— the mahogany frames, and large plated panes of glass, all shared in tke genera! tiestrnctioc J'er some tiasa the mob were ih entire possession of the lower part of the house ; but as sou?: is the people had rallied, anil returned with a few sticks, the cowardly ruSaoe who hid ' tfoiee. enccd ihii wanton cutrage, fled i • all directions Encouraged by their success, aad mfiated br tin acquisition cf considerable Humbert, the other pa. fy- now rushed forward, so re- taliate on thin opponents for allihe excesses they * ad comraitted. And nov,' Etia not be came most violent, and. assumed a tn- ly alarm tse rhe'recter • We Iiava heard ( hat " Sree " U'llilt) A M peiSiw, wrre killed,, but we have beeh unakle t, j htcc; Uin thi* truth of the statement; nd wc theicfoie believe it to be iricorrcct; it M certain, however, that fourteen had been taken to the Ir. Srma. y before n ne ocliuck, all of t: ern very seriously iiijuied, besides ® bruised about the face and head. Wc have hetrd, also, lhat many of the police- officer* leceived inj ries in the execution of their duty ; the infuriated multitude being winked up to the highest pitch of frenzy, rendered their efforts to stay the outrages utterly abor- tive. . " / ' I he Rummer Tavern was& hen singled cut by the ns, ib as the most app- rfcriats place en which to wreak their fengc4fice, and this hey attaches! with . til the rage imaginable—- destroying the shutters, frame'*, and g! a « of that part of it in High- street, which foryr,. the . Company's Coach- uffice, and. vuherc the. balcony had been erected. Y For some tii& s the whole hesrt of the tow « ( was in a slate of more violent < ii^'!: Jer, ani agiiitit n than we erer rcpemljv tt: i< j ) ia\( j been, and^ until » late hour at nighty from the » nuiiiber of intoxicated pertcn? that tvere iv be seen in all direction?, every thing seemed rife with further mischief. Jiven at midnight the streets vert- ve y far from being a; quiet as " hew usually are, " THE BlilSTOLIAN tro tax PROTESTANT ELECTORS OF BRISTOL. FELLOW P* OTt » TAKT » , As the Poll commences this day for the choice of representing this City, let me t> eg of you not to sacrifice your votes on unworthy Candidates. Do not surrender your. Religion without a struggle. The Act which Petl sanctioned may be repealed. Send at least on? advocate of Proteitanti. m to ^ Parliament, and one who would devote himself to the refutation o( Public abase in Church and state. Protheroe and Baillie voted for the admission of Catholics io your Protestant Parliament, whilst Davis, apprehensive of offending his » n> pU> yers, skulked frota bis duty, and re- Aiined neuter, L'J ytmr Cry be,— No Slavery,. ii » CoH La* t. Nj Tiihe ti ' ws- No Window Tax. No Unprofitable Cokifile;. No Standing Anny. i No Siiiecurists. No Corrupt Boroughs. No Excise Inquijition. N. i Monopolies. No Cat- o'nine Tails. No extortionate Dock and Harbour Dues. No Prosecutions for Tru'b. Coine forward nhen. like reeii determined to sine yoar Country, and strain every nerve in defence of Freedom. Vote accoramj- ti your ^ pfcjcitnces, and not from any temporary in twftt, - or trilling consideration. Do this, and K'eliall bs placed proudly pre- eminent on the Poll.—" Indulging in which hope, I have n< JwtUt but the result will he as glorious to vou, 1 at ftuMjllf to VVJI' » faithfully JAMES AC LAN L'. ELECTORS OF BRISTOL, j - - to the removal of the Atietud Taxes— to tit My conduct in this contest for the hoa.. r of Auction of that inquisitorial system of Tat• representing you in Parliament, has baen pre. carried on under the name of Excise— ts cisely that which I conceive ought to be the ' the appropriation of a large amount of Church conduct of every Candidate. lie should be of independent principle ; and if so, he would scorn to lubject himself to obli- gation— refraining from all attempts to bias, influence, bribe, or intimidate the Electors, surplusage to the ttigrncies of the state— to the destruction of Monopolies— and especially of that disgraceful one so long, and to the Country st ruinously tijoyed by the EJST ISDIA COMPASY- to the relief of the Country who sh . uld be as independent in principle a. tic burtktn oj unproductive Colonies- ihe the Candidates themselves. I have not asked for a single vote; nor will I, I s dialed no gentlemen of influence to nomi- nate and second me as a fit and proper persxi to represent you in Parliament. If I am elected your Representative it will be by the free and unbiassed suffrages of the Freemen and Free- holders. What can be more fair than the method of Public Canvas which 1 have ptefered ? And why is it not more generally adi pted ? Because some gentlemen do not like Publicity !— Should you indulge their fancies for Privacy ? Ask them what pledges they will give you as to their conduct in Parliament if returned by you as their Representative. If they mean nothing but fair play, they will not hesitate doing so. I offer them an example which they would do well lo follow, but which I fear they will reject as beneath iheir notice. ELECTORS.— I hereby solemnly pledge myself, if returned lo Parliament by ytur suffrages, to devote my energies to the re estab• lishment of our P. otestant Constitution-- to the abolition of the Corn aid Tithe Lavs— to a Reform in Parliament— in Gov rnmrrt— and in the Church— to your OUH emancipation Jrom the Commercial trammels in zshich under the illiberal selfishness of the Corporators and Merchant- monopolists if this City, yon lave to long languished— to the disbanding of the army in time of peace— ta the abolition of Sinecures— to the abolition of tinecures— the immedia e relief of Slaves in the Colonies, and of our Soldiers and Sailors from the degrada'ion of the lash — and generally to the re. establishment of the former prosperity of this City and Couaty particular, and of the Country at large. JAMES ACLAND. One of the Candidates for the representation of Bristol in Parliament. Io the EDITOR of THE BRISTOL! AN. Sir, Being a* eye witness lo the disgraceful Iran? actions of Monday, by Mr Baillie's party of hired ruffians, I think it right to s'ate a few of the principle f ic: t; but before I begin, I wish to know for what purpose bludgeons were place;! in the hands of drunken men, if not for atisaalif and at brutal assault was known to have besa committed on Mr. Hare's [' remise?, . would no j any prudriit man have ordered the bludgeons to be taken from the r iffians immediately hfter. a.' iW not have suffered such blood thirs'y rascals lo have proceeded inio the City, with bludgeons i* their hands, snlesi he encour^ jed the. n in their work of destruction ? But ( o proceed, every thin* was quiet in the City until Mr. Baillie'a procession approached opposite the Rammer Tavern, in High- Street, when Mr. Il^ rnier, Jji), en Horseback, and slid Mr-. Prilchard on the Plntforw, rxritad the bludgeon men u> ac'. s ( f violence; tie consjq'jence i f which was, that u tin e . extension •/' the repsetenlatisn to tin represented ijued, find not oi. Iy g'fui dajnage done to tfans — to the reform of our I. am system — to tie the Bush arm Rummer Taverji « , but < n i< y per- urevention of the thousands of uh-' ses vkich sons seriously injured, several of * h< w » are * tiJJ abound in this tr. ii- goverved City— and to the in the infrmary, Rnd although but a p> i'. ry c< W- rctfutlion oj tht rxj* niilvre vf tit Government ' pensv. bis, t hvye Mr. Ratlin's Ftrwis ml; si ? HK BR IS TOM AN 183 lent be liberal in supplying ihe wive* and limits) the measure of their labour, their for> d, families of those unfortunate men with the means and their puiii- hment. of subsisisnce until tkeir husbands are again Many of thc s, aV(. g are ( and , j miiy be) able to work for their support. branded like cattle, by m- ani of a h t iron I have teen a placard wherein they pretend on the shoulder or other conspicuous part ot to deny that C- pl. Clax. on was in any way in- bodv, wi- h the ini ials of their master', strumental to the riot, bul a. he was seer, pub- " ame; and thus bear about them, in indelible iicly by many, lam surprised tf. ey .' are make characters, the proof of thir debased and sach an avowal, and it neitker Mr Baillie or his Committee bad sense enough to forvsee the con sequence of suffering armed men l< » an er the City after having their spirit* stirred up to act » of violence at Mr. litre's, I am surprised how any reasanab e man, or set cf men, can deem him a proper person to represent this City ia Parlia- ment ; unless they contend that Freedom no longer exists in this City, and tkat those who call themselves Freemen, ought to be bullied into obedience.— Tbis doctrine may agree well with Slave holders, but 1 hope the result of ibis . contest will prove lhat tyrannical measures will cause their own destruction, and lhat Freedom will reign tiiumpbant. AB Admirer cf your perseverance tn the Canto of Freedom. A BRIEF VlfeAV of rat N A r U RE AND EFFECTS or NEGRO SLAVERY. AT IT KXISTS IK TB* COLONIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. lite Colonies of Great Britain there are thi » moment upwards of 800,000 human servile a ate. The Slaves, whether male or female, are driven to labour by the impulse of the cart- whip for the sole benefi' of their owners, from whom they receive no wages ; and this labour is continued ( with certain intermis- sions for breakfast and dinner), from morn- ing to night, throughout the year. In the season of crop, which lasts for four or five months in the year, their labour is protracted not only throughout the day, as at other times, but during either haif the night, or the whole of every alternate night. Besides being generally insde to woik un- der ihe lash, without wages, the Slaves are further obliged to labour for their own m: iin. tenance on that day which ought to bedevot cd in repose and religious instruction. And as that day is also their only narket day, it follows, that " Sunday shines no Sabbath- day ' to them,'' bat is of necessity a day of worldly ; occupation, and much bodily exertion, j The ealonial laws arm the master, or any one to whom ke may del- gate his i. nhoritv, ; willi the power t< i punish slaves to a certain ; extent, wi. limit the inter vention of the mj- g* urate, and without any responsibility for the use of this tremendous discretion ; and to that extent he may punish them for sny offence, * r for nn offence. These d r- telion- ' ary punishment* are usually inflicted on the beings in a state nf degraded peruoisa! slavery, naked body with the cat t- whip, an instru- ment of dre. uiful severity, which cruelly Iv These unhappy persons, whether young o' ' cetatej- , hc flesh of the sufferer. Even the old, mate or feniie, ate thc absolute property chappy females ? ve equally liable with the of th- ir mas'. er, who may sell or transfer them men to have their pers ns thus shiraelessSy • m his pleasure, and who may also regulat* exposed and barbarously tortared v! the c* * ccw! iflg" tohi d tc- s'. i.- n in certain ' pr- ceof their nmt? r o » owrawr. The Slaves being regarded in the eye of tfe. law as mere chattels, they are liable to be seised in execution for their master's debts, and, with, out any regard to ihe family lies which may be broken by this oppiessive and merciless process, to be sold by auciiou to the highest bidder who may remove ihem to a distant part of the same colony, or even exile them lo another colony. Marri< ge, that blessing of civilised and even of savage life, is protected in the case cf the Slaves by no legal sanction. It cannot be said t't exist among them. Tfcose, therefore, who live together as man and wife, are liable to be separated by the caprice of their master, or by- sale for the Satisfaction of his creditors. The Slaves in general have little or no access to the means of Christian instruction. The effeet of the w « at of such instruction, a » well as of ike absence of any marriage lie, is, that the most unrestrained licentiousness, ( elbt- bited in a degrading, dHs^^ wrrf- depopnJatmg promiscuous intercourse.) prevail; almost uni- versally aaiohg the Slaves ; and is encouraged, so less universally, by the example of ( heir superiors the Whites. Tae e vidence of Slaves is not adroit ed l- y the Colonial Couns. in any civil or criminal case affecting * per-. cn of free conetrion. If a Whit* man, tlierefore, perpetrates the most atrocious acts of birhwity, ty the'presence of Slaves only, the injured party is lefi wi hout any. reran* < 4 bgal redress. In none of ii, e Cubnies . of'Great Britain ihose legal facilities been afforded tfij the Slav, to pniclsase his own freedom, which bave pro- duced such r- stejisiwly beneficial effects in she colonial possessiens of. Spain . and Porte^- V: : where, it* Staves bate been manumitted i » ; ? nuthbecs, not only without. inj- ery, tiot v- Wi J injury . to ihe master, and wi: b decided adva-.- i tags to public peitc& and Safety. Ont » r r - '.-"), v\ m* ny of our col'. Ait*, > > » voluntary manumission of " Slaves !•• master- bren obstructed, and in rw • — r.- W ;- np" S- i'- ji'; by large fines. 124 THE RR1RT0UAN It is an universal principle nf Colonial Law Out all Black or Coloured peiaons are pte- sumed inri taken to be Slaves, unless they can legally prove tlie contrary. The liberty there, ore, even of free persons, is thus often greatly endangered, and sometimes lost. They are liable to be apprehended as run away Slaves; snd they are further liable. as such, to be sold into endless bondage* if they tail to do that which, though free, nay, though burn peihaps in Great Brijain itself, they may be unable to do,— namely, to establish the fact of their free- dom by such evidence as the Colonial laws require. Let it be remembered eleo, tfeat many thousand infants are annually bom within the British A< minions to uo inheritance but that of the bapH s*, aopel ss, servitude which has been d< scribed • and the general oppressiveness of which migh be inferred from this striking and most oppr - bious fact alone, that while in the United S stes of America the Slaves increase rapidly—-- so rapidly as to double their number in twenty years—; Lete is, rven now, in the BritisbCoLinieis, tto increase, hi t on the contrary, a diminution of their numbers. JAMES AC LAND HUSTINGS, QUEEN SQUARE, Snttnfay. 31 « f Ja/ p 1330, 4, sVw. P.*'. ELECTORS or BRISTOL. Here I have been all ctsy— at my post — eespt e the understandings of John Mills who had the hardihood to state that I should not go to tbe poll. My day's work on the Hustings is over. I' have polled one— ana that is quite^ ufficient for tny purpose. ! am the tortoise in the table and some one of tn> opponents is the hare whom I shal£ assuredl) overtake. On Monday I take my second crawl— and onwards I shall procsed until I have the honour of being the snr; xo MEM. for this city and county. It mat-' rrs not ! o me how many thousand* poll for bt'liers. I see no reas n why I s'hiiuld* put in v s. If out of breath, when there is no hurry Fie senpture says theie is a time tor all things and doubtless there is a lime lor pushing thi poHj but that is not now. At least I think no. ; others • re o! a different opinion. Let them entertain ' heir fancy ; I claim a timiUr pnvilege. Maiiy a tat child dies ol the measles, and many a puny iiUut arrives at manhood. If tbe m aiies kti s not, ihe hooping cough tnaj ; and diCtoi' » stud will i: ot always cure, or it would be enhanced in value. Under any circumstance*, 1 have done my duty to you. The poll is open to you ; ) » u ought to know ihe merits and file trillion* of tb-> evuvl candi I* esj and it is for you to re Co. o y - ur piinciples by jour voles. I shall keep the poll open for you to the last. Do not tie in a hurry, lake time to think, if you wiih to seive me, send in. your names * nd addresse, and do not go to poll until required by inc. 1 his is the only effectual way of lending a hand to one who has often lent a hand toyou. Look, Electou, to my straight fotwaid pledge to you it< a preceding page. it may be unusual to give such distinct pledges ; but, it is right, and suigu. aiity is no demerit. For instai cc I was or seemed to be singular, when I farst told vou that tie greatest enemies of th* Trade, Commerce, and cl. atacter of your city were the Corporators ana Mcrchan-- Monopolists; yet i was right and n; opinion i, no longer singula-. Mr. Davis fflay boast ofnit i5. r> 0, Mr. Baii- lie of Iris i0il9. and Mf. Pictberoeof his 9* 0 ; they are welcomc to thera. I am content— and having midt tip eny mitid to lose neither cbarannr nor temper in the cot; » est, I have only to hope tny honourable opponents will puisue a similar co.; rsc vii h a hkc termi- nation and a siA'lir resub. Meaftwhi ! as » me you tlut' j cu thaU ni » t 5nti tn: a Oinch'- r, j. ACLAND. To the FR IE N D S ( IF PROTEST ANTLSM C II U ft C II AND STATE. As Mr. ACLAND has offered himself a Candidate for the honor of representing you in Parliament, on PROTESTANT PRINCIPLES, and Milk ihe avowid intention of devoting his time, talent, and energies to the amelioration of hf Condition of ( us fellow country men,— to the PROMPT EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES. To an, efitcme reform i » Parliamentary Repre- wnuiim , and t„ a uholts..! reducii. iti of th* presuH * » su ful. X| M iiriit uie of the Government, with the consequent Wlief of the people kum a itiin us stesi of ligation. It » i'uM indeed be unjust tfat be should be permitted to suetifit e his property in his nobla fforts to benefit his couniry. Seseul frieids to the glorious cause in which he has so manfully emboiked, have ih? r » foie it t< rmined to contribute towr. tds the unavoidable xpences of his coniist and, its it is deiirabia that no unnecessary ex pence should be in- cuir<- d. the sabsciipiioh book will be for signature his Committee Room, in All Saints Street, where hey earnestly solicit the immediate co- operation and contribution « f all bis supporters and well wishers. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT k « h* tneaoeaii- BRR* A'. ft it roVNVL'AND• WUgllS, By the celebrated dog ' LieS » " our of " iiosn.." Apply at my office in All Sains*' Street. J, A Psiaret! and Published hy JAMES AfJ. AND, ( Po1* Pr » 3> nsfc » and Editor) ui tbe HmsToi. » r No. *, A!! S* » * « swet, Bfiato!.