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7 their superiors about, a standing Army of 150,000 in time of Peace. Abolition of sinecures, pens, grants, and emoluments not merited by Public, useless offices, state paupers, Parliament set the Nation at defiance about the last corn bill, ing fund, National Debt, interest of the National t, excessive taxation occasioned by payment of National Debt, &c.

Millar. Sir, riches appear to dazzle your eyes. people are poor you think they can know at all. I'll find you men among tbethe [sic] Paisley that are well skilled in Politics, Mathematics,. Languages, Chemistry, and all kinds of Philosophy. Besides all this, I will find you weavers that will preach you a better sermon,  nine parish ministers out of ten. Although you ear to hold the Paisley weavers in such contempt. Cobbet has a very different opinion of them. In Register, in taking notice of that meeting which  held in the Relief Church, Paisley, on the 5th of, 1816, to consider the present Disstresses of  Country, their Causes and probable Remedies, He , "My very best aeknowledgementsacknowledgements [sic] are due to the  who has been so kind as to send me a small , containing the speeehesspeeches [sic] and Petition of the  meeting in Paisley. The principles expressed in  publication are admirable. The clearness of the ments contained in the speeches; the  of the matter; the ingenuity and force of the ments; the spirit, eloquence, and impressiveness  language; all these give to these proceedings  of superiority, and do great honour to , I wish the accounts of these proceedings eouldcould [sic]  by every man in the kingdom. I do not be that so much talent is possessed by all the 16 rs, and the 45 Commoners as is possessed by the kers at the Paisley meeting. I have read with