Ask him these Three Questions:

If he voted for the corn-bill.

If he supported the petitions of the citizens of Exeter; and

If he receives a salary from the government; and his answers must prove as plain as that twice one is two, that he is the best man you can find to send to parliament.

REASON.

To the Freemen, & Freeholders, of the City of Exeter. GENTLEMEN,

Your requisition to the mayor for a meeting to consider of a petition against the continuance of the income-tax was signed by upwards of sixty names, of which many were our principal inhabitants. This tax was levied on landlords, who raised their tenants, and these their products, for their own and their landlords' taxes, which were all paid by the people. It was also levied on manufactures, who raised it on shopkeepers, and these on the poeple.The people then, including the poor, paid all, exeept what fell on the fund-holder, who paid not only for his funds, but also towards the ordinary rise of necessaries of life. Many of our landlords, tenants, manufacturers and shopkeepers gained by this rise of rents and products more than they contributed to the state; and for this, as well as for other selfish reasons we had many advocates for this impost.—In ! times of flourishing trade and agriculture, the people may be enabled to pay such a tax; but the impost must rise the prices of our exports, and finally pro-> hibit the exportation of our manufactures.-In bad times, the great body of the people cannot pay it and it will fall wholly on the people assessed; and these will gradually be ruined by its operation.*

This tax, modified, is still in contemplation; but although it never can be collected without evils herein mentioned, it may convey Patronage, and create Places, for which the Public must pay. Many persons paid nothing, and were violently in love with the Tax.

From the above requisition the mayor convened the inhabitants. The Rev. Mr. Dennis advocated this tax. Mr. Northmore, at the particular desire of many, attended, and spoke so forcibly against its immoral tendency and unjust effects, as to induce the great majority of the town to petition against its continuance.Our peace had been proclaimed; our expensive war had impoverished the people, created vexatious surcharges, grievous extents, and had sc harrassed the whole community, that nearly all the land raised their voices against this tax.-What was the consequence?The ministers rejecting the voices of the people, resolved ultimately in a time of peace, to carry this odious, this impolitic, this ruinous measure! resolved to continue our distress-our surcharges--our extents,--to continue sinecures, pensions, and useless places,-resolved to increase salaries, and to continue an army larger, perhaps, than necessary in peace! Could the members then who voted for these measures, expect again to be returned by independent suffrages? Can we be lost in astonishment, that the people of Exeter, after combating the hand of power and of ministerial influence in their city, should call for men who opposed such measures?

One of our members, who voted for the income tax-may it be remembered to his honor-gives up his place as representative.-The other, who also voted for this tax, against the wishes of the great majority of his constituents, and of the whole country. again solicits our votes-May this member, too, resign, with honor to himself.---For on what constitutional ground, can he ask for our suffrages? -He hath voted against the general voice of the people of the kingdom-who then does he wish conscientiously to represent? The man who supposes his own wisdom greater than that of the people, should solicit suffrages for the Roman Tiara ;---He

should not stoop to ask votes for representing the. city of Exeter.

Another requisition, numerously signed to your mayor, was to consider a petition against the cornbill. A meeting was in consequence held, and the mayor, and whole town petitioned against this bill--a bill which has prevented our timely receiving a supply of corn from the Baltic before that sea was frozen!---a bill which your worthy sheriff (now no more) conceived that "Every one who had a mouth should sign against !"---Your members received your instructions, but voted for the bill, against the voices of their constituents.

It is the duty of representatives duly to examine the instructions of their constituents; and when the great body of the people of the kingdom dictate the same measures, the House is bound to obey the public will.---Failing in this, the legislative body represents not the people---they consider themselves wiser than the persons who depute them!---better judges than the whole nation!

When a representative finds himself thus at variance with his constituents, it would be honest to relinquish, rather than to hold a trust which he does not perform.

We need not question the principles of another candidate---he has voluntarily declared them. Our parliamentary customs and laws have been his pecu. liar study; and we trust, that if he be elected, he will do honor to the heads and hearts of his fellowcitizens. But to Mr. Northmore, some have objected his violence---they bear witness to his independence; to his abilities; to his sincerity; and to his honesty in detailing truth-but they blame him for his delivery of it; not considering that truth is great, and cannot often be too loudly and firmly expressed, to stem the torrent of corruption. With Mr. N————, a few honest, manly, and well digested periods, overthrow his adversaries' long and sophistical arguments.

But he is loud," and so was Chatham--a greater man-who also called things by their right names: he, too, loudly and firmly stemmed the torrent which was formerly flowing corruptly upon us.

Letus then, FELLOW CITIZENS, vote for the independence of the city. Let us not trust our liberties with persons, who, we lament, must vote for the measures of a minister-measures which will, no doubt, be often against the interest of their constituents, as in the cases of the acts herein mentioned.

Wishing you, FREEMEN, and FREEHOLDERS, to vote conscientiously, consistently, and constitutionally, I am, your sincere friend,

A FREEHOLDER.

To the honest, temperate, and industrious, Electors of Exeter.

It is the duty of every true friend to his country to oppose with vigour the efforts of artful and designing men, who under pretence of patriotism, seek to destroy the constitution.

Certain persons, who stile themselves on the 17th inst. the friends of Mr. Northmore (by which they have done that gentleman no great credit with honest men) have, by that publication, proved themselves to be actuated by the revolutionary principles which plunged Europe into anarchy and confusion for thespace of twenty years and upwards, and produced all the misery under which it groaned, and is not yet perfectly recovered,

They impute to gentlemen, as a crime, their having pledged their lives and fortunes, in the defence of their country; and charge them with despotic and bigotted minds, because it is their wish to prevent the flames of war again desolating nations.

The Clergy are forbid to interfere in politics. The bishops are to have no interest in the state;

they are to be precluded from teaching the religious precept, to render to Cæsar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's; but to preach only the new-fangled doctrines of morality which these blessed reformers may think proper to dictate,

The freemen are to forget the benefit they receive from employment by the rich; and are directed to cut out work for themselves, and become their own paymasters.

The freeholders are advised to resist the payment of any tax, or promote any measure, though for the benefit of the agriculturist, except such as those liberty and equality men think proper to approve.

Every individual in the senate is charged with profligacy; vice is known only to Democrats; vice pervades every description, but those who compose the majesty of the people.

One is inolined to picture the demon of ambition, issuing orders to the chief of the revolutionary socie ties, in the language of a poet.

Find silence first-command him to prepare What'ever befits with thee the task to share, "Such is my will-then seek a different road, "Where in her cavern discord makes abode, "Bid her with speed her steel and fuel take, "And in the loyal breast new flames awake. "Make the standard of revolt be known, "Let every seed of wild debate be sown ; Let war intestine, mutual death succeed, Some to the guillotine, some in the combat bleed; Dispatch confusion on her sable wing,

Dissolve the priesthood and dethrone the king."

I will now ask you whether you seriously think such patriots are fit persons to choose your representatives? and whether those who sanction such insolent addresses, are proper guardians of the State, The lines marked as a quotation are taken from Airosto's Orlando.