. The craftsman. ent, and thatno Body hath any fuch Defign. I hope not; thoughI confefs I dont much like the Method of Writing atprefent in vogue i and the Rumours, which have latelybeen fpread about Town. I fhall be glad to find themand my own Apprehenfions equally groundlefs ; butwhether any Perfons have fuch a Defign or not, itcannot be improper to defend fo glorious a Privilegein Seafon and out ofSeafn. The Liberty of the Prefs,which is the chief Bulwark of all our other Liberties,cannot be too often exerted in its own Defence. Indeed, when we confider the Circumftances of theprefent Times
. The craftsman. ent, and thatno Body hath any fuch Defign. I hope not; thoughI confefs I dont much like the Method of Writing atprefent in vogue i and the Rumours, which have latelybeen fpread about Town. I fhall be glad to find themand my own Apprehenfions equally groundlefs ; butwhether any Perfons have fuch a Defign or not, itcannot be improper to defend fo glorious a Privilegein Seafon and out ofSeafn. The Liberty of the Prefs,which is the chief Bulwark of all our other Liberties,cannot be too often exerted in its own Defence. Indeed, when we confider the Circumftances of theprefent Times ; that his Majeftys Title is foundedintirely on Revolution-Principles and the Liberties ofthe People ; we can hardly conceive that any Men willhave the Boldnefs to attempt fych an Innovation onBoth; much lefs that an Englijh Parliament will beinduced to begin the prefent new Year, with undoingthe Work of above an hundred Tears paji, Z>. SaTURDAYj* N^ 184. The Craftsman. N°i84. Saturday, January 10, i729-30». To the Freeholders and Electors of Great Britain. Friends.) Countrymen, and Fellow Subje^s^ PWf^K ^ -^ Meeting of Parliament being jiaflat hand, and having Reafon to expefttliat the Writs will be ibon iffued outfor filling up thofe Seats, which havebecome vacant iince the laft Seflion, ibeg Leave to addrefs myfelf to you onthat Occafion and offer fome Thoughts to your moftferious Coniideration. Your Reprefentatwes did their Duty very remarka-bly and feafonably laft Year, by exerting themfelvesagainft that Tonen* of Cerruption, into which wewere generally funk, and which feemed to threatenthe very Foundation of our Conftitution with imme-diate Ruin. I need not expatiate any farther on theDangers of this Evil than I have formerly done. Itwas the Complaint and raifed ths Apprehension ofevery honeft and feniible Briton ; as the Bill for pre-venting it revived their drooping Hopes and gave ageneral Satisfadlion to the uncorrupt and well-mean-ing Part of the Nation. The gre
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