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vincial paper,* that should advocate 

 popular, that is, Radical measures. He 

 also bore a conspicuous part at all 

 County and other meetings ; and, by 

 presenting himself as a candidate for a 

 close Borough, where he knew he had 

 not a shadow of a chance of being re- 

 turned, he at least gained notoriety. By 

 a fair share of oratory, and by constantly 

 disputing the power of the aristocracy, 

 he became popular among the less learned 

 but more opulent and really independent 

 yeomen, who were then growing into 

 importance. By these means he had 

 gained their good opinion, as by his 

 bland and familiar manner, and his un- 

 ostentatious hospitality, he had their 

 goodwill ; and an opportunity occurring 

 shortly after the introduction I am about 

 to speak of, he was placed by them in 

 a situation that curbed his Radical pro- 

 pensities, while his talents and services 



* The "Independent Press." 



