The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-05 00:00:00

LONDON:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1139.

According to the Tory writers the country is in
a most deplorable condition. The finances arc in
a state of bankruptcy, we are despised by foreign
nations, and insubordination prevails at home.
What do the Tories propose to remedy this state of
the country ? When the Whigs were in opposition
they had always something to suggest to improve
the country. At one time they demanded Parlia-
mentary Reform, anon Catholic Emancipation,
again an alteration in the administration of the laws,
or, to close our examples, great reductions in the
public expenditure, and an abolition of taxation.
They might have been wrong ; but they did not
complain without suggesting what they thought
would be an appropriate remedy. But what mea-
sures do the Tories propose in order to regenerate
the country ? Dear politicians, simply one—their
restoration to office. They left it with such an as-
tounding reputation for political wisdom, they had
been so boldly consistent resisting all the demands,
as long as they could, of the Catholics and
Dissenters--they had brought the whole empire,
particularly Ireland and Kent, into such
profound tranquillity—they had so reduced
taxation, the people were so universally contented
and so unreservedly and peacefully happy, that the
name of the Tories is associated with all manner
of blessings, and their mere return to power, without
any measures, would operate like a charm, restore
peace to the people, health to our finances, and in-
fluence to our councils abroad. Indeed ! Beauti-
fully imaginative, no doubt ; let us, however, being
of the plodding tribe, look at the probable reality.
We must Judge of what the Tories would do by
what they now demand. First and foremost then,
their great outcry is to put down the Papists, to
exclude them all from office, honours, and emolu-
ments. The great Protestant meetings, the Pro-
testant Associations, which arc the body and soul
of Toryism as a party, for it is absolutely nothing
Without the Parsons, demand with one voice the
repeat of the Catholic Emancipation Act. They
would begin,
therefore, were they in power, by out-
raging theßoman Catholics, and for fear of the
mighty host which they
require an immense would, oppress, they would
additional
,
of their
military force to pre-
vent the consequences 0
not drive Ireland into rebellion eirotwonhwegr
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would realise their own prophecies, and compel the
Irish to rally round
u`ceN DANIEL the First, and
Repeal. If they were
System
of oppression
and again consigning Ireland to ages of ar.) . ,
from which she seems now rapidly emereine ar
.
The
re-enactment of the Penal LawB, with
all their
consequences of Insurrection Acts and tilr,'c
monthly rebellions, would be the result of the return
of the Tories to power on the shoulders of the
Protestant Parsons.
The next demand of the Tories is money to
build Churches. The Rev. Mr. STOWELL, Lord
SANDos, and Sir ROBERT PEEL agree in stating
that it is the first duty of the State to provide for
the Christian Education of the People, according
to the Established Church ; and after repealing the
Catholic Emancipation Act, the Tories would pro-
! teed to grant more money, as in 1823, to build
Churches. To the rebellion of the Catholics they
would add the deep discontent of the Dissenters,
already outraged by Church-rates, and the denial
of equal and general education. Nice methods