The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-06 00:00:00

THI I LOBivING u ."

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TO OUR READERS AND THE PUBLIC.
(FROM OUR MORNING EDITION.)
This morning The Sun appears in a new, but in I
t.
proper character. The natural sun rises in the morn- •
ing-, and the artificial, affecting to be natural, ought to'
be the reflection of its prototype. For the last ten or '
twelve years The Sun newspaper has been the 0n1Y,.,
Journal that advocated the promotion and extension of
that very principle which now compels itself to alter itsf.
course and adapt its conduct to the sweeping march o
events. The Sun has had the merit of calling railroads
on a large scale into existence, and now, to preserve its
own being, it is compelled to follow the magic course of
that wand which it was the first to summon Into action..
The extraordinary change which the ramification of,
railways over the country has produced in the mode ofil(:
rapidity of communication is apparent to all---oclea
so is the necessity of being prepared for the conseqnenees'
Recent circumstances have sufficiently indicatedtbe
course to bo adopted by those Newspapers whose els-
tence depends on promptitude of conduct and eneio
of action. To these The Sun owes its present charac•-•
ter ; and to swerve or hesitate now in that oaree.r.
were suicide. The endurance which has hither,
triumphed over difficulties of no ordinary charactt s't
will still support The Sun in its apparently more ardut
endeavours. We boast not—they only boast who • sred
fearful of success—we have passed the Rubicon,
shall do our best. We want no favour—the discern tit
t
Public only favour themselves. So far we art' on e'

terms. -,We
As to politics, we are of no recognised party is
hold the mirror up to faction—for we are the hlicrb e
party of the people—the party which pays for all tb
extravagance or folly, or it may be, the goodnature
one faction towards another.
We have said that we are of no recognised party-'
and )et we support the present Ministers—not for thet
inherent virtues—but as a choice of evils. We suPP°l°
the Whigs in preference to the Tories, because
Whigs pr(fess to have the welfare of the people
rte
heart :—the Tories, perhaps more honest, advto
their own. Hitherto the Whigs have been
Ent
dured on account of their past conduct, 11
the day of reckoning is at hand. They must eith6
do better or worse. Which alternative they may eWstei.
remains to be seen. They say the Reform Bill is 50
was a final measure ; if so, why did they disturb the
t.shes of their ancestors ? On what principle is finality
founded—knowledge or apprellegsion? Are the masses
to forego their acquired knowledge seeing that they haul
nothing to apprehend ? In their lowest depth ha
lower can they fall but in the mockery of hope 01
quickened to be blasted !
If men in power were wise they would be honet
Candour to their true friends and supporters ow
not but sound as the note of hearty defiance to their

enemies.
But why should the paramount interests of a great
people be at the mercy of party ? The secret is told
the memorable results of the last fifty years. Pell;
cal parties are like actors on the stage fighting
all the mock fervency of noble ambition—behind t.ev,
scenes bandying personal complaisancies, and laugh!n
at the gullibility of the spectators :—in officefructOye
in the sunshine of summer delight—and out of place
growling in the bitterness of wintry discontent.
But what care the people of Englaral for faction ,
e it Whig or Tory ? Are the vital interests oe.l
a nation to be jeopardized for the erroneous and grevaii
ling predilections of party ? And yet what do
the Legislative enactments of the counts y tend to, ''?
for the interests of the few at the expense .of the 110811
Let any honest man, be he Whig or Tory, e°,.,
ask himself—ought such things to be if he had no ils
rest in their continuance ? As for the Radical', be
clearly out of Court, and has no right to speak or ac,,
however he may think—for the actions of his leaders, I,
f
good wine poured into vinegar cruets, haves served-
to damnify his good intentions and neutralize his vir,,,Alov•
ri
If good ensue, whether it be from Whig or .'lOO,
doctor, the patient will be thankful, although 1.
medicine would feel more grateful, coming from as"
posed friendly or national physician.
It cannot be denied that for the last few years tb:
people have been humbugged by parties, and that Partil:g
have mutually deceived each other—each
,joelP--cl
" Jim Crow" on the stage of public expedient *l---7-g
at each successive encore of Irish questions,
the echo of the Lake of Killarney, " You she. II ir:of
everything you want next Session—only just de ;be -
for the present."
oblie
Why should Irish questions engross all the ,Pie p
time ? Simply because it is the interest of party toll,-iesS
them in a state of abeyance. Is this just to ther
who have suffered so much and endured so long ?- "4,11 d
it fair to the country at large, who are made misty' tot
participators in such left-handed legislation ? Is it 'Os
notorious that something is wrong in the ricketty balatid
of parties ? That some revolting spirit finding the vi°`
getting tired of any more cuckoo notes in his behalf, ter
round upon his own friends, and like the dying Glacii
tor, endeavours to crush whom he cannot convince.
We have for a long time supported Ministers,---vc.
in 'Ra%
must support them still as a choice of evils. Tn.
have sonic good points in their composition ; "e„,
their ship Icaks irremediably ; and unless the rotael
planks be speedily cut out, and their places supplee"
with sound timber, there is an end of the concern.
We are no traitors to the cause of the country ; bell;
ing a large stake in the public welfare, we are deep
''
interested in the national safety. But where is the
guarantee for that safety, if plausible hopes are to scree
as the decoy ducks to party ambition ?
Our Radicals, or Liberals if they please, are learni'sfr
too fast to be duly wise ; they drink beyond thei.
depth, and are too philosophical for all practical Plic
poses. Their patriotism is too pure ter either 147%1,
or Tory comprehension, and those whose time is e;
grossed with the laudable view of benefiting themselves'
cannot be supposed to cherish much charity for other
Our own opinion is that the present state of thioge
cannot go on much longer. The people will "tsgst
made the tools of party ; and parties, finding their v.- t
chance to be in conciliation, will endeavour ea
length to come to terms. Your sensible Whig" an
your moderate Tory will put up their /01" fl...
together, and make common cause for the iev-esi
rests of the nation! The tide of Radicalism, eur,
Charteiism, and Universal Suffrageism will be stayed.
or rolled back for a season of presumed safety-rill',
to return in the wrath and storm of disaPPei
ment ; and where will be the end thereof
We would humbly suggest to settle differences beftr°
the end comes.
And now, lest we should be misconstrued in the elci
pression of our views by those who enjoy property, arl
who are foolishly afraid that the masses are en „
coveting the goods of their neighbours in their ee_i
deavours for Constitutional equality and freedom
birthright, we say, as we have said before, that the vrorkies
classes or Chartists, as they please to denominate there;
selves, are pursuing the course of their ambitionin awree,
direction. They are like spoilt children, who havir',7
once felt their feet, think they can run on for es"
Not so ; the laws of man, when founded in neteArne'j
are as strong as those of nature herself. ';'
do the sober Chartists hope to achieve ionle;
sibility, or let it be impracticability ? Are they I":
have been so long sleeping in the cloud of ignoraue"
because they are bewildered with the light of freedo,lllo,`
all at once to dictate to those who have been luxuriate:4'
in the noontide—and whose Alpine elevation and el'
tended vision have given them such unbounded advelY
rages ? The experience of the world is against them.

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