The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-08 00:00:00

that pare of the King's Speech which seems to intimate
that a recourse to law and force are the only means to be
adopted for tranquillizing the country ?---anfl,
though this is rather a home question, whether it coincides
in the idea, with which Ministers nn doubt are im-
pressed, that we could not have a better Ministry titan that
ti which the affairs of the State are now confided?—
When Mr. Pitt was at the head of affairs during a crisis
similar to the present, but a thousand times more momen-
tous to the peace of Europe and the security and indepen-
dence of its different States, the Tories, anti more espe-
cially the landed int treat, raised a hue and cry throughout
the country, anti succeeded in persuading the King anti
his Minister that it was necessary to go to war, in order
to divert the attention of the public, and prevent a revo-
lution here; and it would not, apparently, be disagreeable
to seine high personages to repeat the experiment ; but
we beg to assure them that any such intention is vain and
l'opeless—that the circumstances of the two cases are
greatly different in their most• essential features—that
Europe is now not the Europa of 1793, but of 1830—
and 'that any attempt to put in practice now the political
system of the former period, would inevitably be followed
by results the very reverse of those which they anti-
cipate and wish, and fatal, in the long run, we have no
doubt, to every Monarchy in Europe. The war sgainst
France was, in some measure, justified by the call of the
Government of that country upon the people of other king-
doms to rebel against their rulers—at present there is no
such excuse ; for, notwithstanding the King's Speech,
there is neither " rebellion," nor call for "rebellion," but.
on the contrary, a devise for constitutional Monarchies.
At the period in question the people of almost all coun-
tries were ignorant, anti easily mistral by those who raised
false cries of liberty—now they are better informed, and
desire only, and at the least possible expense of commotion,
that national freedom which is attainable, and that share
in the Government to which they are justly entitled. Nor
Ought it to be passed over in silence, that, in 1793,
the debt of the country, though large, was compare-
tively trifling—that its resources were unimpaited, anti
that we could afford to go to war without in.
curring any serious risk of national bankruptcy ; and
that now, so far is this from bein; the 'Ave, that the
debt has increased fourfold—that it is only of late that
we have been able to return to cash payments, anti that
there is no man iu his senses who could think of our em-
barking in a general war, without its terminating in a ge-
neral bankruptcy, if not also in the overthrow of the Con-
stitution. The landed interest are egregiously mistaken
if they think that the people of this country will again go
to war for their sake. 'there is a debt of 800,000,0004,
besides the distress to which the country has been reduced,
to remind them daily of the mischief of such conduct;---
and they and the Duke of Wellington are also equally de•
ceived, if they think that they can much longer delay the
carrying of time great question of Parliamentary Reform.
That question is now no longer a question of the mob and
its loaders, but a question which musters in its favour three-
fourths of the thinking and moat respectable part of the po-
pulation. The miseries resulting from the late war have given
strength to the cause which could not possibly have been
etherwive obtained ; while the events in France and Bel-
gium have shewn, that whatever may be the wishes, the
inclinations, or supposed interests, of Courts and aristo-
cracie., the people can, when they universally will it,
effect any rational and constitutional reform. It would b-
wise, therefore, both an the part of the Government, and
on the part of the aristocracy, of this country, to go at
once, and with a good grace, into a measure so necessary,
and ao universally desired, as a reform of the abuses in
our system of representation ; fur nothing more, we are
convinced, is desired by the people of this countoy ; and
while, if granted, the measure would greatly tend to re-
atore tranquillity and commercial confidence, it must also
he plain to every one, that this is the most favourable
moment for accomplishing it, and that, if refused, it may
one day be extorted alter a lees pleasant fashion than that
of mere constitutional petitions.--. Morning Advertiser.