The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-10 00:00:00

The Carlisle Jounial of Saturday last states that
.r pwards of 2,200 signatures have been obtained, in
.he short space of six days, to the requisition in favour
,ef Mr. James and Major liglionby. In a supplstneet
lecarly all the names arc printed. Sir James (i-ral)7.m
Izas published a third address to the electors of the
' Eastern division of Cumberland., dated Netherby, July
6th. In this address he says, "in the course of a
short canvass I have ascertained that this Vaunted
—cquisition beats the names of some men who died
several months ago ; of others who, though liviog,
''never saw it or senetioned it ; of others who, not being
:,en the register, cannot vote ; and of a large number,
:mounting, as I believe, to one-half of the whole, who
i'igncd uo-der the firm impression that they promised to
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:support Major Agliotrby alone, without the least
' knowledge of the plesigc in favour of Mr. James ;"
- and he threatens, its conclusion, that he will go to the
.. poll. The C7rissie Journal, in commenting on the
4 lbove assertions of Sir James, says—
el " ci);,at sonic have signed the requisition who are not
'-.pen the register, is, we believe, true, and can he easily
srtexplained. Men who are possessed of ample freeholds,
chich they knew formerly entitled them to vote, are not
i easily persuaded that they have now no vote unless pre-
`'. viousiy registered. A few such, we believe,
j
signed the re-
f - quisition, and as it was no easy matter, on the spur of the
.Amoment, to trace through tlie46oo names in that mass of
eonfusion called a Register, they error was not discovered
re-
f
suntil too late to be rectified. But what do they amount
reo ? Dare Sir JA.THCA venture to name the number so cir-
- semstanced? No; for it would too plainly exhibit the
Teakness of the reed on which he relies to save him from
drown. The number is, in truth, so inconsiderable, that
te even Sir James would be ashamed to name it as a ground
•.,, for invali
elating the importance of the reqnisition."
111, his last address Sir James attacks the political
.pinions of Mr. James; and as Major Aglionby's po-
Olitical principles have never, he says, been made known
with respect to the great questions now at issue, he
.casks whether he adopts the opinions of Mr. James.
~, Here, again, Sir James is met by the Carlisle
'.' Journal:—
• . With respect to Mr. James, he says, 'he his always
'.'l,' frankly avowed and still steadily maintains' the same ' ex-
':- treme political opinions.' Mr. James, 'inen, has always
~.. been what Sir James Graham calls a revolutionist and elan-
•,,s. gerous man. Now, mark ; ia 1820, Mr. James (holding
precisely the same opinions he now holds), was a candidate
' - for the representation of Carlisle. What did Sir James
Graham then do ? Did he then oppose him as a dange-
sous man ? Not he, indeed ;on the contrary, he came
post-haste from London to support him—wrote in his fla-
vour, and spoke in his favour. In a letter dated Carlisle,
e' March 21, and publicly addressed to the freemen of this
--city, he says—
> "' I can entertain no doubt of the result of the con-
: test, if, indeed, Sir P. Musgrave be so rash as to try the
issue. Had no one been found ready to oppose him, I
without a doubt would have come forward ; but possessing
an independent scat in Parliament, and finding another
gentleman (Mr. James) advanced in successful canvass, I
have resolved at once to give to Mr. James, AS THE TRUE
BLUE CANDIDATE, my cordial support !' This is the un-
`' changed man !"
We are assured by gentlemen connoted with Cum-
.- berland that the lists are substantially correct, and
,
.-i.> those who know Sir James Graham best have no ap-
prehension of his venturing to go to the poll. His
' - threat will end in talk. East Cumberland is in a
state of the greatest excitement, and there can be no
doubt that the people will do their duty in spite of
- all the motley the Tories can offer.—Morn. Chron.
It was one of the great causes of the first revolution
in France that the ruling authorities had not discern-
,: ment enough to perceive that with the progress of
knowledge a power had arisen that would ultimately
uproot every system of arbitrary Government—the
.1. .--,1. power of public opinion—a power which, though it
has no seat at the Council-board, and takes no shape
of recognizedjurisdiction, is, nevertheless, when events
call it into action, omnipotent over all. Instead of
yielding to this power when legitimately expressed,
they thought to put it down as a spurious supremacy,
incompatible with law and order, and the prelude to
• anarchy and every sort of spoliation. They treated it
•at first with a contemptuous disregard, but, in the
meantime, prepared to repel with vigour every open
manifestation of it. What was the result ? That
state, which was imagined by those at the head of it
to be all in all, was crushed in the combat it had unre-
• deetingly provoked. Had they been timely wise, they
would have known that the arm of a Government is
strong wiles' the beneficence of those who rule disposes
, its subjects to a willing obedience, but that should
that arm be raised against the people, and the giant
'-- rises in his wrath, from that moment its strength
is gone--the sceptre becomes a mockery, and the
.• law a laughing-stock. We would recommend this
- page of history to the perusal of the Tory aristocracy.
They would do well to remember that the time is
gone by when the interests of the whole can safely be
sacrificed to the interests of the few : public men have
now no real weight but what they derive from their
:: personal character, talents, and services. The influ-
ence of wealth is, no doubt, considerable, but when
• used illegitimately its operation is costly, and it can
only work its way with the most selfish and degraded
Hof the population. Tlic‘ more the principles of free-
edom and of political rights arc understood the higher
r.' will their value he estimated, and the more will money,
.as an instrument of bribery, lose its command. We
most earnestly hope that the approaching gensral clec-
ltion will verify this truth. The Tories are et-catty en
dis-
couragedss,l by the prospects before them, but this will
only stimulate them to more intense exertion. They
qvvill summon their forces from every quarter, and wig
-,, put their whole machinery of intrigue in motion, Much
of their outward dependence is gone ; they are thrown,
consequently, more than ever noon their own mischievous
t:lresources. The Sovereign cannot now lie surrounded by
Oirresponsible counsellors. The ideas and feelings of
Il,'-:the youthful Queen are connected with those of the
's age. The corporate bodies throughout the kingdom
Islare, for the most part, of the Liberal school, and do
:not, as during the ascendancy of Toryism, assume a
Zstshostile attitude towards everything of an improving
e 4., tendency in our political and public institutions. But,
with all these advantages, the spirit of the population
~,
eimust not be suffered to flag. We are yet at a far dis-
It:lnce from the promised land, and cannot afford to
. loiter by the way. Great progress we have made, eer-
tainly, but we have had to fight our way ovar almost
~,•e' every inch of the ground we have gained. The Tory
,'.. faction have poured out the funds of corruption
lavishly. Every Tory candidate, moreover, will have
i . the aid and influence of " the Church" in every pos-
sible mode of manifestation. He will have the secret
tisupport and canvass of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons
n every quarter in which it can be made effective. nos-
7ile as they ever have been to the spirit of Pecrty, their
Ohostility is now more active than ever. They find
the mass of the people becoming 'laity more intract-
Oatite : not only do they think for themselves, but
they cannot be made, as formerly, to suppress their
Po' (minions. Instead of a passive submission to " their
spiritual pastors n:,d masters," they would fain curtail
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their incomes. They have grown dissatisfied with
. hishopries of 20,000/.a year, and insist upon the abo-
iitiou of church-rates. These are 1106011 S not to be
e-1
endured, and they would not be endured for an hour
f ecclesiastical authority could put them down. In the
present
ut
state of parties there is no neural ground.
Some there are who arc afraid of the unflinchinc, in-
. cention of Ministers in favour of Reform, but who arc
• yet more afraid of the consequences that might attend
. e
an opposite course. Such persons call themselves mo-
I''lerate iteforiners, and know not with safety which way
:,a, to Vote. Ne Jupiter guide»; omnibus placet. They
hare a spice of the Whig, with a due intermixture of the
.•
"-- Tory. Like YEsop's bat, half bird, half beast, they
wing their flight midway. We trust this class of
. .
- s- voters will gather courage as the contest approaches,
a- and that their integrity will carry them ultimately
-• .o the right side. There is, however, another
Blass of which we are more afraid—those who,
--. chameeleonte mutabilior, having no fixed political prin-
ciples, are at the mercy either of Whi, or Tory. They
',sere, from sheer fickleness, in perpetual doubt which
=' candidate they shall support. They remind us of the
.. .._ description which Andrew Borde gives of his fellow-
, :ountrymen of the 16th century :--
a, "lam an Englishman, and naked I stand here,
Musing in my mind what raiment I shall wear;
'l. For now I will wear this, and now I will wear that,
And now I will wear—l cannot tell what."
-41: The Liberals must be at pains to enlist these hesi-
-1 :ators into their ranks, or the Tories will claim them