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and who set the fashion in morals as in clothes, are
tually pursued, in opposition to the interests of the coun-
try ; a state of things in which not only the morals of the
people (at least any morals except those which are culti.
vatod for the benefit of Priests and Masters) are neglected
fool their infancy, but the means are withheld by which
even the seeds of morality could be sown in their breasts?
Does their country in this manner abandon the care of the
people's morels; and does it reproach them with the want
of them ? Inconsistency here is not all ;—the incon-
sistency has dishonesty for the cause of it. The
people are placed in circumstances in which they cannot
have morals—the grand morals we now speak of
the ennobling sentiment in the breast of every man
to regard the public interest as his own. We upbraid
them with this; and what next? What is the inference we
draw ? Only this—that the care of the public ought to
be abandoned ; and a few men ought to have the power
placed in their hands of sacrificing, according to their dis-
cretion, the interests of their country to their own. Ir the
inference fairly drawn? Is it supported by the premises?
The virtue of the people, you say, is weak, Unhappily it
is so, deplorably weak ; what then ? Would it not be
good to take all possible means to prevent it from being
exposed to NO strong temptation ? So Fay the men who
recommend the ballot. This is denied by the men who
resist the ballot, and who of course desire that the bad
morals of the people, and all their pernicious consequencas,
-.lmuld remain ; as he who reject* the !erectly, clings to the
disease. Who are the men who profit by these bad morals?
The men in whose hands, through that odious instru-
mentality, the powers of Government are placed. Have
they any interest in improving the morals, by the badness
of which they derive advantage of such importance? Is
it not, a dreadful state into which a nation is brought, when
i s leading men have an interest in the badness of the
morals of the people? Is it in the nature of things that, an
situated, the morals of the people should lie good ?"
The writer of the article in the Leicester Chro-
nicle observes, that they who vote against their
conscience have no right to complain of any species
of Parliamentary misconduct which may be the re-
stilt of it. But the misconduct does not affect the
guilty only, for the whole community are made to
suffer. The misfortune is, that they who exert
themselves to obtain the power of preying on the
community, have a more powerful motive for their
activity- than they who merely wish to counteract
them. The share of each of the dozen or so of
greet families who, in a county like Leicestershire,
make their influence subservient to appropriation of
the public money, is considerable. The share which
each voter would save by economical Government
is not immediately felt. Hence the activity of the
dishonest is not met by a corresponding activity on
the part of the honest. But, as the public are col-
lectively much stronger than any knot of individuals,
the knowledge of this ought to suggest the having
recourse to organization, by which the strength of
the many may be made effectual. We have seen what
union could do among the Cat holies of Ireland. Union
would not bet less powerful in England. It became
much less dangerous fora Catholic in Leland to vote
against his landlord, than against the Member idemi-
lied with the Catholiceause. It a good direction could
be given to the moral feeling of the people of Eng-
land, it would in like manner be considered more
infamous to injure the public than to injure indi-
viduals. If a Leicester voter knew, that by voting
against his principles he would be shunned ns
dishotiourable man, he would be cautious of expos-
ing himself to such a penalty. We may observe,
that in those, eases in which the public indignation
is strongly pronounced, there ore few who dare
oppose themselves to it. There is one case to
which we shall not fanher allude than by saying,
that there are few men who mould not sacrifice the
greater part of their fortune, rather than locur even
the suspicion of it. Whenever the public con-
science is so far enlightened that peculation and
plunder shall be generally considered criminal,
voters will of course be nfraid of running counter
to it. But we fear much remains yet to be done
before we can hope for this result. In England,
So corrupted are the moral principles of the nation,
Community
from a variety of causes, that preying on the
is nowhere considered a blot in a
man's character. The &end of being excluded
train the
parties of the rich matt of the parish,
of not being spoken to by him, would in
every case far outweigh the consideratiou of votine,
eigaitist conscience; that is, voting for a itopresen-
wive who, in the belief of! the elector, will, when
in Parliament, support measures ruinous to his
country. In France the Revolution had purified
the people him most of the base influences MI cli
still operate so prejudicially on the English con-
science; and among the electors the violution of
duty to the public seems to have been considered a
heinous crime. In Franc.: the Priests would have
subverted the moral principles of time people it they
had been able. They were as willing and us able to
cry
.itifiddity anti scdilion agaistst all who were
anxious to protect the properties and liberties of the
community as the Priests elsewhere; but the people
of France had completely outgrown their influence.
In England the, Clergy was always equidly arrayed
on the aide of corruption, and al ways active in their
entleavoms to deprave the principles of the com-
munity; but the people are only yet beginning to
emancipate themselves from them. In all the recent
elections the clergy have almost to a men been ear.
rayed against the candidates who were on the side
of the people, tend zealous defamers of those who
supported the good cause. Thus' for instances in
the 'Leicester Chronicle it is stated by one of the
speakers at the election, " they had been assailed
by various weapons on the present occasion—scandal
and falsehood had been propagated in great abun-
dance—the Clergy had been most assiduous in en-
desvouring to represent Mr. Net (the Cundidate
of the Yeomanry) us being infidel and atheistical its
his principles." To vote for retrenchment—:o vote
for reform—to vote for inquiry into the abuses of
the Church—all this is, with them, rank infidelity
and atheism; and they will not fail to use the cry,
as the Popish Priests did Heresy at the time of the
Reformation, so long as any one will attend to them.
But we do not despair. The indications during this
election are cheering. The example of the French
will aid wonderfully, too, in hastening the growth
of the public couscience. Let ue never forget, in
speaking of the French, that every effect lola a cause
—and that if the French have achieved what no
other people of Europe could have achieved at pro,
sent,' -this only proved that the- circumstances
which the French were placed were more favourable
for the growth of honour and manliness of conduct
than the circumstances in Which their neighbours
were placed. Under mare favourable circumstances
Englishmen will tbaphty,the same spirit,—MOrithig
Chronicle.

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AAREN, AUG. s.—The diligence from Lyortt
arrived at Geneva on the 2tl of_ August, with the
national colours. Even in Geneva there is great entlin-
lama. The }well are crowded with fugitive Catholic
P • riests they are not in any way molested. Many other
•
priests and Jesuits have strangely disguised themselves.—
Within these few days above so travelling carriages have
arrived from Viaince,by way of Lyons. The prekote and
Mayors are flying. The /neer,' of the Prefecture at Col-
mar, with the Receiver-General of the tsars, have retired
with the archives and the money to Wen* and allot the
gates of the forties*, probably to wait for. events. Lyons
is perfectly tranquil. The Sparliali Ambassador has passed
through that city. The King of SARDINIA, who was at
Chainbcri, went in great haste to the fortress of Alexandria
without passing through Turin. There. is considerable
fermentation in Savoy. No travellers are now permitted
to go to chambeti, Many moons have been ordered to
leave Aix.