The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-27 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

ferenee. We censure the omission, because we see in
it a further evidence of the temper that guides
the Government. There was eothirg in the circum-
stances of tee marriage to warrant the remotest sus-
picion on the part of Ministers that a reference to Pro-
testantism would have given umbrage to either of the
illustrious partiese° the contract. It is pleaded, how-
ever, that " a man like Prince Albert must answer for
himself." Why ? How ? When ? There will be no
II occasion on which he will or can step forward to answer
for himself. The nation will not have, nor is it entitled
to have, any direct knowledge of the Sovereign's con-
sort, except from the Soveign's declaration. It was
due, therefore, to ti e Prince himself, in order that his
reception night be attended with its just popularity, to
introduce him on his first approach with that recommen-
dation which was sure to find the greatest favour among
Englishmen—the announcement of Protestant principles.
It is attributed to us not less untruly than clum-
sily, that we have represented it as a duty incumbent
on Ministers to disabuse the violent persons whose in-
flamed imaginations have led them into angry prophe-
cies of danger to the Protestant succession. We have
represented no such thing. We have said, and we
repeat, that had Ministers themselves believed the false
and abominable insinuation of their own underlings, that
!•an.ii considerable part of her Majesty's subjects are
shaken in their loyalty by any of those vain alarms for
the Protestant Church which have been spoken of in it
few rash speeches, such belief would have been a reason
the more for inserting in the Queen's declaration a
few words which might have quieted that mistaken
class. We spoke not of the wild orators ; we spoke
only of those who ore calumniated by the blinisterialists
as having assented to such people's rhetoric ; and of
them we spoke, not with a belief that they had really
been so deluded, or that any assurance was wanting
to set them right, but with a view to expose the hypo-
crisy of those who, affecting to doubt the allegiance of a
great body of the Queen's Conservative subjects, did yet
withhold the few short words by which that allegiance,
if shaken, would have been most effectually reassured.
That was our meaning, and we expressed it pretty
plainly ; but it did not suit our conscious adversaries
to understand us. The logic of these writers is on a
par with their candour. It is absurdly insufficient for
their argument, even were it true, to say, as they says
that there is nothing in the circumstances of the time
to render the tame sort of declaration which was proper
for King George 111. proper for Queen Victoria. The
question is, whether ti.ere is anything in the circurr,_
stances of the time to render the same sort of
tion improper ; for in matters of constitutior
itltl.ognro.ui 3 on
dler:r.eacrae:
dent, even if we look at them on the score .auof .1,) -
alone, and say nothing of the su(b,:tury t idority
which the precedent may rest, the
to be followed, unless where some publiitc iisaadfvfaorm
is likely to arise from the adherence to it. The burden
of proof and of argument is on those of ho commit the
departure. If; then, the Minister gives no reasons of
his owe for his irregularity, he can scarcely be surprised
that the people find out reasons for him. And if it
happen that he and his colleagues are a set of persee.,
dependent on a Roman Catholic junta for their 'frill
tenure of office—unable to take any, the rwsst
rent, step without reference to that Ro ratan Catholic
combination—helpless at the feet of a '..-foman Catholic
leader, who insults, exposes, scrercees, disgraces, yet
maintains and feeds them
—the, people will naturally
conclude, in the dearth of all other reasons for a viola-
tion
of constitutional precedent, that the breach was
committed for fear—frar very fear—for base, dishonour-
es tnetr, s
because
;in a word, that M. excluded PrOtes-
Royal doeulmni
able fear, of the Roman Catholics in the Hoes. of
Commons
to have
tantism from the
admitted it would have been " as much as their place is
worth."

(From the Morning Past.)
It has been remarked by those whose research'esliave
made them :acquainted with the habits of the very worst,
sort of people who degrade the society eallcd
lin:1 aduLcion
."&ilisel,,"
atlrteat
utshialwy haolsaorethtehemboasstesatetiinvescirnvileitayi.
sruny aria the
most scurrilous in abuse. The truth
of this theory is
rial journals. The
gilrluossstreastte,dmbo3s't
irrational sycophancy
of the Court and the Minis',.
several of
andthe I\mloins'is.ti
ry is found in the same
Sir Robert Peel. Of
columns with the most true.
tette the minions of the Court
elent and scurrilous abuse of
and the Administra
with a new stoci. of venom against the Right Hon
...ion seem to have been furnished
Baronet, wbicl they seek every opportunity of shoot-„,,..,
forth. P..eapily the impotence of these cref,tures
is c0"..al to their malice. Nothing trisagree-
able, happens to Ministerial eyes or ear s but
Sir Robert Peel must be at the bottom, of is. nt.,
it seems, desires to " bully the Queen:" He incites
people to " iesult her Majesty." He points out her
Majesty to " hatred," and exposes 'her to the "at of the calumnious tongues of ' What a
pother of nonsense have we here! Whi
tee vidence of
the wretched malice of a faction, writhing under a sense
of public contempt, and seeking for consolation is the
most outrageous asertions of frantic folly an delirious
malevolence 1 The general esteem which. Sir Robert,
Peel enjoys, the popularity which is his, fir
the cu sling and servile courtiers of the Whi:g.ltadical fat don
because the y are
c-
are despised, and hissed, and hooted
'is which sets tine Mi-
found out—this public esteem it
and. leads them irsto such
nisterialists mad with envy,
ravings as we have alluded t',.l. But the cause of Sir
Robert's popularity is more. stinging and painful to them
than the thing itself*. ri.e is popular without having
-without having employed those
.tiOn which the present Ministers
fished for popularity—
tours d'addresse u
r.s so much, as the proper policy for
plume themselv
. their Sovereign and the people over
managing both
(.3overeign reigns. This policy of trick and
wdehlontsii'enthlasats run to the full length of its tether, so tar.
as the people of England arc concerned. We wou A
fain hope that it begins to find its limit even at Co.srs.
in Popish Ireland we are aware it may proceed ,is far
and as long as it likes, for the populace there an the
victims and the practisers of delusion and I aiselionii,
from their cradles to their graves, and canr mt become
disgusted by that which is to them so f amilia, Si",
Robert Peel is popular simply by:the force of the honesty,
the dignity, the propriety, and the for' of
of hi,
public conduct. He is known to be, a wise man, and
a serious man—a man of great c!eility and great assi-
duity—a man: who eourts noth;.ng that is glittering and
showy ; but, with ample means to enjoy ev pleasure
and magnificence -which life- affords, choosesery
the better
part of devoti.ig himself, calmly and soberly, to the
subssiantial 'interests of' his country. The re-
sspectable opponents of Sir Robert Peel's political
views will be as ready to acknowledge the truth of thi•
picture as we have been to assert it. The comet sense of this nation salutes him as the first statesny• .0„
it ; and the House of Commons of this empire, lr `n in
will be the technical " leader," or the ofF,cial no. „ of in-
her.
who
fluence, acknowledges him as its chief and abl
His knowledge of affairs—hi est mem_
—11:s prudence—his force of spr est
character
the same time his habitual self-
pf antic s.deecn
ern
eomma'ad, all conspire
~ and
at
to mark him as individually
the most powerful and
and therefore the fittest to
most umblemished of the p ,
aitical men of this period,
mixed Government,
,be the directing head of our
in I'd-licit the popular branch is now
undoubtedly the most powerful. it is the public sense ,
of this fact which "sets the hangers-on of the present.
Administration ir, so bitter a rage—they see that thr,
calm judgmersi of the nation turns with favour ar.d
with hope to the first and most intelligent of Firi-
tish commoners, Sir Robert Peel. Sir Rene et
Peel snay be said to be popular in :spite of
himself, for it is in hint a fault, or a defect, that, be
neglects even reasonable and laudelle mear,s cf
gathering around himself some of. !Ise enthUF:Aagro of
personal popularity. No man tP.kes less pain; to excite
the ardour of political friends 'Amax& himP,,ell. He is
far wore, ready to repress the,a to encoura4e—to remark
a fault than to notice an excellence--,;ri reprove an im-
prudence Osan to praise the warmth of zeal. The at-
tachment of Sir R. Peel's party to. their chief is that of
resPret and confidsmee, too litt,'ie mingled, we should j
%,..y, v4ith personal feeling ; but that, as he ought te, kno.w, is his own fault. Perhaps he could not be so usefe:i
ifs'ader the
fs public man, and so perfectly calm in considering sand
' deciding upon the clear justice of every publics mat-
ter which comes before him, if he were r,f that
and popu-
rssteerr,
epnetrislounsaialsmternopferehmisenitollwowheicrhs. winßsutt,o
bee
416
as
it
may, certain,
.
!ashy which Sir Robert now en,,,n_.
)s are altogether
tain it is that the public
a tributs, to the public ability and 'virtue for which he
so justly has credit, and not at
, all arising from either
thr,se natural qualities or tnrsse cultiv
heated arts ich
snakhas e the pu
eblic c
the pnleling to alic. man independently of wwhhat '
don for
as much evidence in prshlic If Sir Robert Peel gave of warmth of feeling as he
we do not scru le
does of depth of intsirtriation, and elevation of judgment,
better, and pe►
hapto confess that we should I;.ke him
s admire him more. Nesderthelessa,
as humble members of his political party, tkiere may be
a prouder feeling in pointing to him as a man who,
by the mere force of a great capa6ty for public
affairs, and the honest exercise of ;.t, has manfully
fought his way, through all sorts of difficulties and dis-
enuragements, to British s the first place la. public esteem as a
tatesman.
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4.—.-4.---....
-40 RD NUG EN T,--Like Sir Francis Burdett&
.?,e.fic!a-
Mr. Walter, and others. of that class, Lord Nugent as-
serts that he is unchexged. To those who are inclined
to listen to this rid;.culous assertion of his Lordship, we
t at on
would say, " Compare the sound Constitutional prir.c;.:
plea of Lard Nugent's letter of December 26tb, 14,,,36`,
with the impudent assumption of a claim to the r-.`-'
qually
torship of this borough and hundreds which
every address which his Lordship has lately ;,,,,..I:dVaieuea
electors of Aylesbury ; and if you do r.o. "sued
the change which has taken place 'in his
Lord" mind, we must give you up as e
Lordship.—Aylesbury .News.
SIR C. WOLSELY.--ArAr. Ebellezer Elliot has
received from Sir Charles a letter • -
in which he urges thr, necessity of wr.tten at Dublin,
Queen, and Pr°'.ecting her IV • standing up for the
chinations er, those invetera' -ajesty from the vile ma-
base treannical Tories. "e enemies of the people, the
Irish, -Sir Charles ' , From a residence amongst the
their spirit, a olsely appears to have imbibed
lost