The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-19 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—If to refresh yourself atter the labour of preparing your
highly valuable and independent Paper, you stole away to the
agreeable walks of St. James's Park-gardens, or if businoss led
you into the city, you could not but have observed how busy the
bill_stickers had been in affixing a copy of Mr. Hunt's UNTO.
WARD speech, in every vacant space—in short, Sir, the town
was placarded with it from one corner to another—in everydirec-
tion the faction had been at work. By whom was this expenre
incurred ? It could not have been by the Member for Preston
himself; his means are not so superabundant, however great
may be his vanity even to indulge in mischief. The Radical
Union would not have allowed their treasurer to have en-
trenched upon their funds for this purpose, for if I am not grossly
misinformed, the members of the council do not so highly esteem
the conduct of their colleague. Could he wish to have the Union
assembled, I verily believe no attention would be paid to his
wishes; and were the Union to be assembled by the body of the
council, the Member for Preston would not dare to present him-
self at it. He has, I understand, been long suspected of in.
capacity ; he has now taught the people fully to appre-
ciate his talents ; he no longer will be able to persuade
them that he is their friend, or even that he entertains
any friendly views towards them. The people, and par-
ticularly the Radicals, are too acute, too discerning, to be
duped by so hollow (not to use any other term) a person as the
Member for Preston has proved himself. He cannot complain of
the misrepresentation of his speeches in Parliament—he cannot
accuse the reporters of falsifying what falls from him ; he is
now at any rate fairly exhibited, and the exhibition is a fortu-
nate circumstance for the country. Of dishonesty I will not
talk, but I may be fairly allowed to observe of the total absence
of judgment, of the complete deficiency of discretion in the
representative of Preston, of his positive unfitness to be the
advocate of the people's rights. That he should have wanted
what is meant by the term "tact," is not surprising. Caution,
forbearance, urbanity, were not to be expected from him.
How contaminating must be the persons of Messrs. Goulburn,
Ilerries, Dawson, Holmes, and Sir Robert Peel—how infectious
their breath—that Mr. Hunt, by his simply seating himself
amongst them, should have been so infected ; or, how ex-
ce,sive must be his vanity, and how lax his principles, to
have been so easily cajoled—so readily seduced. I have
heard of the shaking of hands—of passing smiles—of cour-
teous attention, but to what a state of degradation must
the Ex-Ministers have sunk, when they consider it essen-
tial to win the Member for Preston—and rely upon his as-
sistance to eftbet their purpose of defeating the grand mea-
sure of the present Government. Mr. Hunt has lost himself,
and his merited disgrace will only recoil on them, and make
them even more contemptible and hateful than they already
were. Their malignity is now positive—their baseness unde-
niable.

As Mr. Hunt could not have printed off his speech to
distribute by thousands of copies—as the Member for Preston
could not have supplied the means for placarding the metropolis
with nicely printed hand-bills—who, then, did ? It was said it
was done by, and at the charge of the Anti-Reform Committee
—of whom, then, is the Committee composed? The public
ought to be informed---who are the subscribers to it ? Have
they dared to publish themselves to the world ? You should,
Sir, seek to obtain a knowledge of this VIRTUOUS association, to
snake its members known to the public. The perioil is arrived
when every honest man should be acquainted wiith his enemy.
No one should now be allowed to wear a mask. The conspira-
tor against the interests of the ',cop', :dust not be allowed to
conceal himself under any disguise---he must be dragged forth
flicl he'd up to general execration. The good humour of political
difference of opinion can no longer be preserved, where any stis-
pieion of treachery exists.

It is not now whether the friend of freedom will permit him-
self to be destroyed by the instrument of oppression—whether
he will quietly submit to be the victim of corrupt tyranny—blow
must now follow blow, and resistance, bold, determined resistance,
be °tiered to the plunderers of the public purse and the betrayers
of the people's best interests—of the robbers of the just rights of
Englishmen, of Scotchmen, and of Irishmen. Let the voice of
every son of freedom be raised to put down a faction that would
prefer to deluge their country with its best blood, rather than
abandon their prospects of again pillaging the public coffers, and
of rivetting the chains with which they would load their country-
men. Let the nerved arm of every honest and independent man,
of every rank and station, be ready to be opposed to those pro-
fligate and desperate men, who would without scruple sacrifice
the King, and without remorse hazard the overthrow of those
institutions which they only make the pretext to uphold that
system of misrule and oppression which has produced general
misery and discontent. By a virtuous and determined support of
the present measure of Reform, may the people prevent a re-
course to that civil strife which must be accompanied with vio-
lence and marked with crime. The hour of danger is at hand—
let the people prepare to protect the King and preserve them.
selves. CO-RADICAL.
April 19.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, APRIL 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived from the river and
remain, the Inglis, Dudman, for India; Canning, Reed, for
Quebec ; and Ibis, for Oporto.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL IS.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Pro.
vidence, O'Brien, from London, for Madras and Bengal.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 17.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Two
Brothers, Rowett, and Caroline, Langmiad, from Riquejada.
RAMSGATE, Aram 18.—Arrived the St. Mari di Porto,
Saloo, from Gallipoli.
HASTINGS, APRIL 17—Arrived off port, the Princess
Victoria, Foster, from St. Michael's.

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