The Sun.
London, England, 1807-08-27 00:00:00

TO THE ED701.? OF '.l7.HEt.Stilir.

•
Ma.
It is not the, least of the extraordinary eircum-
stanee&-Which have ittetided the lifit-of Mr: G7aAT
TAN, that 'he should be raised W. the highest pitch of
eulogy for aations, in which his caodaFt mighl ire
expected to incur censtire rzither'than excite praise',
and that he is now. vehemealtry.attaCked far *biog.
giVen his countenance to ;he measores passed in the
la.it Session of Parliament for the, purpose of i reeerv-
ing.geland froM the domination* the insittiable sue
oftheßritish Empire. Mr. GIWFTAN.is aecpsed.of in . ,
consistency, because a few years, aen :he opposed
rnAsures shriller to those which he now decors 'ne-
cessary ; and it is. said that the.ronditien of Ireland
at the time alluded SO was much more alarming. than
it is at, present. It is not my purpose to defend the
Consistency- of Mr. A 'l-1' Are S cliara6ter in geoeral,
and, with all the ability which his friends' ascribe to
him, he would himself most probably find it a very'
difficult task. But if a man appears to act trom bc•o,
ter principles than have heretofore'direaed his con-
duCt, we should be •rather diiposed to encourage leis
reformation than to condemn him for ipeensister4.
Though I never was inclined, from any tiding I had
known or heard Of Mr.GRATTAN,4O coincide with
hisfriends in their admiration of his talents, I cao•
asilyeonceive that he must have improved by re-
fiediou,and. becomeat last setisible of the datie,eos
that may arise,freM whit he once considered 'as like-
ly to contribute to the Avellire of his Country and
the happiness Of mankind. Mr. GRATTAN was, Oiled.
accused of having entered, him the balid of thus&
-who were called (jolted Irishmen, and.-thong,' the
cha'rader of his' accuser rendered his testimony of
little credit, yettilecharge was awetui in itself, and
I do not reinettber that Mr. GRAI TAN ever posi-
tively denied an imputation so injurious to his lathe.
,Rowever, I a al d'sposed to believe that having seen hitt
errorselle is willing to. make all the atonement in
his power. Is itkossible for Mr, GRATTAN to twit ,
at the history of the Freoch Revolution, end-the peo:. -
gress of the -French arms, end continue to be an
advoeate for the principlei upon which that Rero-,
letien was founded ? Mr. G. must know that there
are men whose names, since the deinulitioo of
Monarchy in France, stood ac high in that Country as
ever his own did in.lrelandyet what is become of
them-ethey haVe. fallen 'proper victims to the prin-
ciples they Allah-gained and the events which they en-
coeragr.d. Can Mr. GRATTAN look at the ditferent
Countries Which Ii ive beeu subjugated by the araii
of the present Frerich 'Ruler, and stipposie it possible`:
that if. tie obtained possession of Ireland the people_.-
weuld experience a milder fate ?
Mr. QtoorrAti has declared that he spoke from
good authority,' when "he stated that there was.a-t.
French Party in. Ireland, whom he, of course; must
have believed to be actively attempting to sedttee
his Countrymen, and he must be convinced that the
most dreadful disasters would result from a success- .
ful Invasion of his COuntry by Freoch arms. It is
incumbent on all who really feel for the welfare
of the People and the independence of the. United
Kingdom, to take. all poSsible means tO are, t the
Menaced horrnrs. • Mr. SLIERIpAN „placed hioisell
in
.1-0014 awkward ptedicament when, with such
obstinate.
grace upon the L'!',4isl at ive rue isures elluded to, and
p,l7st'verance, he endeavatired bring dis.
yet profesSed so mtit7.'l
contidente in the wig-
dOrn and:Toblie !spirit of. iris 're;;,'..ok‘•,,Mr. GRA r
TetNi by whoin they
,were supported. kJ!! pot übt4
good could arise from theoondoet of Mr. okiiNtloAe;
on tha' oceasiod, and it is really surprising that lie
should have committed himself, by coming so for,:
ward in oppositioo to measures, that they. who kno,v
the condition of Ireland much better than he Wa3
likely to do, considered as absolutely'necessary'tor
the preservation of the Country. If Mr. GttATTAN
is to be .blamed at all'on the:present. occasion, it is
for not having painted, with all his force, the'd.inger
that must )ie expected, if his Country, under an ah-
stird hole ut relief from France, should bring her.,
self into the same abject and impotent so?te to which,:
it has reducedso large a portion of the Continent of,
Europe. He should looe told his cOnntrythen, in,
,the most eMphatic language, that, 'instead ut rem-
vering their, antient independence, they would pro- .
.bably be consigned to some remote relation Of the.
'French Ruler's, when• he had prOvide-d his nearer'
connexions with all thekingdorns Which the Coto.-
anent could supply. Spch a fate Ireland'must wi-
ped, and , every other country, that falls under the
military cotitroul of France. There are indeed silly
:patriots and shalloW politiCians awing the lower'ders of- seamy,- who say, that if' we were reduced:
under the power of France, they,could be no worse;
roff than they are at present. Such she:olartr;idiegultiisita,d
may
Teeple: can nothing of the miserable stateT of
those of their own rank •in, the unhappy countries
alluded' to. Their situation would be rendered ten!
times worst bySreilliachr,idtaessip.ottnisaisute.t.
ii:rahleiy,twh:naltdonbi:
io°efh.blelgliiti4oirilit.d9et4T9piaolirr*ewtruomtild.
iboeliirre.ateliAaTs
TtAheN
be reviled by, that- pootiOn.:of his countrymen 'who
think they might profit, by ageneral COniusion,.boc
all of them who are ca able of refleaiOn, and are
really animated by the spirit Of patriotisrp, vt iii view
his charae,ter ina new light, and be glad to see him
y
tage
°a P Britain,l oahnisd talentslreatid7hNe9iv.isryi e.tonlria;k:cr.
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dtl esist _ni
plyobe iti f. Great.
fortha .hbeypaonpyulCal'ittyhboste.
of his coWition. . ' ~ -

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