The Sun.
London, England, 1809-06-29 00:00:00

FOIL TEE CL'.N. .

Nell() 'CO 'extra istam• conjuiationent rad/roam tismisomt,
Qui to non nietuat ; tunny qui to non oderit.
Ctcikopr CATALANAM.
There is no person out of th it pi% o( ruined:Merl, who does
o,>l dread them ; no person' who has not had cause to hate
them,

DIR. EDITOR,

Since the formation of Governments, none .have
existed, where all have been contented. Disap-
pointed ambition, merii overlooked,_ imaginary in-
justice, inevitable indigence, and other evils, which
humanity is heir to, must ailed individuals.--Few
countries have suffered more than our own, frpm the
violence of discord and fattion,, of which the His-
toric page gives but too many instances. However,
from'the various struggles of contending parties, a
Constitution has been fortned, the best probably wis-
dom could contrive, or tire present state of civiliza-
tion admit of---litoked up to as a model, by the most
profound-Legislators, and desired by every country,
where a true 'knowledge of it has ever reached.—
How carefully then should Britons be to preserve so
great a blessing, how strictly should they guard it
wlierevd. it is vulnerable from others, how doubly
cautious 'should they be not to inflict any wound on
it themselves.

Great evits, will produce their own remedies,
but small encroachments, apparently trifling,
if disregarded; may in time undermine the most
solid fotindationa. In our own day, we have
seen the oppressive power of the Nobles of France;
produce not only their destru6tion, but a total revo-
lution in the State, attended 1% tilt scenes of cruelties
and atrocities, too sho•king to be related. We have
also been in our own country, from _the inconsiderate
conduCt of some men, led astray by need) exam-
ple, Government so shook, that it became expedient
to suspend some laws, the bulwarks of English li-
berty, and for a moment exilcise others more sum-
mary, and far less favourable to the subjea. This
suspension did not however amount to an infraCtion
of our glerious Constitution, nor give any otheithan
ideal pain to the steady and real supporters of it.—
The turbulent, and those yho caused that departure
from the customary laws, felt their weight.. If per-
chance innocence, as no doubt sometimes was the
case, might
,be confounded with guilt, it was a
matter to be lamented ; but even such circumstances
could Not deservedly be chargedegainst Government,
bufagainst those unhappy persons who caused such
confusion, that in the exigencies of the mienerif;
just discrimination could not possibly take. place.
'The Roman State had. but a single CA,TALINE tO
‘contend with; ours had several i • no,sogner was even
a temporary tranquility restored, than the pristine
course of laws was restored.likewise., Whose events
happening under our immediate' eye, shouldenake
us extremely watchful, that no cause's should Again
recur to call forth similar energies. The means too
are much more easy, than they may appear at a
transient glance; The present period is momentous
to the Nation, from its external enemies, but as its
internal enemies may have a power of (Wing per-
haps greater injury than, any, foreign fqrce can, it we
are true to oerselveit, it becomes the duty, of all per-
ions (female as Well as male), who have any thing
to lose,: or who regard social order, to exert them-
selves for the preservation of all that is valuable to
ttntmeonmp:pwai.4llll4o..byc andAt
,e6Airrtrez.irtnt::ti,vitikelelini caaptailail):l7)
extravagant
designingwine iititlntiteesetr
little they have .of their own, greedy to grasp the
property of others, and unable, or rather
unwilling
to bear an honest poverty, regard not what 'reischiels
they excite, hoping that in the confusion of affairs,
they may better their own.situatiotis ; little think-
ing, that even they themselves, maybe reduced to
80 more distressing ciicumstauces in the con-
fiiet.
It must be repeated" and strongly impressed on the
Minds of refletting persons, that the means of cur-
bing the licentious conversations and mischievous
contrivances of those turbulent spirits who cannot
refrain from wishing changes and fomenting commo-
tions, can be effected\ with very little trouble : sim-
ply by discountenancing them in their respeaive pur-
suits, and retiring from their society, whenever their•
conversation turns on subjeas subversive of social
order. Thus private contempt and shame may
counteract, what may not be congni2able to judicial
proceedings" though highly destructive to the repose
of the community. The artisan will riot frequent po-
litical clubs, when he is assured it shall prejudice him
with his customers, nor the independaut orator pub-
licly -seer' opinions tending to o,erthrow long esta-
blished regulations, when he not only is not listened
to, but tmated with contempt. Idle oung men, de7.
Limas to became consequential, affect singularity,
-and wish to clieplay their abilitks by- argumentative
sophistry, their style'is peculiar, and ilia. subjects
English reforMation and French 'polity, not however
'omitting theinselves; who are in their own judgment
. ,
great, plalosopnos. •
Plitiosophy, in the true signification of the weed,
claims every respect and attention. In Natural
5.:4)11y the French rye doubt have made considerable
alterations, and many improvements from thelights.
first struck OM :by our: own ingenious countryman,
Professor 131.,Acx. These improvements it is lauda-
ble to adopt ; but as to the Moral Philosophy of, that-
Nation, at any time,. but mote especially their new
systems, they never will,be reeeivecl in this country,
,er any other where sense of religion prevail', neither
.cap. they long exist where they sprouted up.. The
:love of
.novelty,.. the attention at first paid to.every
.thing that :was French,. from the supposition that
improvement of some old matter was always con-
tained, led some. light minds to adopt without re-
fiectiun French Philosophy, like a French Fashion,
without even examination or consideration ol the
_consOquences which might entailer from' such exam-
ples. The disaffected to our Government soon saw
hew destructive of good order would be the adop-
.,
tien of French nriuciples, anticonscieus themselves
.of the thliacy of their new-I-angled ethics, they
. would not exhibit a fair specimen, but ,only that
Superficial description which would scarcely alarm the
catnipos,, 'but might, fascinate the inconsiderate. Let
not then the name of Patriot, nor the new lights of
modern sophistry (for it does not deserie the title of
Philosophy),
.withdraw putt attention from existing
circumstances, nor our support from that Govern-
I merit,: which reciprocally supports us in Our. Present

Pcblisted by WILLIAM ARmiceß settipps,SouthMttOnstezt, Gr ..yetitlf.3lll,l4lC.
For the, Papers. Utters for the fulitori Vose-patay; mot b 3 3ddresxci..