The Sun.
London, England, 1813-01-13 00:00:00

tmT INDIA CHARTER..

I.:hwmperate line whicii yr,tt'li-sve adopted on
tut buietkanot'snhjc,Flt or what is coiled the mono-
poly of the trade to the East Indies, must excite
the reqm
frof yoitr:Readers in general, howeversoniesg„ en, i,,,,,y.,;ietel- with you in opinion, aq
their„letwt i,,t...tt-.1., habit u:les,. or pre.' mlices may
opesete, -It ], l'imeiltatilt to. observe the spleeu
and rancour with ;liich some writers trent the

subjeet, anditheshantiful seurrilitylvizh which they
assail_ the East India Compinv, use thov are
enoattitti:t'atellrycea-s'lqiii(ol'ts, tti)ll(ll..ee'tr'iiti'llleT'i'rt.in(a)g""entmprinTdlsl;
been of the utmost advantage to the empire at
large, and indeed has essentially contribnfed to
render us the greatest continerelA people ..non
earth. The iptestron,- therefore, is ttoron,: that
relates to the petty interests-of a party., but 00v of
the ,highest political importance, ) would ask,
Sir, whether the Directors of the I.;!2stlnllia Com-
pany, individually; or as a'bt;dy; do not Occupy
4101 Pa-space in society as otrght to .exempt them
f rust stho; despicable abuse which has -beencast
.0j ileumjll certain public Pumas, the writers in
which
,erroneously suppose' hat they are 3e7Vin4
the 'c iftse.of Government, when they are venting
the most -pitiful spleen against a body of men wbo
.must necessarily hte'entitled to the respect of the
whole civilized world, on acetoot the rtiOmen.
tour concerns entrusted to their. care, and the
zeal, fidelity, antLwi.dom with .which they have
llithetto discharged their weighty duties% That
Ministers itu>e the ,interests of the nation prinet
pally in view, on this subject, none can doubt, ex-
cept those who are at Verse-tO them on the nar-
rotv aims of party; for the determination of Our
Rulers to bring the question as to the expediency
of a renewal of the Conoyary's Chatter, into Par-
liamentary discussion, affords a Lair presumption
iliat the consideration Of mere patroonge and
power is not th© leading feature of their conduct
on this jnyortant oecaion. It is evident that the
Manufacturing interestS'of rlYe'country ore I'OMM
424.0eetation that the mtinetion of the ma-
nopcily would be a notional benefit. But it is to
he hoped that they will not suffer ti!eir zeal to
misguide them, but deeply ,inVestigate the
grounds upon which they are lanced ,to attempt
to accomplish the destruction of a system which
might not only be attended with disappointment to
themselvc, but the total loss of all our Asiatic
possessions. •
I will not at present enter into the detail of the
subject, particularly as it will shortly undergo.the
sound awldeep inquiry of legislative wisdom but
I roust beg leave ,enter my solemn protest
against all malignant aspersions upon the views
and 'proceedings of a 'hotly of _wen who could
not have been raised to the situation of Di.
rectors of such a vast and complicated concern ns
our Asiatic Comthercei, without being, in the
txion of a numerous class of their countrywen,
entitled-to respect, esteem end confidence. Surely
Sir, a subject of such magnittule it not one that
calls for the contemptible contentions of party...-..
Some of -the ftble4St Men in this ,country, whose
knowledge, experience, and resenrehes, render,
t
L:thitir„opittions highly, resmiable, v ern,
eel to demonstrate , the fallacy of the arguments
ent;
which ,reetntitend a refe tO renew the Company's
Charter, .and if it would be a
,want of diseretion
to rely upon their. opinions, 'it is hut candid at
least to refrain from imputing a base and narrow
influence to their Motives. I shall take the liberty
of addressing yon again on this subject; and
though yon,may„not. assent to the facts and real
soningsivbicy LOA #enture to offer, i have full
,reliance on your liberality and public spirit.
- - • CANDIDUI. ,
Jerusalem Coffee-hotse, Jan.ll. •

Sittingi oEpolnted in Middlesex, and London,
before the Right Hon. En Ann LimllELl.ENno-
notron, Lord Chief .1 ustice, in And after Hilary
Term, 1813.

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