The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-04 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION.

united to the increited intelligenee and extended R 'ant
and powers of the people.
That new principle is modern European civi Liza_
ton, as De Toqueville has ably shown, is De roo-
cracy. The onward movement of Democracy is
irresistible. They of the Aristocracy and Monarchy
must make their choice of how they will me. ?.t it..._
with peace or war. Boldly and frankl) • meet Demo-
cracy, talk to it, study it, understand it, conciliate it,
then on safe and honourable terms you May make
peace and permanent alliance with it.
Stand aloof from it with unmanly fear mad s uspi-
cionf refuse to speak to it or understand it, tree it it
with mixed hostility, contempt, and dread ; then
expect war, and the result a little sooner or a little
later,- that Aristocracy and Monarchy with hid(
ous
confusion and fierce violence will be overwhelived
„qui swept away. Now the one great common obje et
ot: men of all parties, Conservative, Whig, and Ra-
who, in any just sense of the word, can be said r 4
F
able of thought, is to continue their efforts to at-
tain reconciliation of the old political principles:
dbtwaieci
nac
,l
this
with the new, I profess myself to belong exclusively
to none of those parties, and can conceive it possible that
1 men of opposite opinions may yet 40-operwe to attain
a cominen object.
How ? By just and wise concessions on both sides
in practical matters without any compromise of prin-
ciples. Let us at any rate try, is the first instance,
how far we can agree ; let us not begin with the pos-
tulate that we can never coincide.

Now, my Lord, the object of our Leech: meeting
vies to bring the middle classes and the Democracy, face
to lace, in amicable and conciliatory discussion that
they might talk to each other, see each other, learn
to understand each other. t was the first great
meeting of the kind. And I sincerely rejoice to be.
able to say that this first conference has in its prin-
cipal object fully succeeded, and that a great moral
..Iffect has been produced ; that the middle classes uow
look upon Democracy with more respect, with less
fez, r, with more sympathy ; that the Democracy is
enrkliliated, looks upon the middle classes with less
and with friendly instead of hostile feelings ;
and that throughout the effect has been to
show how wise and prudent a thing it is to be bold
and fearless .in the outspeaking of what is true, and
that the safest 0..4. all courses of action is to " Have
courage to be just." To promote in every possible
manner the full discussion 4 the all-important ques-
tion of a further organic chaMe.e in our Legislature,
that shall complete and render pe.rfeet the work com-
menced by the Reform Bill, and sh,lll bring the Go-
vernment into true harmony with Lhe people, is the:
special vocation of our Association at Leeds.

- Allow me to say, that should your Lordship favour
any of our meetings with your presence as a guest.
or visitor, nothing would afford us a higher gratifica-
tion than to receive amongst us one to whom the
Reformers of Leeds are bound by. so ma ay provin-
cial and personal tics, and to afford you the .means of
judging of our objects and proceedings, w.'tb your
own eyes and ears, and of expressing personal:ly your
own opinionr.—l am, yours faithfully,
JAMES G. MARSHALL