The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-03 00:00:00

what magnamity he rose in defence of the Crown,
when the Crown seemed to be left without any
defence ? Who can forget that the exigency of
the' crisis., that test of real genius, before which
little men sink , mid great me::: becc;:ne themselves,
Seel-lied to inspire him 'with talents and energy
even beyond those of his ordinary range—while.
he protected the throne from iolation ; while
Avith filial solicitude be watched over the sick
couch of Pis sovereign : while h e shielded that ve-
Awl-able head from the shafts of faction and malig-
nity ; while he kept at hay a host of opponents,
not more formidable for numbers than for ability
and resolution ; thus at the same satisfying the
claims of humanity and the sterner dictates ofjwi-
tice, obeying his affections and his reason, and
performing- at once in every part his fluty, as 'a
son to a father, as a Gubject to hiS King, as a citi-
zen to the commonwealth Who can forget that

eloquence, not perhaps the highest, yet distill-.
guislred by traits of greatness ; not perhaps mea--,
surcd in its march, nor nurtured in the shady spaces
of philosophy, yet keen, active; penetrating--; ad-
mirably fitte(i fo: combat, pliable in its movements,
invincible in debate—triumphant in reply—that
eloquence which, without courting the flowers Of
fancy; was yet sometimes elevated to a sublime
height by the there force of inward sentiment, by
the intense conviction of a generous -and high-
.souled principle ? Well do ',remember the indig-:
pant tones in which, but a .few nights before his
death, h asserted the 'cause Of the constitution,
when, in allusion to the disturbances' which have
disgraced England, in a sPecch literally carried
along by the acclamAions of an admiring audi
ence, he repwbated the opinion of those who re,-
commended delay in the use of coercive measures,

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when he exelaiined, Shall we wait to see who
is the ne'xt victim of assassination 1," -Gentlemen,
his anurilerer was thpn in the House of. Commons•
gobe cwitiziucd.)

JeNTus.

(Continued from our Paper of Saturday.)

Articles lOtand.l I.—ln the tenth and eleventh
you are very civil to Ireland and America ; anal
if you :,;can nothing but ostentation, it may pos-
sibly dns.wer your- purpose. Yohr care of Ireland
is much to ,be Commended. But, I think, in good
policy, you may as .well complete a reformation-
at home, before you attempt to carry
,your im-
provements. to , such • a distance. " Clearing the
fountain is the best .and shortest s=ay to purify
the stream. As to taxing the Americans by their
own representatives,' I confess I do not perfectly
und.erstand you. If you propose that, in the ar-
ticle of taxation, they should -hereafter be left to
the authority of their respective 'assemblies, I
must own I:. think you had no business to revive a
question Which should, and probably would, bay,!
lain dormant for ever. If you mean that

Americans slJould be.authorised to send their

presentatives to thellritish parliament, I sha.
contented with •referring you to what Mr. 1: .re
has said upon thiS subject,_ and will not vc re
to add any thing of my own, for fear of di _z-
ing an offensive. disregard of your opinion ,tice
the repeal of the Stamp Act, I know of Acts
tending to tax the Americans, except that which
creates the tea duty ; and even that eau hardly
be called internal. Yet it ought to it,, repealed,
as an impolitic Adt, not as an °pp.; tssive one.
It preseitres the contention between the mother
country and the colonies, when every thing worth
contending for is in reality given up. When this
Act is repealed, I presume you will turn your
thoughts to the postage of letters ; a tax imposed
by the authority of parliament, and levied in the
very heart of the colonies. I mu not sufliciently
informed upon the. subject of that excise, which
you say is substituted in -North America to the
laws of customs, to,deliver such an opinion upon
it'as I would abide by._ Yet I can easily compre-
hend, that admitting the necessity of raising a
revenue for the support of government there, any.
other revenue laws, but those of excise, would be
nugatory 'in such a country as,America. I say
this with great.diffithmee as to the point in ques-
tion, and' with a positive protest against any con-
clusion from America.to Great Britain.
If these observations shall appear. to deserve
the attention of the SoCiety, it is for them to
consider what use 'may be made of them. I know
hoW difficult and irksome it is to &cad back the
steps we have taken; yet, if any part of.: what. I
have submitted to you carries reason and convic-
tion with it, I hope that no false shame will in-
fluence our friends at the London Taveim.

I do-not deny that I expect my opinions upon
.these points should have some degree of weight
with you. I have served Mr. Wilkes, and am
still capable of serving him. I have faithfully
served the public, without the possibility 9f a per-
sonal advantage. As Junius, I can never expect
to be rewarde.—The secret is too important to
he conanitte'd to any great man's-discretion.. If
views :of interest or ambition could tempt, me to
'betray • my own secret, how could I flatter myself
that the man I trusted would not act upon the
same principles; mid sacrifice me at once to tile
Ring's curiwitv and resentment ? speaking
therefore as a disinterested ucan; I have a claim to
your,attention. Let my Opinions be fairly ex-
amined. , J'UNIUS.

. P. S. As,you will probably never hear from inc
again, I will not omit this oppartunity,of oWerv-
ing to you; that I ant not properly suppoiled in.
the newspapers. One NVould think that all the
fools wereof the other side of the question. As
to myself it is of little moment. _ I can brush,
away_ the s warming insects wbenever I think
per. • But it is sad policy to let it appear, in any
instance, that we have not numbers as well as
justice on our side. I Wish you
,would contrive
that the receipt,of this letter and My last, might
be barely acknowledged ..by a hint in the Public
Advertiser.

A painter at Osnabruck, named Bartscher, as-
serts that he has inYented a new kind of painting,
N.viiich he terms " a l'enanstiqqilia:" it may be
rendered solid by being exposed to the beat of an
oven ; and 'on that account wood only is to be
used as a basis lot receiving the colours.