The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-26 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY. JULY 26, 1847.

Nothing whatever can now justify the Liberal
electors of the United Kingd-m in procrastination
The time of preparation has departed—the time of
action has arrived. Electioneering addresses from the
different candidates have been already transmitted to
the principal constituencies. It, therefore, devolves

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upon the possessors of the franchise to di-criminate
between the qualifications of those candidates, and to

proclaim their choice at the
withhustings and the polling
promptitude, a with -----".'aP—
booths with independence, an It has seldom fallen to our lot to notice a more un
unanimity. Within this present week several of the justifiable, and in every respect injudicious document,
most important borough elections will be decided. than that which has emanated from the grand jury of
Consequently it behoves every one individually to the county of Clare, under the date of the 16th of
continue on the alert—toallow
no advantage to es‘ July instant. A severe censure is attempted to be
cape through indolence or indecision— to sustain his passed on the Government for their conduct in regard
enthusiasm in the cause of Liberality up to the very to the several measures adopted for the relief of the
denouement of the contest. Any abatement in that distress. thati In pre.ailedin every district with such fear-
enthusiasm may `e disastrous to his owe interests, f ul u:aversa ity.furtherance of this attempt the
and prejudicially affect the interest of the whole body entire circumstances of the case are apparently for-
of his fellow-countrymen, by diminishing the gotten. It would naturally be supposed, on reading
had compelled
strength of the popular majority in the House of the ),
t.e statement, that the Government '
national representatives. The axiom of the illni- I the resident landowners to adopt these measures; that
trious Junius must not for an in-tant escape from i they were forced most
d unwillingly, and in opposition to
their urgent and oft-repeated our recollection ; we must remember that we are iprotests, to assent to the
struggling not for the benefit of " faction, or of party, :
I introduction of public works districts; that
into their
or of any private individual," but for advancement they had themselves, as the owners and
ibis for the rights and the extension of the immunities of 1 fives of the property principally
the entire population. In 1241 the people were de- responsibfleiftor the
d
' maintenance and support of the people, fully and
laded by the clamours of a body, obsolete in character,
and unstable in its association. A. commercial and pl lent that was so much required in that season
political reaction delivered the whole legislative efficiently performed their duties, and provided the
po
authority into the hands of the Conservatives, in , not in any degree contributed to the mischief's occa-
eolfecle7titution and suffering, or at least that they had
whose estimation the cries for constitutional reforms
were little less culpable than the yell, of a flagrant sioned by the extraordinary extent of the public
, works, and the consequent demoralization of the
In 1841 the terror entertained at the mere people . y
sedition.
ID the creation of habits of idleness and
suggestion of an abolition of the corn-laws, and of the i fraud which the grand jury 'has
is certainly bad so pathetically be-
restrictive duties levied upon importations, was almost wailed in their resolution. This
universal ; and for the assuagement of those
enough, but what follows is indeed far worse—so
re-
e
dominant fears the seats in the House of Commons were entirely and manifestly false and without foundation,
and that falsehood
so easily and so immes
awarded almost unconditionally to the upholders of ,
diately discoverable, so readily to be refuted,
Protection. During the interval which has since then !.
by public documents, that we are indeed surprised
elapsed all the erroneous prejudices against free d
that any body of gentlemen could tie induced to
hay* been dissipated. The light of logic, diffused by
sanction the publication of such statements, which
the polish of oratory, has scattered the darkness of '
must affix an indelible stigma on every person who
ignorance which had been hitherto prevalent upon the
great problem of political economy. Not only has participated therein. They deliberately assert " that
this light penetrated among the shopkeepers and agri- at the coraxnencement of the session the Secre-
cultunsts of England, but it has carried conviction tar's for Ireland declared that the calamity with
even to the judgment, of our most distinguished 1
statesmen. The reason, therefore, which consigned ;should be which PROVIDENCE has afflicted us (the Irish)
viewed as an imperial calamity and
the supreme power of the Government to the Con-
metresources;' and added, " that the
aervatives is no longer in existence. lii 141 it lived
by imperialso now about
to be pursued, which makes the
only in a delusion and a. misapprehension. In 1847 lemiran °d t• ire liable for a moiety of all the money
the Alas-ages of the people are again at theirdiaposal, -Labour-rate Act,• fl
is in -irect con.
without any such delusi( n or misapprehension aa was
applied =dere& ,
,„ tradiction to that declaration."
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