The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-03 00:00:00

SIR R. PEEL AND MR. G. F. YOUNG.

The following letter, in reply to one written by Sir R
Peel, in reference to the Tamworth riot, which appeared
in our paper of yesterday, has been addressed to the
editor of the Times:—

" Sir,—The columns of your journal are usually so
free from offensive personalities that I was somewhat
surprised at observing this morning that I am stigmatixect
by name as miserable impostor,' in a letter bearing n
:signature which even I should have imagined would have
constituted a security against coarse vulgarity. It ap-
pears I was mistaken. The present Sir Robert Peel's
taste in composition is on a par with his eloquence.
" I shall not bandy seurrillity with the Hon. Baronet;
he appears to be a proficient in the art, and I am unac-
quainted with it. But he is unfortunate in the designa-
den he has uffixed to my name. I am conscious of many
deft cis; I may entertain erroneous opinions; I may com-
mit indiscreet actions; but I never put forward personal
pretensions, therefore lam not an imposter. The con-
victions I entertain conscientiously I express fearlessly ;
but I never attempt to deceive others by professing
what I do not believe; and I never deceived mysel
into a belief that I was so capable of expounding
the sentiments I honestly entertain as the friend,
of proteci'm throughout the country have been pleased
to consider me. It has been only at their Barnes
solicitation that I have ever aitended any of the numerou*
meetings in which, at much sacrifice of timf.,, conve-
nience, and expense, I have taken part; nor have I ever
originated or stimulated any of them. But I sincere';
rejoice they have been held, and 1 ern pr,..ud that. I have
been permitted to offer even the humble portion I have
contributed to their uniform and signal success.
" And now, Str, heving shown what is not, allow ma
brie fly to describe what, in my judgment, is an impostor.
It' a man should be dizeovered who, representing a pur.i
and virtuous Sovereign in a foreign embassy, should bt
discreditebly distinguished as a prefl tate and a gambler;
it; as a Member of the British House et Comin,ins, he
should aspire to the dignity of an orator, wtite his
speeches, and break down in delivering them; if, after
breathing for years the atmosphere of the very
land of fret dote, he should return to his native
land, professing to be the chatnport of liberal
principles, and be found practising on his vassal
tenantry the most contemptible freaks of impotent
tyranny,—should such a man be discovered, well indeed
might he be branded as an impostor, and if ho should
have ventured to fling the foul epithet at men more up-
right and consistent than himself, deservedly might he
be set down us a calumniator also. Let Sir Robert Peel
beware—et. They who live in glass houses should never
throw stones."—l am, Sir, your faithful and obedient
servant,

" GEORGE FREDERICK YOUNG.
" Winchester, May 31."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—l pass over without note or comment Mr. G. F.
Young's reflections on myself, which appear in your im-
pression of to-day. I leave public opinion to judge of
the tone and taste of his language, while personally I
have a consciousness, with all my defects, of not having
merited his aspersions on my private character.
There is, however, one portion of the letter which I
cannot leave unnoticed, namely, that referring to the i e.
lations between my tenantry and myself, which is stated
to be characterised by the " most contemptible freak, of
impotent tyranny."
I inclose a communication, which I hope you will
oblige with publication, written by me on the 10th f
May to my agent, on the subject of the then anticipated
Protectionist meeting at Tamworth.

This letter, which was read to some of my tenants,
the contents of it being made known to others, will
show the amount of interference I was disposed to exer.
cise on that occasion, and I shall leave the yind:catitn
of the general course I have pursued towards them to
their own appreciations and testimony.
I remain, Sir, with much reEpect,
Your obedient servant,
ROBERT PEEL.

London, June 2.

" Mr. Matthews —I `k London, May 10. 1831.
T understand there is to be a Pro-
tectionist dinner at amlorth—a proceeding.t
highly disapprove of,ig
sense,which Ir
shell b© glad of aenx
expressing
which,mo in
on0;1
you;
i,ecaiion. Asa landed pProp:iegtor, yandpone who looks
upon Ms tenant-farmers, as it were, as members
of one great family of which be is the head, I
foal i
deeply interested in their wt Pare and pros-
peilty, end would most glaiqy assist n relieving,
09 legislative measures, the prepute under which
they and the agricultural interests are unques-
tionably suffering; but in the character
of landlord, and
fr,ilU the social position I enjoy, I coonsider it necessary
for me to let my opinions. be known to them upon every
oocsAon that, presenzi ?.Isetf;
.and while I am moot
to tender advice, if solicited, or t xplanations, if
rrqu'rrd. I also expt CS due cons!:,eration to be paid t,
the views I have expressed, nr am known to enter ' '
am,
and admit that I would hope to see them frankly adopted
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