The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-17 00:00:00

„THE STATESMAN.”
"The three great ends which a statesman ought to pro-
pose to himself in the government of a nation are—security to pos-
sessors ; facility to a quirers ; and hope to all."—Coleridge.
On the 17th of October will be published. No. 2 of " The States-
man," a First-c'ass Weekly Newspaper. Price sd. LTnstamped, 6d.
St amped.

The paramount object of" The Statesman" will be to promote the
interest of the entire nation, irrespective of party or personal consi-
derations. in dome Politics "The Statesman" will support those
principles of our constitution which have been established by the
will and reason rf the En.disti people, and will urge 'he extension of
political T,ower in correspondence with the increasing intelligence of
the community. In accordance with these principle:, " The States-
man" will seek to correct the abus-s and amend the defects of the
representative system; it will support all measures for completin..:
the great work of commercial reform; it will aid in developing the
municipal power of local bodies; with a view to a more faithful and
♦igilant administration of local affair', and amore pro npt execution
of the measures required for promoting health and general well-
being. _ _ .

The subject of Education is one which now occup!es the most
anxious thoughts of all earnest thinkers. '• The Statesman" will
endeavour to obtain the cordial co-operation of all those practical
reformers to whom the public good is the supreme consideration.
In pursuing this object, it will not confine itself merely to a discus-
sion of the various schemes which have been proposed for the educa-
tion of the labouring classes. The worst evils under which the
nation is n•w suffering, spring mainly from the want •f such a
system of education among the middle and higher classes as would
teach them to he more earnest in the fulfilment of their duties.
Without a reform in that direction we cannot expect muds improve-
ment in the government of the nation from any system c f education
fir the poorer class.

The principles of our own Constitution will be the guide in Foreign
Policy, with a view to rtnder it just, bold, at d uncompromising,
" The Statesman" will act wilt those politicians who seek to aid
and animate the Government in giving its corital co-operation to
foreizn states strugzling to develope a freedom cognate with our own
—a policy of alliance with constitutional government forming the
only true and practical counteracting force to the dynastic combina-
tions now threatened in Europe

As regards India, wide diversities of opinion prevail. " The
Statesman" will endeavour to show that the time has come for
organiz'ng the Government of that vast empire in a manner alike
consistent with the dictates of Christianity, the welfare of India,
and the true interests of Great Britain. Party Politicians and Anti-
National Journalists may try to show that, ht India, these objects
are irreconci,eable. "The Statesman" will seek to unite those
patriots who believe that the national conscience,and an enlightened
regard for the national weal, equally demand that our Eastern
Emp re shall no longer be governed by the short-sighted policy of
Leadenhall•street.

The startling events of the la 1 few years, no less than the pre?ent
aspect of affairs, hr re taught politicians that the efficiency of the
army is one of the first elements of national independence and na-
tional strength. " The Fztatesman'' will give its hearty suppo-t to
the various measures required to make the army, in the largest
sense of the w',rd, efficient, and accessible to all ranks of her Ma-
jesty's subjects.

In the Liter.zry portion of the paper the main object will be to
give the readers of " The Statesman" full and accurate information
as to what is going forward in the various departments of the Book-
world.

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