The Sun.
London, England, 1819-11-05 00:00:00

B,italts are the KING, Lorin's, Commoss, •Gcv
TRY,
.141,ERCHANTS, kAI{MERS, TRADERS, AnTI
-aii(l even PAUPERS ; 110 t forgettiitg the
ARMY„ NAVY, CLERICAL and LEARNED PRoTES-
SION6, together with the Rarusmia of LETTERS,
MEN'Of SCIENCE, and PRoFFSsORS OF ART
But Allele North Country OPERATIVES, in
which they arc followed by Cockney Jacobins,
tell us that they are the source of wealth, and
therefore they have a right to share it. Indeed !
Suppose, JOHNNY, that you build a house, and
when finished the 'Hibernian hod•carriers, or
architect's-assistants, as they style themselves,
insist upon having 'lodgings in it, Will you not
naturally ask them,. " who paid them for their
labour, and who found bricks and mortar i"
Then apply that to thosetocw claims. The weavers
%yolk, it is titie,, but they are paid for it, what
could they du, if there was nobody to buy wool
and cotton / Why they must have remained with-
out employment. Where then are their claims
to share the wealth of others ? But. they do share
it, whenever their necessities demand it—as
MIGHT ANNUAL. MILLIONS of Moors' Hates Ann-
dAntly testify ! Bot our ItaotcaLs forget all this ;
they think not of what really exiNts—they think
not even of all their fellow conntrymea—ail the
reasoning, if so it may be called, of the Northern
Resolutions and Speeches, is not only manufac-
tured, but manufacturers reasoning. Their prin.
applied to practice, would he destruction to
Farmers, Shopkeepers, Laudlords, and the FA-
chrver ; but to ruin the two latter, they would
ruin all !

When Thistlewood calls on the People to leave
off luxuries, the fellow forgets that there is a
little common sense left in the world. If those
thins designated as luxuries were to be left off,
what would become of half the industrious popu-
lation of London ? It is true, that Mrs. litiLt. and
her daughters may wear their petticoats, when
they do wear any—without flounces or furbe•
lows—hut if all the ornamental parts of female
attire, which in themselves are really useless lux-
uries, were to be left off. what would become of
the hundreds, nay, thousands, of virtuous respec-
table young women who are supported by that
branch of industry ? No, no ! JoH4NY, we must
not deprive the Ladies of any luxury, but one—
and that is the having strapping fellows of six
feet high behiud counters to serve them with
laces and ribbons ; every one of whom, thus em-
ployed, forces at least one poor shivering female
to brave the fury of the winter's night, to earn
the bread of infamy-in hopelessness and.sorrow
Beflre I close this Epistle, JOHNNY, I shall
just hint for y►►ur sober consideration, that there
neither is, nor ever was, a Country where oil
could get rich—but then this is a Country where
any mn,, may acquire a competence, provided he
is industrdous and economical. It is the unequal
possession of wealth that causes the equitable dis-
tribution of it. There is no wealth in England.
but what is either derived from ancestorial de-
scent, ot• obtained by present personal exertions.
That you have no ancestorial share may be sub-
ject of regret, but is not fair matter of complain,.
It wrongs you not. In tact, it is fortunate for you
that others are possessed of wealth, even whilst
you are poor ; for in serving them yon serve
yourself, and you have the same power with
others to acquire and to preserve.

I shall soon address you. JOHNNY, upon the
extent ()Elgin of your Iti.Olts.

Your old Friends

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