The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-09 00:00:00

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Whiht, itagbut,d, from, one end to the other re,eounde
with the note of preparation, or with the clamour and
noise Of parties, contending for the votes of the elec.
tors, Scotlod seems scarcely aware that, Parliament
has been dissolved. The great body of the people in
that country take not the least interest in the matter,
and are, asicareless of what Mendnut tee returned, as
are the few burgesses, of the most rotten.of our bo.
roughs. It is amusing to compare the &area habits
and conchal of two 'nations So contiguous, and so long
incorporated together as the English and Bcoteit.
When it was in agitation to extend the Small Note
Bill to Scotland, and interfere with money transactions
in that rotintry, every man, woman, and child, were
up in arms against the measures, and, in fact, said,
these---the small notes—are our gods, and if you take
them away, what will you leave us besides? In Eng-
lend scarcely; a, petition was presented on the subject.
The people seemed alike careless whether the circu-
lating medium eonsibted notes or sovereigna, and
quietly resigned all the risk and responsibility Into the
bandit of their represebtetives. The Scotch, it must
be admitted, agreeably to the national character, acted
the more prudent part. They, in fact, mid we are not
represented in Parliament—we will not trust matters
of such importance to men falsely called our represen-
tatives, but take the business into our ownhanda. The
Ettglidl, too, in this instance, preserved the national dia.
teeter. 'They believed—or at least meted on the prin-
ciple, that they were duly represented--that they
had sent Members to Parliament who knew their
sentiments, and therefore they had nothing more to
do. Perhaps no people in the world are more easily
deceived than the English ; and to this quality may
be attributed, a great number of evils that press OK,
severely at this moment On the country. ro this,
certainly, is to be attributed the teon-iota amount of
our debt. No other species of Government but. that
of England, seconded by our defective representative
system, could have imposed on the nation such griev.
ous taxes, or loaded_ it with eight hundred millions of
debt. A tYrannieal Government like that of Turkey
could not do it. The attempt would cost the Grand
Seignior " I'll 4 and produce a revolution. France,
when an abi,olute Monarchy, made the attempt. The
French Government, like that of England, went an

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borrowing and imposing new tares, till the load be-
came too heavy to be borne, the people rose in arms,
and the King, his Ministers, and creatures, who had
imposed the taxes'without the apparent consent of the
nation, as in England,. were involved.in.'one common
ruin. America, with its present representative system,
could not go on borrowing money, as. England has
done for the last fifty years ; nor could England have
done it had the people been' duly represente&—that
is, had the elected always acted agreeably to the senti«
ments of their constituents. Could the general opinion
of the nation heve been taken on the propriety of bores
rowing such immense sums of money, or on the con-
sequence that would in time follow extravagant ex-
penditure we ' should not have been burdened with
one plvalf of the =debt 'that. now ,exists. -, . But the ' English-
nation was deceived, as too often, is the case-.—it,
was deceived illt6' this belief Abet Parliament only
spoke, the sentiments of the , witioni and that they
Were' in .honour-bound. ' tot submit, to' their decisions,
and second their plans. Money was borrowed,
new taxes were impoeed, and needle's wars commenced,
with the consent of Parliament ; and the nation, ever
aedtilous, foolishly believed that these were their own
acts.' We despair of ever seeing a perfect represents-
tive system ; and, indeed, believe such a state of things
beyond the power of huininity ; but still: the .people of
this country, with all the defects of its. Government,
have much in their power. At this period, when they
have receivedback their important' trust;' let the people
of England not be deceived by flattering speeches, or
be allured by a few pounds, or a few dinners, to vote
for men whose future conduct may make them sadly
repent their choice,.,: Let them vote for men who ere
disposed.to-watch:over the true interests of their coun-
try, to resist extravagent,expenditure, curtail pensions,
and abolish sinecures. But let than not trust to these
Members alone, or.yield up their judgment•to any set
of men.' Let them watch the conduct of Government
and Parliament, end petition and complain when their
interests are in< danger' No political rights, or great
qualifications are necessary to enable a man to lay, his
complaints' before the House of Lords, . or. Commons,
and no prudent Ministry will long resist the universal
voice of the nation. This we consider the only proper
mode of remedying the present defective system of re-
presentation, and if it were adopted, and followed up
with perseverance, many of the evils that oppress the
country,, would eventually be removed.