The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-15 00:00:00

RADICAL REFORM..

A DIALOGUE.

llonor—Pray, neighbour, clo tell me wbat is
nadicAt Reform /

FRANK—The rooting up of all Religion and all

order,

IlonGH—Why then is it called Reform ? ,

FItANK—To humbug simple folk :with a fine
and make thcm suppose some good may

come of it .

IlonGE-1 should like to know the true name

to rAii it by.

FansK—Revolution ; because it would upset all
our security under the Law, and expose us to the
savage of mobs and murderers.
HODGE—Who are the friends of this Radical
Retorts,
FRANK—They only who deserve the gallows,
end would rather profit by violence and plunder
than by quiet honest industry.
Hot:son—And if they accomplished it, what
would be the consequence
FRANK--That DO mass, woman, or child could
tali their life or any thing else their own.
nonce—And what good do the Radicals ex-1
pect to be done by it
FLIANK—That we should all be able to live
without work, each man to be his own matter, and
to make Laws for himself.
Honuc—Bless my heart, neighbour, what a
fine thing that would be
FRANK—Aye—to talk about--in such speeches
as Master Hunt, awl the likes of bins, snake is
their carts and waggons. But as for accomplish-
ing it ! Heaven keep thee, lad, it is quite an im-
possible thing, and never was since the world be-
gan.
Nonce--Why not i
FKANik—lf nothing is to he earned by working,

nobody will work : and if nobody works, nobody
can eat : for all property has been gained by
Forme labour or othEr, of honyor mind : aced it is
not.only,fair to the individual who has gained it,
that he and is posterity should 'enjoy his gains,
Lent good for socic'y ako,
14OnGe,=—Well—I should like to make laws for
myselt, nevertheless.
FRANK—But as every body else would have the
same right, you may gne•s the chance your laws
%yogi(' have of being ottey'd. Some strong thief
may make a law that your cow or pig, or furni-
ture, shall be his prnprrty ; and until you are
p!ronger than he, you tan wake no law to have
hick again.
llonGE—Why, Frank, the Orators have said a
deal abont poor man's /ow; but I bad no notion it
was after this fashion.

FRANK--Poor MAU'S law, 83 they call it, is the
vnrst sort of 14w in the world :—I had rather
Lave rich man's law, for toy share ; for, when
men of property mike the law, we may be sate
property will he protected ; whereby every honest
iodn,trions man will .he encrinraged to earn
Money, and to obtain property—by which meirto
he may choose the law-makers, and perhaps.. 4
what von seem so desirous of doing, flodge4
nom-ie.—How's that .
"Fr +Na--..Alake laws for himself —Rut if all-are
to wake laws alike, we shill have nothing but

mob'law; and then the weakest must go to the

willi• .
1-rotioe-1 begin to think that would not be so
ple3s4titeven for the strongest. These Writers
and Orators seem rather upon the deceitful order,
'reckon: 'T were well to know a little of, their
privive 1)!stoly.
FRAtm.—You know who the great Leaders

-are?
Honott—'ln be sure I do.-7 There be Nit.. Hunt,
Mr. Wooler, Sir Francis Burdett, and Mr,. Car-
tell me any thing about them
FRANK---A little (Jr so num was a brewer
at Bristol, wlit•re, it is said that lie sold uuwhole-
wine beer. Thev know him well at Bristol,;
he set tip for a Parliament-mart, and was Well,
beaten both timcs.

Honer:—But he is very charitable, is he not ?
• FIIANK-:-01) yea—vastly charitable. He took
soother mao's wife into his house. I wish. though,
his charity had helotit_at -home, and kept his own
wife there instead of turnin., her out to make
room for another's.
Hon Ge-11 nly dame.,6earA .this, she'd never
_ work a Iteloim flag, nor alike a Reform speech
again, as long ms she lived., Wooler a bird of
the same feather, hey, Er'Aurl
N.—He !—t he, negro7looking chap t,--He
is only striving to get rich by selling his paler
and Hie more dissatisfied folks. ate with every
thing that is,not seditiOuS,9f.Vl 111111111111 l
papers he sells. .

lioDoE—Thou lost not giiie a good word to
any of 'hem But 6ir ?-7-Snrely ht is the
pour maii's hien(' ?—His-inipreis down for two
hundred guineas to the sufferers at Manchester.
FaAais.—Ave truly—but for another guess pur-
pose than chat icy. The 'Baloner got afraid aud
of ilitot, who was-doing.him Out with the
mob ; so he speculated for-a Couple of hundred
guineas' worth of popularity.
ilor)Ga—And you don't think the giving so
lare a, swot any proor of benevolence ?
FRANK—I must understand the motive first.—
Nobody ever save a penny of the Baronet's giving
to the sufferers in Lord Wellington's Victories
abroad, or Lord Nelson's ; or tp the poor ‘Vests;ers
in the time you remember of our deep distress at
home. 1 should have called that charity to be
Lute :7-bnt where other purposes were to be an-
swered, he was ready enough with his guineas at
Manchester. They who suffer for supportin; the
laws, and they who suffer for resisting thew, are
very &tier ent objects with some folk.
HODOE—Bot his liont;ur is a great advocate
for Reform in Parliament, and mortally hates all
election tricks.
Fa.sNa.—ExcPpt at his own election, lad :
wh, t ',ere has been money ro.ttigh flying about
and as for swearing !--AA the isleworth
:shout that.

Iluvoli—Wvll, tell we something about Alt.

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INK--He is nuder prosecution for printing
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