The Sun.
London, England, 1821-06-12 00:00:00

For, TiI'SUN.

ON THE.F*ST AND PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES
OF THIS COUNTRY;
WITH 1R T:IM Ti) :TUE nEriEr.or AGRICULTURE,

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3141'irr:-FACT (TRES, D• CONI3ITERCE.
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- -.teo-Aarnked from our Paper of Yesterd(.4;)
According: to an account laid.beforeParliaMent,
the arnorint.:4l7oreign Coin imported into'Great
43ritain in th'e years 1817 and 1818,.exceeded se-
venteen; millions sterling, besides 3,700,0001.
from Ire:tandand the-Isle of Man.. Is there not
great incOnsisteaCy in this Country"s paying so
much for the produce of Foreign land ; which,
'by thety;-toOk out of circulation the seven mil-
lion and upwards -of Guineas and. Sovereigns;
which hatlzltteviouSly been issued by the Bank ;
and paying at the, same time -many millions of.
poor-rates .for- supporting -able people Wanting,
emplOyinent-ficeording to commonsense, the cul-
tivatinginei.easte land wonld enable the produ
vets of looti toc-onsume.more manufactures ; more
people. to falitkate tbe goods would then be em-
ployed f.l-Consequently more :of ;the provision
raised from the land;would be -consulted. :Ern-
ployment.therefore could be given both to-tillers.
of land.and :producers of goods,. for their recipro-:
cal advan-lirge and happiness. The' prevalence of
crime; WoUld-be diminished. The moral and
litical character of the people would.be imprOved ;
the deliverance from indigence, misery, and dis-
ease of. ani considerable numlier iNroilld enhance
the price of labour in. some degree generally ;
and Whileimparting new life.to the helpless peo-
ple at .-:Present suffering, better hopes and fairer
prospects would-he- diffused _among all the indus-
'trious *lasses. 'And by raising into prosperous
circumstances_ those - who are now. supported
'within the limits of charity; as well as 'improving
'the condition of.-others, the payment of taxes
would, as it were, be spread. over a greater sur-
face,jto-diministr.the pressure upon, individuals,
and nevertheless- augment the public revenues.
Consistently with these views, we ventured many
-years ago to suggest the necessity of colonizing
upon our. own territory, in a publication widely
-distributed. The comparative. amount of exports,
and the fall in the foreign exchanges, prove that
when we import *corn, we 'pay in gold-as well as
'goods. -Gold is -again to be in circulation. In
`case--of importing corn, gold. will be ready for
paying for it. The exchange will, by the ex-
portationof gold, be-prevented-falling to become
any_bounty,_ as already explained, in favour of
selling Btitish goods in foreign countries. There-
fore- the interests-of the great inland trade, of
manufactures 'and of navigation, urge more and
mote the expediency of employing our own
people upon our own territory. The interests of
foreign commerce urge this policy also, because
'the' greater the power of consumption. in the
people, the more considerable will. be :the ex-
'change of equivalents;
If it be objected, that employing,-the people
by colonizing them upon British ground; will in-
crease the quantity of corn,-and render the mar-
ket.price still less profitable to the present pro-
dii-Cers, this ;objection suggests some -such ques-
tions: as these :- Whether it be correct in prin-
ciple, or wise in•porcy, to complain of abundance
and cheapnesS ? _Whether our evils.
',Jot a pernicious. moral ten-
dency ? Whether,- instead of complaining of re-
dundant population, and the productiVeness of
the land, the.effects and the system. of taxation
dO.nct, howeverreluctantly we:admit it,-actually
Constitute the, latent and real obstacle to the
,constant employment of the people,.and the more
ample developement of out, immense resources ?
end is the old :maxim .utterly:obliterated-
-"-A bold peasantry; their Country's pride ?"
Can we ~also
.so soon. forget the faithful,
loyal population, when stood forth- those
breasts -of--steel, those sturdy 'arms, the pa-
tient, perseVering, unlioasting; -courage, so re-
vently the -glory and- pride.of- Britain ; our de.-
fenders—our pieservers-?..±Can short-sighted in-
gratitude, amid luxury.--.an.deaSe . in. present se-
cifri ty, neglect so- fine- a race of People. ? -
• • " Bold; firm, and'
graceful, arc thy generous youth, --
By hardship sinew'd, and by danger-tied,: -
" Scattering the nations where they go ; and first
" Or on the listed plain, or stormy seas.".
'6-Let no cold indifference, no freezing apathy be
.imputed to those in Whom
.the power 'over the
happinesS of the people resides.' We possess an
immense share of the globe., The land of their
fathers'is as dear to the poor as :to the affluent.'
We may repent the .expatriation of the people.
Let us rather labour to raise th ein once, more to
prosperity and to, happiness... 'Let them "again
practically appreciate-: their. own national. word,-
cOmfort. .And when those; Who .:delight. to 'See-
cheerfitlness around them, contemplate the .cot-'
tage 'family, may they with:UniniXed satisfaetion
call.to mind theeloqUentTtiOmsON's
;a-S.-suggested by the happysondition of the pea-.=.'
sintry before the Middle of_the last:century,
" All is the gift of IndustrY ; whate'er -
" Exalts, embellishes, and redders.life:; ` . •
" Delightful. Penslfe 'inter Clieeird:by
"Sits at the social fire, and happy-hears _
-"Th'. excluded tempest idly rave along ;
"His harelen'd fingers-deck the gaudy Spring;
'" Without him Suniiner- were an and Waste.;
, . " Nor th' autumnal months could-thus trai,ismit
Those full, mature, irumeasurable stores, ,
" That, waving romid,.recall'My Wandering song.° •
- -Regarding domestib,-;colciniiation, having re-
.ceived-a very interesting and•-•instructive corn-
rifunication from the Rev.lh. WERNINCK, Chap-
lain to his Excellency the Ambassador of the
Netherlands,. we -have much satisfaction in being
permitted to publish it, both on; account of 'the
good it may induce; and the respectability. of Dr.
WERNINCK'S authority. for the- statement. Be-
sides, it is a practical illustration of our views of
pastoral, agricultural, and-horticultural-coloniza-
tion, apart from increasing manufactures, as best
suited to the circumstances of this country : •
" A short time after peace was established- on the Continent,
Mr. Vanden Bosch, of Amsterdam, and a few other Gentle-
men, formed an Associatiori titider thenaine of ‘• The Society
of Benevolence.' Their object was to collect a sum of money
by subscription, to purchase !Mid argliratahlisli domestic Colo-
nies, for the. purpose of giving .work and subsistence -to the un-
employed inchistnous -Poor. l'°finct Frederick' of Orange was
nominated President. - As- soon as their funds were sufficient
tacommence carrying the -proposed objectinlo execution, an
extensive' estate., the greaterm.rt of, which, was very poor land,
was,pUrchased in the province 'of thieryStiel. A Iminediately
spot was selected, and a small,Colony established, consisting ;of
fifty cottages, besides a few other necessary buildings. To
each of the cottages was allowed a sufficient plot of ground
for a garden. Nobody was admitted into this Colony but those