The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-10 00:00:00

Persuaded that by these means alone the progress of sedi-
tious principles can be arrested ; and feeling that tu•arrest it,
if possible, is the bounden'duty of every good subject and
sincere patriot ; the Members of this SoCiety hare adopted
the following Resolutioas
-Ist. That they will use their best exertions to maintain
order, and to support the due execution of the Laws.
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2,1. That they will employ t intliyiduailY and
collectively, in discountenancing and opposing the dissemina-
tion of seditious principles.
3d. That they will encourage persons of integrity and ta-
lent in the Literary World to exert their abilities in.confut-,
ing the sophistries, dissipating the illusions," and exposing.
the falsehoods, which are employed by wicked and dcsigising
men to Mislead the people.
4th. That they will resort to such lawful measures as may
be deemed expedient to restrain he publishing and circulat-
ing of seditious and treasonable lit4is.

to.v4-shing that the licentiotaness of the Presi should be,

rest taincd, rtiis Associhti'on is actuated by a sincere desire to
secitie the true Liberty of the Presi—that liberty which sub-
sists only under the protecting shield of law, and which is
sure to be one of the first sacrifices made in a Political lirvo-

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lution. Such a liberty is absolutely incompatible with the
present licentiousness; and the one must soon destroy the
other. The alternative, however, is yet before the nation.
The Members of this Society have no' wish to presuilie
to nur even harshly to censure the excesses ofan
honest though mistaken zeal ; but there are publications

(anti unfortunately many of those circulated anionic, the la-
bouring classes a:e of.this descriPtlon), oh the
of which no 'rational cloak can he entertained. These works
consist almost wholly of scut ritous slanders,, and of the must
false and inflammatory statements respecting public instil ti•
tions and public wen; they abound with personal calumny,
and otter direct incitvusents to violence and crime. In shOrt,
they are inseterately hostile to public and private virtue, and
favourable only to whatever tctids to degrade and debase
manliind. All that is estimable in the country would be be-
nefited by their suppression ; and nothini,would be so much
improved and elevated as the Press itself.

This Association is established on the broad principle, not
of supporting this or that 4,lm;nistvatiun, but ot opposing
the attempts nvw made to overthrow the Civil Jptitutictis of
the State. Other Soci..t.,s have for some lim,Fxisted,for
the protection of Religion. and Morals; but,iin 4, the excep-
tion of a few Local Associations, the present is the only, one
exclusively destined to the vet y important object of opposing
the progress ot Disloyalty and Sedition. In order to attain
this end, it has beets 'determined—
I. To establish a'Fund, by the voluntary contributions of
the Members, at such rate as each individual may hints tit.
'2. To appoint a Cuuttnittce for conducting the huffiness of
the Society.
3. To adopt a systemof Correspondence with thi“.fe Mem-
bers who live at a distance, and with sorts. Associations as
may he willing to co-operatc.in promoting the Valle objects.
Most earnestly, theretore, slot's this Society till utotri atl
men of all rank, ander all political part4l,,upon all to vFlium
the maintenanve of teltv:uv liberty is clear, ipoli
all wli'o value thi.'ilistinal peace ot the country, vs the per.
toanenee of the Bzitish Empire, to join tbvna iu a strenuous