The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-08 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS.

(FROM THE TIMES.)

The Russians are " getting enough of it," in this
their aggression against Turkey. In spite of all
their boastings they have been forced to raise the
siege of Silistria, and to retire beyond the Danube.
Bad weather has been the cause alleged. A bitter
foe to the operations of the Muscovites throughout
the campaign has this same bad weather proved ;
but, on the other hand, a ready healing plaister to
the reputation of his Imperial Majesty's arms. It is
suspected that certain movements of Hussein Pacha,
combined with others of the Pacha of Widdin, have
had a sensible effect-On the barometer in this in-
stance, and been regarded as prognostics of a storm
which ought not to be overlooked. Varna is now
left to its own resources; and can receive no further
support but through a winter communication with
Odessa. What influence this untoward state of the
Russian affairs may have on the negotiations be-
tween England (with France and Austria at her
back) and the Court of St. Petersburgh, during the
winter, is a question of immense importance anti
anxiety. In our opinion the Duke of Wellington
has the ball at his foot—so far as concerns the re-
solves of the Russian Cabinet. The British Minis-
ter need only now say to Russia—" Europe will be
your guarantee for the free navigation of the Duda-
eelles ; but the public interest forbids that you should
take one inch of ground from Turkey, or. advance
a single step beyond the Prude" If not satisfied
with this peaceable assurance, there are other means
of enforcing it upon - the Ministers of his Imperial
Majesty, which might be • employed, as easily as
hinted at, by any half dozen men-of-war in the
British navy. We wish both justice and prosperity
to Russia, but we would rather see her merchant-
men under a general 'guarantee, sailing securely front
the Euxine to the Archipelago, than her batteries
frowning over the whole channel, and granting or
eefusing the same freedom to other natione, at the
pleasure of his Majesty the-Czar.
Our report of the proceedings at Leeds on Friday
last, will be read with gratifieation by the friends of
Civil and Religious Liberty. The meeting had been
called in pursuance of a requisition signed by 402
individuals of respectability,
.for presenting an ad-
dress expressive of loyalty to the. Sovereign _and_ to
those principles which placed. his fatndy • on. the
throne ; but placing in the front of them the prin-
ciple of " religious toleration." The Comberlueds
at first did .not seem to- meditate an opposition ; but
at 1;10, by dragging the whole county round Leeds
for names, among which were those of labourers,
c
journeymen, mechanics;hildren, and many who.
were notaware of the existence of any requisition.
At the meeting Mr. Marshall, member for the
• - •
county, presided; and.after four speeches, pro and
con, a resolution ore behalf of emancipation, and '
an amendment on. ite were. ,proposed, when the
Chairman declared the Ciiinheriand amendment to •
be negatived, .and the resolutien.
,carried. The
seconder of the anti-Catholieeemeedment was a Me-
thodiet.preacher. The assembly was extremely im-
merous,eziel the Liberals are described to have borne
to the others;, proportion' of 7:to 5, or of 3 to 2.
If a county meeting of Yorkshire should• be called,
there is no doubt-of a result as. favourable to email-
4ipation, if not more so. • -" - •
(FROM THE 110RXIN43 HERALD.)
The tr:ZosmiosioTl of " ftent" across the Atlantic
in aid of the funds- of the Popish. Association in
Dublin, is the uw.est.incident in the drama of the
" Agitatems." Tv,. threadbare speeches .of . the
".leaders" wanted something of novelty to keep the
interest of the thfrig alive, end the Americans, in
the exuberance-of-their " liberalityf have- not-only
undertaken to furnish:that attrartipn, but Xopayfor
it. ft was announced, a short tittle since, that a
Society had been established in "the district of Co,
lortibia," With the Mayor of the city of Washington
at its heae, to co-operate with the Irish" Agitators,'
and levy contributions for " the cause," until the
British Government shall be driven to the necessity
of submitting to their demands, Lt was also stated
in. ea. " Association," at their last meeting, that
the " Rent" is about to be " organized" in POP'
deaux; and thus the " Pope's faithful subjects" in
Ireland are resolved not to rest their argument on
the strength of the " seven millions" only, but are
ittxiolis to demonstrate to the ,der;ounced arid " ex-
communicated " Ministry of the Duke of Welling—
ton that both France and America are at their back,
What right the people of either of those cot,mt.rie.s,
or any factions within them, have to interfere be,
to even the Government of great Britain and its sub-
jects remains yet to be seen, The language, how-
ever, of the American "Liberatitar is not to be
misunderstood. In the • letter enclosing 4.1 e portion
of "Rent" from Boston, and which is addreskeel to
Mr. O'Connell, the folio wing passage occurs, equalling
in violence and rhodomontade some of the most
" eloquent" diatribes of the Fteneh Revolutionists :
—" Victories have been gained for Ireland in other
times. Her soil is consecrated by the blood of her
heroes, and the more tbart Orphean music of • her
eloquence has tamed-for a time rhe Wild beasts of
bigotry and oppression. But hee lefe triumph in
your election, and the yet greater one pp hope fin
as the fruit of it, will be remembered as the flp.sing
and crowning victories of the most memorable !neap
tal eras on record, in which patriotism and genius
have held an. immortal struggle with power and
wickedness." Contemptible aq this bombast is, the
sentiments of hostility to the British Power, which
iteenveyed, was received with the cheers of the
Association. Perhaps the Anwrie3ns, who have'
coma-forward on this occasion, would do well to re-
collect that lifdriotitm toi well as charily alight to
begin at' home'. • Are there- no slaves in AmericA
who have' real, and not metaphorical chains to '
plank in the ears of their- masters ?
What would
the American Government say if an association were
established in England to encourage the negro slaves
of the united States to resist their owners—to tell
them that the power under which they were denied
all those right? of property and citizenship which
she Roman Catholics possess in Ireland, was upheld
by the t wild beasts of bigotry arid oppression
When the negro slaves of America are allowed t
have every right the Roman Catholics in Ireland
have, when they can acquire property by their
own industry, and hold it inviolable by law,
when they -can be Naval and Military Com-
manders, Members of the Bar, and other
liberal professions, and, in short, enjoy every
privilege but that of " political power," then may
the American Quixotes, with somewhat more con-
sistency thau at present, offer a greater degree of
freedom to the people of other countries. As to the
French Roman Catholics too, the "refit organizers"
of Bordeaux, for the benefit of the Popish orators of
ireland, we would say to them " Before you presume
to appear in the character of Friends of Civil and
Religious Liberty' in Ireland, show your own religious
liberality towards your own Protestant fellow sub-
jects." The massacres of the Protestants in the
South of France,- immediately after the downfall of
Bonaparte, are yet recent examples of Popish toler-
ance, when it has the-power to persecute—so are the
late epurations, as they were affectedly called, or the
removal of persons of the Protestant religion from all
places of trust and power, and even from the Pro-
fessorships iO schools of science andlearnine. The
sanguinary Law Of Sacrilege, too, as well as the
fanatic ravings of the Pt;spish Jesuits and Missionaries,
in their pious efforts to restG.retlw despotic supersti-
tion of the " dark ages," emplua:cally attest how well
qualified the Roman Catholic " refit 9rganj7e„,, of
Bordeaux are to read lectures on civil and religious
liberty to the Protestants and Govern meat of England,

(FROM UTE MORNING CHRONICLE.)
We agree with our contemporary (the Leeds
Mercury), io whom we are indebted for an account
of the proceedings of the Meeting.in that town,' on
the Catholic Question,' en Saturday last, " that
great triumph has been gained for the cause of Civil
and Religious Liberty." The meth* was called
by the advocates for an extension of civil rights to
the Catholics; and Ithe Brunswickers and Anti-
Catholics resolved to put forth all their strength, in
order to defeat the object of those who called the