The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-04 00:00:00

;FOR THE SUN.

ro MRS. •JUHN HULL.
LETTER IV.

*DEAR MRS. BULL—Though .aotssator is some-
'times a little out, of sorts, yet if you can once
-chew him the way .to contentment, I have no
doubt that in time be will learn. to-be happy. I
sot aware that it most sometimes hurt his feelings
to see others 'enjoying all the comforts•and plea-
sures of iife,'as they are called, withont any or
much apparent exertion, whilst he is forced to
toil late and early to procure even its necessaries.
But this, instead of paralyzing his industry or
checking his economy, ought only to excite him
to greater activity and to more chearful self-de-
pia! 5 tor, who are those whose wealth he en-

vies, or how has that wealth been acqUired The
great majority he will fio:i have become rich solely
limn their• Own prudence and fict ivit-y, giving etn-
p►loyment every day,. OS tilty became richer and
richer, to n greater number of didr leihW-cititens,
and of course promoting their welfare whilst ap-
parently only seeking after their own.
Now, if these men had not ti us got rich, some
o'her individuals must have done so, or else thou-

sands of those who have hitherto suppotted them-
selves and families by tn.►uual industry, must have
been left to idleness anti want ; indeed, many of
the thousands now alive would never have 1110
existence, for it cvt►p only by the accumulating
wealth of the countj•y that our population has
been encouraged to double itself neatly within the
last hundred years.
As for the wealth that has been inherited front
Ancestors, recollect that the same laws which

secured its descent, at the same time secured the

accumulating property O 1 industrious individuals,
who were thus induced to labour beyond what
was absolutely necessary for their own enjoyment,
or the immediate support of their families, be-
cause they saw every day before their eyes con-
vincing proofs that the surplus savings of their in-
dustry would descend securely to theirchildren.
Sucl was their wish ; and such, I presume, is
yours. But if y-ou and JOHNNY sanction -mea-
sures which will unsettle the present distribution
of property, what security will you then hare
,that your children will enjoy that which you ate
now able to leave them, much less that extra pro-
perty which it is possible, and scarcely so, that
you and JOHNNY might collect in the scramble of
• revolutionary division ?
But, my dear Mrs. BULL, we have seen tha't
an equal distribution of property, capable of-divi-
sion, would be certain ruin to the great mass of
the Nation, even to the paupers, because it would
break the dams that collected the current stream,
until it could be employed in turning the wheels
of the complicated machine of society ; and, as to
unequal distribution, by a new division, what
would that be but to give to the idle, the worth-
less, the interested envious demagogues, that
which others had ►lcgnired by industry and eco-
nomy ? Now, what share could you and yours ex-
pect in such a scramble ? Look round in your own
neighbourhood, and ask yourself the question,—
True, there may be one or two elegant mansion-
houses, three or four comfortable villas, five or
six good farm-houses, and some manufactories;
but reflect bow many candidates there would be
for each of these ; and even if your good man
- were to succeed its placing you to-day in a com-
fortable farm-house, in a manufacturer's villa, or
in a Nobleman's mansion, what means of security

would you have for the permanence of your pus-
' , session ? Remember that before you find JOHNNY'
Ould act thus with impunity, all Law, and all se-
curity of property must be at an end ! Then how
are you to possess to-morrow that which you
have taken possession of to-day ? To appea! to
the Laws will be useless ; for Law will be already
set aside, the Judges reduced by obloquy to in-
significance ; and, as for Juries, why they would
naturally have an eye to the properly themselves
Let us suppose that you were to oust the Duke of
DEVONSHIRR front Woohurn Abbey, or Lord SCF•
TON from Croxteth Hall, or Colonel COOKE from
Wheatley, or that you or some other old woman
were to be appointed Mayor of York or Nor-
wich, or that JoutiblY and you were to get hold
of Alderman %VALTHMAN'S shop, or the Chronicle,
Yews Office, or the Times printing-office, or Sir
FRANKEY'3 scat in Derbyshire ; or suppose poor
BIRD, the cobler, were to make good his claim to
Brougham Hall, formerly Bird's nest, and gain
that by force which poverty prevents him from
pursuing•, what security would there be for hold-
ing any of those good things for four-and-twenty
.hours ? •

But perhaps you think these things might be
`divided and enjoyed in partnership, like the Isle-
worth,Mill, so neatly divided in favour of the po-
pular Biaronet at B►entford ! Ah, my dear Mrs.
BULL, that was an, iinfortunate experiment, as
some of the unhappy ;deluded Patriots can tell,