The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-02 00:00:00

TO MY COUNTRYMEN.

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I ,ddress yon on the subject, to all our hearts
!Most deer, and to every Freeman most dear—the
subject of °lir rties. lam one of those who
hold, that all privileges in a State are given, not
for the advantage of the possessors, hut of the
public ; who are entitled to expect from the sn-
reme Power of the State, either the enlargement
or the contraction of such privileges as shall best
promote the good of the whole People. Upon
this principle, I hold also, that whosio enjoys any
Toivilege of Rank, Influence, or Property, is
boioul as a Christian, a man, and a Briton, to re-

gird these as Trusts, not committed to him for his
particular advantage, but for the eeneral good.—
Holding such opinions, let me call on you to re
flect on your real interests—that is—ou the surest

means of preserving your liberties, permanent and
inviolate. Doubtlessly, it is a very attrac►ive les-
son, that Freedom depends upon Universal Suf-
frage, and equal Property. To the poor man it
must appear very desirable that poverty should
cease, and all column!, and all dissension
Could these objects be attained, or indeed were
they compatible, every good mind would desire
their attainment. Yet, let us consider whether
they would really increase, or even sect:re our.
Freedom. Is it desired, that all property Omni('
be In common ? That no 111411 should call anythtng
l►is own ?—That if one man sl.wild spend in a

fortnight his annual share of five pounds, or ten
pounds, or whatever it might he, he should be-
. come entitled to a trc.li share ?—That every other
persons's share is agaitt lo be thrown into the
common stock ? That a fresh division is to he
»otde for the bein-fii of the idle at the expence of

the diligent Thlt all inducement is to be taken

away, even of ciiltivating the earth, by the ;Ilse.
runty of the possession of its fruits ?—That no
ri,:ht or permanence shall be left to any man in
sui,,nance or his clothing ? It suet a wihi
state of things cpuhl exist, the l'o"r" classes, as
being the most numerous, ‘rwild he the greatest
sufferers. It is onty by labour that a man can'
live, or transmit to his chihnen the means of liv-
ing. Llhour is the source of all wealth and all
profit:--but it is excited only for tie sake of its
fruits.—Endanger their security, and all labour
will cease with its incentive. Those why now
complain of the dearness of provisions, would
complain more heavily when the community of
possession has made our terrile Eul!iand a barren
paste ; when in exchange for food other nations
bad drained of all n,)r wealth ; when we bad
waged a desperate war of plunder and rapine, un-
til cisibieti Europe combined to exterminate the
nuisance of England's free savages.
Does England deserve this termination of her'
glory ? Can any Englishman desire it ? The
poor--world they wish to inflict such misery on
themselves The rich—have they merited its in-

Sheiv me that country in which tu,ire
kindness, more protection, more charity, have
been shewn by the higher classes to the lower !
More attention to their bodily and theit mental
nece•sities ! swings of instruction, and of
religion, more liherally opened to them ! Shew
H country where the earliest cogt;e%tion of auy
tine benevolent measure, private or public, is more
generally and more speedily promoted ! Where
the resilence of the rich diffuses such universal
good among; the poor !
Vet this widely-circulated happiness must de-
pend tipou the inequality of vssessions. fle
%Rho benefits another tiltnit have a larger rwion
of means, than he who is benefited. The rich be-
nefit the poor by their wealth, the plor benefit
the rich by their labour. And thus the general
welfare proceeds with the particular advantage.
In this reciprocity consists the public happiness :
but it ali property were equalized, and no one had
the power of benefiting another, this reciprocity
would cease.

Think you, then, that Sic FRANCIS BUROF,TT

desires all men and all properties to become
equal ? No—for he would lose in the division a►ll
his means of eminence. Does he de,ire that such

811 r(paliry shouid be attempted I will not "en•
titre the negative to this question quite so deci,l-
- ; because Ow attempt might bring him lot°
power and celebrity. Think you, that HUNT, and

CoßnErr, and Woo Lea, and the rest of the
cal gang, desire such equality to be attained ? Oh
yes—for they have nothing to 105 e in the conflict,
and every thing to gain. They desire its fluent-
mem, but not its continuance. They would
have it last exactly long enough to plunder the
tich, and secure the spoliation to themselves ; too
heartless to consider the sufferings 01 their delud-
ed instruments, or their clingers.
Let us, however, put all worldly motives aside
for a moment, and look at the wickedness of these
Hadicds, who would eradicate I:nrn your minds
all sense of religion. CARLILE, blaspheming the
Godhead : HuNT al his elnow, prompting him in
the defence of his blasphemies : CorsnETT, ify
turns the eulogist and reviler of every thiog good
and sacred, but ever selfishly consistent in seek-
ing his own profit one while praising Sir FRAN..

cis BURDETT ; then reviling him; and at last
denying a just debt, because, only, he did not ap-
prove the Corm of Government : IVoot.p.a, running
up and down the country to every Radical
Meeting, bellowing out of hi, bull-dog mouth
,(I.fainst all social order : Radical Minister.
otter been dismissed from keeping a
girls' school on account of indecent practices,
pre,,ching sedition instead of the Gospel. Such,
and such like, arc the Radical Lcaders : all sti-
mulated into rebellion by pride, or malignity, or
beilishness

11,11—thotO the equaliz,ition of property would
iso much mischief, 'rni4lit not Universal Su f.
fru,;e be beneficial ? Tbis question shall be discus-
-1 in any next.

A LOVER OF LIBERTY.