The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-31 00:00:00

FOR THE SUNS

Ent:ion—lf we examine the presentstateni
Public option in almost every kingdom of Europe,
we shalliind, with very few exceptions, that there
ekistS'a strong and alarming inclination tq effect
some 'change in the existing Government of each
COUntry. This spirit
,of discontent and revoluz
tiOktas, no doubt, derived its origin from the
aliti'Social principles promulgated in .France by
tlie advocates of Jacobinism, at the beginning
of the awful and blood-stained period, which,
'daring several years, cowered the once peaceful
`and fertile soil of that Country with death, de,
solation, and ruin, and the baneful and destruc.;
tive effects of which were felt from one extremity
of Europe to the other. The seeds of disloyalty
• scattered in all directions by the tictive zeal oe
the revolutionary Demagogues, who wished _to
bring every country upon a level with France,
and who had sworn to overturn every Throne,
and to extirpate the Christian Religion, have un-
fortunately sunk root too •
,deep to be easily
eradicated. Such •a. disposition of the poa
pular feeling, must, alone, have a tendency to
disturb the internal tranquillity of every State,
and must necessarily undermine the fabric
of social order, and of spiritual and tempo-
ral authority. There is in . the words liberty
and equality, a magic spell which acts most power-.
fully upon the untutored mind of the unrellecting
multitude, who do not, however, thoroughly-
understand the meaning of these terms, and, still
less, comprehend the fallacy of the ideas they are
intended to represent. But this very -circum-
stance • which renders them harmless with the
well-informed, makes. theta, when addressed to
the lower classes by the preachers of rebellion,
the powerful engines by means of which the best
established governments may be shaken from
their foundations, if not indeed levelled, with the
&Ist. •

The practice, which now prevails -so univer-
sally, and which is gaining ground, of teaching
the lower orders of society to read,. has been re-
probated with some appearance of justice, upon
the plea that it will lay their minds more open
to the baneful doctrines now daily prorlgated
by a corrupted and licentious press. re ques-
tions that involve the possible improq: eat of
those mental faculties, which the A ll.wf Crea-
tor has given to men, no doubt for the test (-;;
purposes, we must take a comprehensive view of
the subject ; we must balance the mass of good
and of evil, which is likely to be produeed, and
we must not reprobate a measure of great getseral
utility, because a partial evil may arise feein its
adoption. It seems illiberal, and even cruel, to
deny to the whole mass of our more humble fel-
low-citizens, those mental enjoyments :'roar which
we derive so much benefit and satisfaction,. be-
cause some of them may employ,the new ideas
they will acquire its a manner injurious to th
welfare of society. That this effect maybe pro-
duced, it is impossible to deny ; but that Such
must be necessarily the -case is a conclusion,. the
fallacy of which may be demonstrated by the ex-
'ainPle of the lower order -of people in Stotland,
who are better informed than the same class -of
society in this, or perhaps in any other country,
ho are, ut the same time, loyal and peacc-
4hle sebsteets. Again, although the labourer and
mechanic, who 'toll hard for 0144,41611 susten-
ance, must feel greatly inclined to adopt a sys.
tern which holds out to others the delusive and
captivating prospect of affluence and indepen-
dence ; the same faculty which instills into their
mind the baneful and destructive poison, can fur-
nish them also with the salutary antidote. If
the sophism of the propagators of revolutionary
principles lead their judgment astray; by impos-
ing upon them the ignis
*lateens of equality and
liberty, as the guide which alone can conduct them
to happiness, let the friendly beacon of troth blaze
before their eyes, warn them of their danger, and
shew them that the alluring paths into which the
delusive meteors would lead them, terminate only
in desolation and ruin. Whatever prejudices
may exist in the mind of a man, however
readily he may adopt opinions that flatter
his passions, and with whatever eagerness he
may attempt to gtasp at any means offered to him
by which his condition may be bettered, if
this man have a heart, if he be a husband
and the father of a family, he will pause ere he
adopts doctrines doubtful, if not erroneous in their
nature, and to establish which he must risk the
peace he enjoys now in his humble lot, perhaps
his life, and the possible destruction of his home,
of the dear partner of his life, and of their tender
and beloved offspring. In opposition to the
fanciful and shadowy forms of possible enjoy-
ments he May attain by a change, let the proba-
ble and terrific image of the woes he may also
experience in the rash and doubtful attempt be
exhibited to his view. And, above all, let_the
dreadful picture of the miseries which the French
people experienced, by lisssning to the voice of
rebelli'On, be placed continually before the eyes
of every individual who can read the terrific nar-
ration. Such a mode of proceeding must prOve
beneficial to the community ; it Must counter.
act the active influence of .seditious writers, it
must tend to impart to the lower classes a spirit
hostile to every species of innovation, and a
disposition to bear certain and known evils,
rather than to plunge themselves into certain
and inevitable misery, by endeavouring to ame-
liorate their present condition.- It cannot be
supposed that their minds are less open to con-
viction than those of their superiors in rank and
fortune. There is scarcely an individual, how-
ever liMited his understanding may be, that is
not capable of feeling the force of truth, if it be
laid before him in its native simplicity. It is,
therefore, the 'duty of• every patriotic mind, of
every well wisher of his country, of every man
who detests anarchy, and rebellion, to counteract
as much as lies in his power, the efforts of the
advocates of Jacobinistn or Radiculism, to mis-
lead the multitude, and break asunder the sacred
bonds of social order and of loyalty.
Paddiugton-Houst. - A.-F.

No fewer than 14 pages of last nizht's Gaze/le
are occupied with loyal and affectionate Addresses
to the KING.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

ri)AILY EXTRACTS TIIE 1011NINC.; P.WIiRS,

[The Times.]
The extraordinary, unexpected, and we will
add, gratifying intelligence of an armistice in
Smith America, settled between the represen-
tatives of the Spanish Government and the Pre-
sident of Columbia, reached us yesterday. .A
journal of the Nand of Ste Thomas, which does
us the honour to copy our title, calling itself
Thomils's Times, is. the chief organ through
which the particulars of this transaction have
'reached Europe. The articles of the treaty will
be, found 'in our columns, and we hasten to make
na-•-obtervation or two on their tenors. In the
first place, humanity will rejoice at+ even the sus-
pension of the evils a war, of which probably
the effUsion of human blood is far from being
the greatest. The depravation of human charac-
ter, the hariening and debasement of the human
heart, are moral evils of a deeper and more last-
i;: kind ; whilst famine and pestilence, which
ustia;ly follow the footsteps of the warrior and
accumulate fretli victims, torture before they dis-
solve- the mortal frame. A suspension of arms
i+,-therefore, a blessing in possession,luid usually
inspires the hope of another in reversion—that of
verinan?nt and solid peace. This Columbian
armistice possesses the latter character, and will
not, we trust, frustrate expectation.

[Morning Chronicle.]

To those, if there be ar►y, out of the precincts
of the Court or Treasury, who affect to consider
a majority in the 'House of Commons as proving
any- thing hut the power of influence, and the
wishes of the Crown, it may be useful to sugges
this striking fact in the recent history o( Parlia
Merit.

The-greatest number- that ever voted on

one. side, on any public occasion (about S5O),
~suppdrted Mr. Addington, upon -a question in
which Mr. Pitt and Mr. Fox • united their inte-
rest, and exerted their talents to put an end to
his imbecile Government. Triumphant on the
division, having a majority of 6 to 1, and without
the octturrenCe of any new instances of incapa-
city, ate MiniSter, shortly afterwards, from the
con,:creiisness of the universal contempt that at-
- tendoe his Administration, resigned—thus de-
awnArating that, as the House of Commons is
now constituted, its most overwhelming majori-
ties may be in direct opposition to public opinion.

It has been rumoured for these two or three
days, that Lord Castlereagh intends to propose
to-night 50,0001. as the allowance to her Ma-
jesty, but that a proposition to allow her a smal-
ler sum will be made by a Gentleman who is in
the constant habit of supporting his Majesty's-
Ministers We merely state the rumour. If
such a proceeding actually takes place, the public
wi►l easily see whether the opposition is the re-
suit of any understanding with Mini.sters.—
(PIA)

[Morning. Post.]
Both Houses of Parliament re-assemble this
day, pursuant to adjournment. In the House of
Commons Lord Castlereagh will bring forward
the subject. of the provision to be made for the
Queen. It is an old complaint of the Ppposi-
tiOn, that a vast portion of Parliamentary busi-
ness is put off till towards the close of the -Ses-
sion ; that it is then indecently hurried through
both Houses, and that questions orgreat moment
are in consequence feebly discussed, or un-
avoidably postponed. But win) is to blame ?
The early part. of the Session is usually consumed
in manauvres on the part of the Opposition,
of which the public good is the ostensible. ob-
ject, though the cravings of ambition and popula-
rity are the covert motives. To make their com-
plaint good, they ought to give an example or fur-
bearance ; and, if they had at heart the interests
of the public more than those of their party, li
they would abstain at least from renewing ITIO•
tions on the same subject. One. discussion \could
afford a sufficient trial Of strength ; •but when de-
bate follows-debate, for the same purpose, with
only-a change of name, it 114 becomes these tine-
.rulans Patriots to complain that the business of
the Session is neglected Lord A. Hamilton's
motion on'Friday last will not satisfy those scru-
pulous Legislators, but they must have another
agitation of the same question,- though they know
that the same discOthfiture awaits them, and that
they are wantonly endeavouring to maintain its
irritating inquence on the public mind. Where
is that delicacy, or rather abhorrence, with which
they .affected to meet it at first ? Ibis the spirit oft
that-famous vote of the Commons, in which they
seemed at the-time to concur with so much cer-
diality, already evaporated on their side ? What
is also become of that _ektreme regard for the
morals., of our wives and daughters, which they
have so often expreSsed ? We much fear that
their professions on this are as hollow as they
have been upon most other occasions. They are
nothing better than phrase-makers, and retailers
of s(,ntiluent. Love of country is in their mouths,
but not in tit:ir hearts. If the care of public morals
depcndil upon their discretion, it would be
placed in bad -hands ; and if the dignity of the
Crown, upon.which they declaim so much, and
feel so little, were to be.left to their sole guar-
dianship, it would be soon shorn of its brightest
rays. •