The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-28 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

We are authorised by a Gentleman of high
character to state, that the Duke of Wellington
expressed himself four years ago favourable to a
zettlement of the Catholic Claims. He said, if
an arrangement by Concordat could be entered
into with the Pope, he saw no difficulty in the
stay of admitting the Catholics to an equality
with Proteztonts. This fact is the more import-
ant, as it shows the Duke's opinion on the sub-
ject is not one which has ban recently taken up,
and Warrants the conclusion that be is not now
temporizing as has been insinuated, but seriously
favourable to
an adjustment of the Claims.—
Morning chronicle.

Mr. Charles Dupin has published an account,
addressed to his constituents, of the Session of
1828. There is in this, as in all Mr. Dupin's
writings, valuable information, and the evidence
of art earnest desire to promote the improvement
of his country and the welfare of mankita.„ •
There are at the same time in it positions which
have been hastily taken tip, and which savour
more Of passion than of dispassionate inquiry.
—For instance, in what be says of the Jesuits,
there is evidently much of exaggeration. To
hear him, one would imagine that whatever io
agency of Jesuits. " France (he says) is not
done throughout the world is done through the
the only country which has to defend herself
against the secret blows aimed at nations in pro-
posing to them the kiss of peace. All the States
of Christendom are disturbed by the intestine evil
which troubles our repose, the ultra-montanisni
imported by the Jesuits. Scarcely had they been
driven from Russia, defeated in the Netherlands,
repulsed in Bavaria, when they find their way
into Austria; they promise to her the spoils or
the House of Savoy, to press more closely the
Province of France. They are in full struggle
in the midst of the Idelvetic Cantons ; they
found there anarchy, in order the better to strike
at liberty. Conquerors in Spain, they impel
the Carlists to the re-conquest of the Inquisi-
tion, even at the price of legitimacy ; triumphant
in Portugal, they recompense perjury there by
disposing of the throne on easy terms. They
cross the ocean, exasperate Ireland, and intro-
duce into the British Commons a candidate who
is about to place the field of civil war on a more
elevated theatre. Finally, to complete the scan-
dal and the trouble of the Old World, they have,
during seven years, encouraged the massacre of.
the Greeks by the Ottomans,
.and prepared the
vengeance of • the Russians, who profess the
Greek worship. See in the New World, this
same ultra-montanism ruling in Canada, matter
of Cuba, failing, in Mexico, but under the
wrecks of rebellion, and winding across Colom-
bia; Chili, Bolivia, Buenos Ayres, and Peru, to
strike with death the American liberties. Do
.we recognize now, by these blows, the Jesuitical
sword, of which the handle is at Rome, anti
the point everywhere ?" It is convenient to
have a scape-goat on which to lay our sins.
—The Devil is always going about, we ate
told, like a roaring lion, seeking whom he
may devour ; but we are told also, that if
we resist the Devil, he will flee from .us._
the same manner it may be said, that if we do our
duty to ourselves, we may defy the Jesuits. This
we know, that it is no difficult matter to point
out causes sufficient to account for all the evils
of Ireland, and the discontent of Canada, with-
out lugging in the Jesuits; and if we remove
these causes, we shall hear nothing of Jesuits.
It is the misgovernment that makes the Jesuits
formidable. We are not sufficiently acquainted
with their agency in all the countries enumerated
by M. Duping to know how much of his accusa-
tion is well fonauled ; . but in Ireland and .in Ca-
nada, they receive credit for more than they
deserve. M. Dupin dwells with great force on •
the evils of profuse expenditure and heavy. taxa-
tion. Though in 1827 the certain deficit
amounts to 35,199;474 francs, and a possible
and even probable deficit has been announced
for 1828 and 1829, yet we learn front M.
Dupin, •that the reductions on the Budget
do
mended for 1829, amount only to 318,666
francs, which is exactly one centime of relief for
each taxable individual, against which reduction
there are to be placed the chances of unforeseen
expences diming the twelve months of 1829.
And yet; with his zeal for economy, M. Dupin
is 'quite indignant that England should not lavish
her resources in °mations of which it is easier
to see the commencement than the termination.
" In the midst of the embarrassments of our •
financial situation (he says), the cry of war is
heard from the centre of • Muscovy. England is
shaken—Germany becomes uneasy, and arms—
England grieves at her laurelsgathered with Ft-mice
andßussia. Since a superior genius no longer causes
Great Britain to preside over the destinies of
the world, she has discoverecb that economy
, hveran repudiates
aicacte espts the
the protecto-
ratecharges
prescribes to her not to intervene in the great in-
terests
of
stsecfhnialit
civilization,
s
and the glory of it." We wish France much
joy of her charge. For our own part, we shall
be slow in accusing the Government of this
country for unwillingness to plunge us in war,
merely on the principle of defending civilization,
• or any other a bstraction. We rejoice that Russia
has chosen to be at the trouble of putting an
end to a Government which has converted the
Eng..
People take it,
fairest regions of Europe into wliaetoefinwhy
ay utmost
be called a 'wilderness; and even if -that r
own
esult
should be effected at the. expennocte
occupation of Turkey,. we do
We hear- a great deal constantly. of the ins.
(tine in
mense accessions which
land, in particular, eshonulucts•saiarmh.taosporb7.nt
the course of the
for gtanted that extension of dominion
too easily
is increase of er, They forget that increase
of such territories as Russia has chiefly acquired
instance, c
f weakness r•
n
is a source orather than of streneth.
Russia,
more formidable to her neighbours. on her
tlsvcl:l century.
moment. a v eI
n n that'u verybt
first appearance- as a European Power, under
instructive work, The Memoirs of Peter
flenry Bruce, r • _;sq., we find evidences
Peter, for
of the power of Russia,
as compared with
those of this
country at that period, which pro‘;e
that we have increased in the intervening period
much more than she has done. Peter at that
time had 200,000 foot and 10D,000 cavalry,
besides Cos.sackS and Tartars, who could bring
150,000 men into the field ; and he had a
powerful navy. He awed Germany, and so far
from caring for the interference of England, after
the termination of her glorious war under Marl-
borouh, he openly insulted us, and succeeded
in his objects in spite of our fleet. and the co-
operation of several- States. " The death of
the 'King of Sweden, whose ambition had given
great umbrage to ell his neighbours, lnaz nol,v