The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-30 00:00:00

tion is annenuced with exultation, and without
disguise, in the writings of Cartile : it is not
many weeks since a , Provincial Paper (often
quoted with praise in The MO;llin.g Chronicle)
contained a bitter philippic against the British
Constitution, and a most extravagant and hyper-
bolical eulogy. on the Republican Government of
America. We see, among the Committee at
Freemason's' Tavern, Thelwall, who was tried
for High Treason in 1794 ; and among the pro-
moters of the funeral procession of last Sun-
day, Galloway, who in 1794 was AsSista4 Se-
cretary of the London Corresponding. Society,
pronounced by both Houses of Parliament
to have been a treasonable Association. Mr.
Galloway, too, communicates on this occasion
with Watson, who has himself been tried for High
Treason, and who was the bosom friend of This-
tlewOod • and the savage conspirators of Cato-
street. In all revolutionary movements for thin
subversion of a Monarchy, the first step is to
render the Guards of the Monarch hateful in
the eyes-of the populace ;to load them with
insults and indignities to which brave men cannot
submit ; and to represent_ their discharge of a pain-
ful duty as an act of wanton aggression on their
fellow...subjects. Thus it was, that in the fatal
insurrection of the 10th of August, 1792, when
Louis XVI. was hurled from his Throne, the Re-
bels had the audacity to ascribe the - horrors of
the day to the Guards, who were forced to fire in
defence of their own lives,and of those of theßoyal
Family.—lt is in close imitation of -these ex-
amples, that a'Set of traiterous villains have con,
spired :to load the Heroes—the glorious Heroes
of Waterloo—the pride—the boast—the sal-
vation. of their country, with epithets the
most degrading, the most foul, false, and calum...
nious.
.The lOvvest wretches .in the Metropolis
are set on to call these braVe men C 4 Butchers,"
4C Piccadilly Butchers," " Cowardly," - yes,
" Cowardly Cut-throats"—And itis said that a . ..
Ma-
gistrate stands by,and hears these infamous asper-
sions on brave and honourable men, if not with
complacency, yet certainly without testifying
-any of those feelings which would have become
him as an Englishman, and Without taking those
steps which he ought to have taken as a Conserva.
tor of the - Peace. The Municipal Officers of
Paris, in the early stages of the French Revolu-
tion, from a culpable love of popularity, connived
at the excesses- of the mob ; and the result was,
that they'Were'eventually -dragged by that same
mob to the guillotine. AI. Bailly was a far
better informed man than Mr. Waithman ; he was
•at one period quite as popular ; but we sincerely
hope -and -trust, that Mr: Waithman will never
encounter, at the hands..Ortas' present adhe-
rents, the indignities, the tortures, and the death,
width fell to the lot of the Parisian "Magistrate.
If he can be savedf rem stith'afate by the energy
of the present laWs of his country, he may be
very. thankful, though these- laws should subject
Mai to a moderate fine and imprisonment. "Mr.
Waithnian'i-.Conduct," says one of our COrre-
spondeutS, trinsti and shall be inquired. into. If
..-others will ii.ot.dO it; and an individual can, his
proceedings shall'be exposed to- a severe ordeal.
He shall-not. escajm f the Law can punish him.'
So far our Correspondent!

[BRITISH PRiSS.]
Russia, in entering now into a war with Turkey;
appears to the world to be actuated less by a con-
sideration of her private and individual wrongs,
than by a strong sense, shared with the greater
part of Europe, or the necessity of interfering
in the concerns of the Ottoman. Empire for the
prevention of a 'system of cruelty and persecu.-
tion which has seldom been _equalled in the an-
nals of mankind. It must, how_ever, be admitted,
that a right of interference in the affairs of an
independent State cannot easily be maintained
upon a plea merely of humanity; but undoubtedly
it any case could be imagined which might war-
rant an invasion upon the'principles of humanity
and expediency merely, we think it could
not in strength of circumstances exceed that
which is now presented by the aspect of
affairs in Turkey. Russia, indeed, has a private
cause of quarrel with the Porte, arising out of the
severe and -harsh treatment which Baron Strogo-
noff experienced at Constantinople; but the cir-
cumstances that marked the intercourse between
the Porte and-the Russian Ambassador are not fts
yet sufficiently known to us to warrant us in
forming an opinion upon the conduct of the dis-
puting parties. It is, howA•er, to be observed,
if the sketch of the Russian ultimatum, which we
published a few days since, be true in substance,
that the Russians have ranked the apology to
Baron Strogonoff among the lowest and least im-
portant of their demands. The surrender of
Moldavia and Wallachia, and the free-passage
of the Dardanelles, form, as the Marquis of
Londonderry would say, " the prominent fea-
tures " of the requisition ; and it must be ac-
knOwledged, that these claims bear as little refer-
ence to the angry squabble between Baron Stro-
gonoff and- the 'Vizier as can well he itnagined.--
But, in truth, if the Emperor of Russia were to put
forward the griefs of his Ambassador as the only
pretence of an invasion of Turkey, no one would
believe him ; and this being the case, it would
he much wiser and 'more manly to place the
affair upon its proper footing. Austria, it is now
confidently asserted in some of the German
Papers,-will concur with Russia in her-projects,
and assist the proposed invasion with 40,000 men.
There are no movements in Prussia which justify
the presumption that the arms of that Power will
be united With those of Russia and Austria. The
Cabinet of France has resolved to observe a strict
neutrality, ,but ,Great Britain is represented
throughout the East as being resolved to unite her
Red Cross in strict alliance with the Crescent. The
Sultan in the mean time is making the most ex-
tensive preparations for war which his 'resources
will admit. The contest, if it should take place,
will undoubtedly bear upon the parts of Russia
and Tnrkey, all the characteristics of a religious
war, and will therefore be waged with all the
energy of passion which religious contests never
fail to inspire. The Turks are brave, but they
are ill disciplined and ill armed ; so that in op-
position to an army of Russians and Germans,
their chances of success seem to be very slight.
Their country is naturally well capable, of being