The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-03 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

ANTIENT DESCRIPTION OF A MODERN RADICAL.
1 am glad to have laid my hand on the follow-
ing article for two espccipl reasons ; because it
gives twosome respite from my work, and because
it does that work so much better than 1 could do
it. In the original Pamphlet, " The History el
the Calves-head Club," published in 1705, it is
slled " the character of a Calves-head Club-
man :" one of those now rotten Radicals, who
• annually celebrated the murder of King CHARLES.
NVlien the Reader hat perused this precious cha-
racter, he will think of CORBETT, and HUNT, and
the rest of the gang, and. exclaim, There is nothing
new under 'FHB SUN.

TENAX.

" He is the spawn of a Regicide, bernmeres
out of a rank Anabaptist hypocrite. His villain•
outt Prlncllns :—hiked in his mother's womb,
nourished them, when born, :.,feCHOOS
milk ; and is an incorrigible rebel by the instinct
of nature ; improved into an incarnate devil by
the early infusions of his nurse, which were ripen-
ed into maturity by a malicious education. He is
hardened in his hatred to Kings and Bishops, be-
yond the influence of grace or check of con-
science ; and thinks nothing can be a more meri-
torious act than to sacrifice either to the fury of a
mad rat)ble ; who, when they have bat liberty
and property in their mouths, always have the
Devil in their hearts. He is a Republican mon-
ster, so full of passion and prejudice, that he is
blind to all truth, and deaf to all reason ; and is
so cursedly obstinate in the justification of his
own errors, that it is as earl, a matter for a man
to take an elephant by the snout, and throw him
over his back, as a fox does a goose, as it is to
convince him of any started opposition to his own
partial sentiments. When be talks about Reli-
gion or Government, it is generally with as much
violence as a fishwoman scolds; and the wise men
of Gotham 'nigh's as well have hedged in their
cuckoo, as a man confine him within the bounds
of good manners, when be disputes his principles.
lie is as hot as pepper, as biting as mustard, and
as sour as vinegar. He always talks as impudently
of great men; as it they were his fellows ; and
snuffs tip his Rose at the name of a KING, as if
the very title itst If was grown offensive to his
nostrils. He cannot speak wilt respect towards
our Government, but a Commonweahn ; and
if
you do bur say one word in behalf of the Court or
he favourites, in his company, he would with
more patience hear you speak twice as much in
she praise of the Devil. For it is a maxim
among such Rebels, that all Kings are tyrants,
and their Ministers the betrayers of their Country.
His chiefest recreation is to invent false calum-
Ides ; and his greatest industry is to spread them
when he has done. His lies are always levelltd
at those worthy persons who are most difficult to
be hit : which is one great reason why his melice
is so often disappointed. lie always accuses his
enemies of his own evils ; and measures out their
corn by the deceitful bushel that belongs to his
own party. The most dating hypocrhe of his
associates is always cried up as the greatest saint ;
and the most virtuous and pious enemy to their
wicked principles is always cried dwelt as a Trai-
tor to his Country. He is an impatient angler
who thinks it best fishing in troubled waters : and
be hates peace and quietness as much as a poor
debtor the sight of a bailiff, or a farmer a wet
harvest. He has more wild wiinkles in Isis head
relating to Government, than a crack-braintd ma-
thematician has concerning perpetual motion ;
and has more ambitious in his breast than the most.
extravagant tyrant in the niverse. He is very
fearful of being made a slauve, but is very desirous
of being a slave-maker ; for whenever he cries
out for liberty, he is endeavouring to destroy it ;
and never thinks himself a complete freeman, till the
nation that he lives in, has no religion to guide him,
no law to punish him, and no Prince to govern him ;
for his chief aim is to pull down all, while the
madness of the common people gives him a fair
opportunity. Its all conditions, he is as restless
as a froward infant while breeding its teeth ;
will please no Government, and with no Govern-
ment be pleased. lie is as tempestuous as the
ocean, that swelk into a rage with every gale that
happens ; and seldom reconciles himself to a
calm, till, like that, be has been the occasion of
some remarkable mischief. He is one that is
very swift to revenge, but very slow to gratitude ;
end, like an ill-tempered jade, loves to run
forward when checked, and to hang back
when driven. When angry, he looks as sai-
lers and as gloomy as a thunder-clond ; and,
,like that, makes a wonderful deal of noise,
whenever he spits his venom. He is never
better pleased than when he has got it in his
power to oppress others, which be certainly makes
use of without mercy ; yet nobody bears the
slightest sufferings with so much envy and impa-
tience as himself, though he knows in his own
conscience he has justly deserved his punishment.
lie is a harsh man to his inferiors, and a haughty
man to his betters ; a severe tyrant in authority,
and a turbulent incendiary amongst Magistrates
when he is out of.it. The more his miscartiages
are connived at, the mole impudent he grows ;
and the more mercy you sinew the less he
will shew you. He is of the nature of a nettle ;
the more gently you handle him, the more apt he
is to hurt you :—but, whenever you Meddle with
him, the best way to secure yourself is to gripe
him hard. He is one that hates all men, but
such as are as wicked as himself : and loves no-
thing so well in this o mid as a calves-head upon
the 30th of January :—hut the next time. he sits
down to one, in'deris'on of the sufferings of the
Royal Martyr, I heartily wish that time Devil may
chock hina I_Amen