Star.
London, England, 1830-04-20 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

siu,—When a private individual avails himself of the
liberty of the press to introduce into his correspondence
the names of distinguished, or other persons, of whose
character and opinions he has little knowledge, it is a
moral obligation in him to avoid compromising in any
way the reputation of such persons. I am fearful
~judging, Mr. Editor, from the impression which my
second letter appears to have made upon you) that my
individual sentiments may be construed to be the senti-
ments of all, or some one of the distinguished persons
whose names appear in my letter ; let me at once say,
:f it be so, it is unknown to me: I write as a British
übject, feeling myself at liberty to avail myself of the
hest information which my own judgment may suggest
0 me.

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And now a few words as to your comments upon my
letter :-1 think it perfectly competent for intelligent
and qua men to combine to defeat the projects of ig..o-
- and wicked men; nay, more; it is the solemn duty
of every man, who deserves the name of NAN, to do so ;
if he would avoid those individual, social, and national
Aufferings, which result from the cold-hearted indifference
of knavery in power: but, Mr. Editor, it is not the duty
of such intelligent and good men " to excite the people
to tumult and disorder throughout the land, in order to
impede the progress of injudicious and impolitic" Mi-
nisters ; on the contrary, it is their duty to further every
measure of amelioration or improvement which such
Ministers may suggest :—but, Sir, intelligent and good
men know (above all men) how to distinguish between
those proceedings which result from self-seeking cunning,
or trained ignorance ; and those which result front sub-
mission to great principles of right and truth.
There would be no difficulty, I think, in proving that
‘,) much of the splendid outspread of British aristocratical
greatness, as existed prior to the Reformation, was the
birth of Ecclesiastical cunning—(pray, Mr. Editor, do
not confound this word with religion, " which, according
to the divine oracles and experience, is proved to be,
first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated,
full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and
without hypocrisy")—and violence, and that so much of
it as has sprung into being since the Reformation, is the
offspring of ancient cunning and violence, invigorated by ,
commercial cupidity and stock jobbing extortion. What
would the mighty military man at the head of the Mi-
nis:L:l.s say, if he could behold the title to his own great-
ness written upon the back of a (possibly) dishonoured
bill of accommodation. I do not know, Mr. Editor,
whether this illustration of the way in which dignity, in
::Inmost all its forms, has been acquired, is sufficiently
clear to be understood; but of this I feel assured,
that unless those who possess title and greatness acknow-
ledge the truth of this single fact, that their very political
:wing is the offspring of the national debt ; they will
,lumber on in some fatal delusion of hereditary right,
salting themselves on the ruins of their fellow-country-
men, until they shall awake to the severest woe. Sir,
it appeared manifest to me, during the years 1825 and
1526, that Government were afraid of the credit com-
binations of the people. There was, indeed, nothing to
which the people would not ultimately have aspired.
But it would be the most fatal of all delusions for Govern-
meat to believe that they can permanently suppress such
combinations. The people behold the entire credit of the
country applied to debase and delude them : they have
acquired too much knowledge as to the legitimate pur-
poses of credit, to be held bondsmen to misapplied con-
fidence. The Government is at this moment in the
hands of those who possess Bank notes. Why do not
our rulers then place all the interests of the State beneath
sumac law to which all intelligent and good men will
gladly yield allegiance, and then apply the credit of the
nation to purposes rational, just, peaceful, paternal ?
Aro the ARISTOCRACY in debt ?—deliver them into the
full possession of the inheritance of their fathers. Are
:lie PEOPLE worn down with exaction, labour, and igno-
:Nee ?—boldly apply the national credit to redeem them
from past misrule into the comforts of CHRISTIAN
FREEMEN. The application of the national credit, under
'lt; guidance of the Div IN E ORACLES, would calm the
alarms of the virtuous part of the aristocracy, and *moth
dte irritated feelings of those (who may, perhaps, have
wasted their substance in riotous living, but who, never-
!lielcss, have been subjects of extortion and want of
itulgment,) whose present expectations are sadly shadowed
iy past remembrances. It is not bustle in useless detail
v hich we want, but GOD-LIKE principle ; and without
application of it to the concerns of the nation, no arm
::an save us from confusion : every hour that our sub-
niiaion to the principles of REVELATION (not Pro-
.es,4l:l;sni) is delayed, our difficulties thicken upon us.
The e.tablisliment of a new British colony in GREECR
41 not divert or serve us. It may serve, indeed, as the
platform ou'which to fight the last great battle for fleshly
4seentlancies, monarchical and republican ; but it is im-
possible for England, or for Europe, to escape out of its
difficulties but by installing the Divine Oracles as the
ARBITRATOR of contending interests and passions.
GOD lIILL BE HEARD, speaking repose and joy to
the world, whether kings and rulers and people will
hear, or whether they will forbear. " Keep silence
before me, 0 Islands ; and let the people renew their
strength." isa. xli. I. "Be silent, 0 all flesh, before
the Loan : for he is raised up out of his holy habi-
tation." Zech. ii. .13.—1 am ashamed to have written
at such length : I am, however, assured that I have
written with great truth% and remain
Your's with respect,
AN OCCASIONAL, CORRESPONDENT.