The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-24 00:00:00

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itude 'o'f eraons wit 4), 'born i„
of life, and 'educated in the ideas of iOMlOl'
shnilder at 'the bare idea of privileged oti
dread lest the BOuntioiii, led away by t
rtd
cendancy of old hab:ti,
establishment of the prerogatives of‘ foll
bility, and to destroy tli.t ecivality righ",i
labour unceasingly to obtaiti new
against the encroachtnenti.of the Nobfill./.l‘ili,
attack the Throne, nut that theY-driadeidi
influence or power, but because they 'twit°
tran,nassion of that power. It 16 "CeAb 00'11
console them. The Moment that theY Per 'd
noetlitate be
Government treads with a firm step in 111 if?
of the Constitution, that it indiscrimintitelY
the enemies of the Chatter, Whatever be (be/
cription, whatever name. they asstirde; or"
whatever banner they range themselves' herlt
it holds with an even hand the balance
*II parties, these persons, jealous of thgo:
lily of rights, will become its most Zeili°-

'enders.
There is a fourth class of Intlerajan of
.esignateu, from the expression of out j'i
party, under the name of Doc/it/Ili/es' 'aid
not assert that they are void of atnbiti°6'
t
motives of self-interest do not guide bhe be
men have their passions ; but it cannot"-
that they are eulightenej men, of gee at
rude, and desire the well-being of sbgir:
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Their grand error is the wish to sdbrfijt -°bri
fluence to arithmetical calculations• ace
vated sphere in which they are placed' 1
5-"orlgj
as nothing dm hatbits, -prejudices, and P-vlio4.
mankind ; they resemble the mechatie'
°
not take into calculation the vis iota° 13,coe'
ter, and the friction of his machinel' fro'
it is easy for them to draw strict conelol`)'rplf
the Charter, they wish to carry the on'e
into the organic laws, and their Pit
pride will not allow them to view the
Dill
otherwise. On every question they asce°d.,
gical deductions to first principles, and 11.01
this elevated point they &scent' agal9 artin
the application. In their system there ,c verl
only one kind of legitimate and rational coo
meta,- which is that they have thetrselv`ssool
ceivetl. It these men are sincere, if p°
views derange their speculative idea'' it
ttPY
expected that they will always remain in I'l- eV
of the Opposition, for the Governnic°l' Rl
demned by ditty and principle 10 practict:/i
never launch nut into -their Utopia° tile:)ir
But their opposition is not formidablci(l), o\'
stract ideas can do but little harm, 4411fi Yee?'
cases they may give useful hints to in° -

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I might also range under the class of lefr.ppe#.
ants, the Purchasers of national property,
eels
every day their eights. become more s'iere: (10/1
their fears dissipate. It is an act of Itrstt t 114
to the and the Ministers to stae (11:
neglect nothing for consaidating the Pr(); ot
dif
the hands of the purchasers, yet oneolotia;
simulate that the slightest suspicion 'vet). I
them under the banners of opp pulciSP
I might also add something on -tl'ese f
erefoll
o
minds, proud and taciturn, the eneolies or ;
a's
species of restraint, who regard the 14
insupportable burthen, and are perPei°.lY
1 s"
nant at social order. Such men exist it 1,315,
ties, and are silent while tranquillity rclg'i, tiq!
as soon as a germ of revolution is hatc.lle'hilt(if
publish, with the most infamous hat (liiic°4
disorganizing systems ; happily the proges-old:
human mind renders every day their ,doetrilivid
pernicious, and they appea- ridiculous °
even in the eyes of the party that rerel"s
for the moment as auxiliaries. These '111c: DP
Se
for Republicans, but at the bottom they *.lllr
no form of Government ; their discourse g
much scandal, but does little haunt. 1 e
These are the different shades !lot ilavdmiOrl
able to trace, from Jong and attentive (bser: h
in the party of the Independents, from wily tjj
will perceive that such a patty can only 114
dangerous when the Ministry wants sir
pl~llli
prod'ence. It is not so of the WIN /10; 110:r'
they labour systematically to usurp the 11°jit
dimity, they revive the war of the NohilitY:3-ered
the Throne, which has manifested itself al
the - •do°l
4
period of the Monarchy. These are rer,
formidable enemies of the Crown, an( r • lile
ts
be put down, or all is lust. On one. gidefe,
King and the Nation—on the other the dit
cohort of the privileged classes fallen into
credit. But should the King, contrail !so)
interest, declare himself for the lacer, it
pt
obtain but a momentary preponderance, ,theo
fatal, as all the nation ‘voula find itself'
were, separated, in spite of itself, f
Throne. On the contrary supposiu°''' idititee,ov
no doubt that the greater part of the -(oPi4l,
dents wile insensibly increase the nali"ll,/,,'01°,f
and consequently give to the Throne "'O.
firm for all the power at FaCtiaid to 031F°
now or hereafter,
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