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n What reasonable chances he had of success.
,iithwetald not be likely to contest a borough or county
etliart,B°llte data to go upon by which he might cal-
that the probable probable result. If he found upon enquiry
theas -e,caSe was only a doubtful one, and that so far
gestures auto)
show of nods and winks and significant
that
under went, (for me will suppose, in this instance, hitt, under the
Ballot regime no man will commit
rictoelibywsprdsa) he had fair grounds for anticipating
, he would infallibly endeavour to make himself
the as
Popular as possible—and would go to
eolsrB °P
Of Mr. Prettyman and buy gloves, and of Mr.
to the and buY biscuits, and pay pleasant compliments
e fair hostess of the Swan.
ter 007 would the smirking shopman, during the guar-
Neil! au
the
IV his defeat
'a
familiar conversation that ensued, be
wi,h a an'aY foul as to tell his customer that he neither
nor cared for his success ; or would
vote tilahing landlady drop no hint that Bo if must
tr.r Aor so
agreeable a gentleman ? Possibly in the lat-
whatease the hint would
.be verified, but in the former
part hint
be the result ) If the shopkeeper acted the
444 a Cato, and was silent when questioned, he
g 10,„,. be at once set down as an enemy, and no more
tar ea
he sell on that side of politics, for the na-
t}l'ati°,-the argument compels us to assume that the
tailB Y of Coercion by intimidation everywhere pre-
do %; and the more fully we admit this, the stronger
fawrlena,4l.lake the argument for the Ballot—or he would
a° means flatter and equivocate, and as there would be
candidate ef testing his sincerity by the poll book, the
fide 4 ate would leave the shop with no feeling of con-
donbee that he had gained a friend, and would be in
,elier after all
which way the smooth-tongued ribbon-
she,,bineant to vote. But is it fair—is it just, thatl
riioB7i tot
-I`7lolv who side with me in opinion on the
inPortant questions of life ?
et
,seOther
grievous evil is this. The introduction of
timtb"llffrage will cause most unjust conduct. We
and treat judge of individuals as members of a class,
tort that then), accordingly. For instance, we may as-
of at a large majority of the members of the Church
fore, diesd are Conservatives. Under the Ballot there;
itkliNe will be the chief objects of suspicion to thth
them
t 0 S' and as a general rule support will be given ythe
Dissenters rather than Churchmen. They willh
111,01! the safer mode of rewarding their friends widt
th'flg like certainty. Again, we are proud to a
Ittestit,at ItlanY Dissenters though differing from us ond
good-na of Theology, are friends of good order an
4re ernillent, and therefore, we need hardly add,.
tiot Nervatives •; but as a body they stand in opposi-
brit:eand therefore, (since the determination to coerce,
the a; and intimidate, exists to such a fearful extent as
cotikPaient for the Ballot pre-supposes,) the honest,
thiellrtticills Dissenter, who gives his vote on the side
ti,"'hurell and the Throne, will be confounded
SChil ge
faCti°llS, discontented, and turbulent body of
body nlatics, Who are at present the plague-spot in the
1114 4Pnrate of England.
ploaestat. blishe
have inust draw these remarks to a close.
d our two propositions, and we challenge
edol°ll. We could say much more, but we forbear.
aril ev not believe that this mad project of the Radicals
lort er become the law of the land, and our humble
tig hall
,4 • prevent it. Our duty
elegy',
never be wanting to
3 arid we will steadily perform it.

ha
ktaitievti e already adverted to the paradoxical incort-
'taro With Which the Infidel scheme of Education is
ended.
•st, •r,
d Ile Voluntary brawler clamours for a State-En-
II"' The b
Pelt the champion of Popular Intelligence descants
)3(1. ThilrillaPPy prevalence of general Ignorance.
4oittary sworn foe of tyranny is the advocate for an
Goth Thnd irresponsible Board.
,{)verp, men of "open questions," who would have
:`etlt Merely an administration machine, per-
ta little as possible with disputed questions, de-
gels pnVangle the Ministry for the time being with a
'lltleo Yet more fertile cause of inextricable difficulty
„sth, nsi°°.
;Ned "e men who will not have a Bedchamber Lady
L't erran' be
"it is inconvenient and improper"
thalt genients of that nature should change with a
ta ge of • •
hticatio ministry, gravely propose that the whole
,1-ce of a of the day should change whenever the ba-
"se thi P°iltical Power is turned. (We say they pro-
emes\r, for though, doubtless, they would have the
iSN in
po,iliggish now, and Whiggish or something
14,15r°Pos, Petuam, yet this they have not yet ventured
4:11' 41-1: they have not openly avowed that a par-
i,t° be then
-rn ,I°'vrie House, or a back-room at Brookes',
moutain-head of public learning, in scecula
tt ,an d
that whatever the parents may happen
4 of I,eel or Russell, the children, nevertheless,
Gth I°
he t
at raj, ned as sucking Whiglings.)
fly 44t tn°llgh the notable scheme has been framed
to (man
:%a:, say' and some, perhaps, believe) sim-
:4eet the universal wish' of every possible
de n
t vari t • d although such
„stollsb. e Y opinion—an
ek„4leyk4 'atton has been made from Churchmen,
tde eteite3:lld even Papist enemies, as few questions
i 4 Pohl nd few sessions have ever witnessed-L-still
1: for the
sand and liberal plan is ruthlesly persisted in :
t"itia t," it sake of conciliating every conscience, and
tape' deference to the sacredness and
Prh • of most
°Pinio t
e are
e a scanty sample of the inherent ahsurdi-
eeNb°ntradictions with which the Cabinet proposal
4r,k t the.red• Such is the necessary result of
,say-
:ktoc, 'lig when we mean another. The affair is
••(1, '-s, trans )
arent fraud. The scheme. is wholly
prit sterns nartY• A Saxon 'Englishman is made of
t, °am Stuff to be tamed, and caged, and im-
N,O. for ~
it)f qhe a tr,e service or sport of Whiggery. But.
katTltal far,„4:inal Young enough, say the Jesuits of this
14,4' tlkpanc7.'". Infuse your poison into his opening
'114114t aadirig mind. Set the bridle of
Liberalism. on
tit mission Youthful jaw, Above all, starve him into
.keep• for Hunger will subdue the strongest spi-
%i (the oily earef _
from his reach the Bread of his
Y ')and` Ord that proceedeth from the Mouth of his
trin
‘vill "til • . up after your own desires with
b,calte h. °lts and well-practised arts, and you
t theml an excellent Whig-radical at the last.
r. 4
1 Of . secret ; and to such a desperate ex-
Asj
hlt4 aned4ednes's will the despair of faction hurry
N self-seeking men. It is for the grown
lith) fronl(ltiblnd to preserve their sons and their sons'
10'e mil ,'ese machinations of Belial. By God's
"'cl UOld fast ,. , Our Holy
041, Rhail that mum good.
14 ti duty. an undespoiled inheritance to
14rae iciS Children; and when they shall ask,
144.413 e told t}:e, " What mean these stones ?" they
Ge.tjsk' Previa a_t., happy England had a providential
14e-saa theu for her through waters more destruc-
ythat,
the fl°ods of Jordan to a land of promise
I`tiithle land of Canaan--a land of light and
N.' that it rind they shall know the hand of the
'11;s lilightY, and shall fear him for ever and
e
Leh ~itat, or
ii!kPlocled Pleasing everybody had, we thought,
Vet h's As,.„ ever since the days of " The Old Man
444hig' t Certainly we do not think so meanly of
441 atm
ari believe that they ever seriously con-
'lllN they Sac absurdity. Crafty in their own
eY are s •
tot alte the pecious enough in their promises.
nd th,l3allot an open question to satisfy Mr.
Nr"--I:ktedrish;•4l:htilhilellrlatielePn°seo Sir Peter Fleetwood to conci-
they'i Ho owe
They find their bills hecom-
effects to meet the Radical de-
f)tArse their re, at whatever cost, they endeavour
aces
Ptanees• The Radical meanwhile is
that
'4„e divi lend will not break the bank; for he
•
tiet'dy " of_fh_ upon the estate would not pay
' and thus e fiat, Thus they shuffle on from day
k t 114,47 exemplify the old familiar dis-
11,rpSniel•
qey nard„r i,g, and a walnut tree,
ha beat them the better,they'll be."
sirto
the clamour that is loudest at the
41' /I'4 thennd °
for
they are trying to please every
this is
I,ld, Mao, , . only with promises, all in fu-
`4 th ,
assns infer —and no one knows better than
„ the verthlessness of the whole concern.
oth or in them then
hi tb. atiy believing that either in their
too Whatever
be nebe:ttlsieiesttohue'
'N. , °tiler 8 st
11,`" Wtlatev... Y ern of education, or of any
world, every body can be
c!ak 0 eart,
co of a simplicity and
combined with a softness of head,
ta°ttiai
the Whigs. Cold, cal-
nf th'unge, Ilow
hey h 'hearted,t -they know better and
(4ti ave "leY act from their own motives,
the,, \IN, •
are b a different end. ' Like the Druids
iorrow•
mg on promise to repay, not