The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-02-19 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

11.1 g ,to the great influx of Advertisements for insertion in
18 "Y'% publication, we have been obliged materially to
our report of the very interesting meeting held last
410 t at the Music-hall, as well as to postpone several
articles of general news.

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TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. ig, 1339.

PROSPECTUS,

THE " LIVERPOOL STANDARD."

- The present Proprietors of the LIVERPOOL STAND-
it'', having purchased the entire interest in that paper,
have been induced to resume its publication from a
,urn fiction that the suspension is by no means attri-
butable to a want of zeal in the friends of Church and
s tate• Under these circumstances, they feel called
u
i)(1)11; in justice to themselves as well as to the Public
ial.ge, to submit a brief statement of their inten-.
l°ll8--of the subjects to which the columns of their
i
c°lll.nal will be chiefly devoted—and of the principles
'eh will be advocated and defended therein.
In soliciting the patronage of the friends of truth,
the continuance of which the Proprietors ask only so
:rig as they will be found engaged in a faithful, zealous,
n-d ei uncompromising adherence to their avowed prin-
jtes,) they beg to announce, that, though all error
will be vigorously and strenuously opposed, every spe-
s of scurrility and slander shall be entirely ex-
ciluded.

The following positions will be maintained
:
That the principles of the British Constitution are
those_ best calculated for the promotion, of the happi-
"!lB and welfare of mankind.
ti That the various arguments by means of which de-
ii6ing men are now deceiving the uneducated and
LlBllBPecting portion of the community, under the
trible plea of advancing their interests, as well as
jesuitical machinations now in actual progress be-
ten Infidels, pseudo-Protestants, and Papists, are
rui n°llB to the best interests of this kingdom, and sub-
rB;" of all true religion.
That Universal Suffrage and Vote by Ballot would
destructive to the poor as well as to the rich of this
.•

That the Irish National School System of Education,
4114 the New Poor Law Amendment Act, are uncon-
iltitutional, unchristian, and calculated to make this
People a nation of Infidels.
That it is the bounden duty of the Government to
• Protect and defend that Church, in the Articles of
'which the great truths of Christianity are embodied,
and
by the authority of which the pure word of God
i
filfrliShed to the people without note or comment.
That the Church of Rome is and ever has been
inimical to genuine liberty, the happiness, morality, and
PrNperity of mankind.
th.lndependently of supporting .the above principles,
Journal will contain the general News of the Day—
. religious,
political, legal, and commercial—local, ge-
neral, foreign, and domestic. The state of Trade,
fluctuations in the principal Markets, Stocks, &c., will
be regularly recorded; and no exertions shall be spared
to Obtain the earliest and most authentic information
telatiVe thereto. Works of a scientific and literary na-
:ire---Communications on interesting and important
firThieets, &c., will receive due 'attention. Selections
ont approved Authors, and a mass of authentic
Americantv‘ information, experimentally illustrative of
,'
introduced.
The of the above positions; will from time to time
be
The Proprietors have engaged the talents of a
professional Gentleman, a firni defender of Conserva-
:ie. Principles, in whose hands they have placed the
Editorial department of this journal.
The

individual who has undertaken the management
c't the editorial department of this paper conceives he
eannot better commence the exordium which, it is
Probable, the public expect from him, on the present
. casion, than by distinctly and unequivocally declar-
Nhis intention to advocate and defend, with all his
heart and soul, the truths set forth in the preceding
Pr°BPectus. He makes this declaration not merely be-
t°ea 11" the principles therein developed have been dear
him from his infancy, but more particularly be-
e4usey after mature reflection—after attentively watch-
t4,4g. for the last twenty years, the progress of events in
Country, the results In of the various political expe-
entB of modern times, and the conduct of public

men, both at home and abroad—he is convinced that,
in direct ratio to the prevalence of those principles,
will the happiness and prosperity of this people be ad-
vanced, our monarchy sustained, and the cause of true
liberty promoted. It will readily be admitted by every
upright, reflecting man, that while an honest and
faithful press is the great bulwark of a free peopler- a
powerful engine by means of which the cause of true
liberty may be promoted, and an efficacious means by
which truth may be disseminated, inculcated, and de-
fended ; that a corrupt, licentious, and venal press is
one of the most destructive instruments that could be
weilded against the prosperity, happiness, and morality
of any people. We are, therefore, fully aware that
there is scarcely a situation in which a man can be
placed, where more responsibility devolves on him,
than in that of conducting a public journal like the pre-
sent. From him the public expect a faithful account,
with the utmost possible despatch, of all important
passing events—an analysis of every public measure—
an interpretation and explanation of the sayings and
doings of public men ;—they expect him to defend all
material truths—to expose and refute all essential
errors—to give the earliest information of all machina-

tions that affect their interests ;—in fact, they look to
him as a living beacon, and as a conservator of public
morals. Under these circumstances, self-opinionated
and reckless, verily, must that man be, who could un-
dertake the discharge of such momentous duties with-
out trelnbling ; for our part, we confess, that nothing
but a conviction of the rectitude of our cause, and a
sincere attachment to the principles which are to be
supported in this journal, could have induced us to
enter upon so arduous an undertaking. In the editor
of a public paper the public ought to repose all confi-
dence ; and we know of no man who so justly merits
public execration and summary punishmezt than he
who abuses that sacred trust :—he is the servant of the
public, and THE PUBLIC it is his duty to serve.
The time is past when lukewarmness in the friends
of the constitution might have been, in some degree,
excusable ; but the period has arrived when luke-
warmness is unpardonable in any one who professes a
regard for the welfare of this land ; and high treason
in any one who has the management of a conservative
paper ! Every Protestant in England, Scotland, and
_ _

Ireland, whether Churchman or Dissenter, is now 1,
bound in duty to his family, to his country, to his So-
vereign, and to his God, to come forth to the battle,
fearlessly and manfully, and endeavour to stem this
torrent of error which threatens to sweep away the
fundamental principles of our constitution. Let those
Protestants, therefore, who are not prepared to resign
the inestimable blessings secured to them and to their
children, by that constitution,—not the least of which
are, the free circulation of an uncorrupted Bible, and
the privilege of worshipping God, how, where, and
when they please, KNOW, that now, or never, is the
time when such a calamity may be averted, and which
nothing, under God, can avert, but an immediate, ac-
tive, determined, and uncompromising opposition, not
only to every member of the legislature whose public
conduct contradicts his profession of being attached to
our constitution, but also to every measure that ema-
nates from, or is supported by, such men. The appro-
bation of our enemies we neither covet nor expect.
We know full well we can escape their censure and
odium, only by not faithfully discharging our duty.
We hold, as an incontrovertible axiom, that it is utterly
impossible for any man to do his duty in the defence
of any important truth, without giving offence. While,
therefore, we will scrupulously adhere to the principle
announced in the above prospectus, "that every spe-
cies of scurrility and slander shall be entirely excluded,"
we will, nevertheless, refrain from nothing which may
be necessary for the defence of truth, or for the refu-
tation of error. We will have no mincing of matters—
no liberalism, that is, virtually, a sanctioning of erro-
neous principles—no modern charity—in other words,
dishonest flattery ;—we will, while health and life be
preserved, speak out boldly; and, laying the axe to
the root of this tree of error, the fruits of which are

poisoning the people of this land, use our best endea•

yours to eradicate it, or, at least, contribute our mite
towards neutralising its baneful effects. Finally :—we
are not ignorant of the consequences of this course of
action ;—we have, ere this, tasted a little of the effects
of defending truth—we have counted the cost—we
are prepared for the battle. Unworthy of public con-
fidence must that man be who would dread even death
itself when engaged in the glorious cause of defend-
ing the true interests of his country and of his Sove-

reign, against the Utopian experiments of imbecile
men, and the destructive machinations of designing
demagogues and while the original motto of this

Paper,

" Hearts resolved and hands prepared
The blessings they enjoy to guard,"
will be retained, the Editor's motto shall be—

" He is a freeman whom the TRUTH makes free,
And all are slaves beside."

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.—Although about two
weeks ;have elapsed since this address was delivered

from the Throne, yet we cannot refrain from making a
few cursory observations thereon ; particularly, as we
consider it to be the last speech and dying confession of
the WHIG ADMINISTRATION.

We have seldom or never met with so admirable
fulfilment as the above-named production of the poet's
declaration " Parturiunt montes, nascitur ridiculus
mus." The country can no longer be blind to the
total inefficiency, to manage the affairs of a great na-
tion like this, of those personages who have now for
several years cajoled and deluded the illiterate and
unsuspecting part of the community, by their predic-
tions, their promises, and their vaunting. It is no
less extraordinary than undeniable, that, just in pro-
portion as any man boasts of his liberality, disinterest-
edness, courage, ability, or love of liberty, will he, be
found illiberal, selfish, cowardly, inefficient, or tyran-
nical. This statement is fully corroborated by the
ancient and modern history of mankind. Who so

tyrannical as those who profess great attachment to
liberty ? Who so cowardly as.boasters of great cou-
rage ? And we ask, lastly, who so inefficacious as the
ever-boasting, ever-censuring, ever-vaunting Whigs ?
We would take leave to ask those gentlemen, Where
are the prosperity, the peace, the contentedness, which
were to have resulted from your wisdom, your mea-
sures, your Utopian schemes, your inroads on our
Constitution ? Have you produced contentedness at
home, or peace abroad? Have you satisfied, after all
your concessions, the Papists of Ireland, or the Radi-
cals of England ? Why do you not now advance in
your projects of pseudo-reformation ? You now know,
full well, you dare not, without so completely under-
mining the Throne and the Constitution, that their
annihilation would be inevitable. You have made her

Majesty say, she rejoiced at meeting the representa-
tives of her people in Parliament; but, alas ! in vain

have we searched for one single solid ground for such

rejoicing ! Do you rejoice at the state of Ireland ?
Do you rejoice at the state of Canada ? Do you re-
joice at the state of the North of England ? One
apparent fair ground of congratulation there was, but
even that vanished into vapour on its being investi-
gated by the Earl of Aberdeen, as appears in another
part of our paper. Blind, stupid, or insane, must that
man be, who does not perceive the trying and unenvi-
able position in whit you, with the advice of Infidels,
Papists, and secular Dissenters, have placed yourselves,
your country, and your Sovereign. If such be the
result of your management, during a number of years,
than which none has been for half a century so fa-
vourable, by many degrees, for placing this kingdom
in unparalleled prosperity, what would have been the
case, had this country the misfortune of having had
you as her Ministers when she was surrounded by
difficulties, fighting against foreign foes, and strug-
gling with domestic malcontents ? You have acted
like medical empirics, who, ignorant of the real nature
of disease, attack the effects instead of the cause.
Thus have you brought those, who were induced by
your puffs to place themselves under your care, to the
verge of destruction ; and, totally regardless of all
consequences, save and except that of filling your own
pockets, you adopt every stratagem to hold on to your
victims, till they throw you off with indignation.
Truly, darkness surrounds you. You have said but
little, knowing that " the least said the soonest mend-
ed ;" and you prefer to stand still, rather than grope
in the dark. This may answer your own purposes,
but this will not answer the country. There are but
three alternatives for you : to advance—retrograde--
or, like true philanthropists, acknowledge your in-
capacity, and resign. One word as to advancing :

take one step more in enlarging the elective franchise,
and you may as well think of stopping the course of
the Niagara as checking the democratic current. The
country is now in a condition from which nothing can
extricate her, but the most profound judgment and the
most consummate skill.

WHIG LIBERTY !-It appears, by a' letter in the
London Times of the 22d ult., signed by Mr. John
Day, and addressed to Lord John Russell, that this
noble liberal has refused "to receive a deputation ap-
pointed from the public meeting of the inhabitants of
St. George's, [which parish contains a population of
about 50,000,] in reference to the scandalous false-
hoods of the Poor Law Commissioners as regards that
district more particularly." The letter concludes thus:
—" In this way is the money of the ratepayers squan-
dered, and the public plundered, under this pretended
system of economy called the Poor Law Amendment
Act. And this is to be considered a system of repre-
sentation, forsooth ! Surely no man in the country
will be much longer deceived by this piece of legisla-
tion, now in its fifth, and, we trust, in its expiring

WHIG STRATAGEM.—Look out! Ministers, with
the approbation of men who, it is well known, advo-
cate all measures that are calculated to undermine the.
Established Church, and root out every principle of
true religion from this land, are about introducing a
new school system, under the guidance and superin-
tendence of commissioners, which commissioners are
to be, in all essential points, analagous to the Poor
Law Commissioners. - They are to have the control
and distribution of all funds granted by Parliament for
the purposes of education, and are to be appointed by
the Secretary of State !
Query.—As Lord John Russell has so lately been in
the Emerald Isle, is this an O'Connell project ? No
doubt Popish Maynooth College will be benefited by it !

WHIG POLICY.—It will be recollected that Minis-
ters, at the commencement of this session, put forth
the settlement of the Austrian Commercial Treaty as
containing " some great and important addition," and
as one of the good results of their wisdom, at which
even Majesty was made to rejoice ! The Earl of Aber-
deen, on Friday the Bth instant, in the House of Lords,
extracted the confession from Viscount Melbourne, that
this "great and important addition" was nothing more

than " the admission of British vessels into Turkish
ports ;" anil observe, reader, that that part of the said
treaty, " the great and important addition," required
the concurrence of Turkey; which concurrence not
having been obtained, renders, of course, this great
measure perfectly valueless !
We leave our readers to judge to what lengths Mi-
nisters must have been driven for some favourable
result of their policy, to have laid hold of this phantom
as a theme for congratulation.

WHIG TACTICS.—Had any member of a Tory Ad-
ministration acted as Viscount Melbourne did, on
Friday last, in refusing to lay before the House of
Lords all the documents and papers connected with
the Canada affairs, he would have been denounced
and censured by every Whig, Radical, and Liberal in
the country. No doubt the noble viscount had his
own reason for having adopted that course, but we do
consider it most unjustifiable on such an important
subject; and we regret much that that courtesy and
liberality for which the Duke of Wellington is so justly
esteemed, should have, on that occasion, induced his
grace to alter his motion so as to meet the wishes of
the nobleman at the head of her Majesty's Government.
We do solemnly and sincerely intimate to the noble
duke and his allies, that, if they expect to extricate our
constitution from the dangers to which it is at present
exposed, they must suppress all such fine feelings, and
deal with the present would-be Reformers as if they
were the avowed enemies of our country.

MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.—We perceive that Mr.
O'Connell, with his usual jesuitical adroitness, has
given notice, that when Lord Dungannon would make
his promised motion relative to this college, he would
move the extension of the proposed inquiry to Trinity
College, Dublin. Now this is a mere ruse de guerre of
the hon. member, by which he hopes to be able so to
divert the attention of the house; that- the real nature
and object of this Popish-priest manufactory may not
be fully investigated. Let the nature and principles of
Trinity College, Dublin, be, by all means, if the hon.
member wishes it, inquired into ; but we warn our
Protestant representatives not to suffer the two esta-
blishments to be thus jumbled together. This is all
the hon. member desires ; and, rely on it, he desires
nothing that could tend to the developement of Popish
machinations, nor to the interest of Protestantism.

CORN LAws.—Lord John Russell peremptorily re-
fused, in the House of Commons, on Thursday last,
to let the house know what course her Majesty's Go-
vernment purpose adopting in reference to the Corn
question. Sir E. Knatchbull pressed hard, but in
vain, for some distinct answer. He maintained that
the house and the country had a right to know what
the intentions of the Government were. We can tell
the hon. member both the cause of the refusal, and the
course Ministers will adopt. Ministers know, or they
do not know, what course to pursue : if they do know,
their refusing to communicate the same, is inexcusable,
and demonstrates a consciousness of weakness; if they
do not know, they must have been treating this great
question, which so much agitates the nation, with
perfect indifference. What have they been doing the
whole summer ? , Here is a;wo-horned dilemma : they
may sit on whichever horn they please.