Star.
London, England, 1820-12-20 00:00:00

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1820.

have. not the honestrand courage to proclaim that
thought to the world?
We are the more disposed to press these considera.
ticns, from a sincere belief that many well-meaning
individuals are daily deluded into a participation is
these self-styled " Loyal" Addresies, from the very
idea that because they are thus empty and unmear-
ing, there can be no harm in signing them. The
harm, we can assure them is great. At Court there
are two ways of understanding English—one the
way in which it ought to be- understood ; and the
other the way in which it is agreeable to understand it.
Thus a "Loyal" Address, no matter what its contents
are, means, according to the last amended edition
of the Carlton House vocabulary, not an Address
declaratory of fidelity to the Koic, but an Address
approving of the conduct of Ministers, in pursuing
the Kmo's wife to destruction. We warn every one,
therefore, who does not really and conscientiously
go that length, to keep back his hand from every
thing in the shape of an Address,, which takes to it.
self the title, par excellence, of " loyal since assu-
redly it will be held as an implied approbation, on
his part, of conduct which, most probably, in his
soul he abors. _ _

Neither, we fear, is the importance of such Ad-
dresses so generally appreciated as it ought to be._
Ministers know, that unless they can persuade their

Royal Master that they have the mass of public opi-
nion at their back, they will be kicked from their
stools ; and therefore it is that their emissaries am
busying themselves in every part, and by a thousand
ways of cajollery, to entrap the timid and inconside-
rate--not into Addresses approving•of the proceed-
ings of Ministers against the QUEEN, for not all the
influence and trickery on earth could accomplish
that—but into Addresses so unmeaning, that, somr.

thing like Proxies, Ministers may make any use of
them they please. To convince our Readers that we
do not exaggerate the importance which is attached
to Addresses, we beg to quote, for their information,
a few facts relating to the' Loyal" Addresses after
the Peace of 1769, extracted from Huishe's Public
and Private Life of George Me Tliird :

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" The measures of the Ministers roused the indignation to
that height, that few Corporate Bathes could be found who
would Address the Kr.vo on the Parliamentary approbation of
the Articles of Peace. In some instances the Addresses were
obtained in the most dishonourable manner; and, in one case,
the seal of a Corporation was forged, and, in more than one, it
was feloniously obtained.
" The City of London refused to Address, although the sntn
of 5g14,000 was offered to complete Blackfriar's Bridge. The
Lord Lieutenants hail begging letters sent to them, to use their
influence, and Xsoo,Secret Service were added to each letter.
" The sum of £5OO was the notorious price of an Address,
but it was in general regulated according to the importance or
magnitude of the place !"

The deliberations of the Holy Allies, at Troppan,
are, as much as possible, kept secret from the Pbblic;
but it is, nevertheless, well known that .they have
not proceeded with that unanimiti which the Ultra-
Legitimates could have wished. To the credit of
our Government it is known, that Ministers endea-
voured to dissuade the Holy Alliance from the cru-
sade which was contemplated against the reforming
States, especially Naples. For this there might be
many causes ; but all the --world knows of at least
one good reason—the want of money ;—and to this
some may be disposed to add another—the impossi-
, bility of their carrying into such a contest even the
semblance of the public approbation ; for the trial of
public patience and virtue, during the proceedings
against her MAJESTY, has led to such a searching
of men's principles, and has so roused the indij-
nation of the placid and quiescent portion of the
People (whose suffrages have hitherto been always
assumed to be for Ministerial measures, merely
because this class—a great and worthy class as indi-
viduals—never expressed either opposition or appro-
bation), that Ministers can no longer shut their
eyes to the dangers that threaten them and their ad-
herents; and cannot but see the impossibility a
carrying the country with them in any war under•
taken against the independence of a free State.
If Ministers founded their dissent from the pro-
posed crusade on a conviction of the right of the
people of Naples to introduce such alterations and
improvements as they may think necessary and pro-
per, they ought, like Sweden, the Netherlands, and
Switzerland, at once to have acknowledged the re-
generated Government, by receiving the neuly-ac-
credited Ambassador in his public capacity. Bet
let their conduct, in this respect, continue what it
may, the freedom and independence of Nations de-
pends not on the will or fiat of coalesced Kings. &
far as the wishes of these Kings went, the einancipa•
tion of France was to be prevented; but their joie
labours only served to bring upon the States of mail
of them an overwhelming invasion. Was this et
repelled by the will and Jet of the Kingse—N
The flood, was expelled by the fiat of the People. I
wars between States and States, the issue may
doubtful; but. between Kings and People, nevelt
No weapon formed by . Kings and Rulers as
class, against the People as another class, can di
mately prosper. Blood and misery may, for a time
be spread over the face of a fair portion of the eat
but woe to the Tyrants who may provoke the 0
filet; for it can only end in their own destruction.

The KLNG if, WC are happy Lou p in gond he.il
It is nevertheleis true that his MAJCSTY was t%'
bled in the course or last. week—a ci,rcunistatice
utioual with people of a plethoric habit.