The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-18 00:00:00

PE FORM.: ORM: PII,OIv.IISES.

REFORM-iS the parent Of many projects,-but, like other
parents,. naistnot be held resig:risible for the,follies.of its
offspring. There am iefc,nn t :and k erch efF, fount be ots,
and reform hats.:-'-;- Refotnt itscilft st a rrds, Mil impeached,- be
• the handkerchiefs, &c. thal are nianufactured to its honour
the very,WOrSt'in the marker-7, it is the vice 'uf great occa-
sions to give birth to :--inall'delfisionS-, and ch,eap .govern-
ment cannot-be-- had- Avit.kit-iit.---tliti-alloy-4--imposition in
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lanes and alleys: The,sttAing,hot-iers must have a•profit
on politicaleconomy ; • and lie reduction of taxation brings
bad- penknives into popularity the disguise&:of steel
cutlery. We cannot have all things -as eve- wish ; and
must consent to compound trifling cheats for large. bene-
fits. If we-haVe a Ministry to our mind, we can afford to
be htimbugged in detail by buichers, -bakers, and trades-
people in -k7--;neral. It.-is wcrth our .while to look foolish
in private that We may Oni6y our -political triumph with a
good grace iniMblic.- -The newta-per is the most fertile
of all articles of consumption in the Means 'of taking ad-
vantage of the spirit .of the times. While the poor trader
merely puts forward a had article,. that would bo.dear at
any price,as cheap at a low price, the newspaper puts forth
its goods as-.not only at a given price; but as being
abOve'all price. ••• A--fall of 6d.. in hose is an apparent gain
to the purchasers; but the newspaperotfers no such bd-
fins it only gives increased value at the standing charge,
and proposes to give such .valae as cannot be had else-
-where. for any- amount. Reform as generated miracles
amongst :,the--newspapers. A thorough,ging reforM
newspaper is utterly unlike all other newspapers. It does.
every thing that can be done by
.head and hands, by labotir
and machinery, by indefatigable exertions, and unlimited
outlay-. • It has one foot in the east;-'apother in. the west,
. and stretches its enormous arms-. to be north and'south.
It corrects all abust-;::, embraces all kco n theciries„ sweeps
up all the unclean stables with the trash of a pen, and
allows no rest to-the enemies of the!`people. It takes the
legislature especially into its keeping, having previously.
regulated all the 'elections in the kingdom, and keeps so
strict a watch over-the proceedings afilarliament that not
a single omission Or-error can take effect with impunity.
It governs the whole operations of the financial system,.
threshing, winnowing, and sifting- the corn through all
its stages, until it brings it to the last process, that shows
as clear as light itself how the people's bread is finally
baked. It leaves nothing undone, dues every thing itself, ,
expounds, abuSes, and applauds : analyzes the monopolies,
dissects the corporations,- crushes-the conservatives, makes
mince-meat of the church establisment, and abolishes the
taxes. Powers so diffuse and conclusive, must not be
wasted in vain. In order that they shall be known and
properly understood, the newspaper that is thus laborious-
ly employed must* advertise extensively. Accordingly,
the national cause isiadvocated at the rate of two guineas
a column, and the work of the journalist is crowned in all
the glories- of -puff: •We know not at which point the
Thames is to be set on, fire ; but the attempt is certainly
contemplated. _. It is impossible- to divine what may be
found in the bed of the river. Perhaps some rich argo-
sies, perhaps a-freight of earthenware, and poSsibly a few
tin kettles.- But the- conflagration is the thing. What-
ever promises of discoveries may be held out matters no-
thing---4MIY let us have the blaze. That is all the pro-:
jectors want. If, people expect wonderful results. from
such a:fire, why- they have nohOdy to blame for the diS
appointment but themselves.,--Atlas.