The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
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3. Our care should not cease with the choice of our
representative. He is placed in a post of trial. It is
right that he should be backed, and, if need be, checked
by the views of his constituents. These, therefore,
should not be withheld from him. On every measure
which concerns our great interests, the association should
be vigilant and active. On the first symptom of attack—
on the first suggestion of a plan injurious to our princi-
les, the association should meet ^or'

rec. ,(s opinion, an.
convey it to its representative. Thus will he be, if ho_
nest, strengthened—if wavering, he will be warned. This

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he influence we can
exert. care should be taken to increase this. All who
hold our opinions should he urged to join our association,
to give and gain strength by union. They should be ad-
vised to place their names on the register of electors, and
should be assisted in doing so.

5. The weight of public opinion on the conduct of go-
vernment and parliament should ever be borne in mind.
With thie view our voice should be exerted by petition,
and still more through the public press. The latter is the
workshop of legislation. In this we should be constantly
active—playing every lawful tool—working a daily work.
6. Our opinions should be especially concentrated on
the minds of the community in which we live. For this
end such means as we have suggested should be resorted
to. Libraries should be established forthe circulation of
our publications, and others of a similar tendency.
7. These are the main objects to be kept in view ; how
are they to be effected ?

Let any person desirous to commence the work invite
three or tour clergymen or gentlemen to meet and deter-
mine who should be asked to join. Let each bring a list
of his own, and submit it to the others. Let a day be
fixed for meeting, each inviting those best kown to him-
self. Let that meeting choose a committee, making all
clergymen members ex officio, and select a secretary, re-
membering that on his tact and talent will mainly depend
thrir ultimate success.

The subscription should be fixed low, so as to admit all.
classes who are attached to the constitution in Church
and State, but a separate fund formed by donations from
the higher ranks. The committee should meet monthly,
and communicate the result of their proceedings to the
National Club, which will. in its turn, supply them with
its papers, and with information of genital interest;
they should use every exertion to place upon the registry
such voters as will maintain our Protestant Church in its
truth and integrity, resist the endowment of Romanism,
oppose all concessions to the Popish priesthood, with-
stand the introduction of a godless, and support a scriptu-
ral education in our schools. But whilit thus attending
to the political, the social objects of the National Club
must not be forgotten. Let the committee of each as-
s, elation seek to secure for the humbler classes who enter
their ranks all those benefits which they could derive from
joining one of the friendly societies which are so nu-
merous; let them deliver monthly lectures, inducing
clergymen, or laymen of approved character, and cautious
in their selection of facts, to do this; let them create a
benefit fund, form a register for vacant situations, and
thus bind together the wealthier and more influential
classes with the poor but honest children of toil, who are
equally true to their country and faithful to their God.
But to carry through these objects, a central union is
wanted. That union will be furnished by the National
Club. From each local association the National Club
proposes to select one or more influential members, who
will enjoy all its privileges. Thus the different societies
will he brought into common contact, and enabled to
direct all their energies to one common end. If this be
done—and nothing but the will is wanting to do it—when
the vital struggle comes, the nation will be found ready.
Signed, by order of the Committee,
RICHARD NUGENT, Hon. Sec.
13, Cockspur-street, September 29th.