The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-07 00:00:00

CANVASSING THREATS

TO THE EDITOR OF ME LIVERPOOL ST2ND,IRD.
SIR,—As threats have been held out against those shopkeepers
and Master-tradesmen who vote for Conservative candidates, I
propose that the Conservatives should make up, by their: sup-
port of such voters, for the loss of Radical custom occasioned
thereby. It is fair and right that they should not lose because
they are not disposed to vote for Radical candidates. The con-
duct generally adopted must be encouragement. Intimidation
may be left to the brickbat and bludgeon gentlemen.
Yours, &c. A CONSERVATIVE.

MR. THORNELY.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST.4ND4RD.

SlR,—Can any man who has his "country-.'s weal" aiheart for
a moment conceive Mr. Thos. Thornely to be a fit and pro_ per
person to represent in Parliament the humblest borough in ri-
tain, much less the extensive and important commercial popilla-
ion of Liverpool, when he is informed that on Mr. Thornely hav-
ing been recently waited upon, by the commander of a British
ship bound to the United States, respectfully to inquire whether
Mr. T. would ship a portion of goods by his vessel, was promptly
and uncourteously answered,—" Not a package, Sir, whilst
there is an American ship in the port to take it ?"
Without alluding to the various other palpable disqualifica-
tions of Mr. Thornely, this single circumstance is, of itself,
quite sufficient to unfit him in the estimation of every British
Liverpool, Dec. 3, 1832. SHIPOWNER.

LORD SANDON-MR. THORNELY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL
.STANDARD.

SIR,—No effort has been left untried, no influence unexer-
cised, which could possibly induce the Wesleyan Methodists to
join Nr. Thornely's party. It is not surprising, then, that fears
have been entertained by Lord Sandon's friends lest such ex-
traordinary exertions might have the intended effect on that re-
spectable body. But it appears to me that the hopes of the So-
cinians and the fears of Churchmen, in reference to this so-
ciety of Christians, have both been grounded on the supposition
that the Wesleyans are Dissenters. Now, if you inquire of any
intelligent member of that body whether he be a Dissenter, he
will immediately answer in the negative. How then can we sup-
pose, that, in the present critical times, the Wesleyans will op-
pose that Church to which they profess strong attachmant?
The two most important questions which will be debated in
the next Parliament are a reform in the Church Establishment
and a system of national education. Mr. Thornely, as a con-
scientious Socinian, cannot support a Church which is, in
his opinion, unscriptural; nor can he consent to the diffusion
of her doctrines among the children of the poor. On the other
hand, no one can doubt that Lord Sandon, while he will agree
to any reasonable alteration in the collection and distribution
of her revenues, will always remain the true friend of the Na-
tional Church, and will make national religion the basis of na-
tional education.

It has been said, that we do not send a man to ParliaMent to
legislate on theological points ; but, since it is certain that those,
and many other such questions, bearing intimately upon the re-
ligion and morals of our country, will come under the discus-
sion of our future representatives, I cannot conceive how a
Wesleyan Methodist, or any other professing Christian, (unless
he be swayed by other than religious considerations) can, in
the present crisis of affairs, give a conscientious vote in favour
of a Socinian, who may, perchance, have it in his power to give
a casting vote against the existence of that Church which has
justly been considered the grand bulwark of Christianity in
his kingdom.—l am yours, &c. Y.
Liverpool, Nov. '27, 1832.