The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-04 00:00:00

It LPLY OF slft 1 11.t!ICIS ItUNI)F.TT TO 3IR.
WILLIAM COIIIII TT.
" St. .I.ior:s.pliire. Jae. 91, ISIS.
" Sta,—l base just received yours of the 201f1
November, end carefully, and according to yoot
desire, perused the enclosed to Mr. Tipper.
" It Is not my intention to enter into any centre-
verity +wing the honesty or dishonesty of paying
or not 0 iyiug debts according to the cuovenience of
the party oaring. It seems that if it should ever suit
year contenioace, and take nothing from the comforts
sod enjoyment, of yourself and family, such comforts
sod muoyments, end sirens ton of distinguishing
tisomstlees, as you think they artipstitled to,—all Ups
'being preeionsly secured,—then you think yourself
' hosud to pay your debts :—lf, en the contrary, that
cannot bo effected 'khalif sacrifices on your tad ibile
part, in that case your creditors have co claim to
prefer and you so dory to perform. You ghee stand
absolved, recites is ford cos:defter, and for this
singular reason, bonus* thowp that lust you their mn.
nay .hen you stem in difficulty and distress, in order
to save you and your family from rain, were and aro
enable to protect you either against yodr owes fears, or
the power of an arbitrary Government, under 'hick
they hero the misfortune to live, end to which thole
sue equally espied. These principles, whith are
laughable in theory, are detestable in practice.—
That you should not only entertain and act epos, but
openly now them, and band your ••• onderstando
hag, or think to blind that of ethos, by such dieser
pretences, Is Doe awe melancholy proof of the fa-
citify g «ilk ihicfs self-interest can lissome ttars
mask of hypocrisy, mod by means vf the weakest
sophist ry , overpower the stringed understanding.-
1 How tree is our common la* Passim, that no man hi
an upright judge in his own calm : how truly end
1 piet.ily said by the French, ' 1.4 Aillefe IC pry,*;
I nor loss truly, though more grossly in Eisitirt • flu.
lore's her oasis bawd.'
" In espresaing nay abhorrence of the principles
you lay dowse fur )our coseiiiscr, and cosicerniug
nh:ch you rhstiesige my opinion • little enfold,' cuss.
entering the iidiront sigh such )00 at the must
tone threaten to overwhelm the rufortonate .10A
who pommel to eller from them, I do rot desk*
that you shoed., art avers any other with regard so
me ; l should he t..try von' family lOV.II put to au,
! iircionvenieoce ,t, my account : should 'nor docent-
stances Parr paste so prosperous at to enable you to
discharge )our debts •ith.,,it infringin4 upon those
new principles of moral ohli%Ation you hiss adopt.
1 eil, and • loch, for the hest our, since the commence.
! surd of the acrid, has., I believe, been, thank
1 firgrently acted on, openly promulgated. As to
complaint or reproach, they are the olicpring of
weakness sod folly ; disdain should sidle them ; but
nothing can of ought to wide the ea,iression of die.
gust every honest mind mast feel at the want of inn'.
I*pity in the principles you proclaim, and of feeling,
and generosity in ako sentiments yus esprit,.
" I em, Sir,
" Year most obedicot mud most humble Bernet,
" F. BUKDETT."

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