The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-05 00:00:00

TO CORRERPOYDENTX

!king now stillest and all oar arranyeatests completed.
ler hope to be able In pay due attention to tkefuronrs of npr
Correspondents which are iatended for pnbtieation : some
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LONDON:

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1820.

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We have long seen and spoken of the political
harmony that was establishing itself between the
Courts on the Continent and that of St. James's.
Every day unfolds the truth of it more and more ;
and although we shall not insist that our Court tins
avowed itself a Nlentber of the Holy Alliance, yet
will we maintain the fact, that Great Britain has
tacitly consented to second the grand design of the
several lending Slates in Germany—in restNtining
the press, in oppressing and punishing free writers
in even• way possible, in order to put down that
spirit of inquiry, and reduce their subjeCts to that
blind and submissive condition in which they were
held half a century back, when KINGS were said
and considered to reign " by the grace of Cod."
If men could be again reduced to such an abject
state, they would sink lower than they ever had
done before. But why do we say, if so and so—
the thing is impossible ; it would be impious to
suppose it. Alen must first be made (to use Tom
PAINE'S expression) to unlearn what they have
been taught. Extreme ignorance has ever pro-:
duced extreme credulity : and the information they
have obtained during the last half century will pre- I
vent their being made such passive dupes as they
have been by both Court-craft and Priest-craft.!
While the subjects were utterly unacquainted with
their rights, and were accustomed to bear the epee(
Great called by sublime titles and porkpois names,
they were ready to ascribe divine honours te the
very despot himself. They considered him as the
respresentative of Mity, and his orders as oracles
from Heaven ; in short, they ranked a Wind sub-
mission to his will as one of their chief duties. le-
spect ing a little more narrowly into the conduct al
these Viee-gerents of the Almighty, and finding that
they are imbued with the same weaknesses as then+
selves, and practising the same vices,only much more
refund, they have discovered that they are bet.
mere men, fallible men, and that it is aboolaisly
necessary, now and then, to call one to aosolutt
for his sins against the people, and even to cashier
him, as well ti►r the sake of example as justice.
All this is but right; for if it were otherwisev
Princes, like devils. would torture their subjects at
their mere will and pleasure. 'They would convert
their palaces into places of debauchery; they
would take actresses for concubines, then marry
and repudiate Princesses,without assigning any rea-
son bat sic rob, and again receive anew cast-off
mistresses, or fresh chosen ones, whether married
or unmarried, making the husbands of such ladies
Lords of their Bed-chamber, for the sake of a reci-
procity of good-fellowship. Notwithstanding all
this we see venal and corrupt writers on their
side, representing such Princes as entitled to be
considered SOVEREIGN MASTERS, and SUBJECTS SO
his SLAVES ; they inculcate that every one ought
.to kiss the rod, whether in his own hand or in
that of his &mooted and execrable Ministers. rig,
doctrine they take all possible pains to spate
abroad; whilst, in order to thew their zeal, certain
other ambitious villains, many of no mean condi-
tion of life, set up as informers, under concealed
names—A. 8., B. C., or C. D. &c., and look every
11 where for victims whose condemnation might be
1 considered agreeable to the Prince.

Mr. Owcv has now proved himself, if any proof
were required, that his great design originated in
the purest benevolence, and from a mind at once
clear and comprehensive. It is impossible but that
such a man must, every day he lives, continue to
enlarge the circle of his friends and his supporters.
We perfectly agree with him in his predictions of
the growing didiculties of the State under the pre-
sent system of management. Mr. Owz does not
attempt, in this reply to the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER'S objection to his Plan, to terrify
Mr. VANSITTART, or those who may confide in his'

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