The Sun. — 1838-09-03 (London, England)

WITH WHICH THE " TRUE SUN " IS NOW INCORPORATED.  LONDON : MONDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 3, 1833.  A controversy has arisen in Scotland on the question whether the working classes, who are now bent on obtaining the People's Charter, ought not, in the first instance, to direct their exertions to the uncondit;onal repeal of the Corn-laws. We copy in another place what the Glasgow Argus says on the question, and we shall write what occurs to u 3 in confirmation of our Contemporary's views. This is the more necessary, because the working classes of England, like those of Scotland, are bent on obtaining the same object, and both seem likely to lose a favourable opportunity of achieving a great good, and so they will ensure a continuance of the oppressive system which, if they do not strengthen it, they are most desirous to subvert. We know very well how hopeless the great majority of our people are of any good to be done by the Legislature as at present constituted. Their leaders have publicly said that they will petition it no more, except once, and that once to subvert it ; that they are tired of palliatives and removing petty grievances, and arc resolved, by a total change of the Legislature, to destroy the cause of all their political sufferings. Confidence in all the ancient authorities and forms of the Constitution appears to be completely swept out of their minds ; and our society now presents the astounding spectacle of a weak Government with a powerful, distrustful, and discontented people. At the same time the general progress of opinion which has taken away from Governments the power of smiting men with the sword for great and acknowledged crimes, has deprived them of all the once accredited political contrivances for subduing sedition, and putting an end to resistance. When a Government scarcely dare hang a man for the most atrocious murder, it dare not shoot him for a mere difference of political opinion concerning the proper form to be given to political society, about which the most civilized nations differ in practice, and most enlightened philosophers in theory. If, therefore, those who are pursuing political improvement avoid contaminating themselves by committing great crimes, the Government dare not, and cannot, employ force to put them down ; and if they are not prudent and discreet, commotion, confusion, and distress, must ensue. The fate of the peopl is given into their own hands, and if they do not act rationally there is no means to prevent, nor power to heal the consequences of their folly. The Press must appeal to their good sense, for humanity has put an end to the reign of terror. Let us, therefore, remind them that in their attempt to make men free and happy by means of legislation, opting and imitating the mishievous conthey are ad duct of the very classes they pretend to despise; and that they propose to act on the theory of their oppressors, just as experience has begun to demonstrate its unsoundness. They cannot by legislation make men wise and good, and their attempt to get hold of the instrument of law-making for such a purpose, is as poor a delusion as a desire to monopolise hand-looms, now that power-looms have rendered them valueless. They will probably think they may prevent much mischievous legislation which the other classes would perpetrate, or undo much that has already been perpetrated. But can they not effect that without going through the process of changing the whole Legislature ? They have already by their exertions prevented many evils  The whole of the Paris Papers of Friday and Saturday have been received. It appears from them, as well as from a report of the pr3ceedings of the Swiss Diet, which will be found in another part of The Sun, that Austria, Russia, Prussia, and Bavaria have instructed their Representatives to support the demand of France for the expulsion of Prince Louts NAPOLEON from the territory of the Republic—a demand with which the Diet seems in no humour to comply. We have repeatedly condemned the conduct of France with regard to this affair. It is quite unworthy of the character of a generous Sovereign, and most derogatory to the dignity of a great nation.  In the words of the official bulletin of Friday, ,t the health of their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of ORLEANS and the Count of PARIS continues to be quite satisfactory." On Wednesday the British residents in Paris held a meeting to prepare a congratulatory address to the KING on the birth of the infant Prince. Colonel J. W. ATKINSON took the chair, when the gentlemen present were addressed by Mr. J. W. LAKE and Dr. O'