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Show 84. POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL of Oeconomy, and is a zealous Promoter of national Frugality*. SUBJECTS. He loudly declaims 5 parliamen ary the noble Britons are enkindled at it; and Ven- Army, both on Account of its lixpence, and geance and War LU'C‘ immediately refolved upon. Then the Minillry are all in a Hurry; new againl'c even a final], annual, its Danger; and pretends to be {truck with :1 Panic at every Redfoat that he fees. ' By per- fevering in thefe laudable Endeavours, and by lowing the Seeds ofj'ealoufy and Dil'trul't among the Ignorant and Unwary, he prevents fuch a Number of Forces, by Sea and Land, from being kept up, as are prudently necelliiry for the common Safety of the Kingdom: This is one Step gained. In the next Place, after having thrown out fuch a tempting Bait for F0reigners to catch at, on any trifling Affront he is all on Fire; his Breaft beats high with the Love of his Country, and his Soul breaths Vengeance againll the Foes of Britain : Every popular Topic, and every inflammatory Ha~ rangue is immediately put into Rehearialg' and, O LIBERTY! 0 MY COUNTRY! is the continual l heme. The Fire then lpreads ~, the Soul s of I" Levies are hallformed, and halfdil‘cipl ined: --Squadrons at Sea are half-manned, and the Officers mere Novices in their Bulinefs . ln lhort, Ignorance, Unikilttilnels, and Con- fulion, are unavoidable for a Time; the ne- cellhty Confequence of which is lome Defeat received, Tome Stain or Dilhonour cal't upon the Arms of Britain, Then the long wif‘ned for Opportunity comes at lalt; the Patriot roars , the Populace clamour and addrels, the Minil‘lry tremble, and the Adminifiration links. The minillerial Throne now being vacant, the Patriot triumphantly afcends it, adopts thofe Mea- lin'es he had formerly condemned, reaps the Benefit ofthe Preparations and Plans ofhis Predecellbr, and, in the natural Courfe of Things, Very probably gains fome Advantages; this re- llores the Credit ofthe Arms of Britain : Now "" All the Speeches and all the Pamphlet s poured J'rOI'fl! :xgninlt Standing Armies during the Adminiltrrttion ofSir ROLFR'I‘ \VALP01,i-', Were levelled at a Number ot‘Tt'oops to {mull that their highel‘t Complime nt did not exceed 20,000 lVlen. Yet thele were rcpt-dented as very formidable to the Conllitution by their Number s; and more for- midable llill by that veil Aceeflion of Power, which accrqu to the Crown from the Dil‘pol‘al of filth a Multitude of Places-HOW are the Times altered lince l the the Lion is rouled, and now is the Time for crulhing ~ur Enemies, that they may never be able to rile again. This is Pretext enough; and thus the Nation isplunged into an Expenc e ten Times as great, and made to raiie Forces tWenty Times as numerous, as were complain ed 0f before. " However, being now viélorious, "let us follow the Blow and mantully go on, " and let neither Expence of Blood nor of Trea- F 3 " {ure j 3.,» -_‘l\|l‘ll"l§ll |
