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Show 14.6 C-ANADAPAMPHLET. [At RT.) declares he aim: at no fall/EH07: 9*, be difpofed to excufe even the weakeit effort to prevent it. And 1iirely if the general opinions that pofl‘el‘s the minds of the people may pofiibly be of confequenee in public affairs, it mutt be fit to let thoib opinions right. If there is danger, as the Remarker fuppol‘es, that " extravagant expecta" tions" may embarrafs " avirtuous and able mi" niftry," and "render the negotiation for peace a L‘. , i-‘rfipwq'y‘rnfifvp w 7) :47 fay, with the Remarker, that the people " had no " {hare in acquiring them 3" The mere mob he cannot mean, even where he {peaks ofthe madnefs of the people,- for the madnets of the mob mutt be too feeble and impotent, armed as the govern- ment of this country at preterit is, to " 0ver~ " ruler," even in the flightefi inftances, the virtue " and moderation" of a firm and lteady miniftry. " work of infinite difficulty+;" there is no lcfs While the war continues, its. final event is quite danger that expectations too low, through want uncertain. The Victorious of this year may be the Vanquifhed of the next. It may therefore be too of proper information, may have a contrary efleé‘t ; «tum Oral/11712 q/i tn‘zkzflgf it. may make even a virtuous and able minifiry lefs early to fay, What advantages we ought abfolutely anxious, and lets attentive to the obtaining points, in which the honour and interel't of the nation are to infift on, and make the/[725 gm‘éur non ofa peace. effentially concerned; and the people lefs hearty in fupporting fuch a minifiry and its meafures. accept of terms leis advantageous than our prefent fuccefles feem to promife us; an intelligent The people of this nation are indeed refpeét- If the neceflity of our affairs fliould oblige us to able, not for their numbers only, but for their people, as ours is, mutt fee that neceflity, and will acquiefce. But as a peace, when it is made, may underf'tanding and their public fpirit: they ma- be made haf'tily ; and as the unhappy continuance nifel't the firlt, by their univerfal approbation of of the war affords us time to confider, among feveral advantages gained or to be gained, which the late prudent and vigorous meafures, and the confidence they f0 juf'tly repofe in a wife and good prince, and an honeft and able adminiftration; the of them may be molt for our interefl: to retain, if tome and not all may poflibly be retained; I do latter they have demonftrated by the immenfe {up- plies granted in parliament unanimoufly, and paid not blame the public difquifition of thefe points, as premature or ufelefs. Light often arifes from through the whole kingdom with cheerfulnefs. a collifion of opinions, as fire from flint and fteel ; and if we can obtain the benefit of the agar, with- And fince to this fpirit and thefe fupplies, our " victories and fuccefl'es i" have in great meafure been owing; is it quite right, is it generous to 3" Remarks, p. 6, 1- Ibid.. p. 7. out danger from the beat fometimes produced by controverfy, why fhould we difcourage it P Suppofing then, that heaven may [fill continue 1 Ibid. fay, to blefs his Majclty's arms, and that the event of _' Remarks, 1:. 7. . U 2 this |
