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Show [ 76 ] of (Economy, and is a zealous Promoter of national Frtlgality'*. He loudly declaims ,J U .m‘ i}. v, [ 77 ] y the noble Britons are enkindled at it, and Ven- againfi even a fmall, annual, parliamentary geance and War are immediately refolved upon. Then the Minifiry are all in a Hurry and a. Army, both on Account of its Expence, and flutter; new Levies are half-formed, and half- its Danger; and pretends to be {'truck with a difciplined: Squadrons at Sea are half-manned, Panic at every Red-Coat that he fees. By perievering in thefe laudable Endeavours, and by and the Officers mere Novices in their Bufinefs. fowing the Seeds of Jealoufy and Dif‘trufi among fufion, are unavoidable for a Time 3 the necef- the Ignorant and Unwary, he prevents fuch a iary Confequence of which is fome Defeat re- Number of Forces, by Sea and Land, from ceived, fome Stain or Difhonour caf't upon the being kept up, as are prudently neceffary for the common Safety of the Kingdom: This is one Step gained. In the next Place, after hava Arms of Britain. Then the long-wifhed-for Opportunity comes at laft; the Patriot roars, the ing thrown out fuch a tempting Bait for F0- tremble, and the Adminif'tration links. reigners to catch at, on any trifling Afiiont he minif'terial Throne now being vacant, he tri- is all on Fire; his Breafi beats high with the umphantly afcends it, adopts thofe Meafures Love of his Country, and his Soul breathes Vengeance againfi: the Foes of Britain : Every F popular Topic, and every inflammatory Ha- ‘ r rangue is immediately put into Rehearfal; and, l O LIBERTY l 0 MY COUNTRY! is the continual Theme. The Fire then fpreads ; the Souls of he had formerly condemned, reaps the Benefit of the Preparations and Plans of his Predecefi'or, In fluort, Ignorance, Unfkilfulnefs, and Con- Populace clamour and addrefs, the Miniftry The and, in the natural Courfe of Things, very probably gains fome Advantages. This refiores the Credit of the Arms of Britain: Now the Lion is roufed, and now is the Time for crufh- ing our Enemies, that they may never be able to rife again. * All the Speeches and all the Pamplcts poured fortll againft Standing Armies during the Adminiilration of 511' R013: RT WALPOLE, were levelled at a Number of Troops f0 {mall that their higheft Complement did not exgeed, 20,000 Men. This is Pretext enough; and thus the Nation is plunged into an Expence ten Times as great, and made to raife Forces twenty Times as numerous, as were complained of Yet there were reprefented as very formldfl- ble to the Conflitution by their Numbers; and more formidable iiill by that vaft Accefiion of Power, which accrued to the Crown from the Dir‘pofal of {ueh a Multitude 0f Places.---How are the Times altered fince 3 le (.1 before. " However, being now victorious, " let us follow the Blow and manfully go on, r" and let neither Expence of Blood nor of Trea- K 3 ff fure |