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Show ( a ' r ,_.,,a '1' - W "1‘1" 'ylfslVNPJlfm': Fifi»: - 9"" Sui. t JV ' 9'??va- "lllllililllll lh'llm ' g (ADDRESS AND APPEAL To rent Perfons, efpecially from a noble Lord, aformerly high in Office, and a great Favourite at Court, but now his Coadjutor, and a flaming Patriot. And yet the Orator has 9 THE LANDED INTEREST. the Miniflry for the Time being, would run a great Ril‘que of falling a Sacrifice to the blind Zeal of popular Diliiontents, and the knavilh Intrigues of Party-Factions. Therefore for all been pleafed to characterize me by Name in thele Realbns, I mull infill, that Courtiers and his Speech of the 19th of flpril, 1774, with out any Provocation, as one of thofe CourtVermin (fuch was his polite Phrafe) who would do any thing for the Sake of a Bifhopric.-- Moreover ‘I do not make this Exception againl't Courtiers from any bad OpinionI have conceived of the prefent Set of Minil'ters ; forI think it may be fairly allowed, without paying them any Compliment, that they are to the full as dale, and as bong/t as the belt of thofe who are endea- vouring to fupplant them. But neverthelefs, as they are fubjeét to many unhappy Biaffes, which may draw their Judgmentsalide without finifier Intentions, they ought to be excepted againfi in the prelEnt Difpute. In fact, while the great Placemen ought to be excepted againll, as be- ing not fufhciently unbiafibd, or dihntercl'ted to determine impartially on the prefent Subject. adly. I particularly except againfl the whole Band of Moclclt'atriots. And my Reafon is, becaufe this Race of Men will of C(itii‘le, pre- fer that Scheme, whatever it be, which can furnifh them with the molt lalling Fund for Oppolition and Complaint. Now it is evident, that our Conjunction with Nor/Iz-flmrrim, upon any Terms, and under any, or every Modification, will not fail of becoming an inexhaullible Source of Altercation and Reproach, let whatever Mean fures be purfued. For Example: Had the Mi- nil'try propofed at firf't that very Scheme, which Continent of Non/z America {hall continue to recomMr. BURKE has now thought prOper to be united to this Ifland under any mode what.ever, Perlbns in Adminiftration will necefl'arily mend, the Heads of the Faction, and even Mr. r BURKE himfelf (if he had not been a Penfione have a Multitude of Places and Sine-cures [G to Nori/z-A'merz'c‘a) would mol't probably have difpofe of, many lucrative Contracts to bellow; he propofed juf't the Reverfe, that is, they and oblzgmg would have infilted on the Necellity or Colonies to contribute a Share,prop0rtiomli/c the . ' . V. , 7 a to their Intei'CflS, and to t/zé' grawmg 1857165" [my . receive, towards the Maintenance, the Grandeur, and, to fpeak in coarfe tho' very CXprfiflll'e Engliflz, many Ions of various Kinds, where~ with to gratify their Friends, and Dependents. Not to mention, that if ever a total Separation Cll‘ (fuck as propofed by my Plan) fhould e-nfulfiy tie and the Glory of that Empire, from Wh‘Ch th " B own |