The National Register.
London, England, 1820-06-05 00:00:00

MONDAY, JUNE 5. 1820.

revolution, through the necessities perhaps, partly,
at the moment, even of freedom herself, the seeds
of that monied interest and influential mode of con-
ducing Government, by attaching men through
private interest to the conduct of power without
reference to the public good ; and this inflames*
silently taking the place of what berets: was galled
prerogative or absolute power, instead of being eon.
fiord to that moderate operation which may, perhaps,
at mice be inevitable in, and necessary to, a free Go-
vernment, has increased lately to such an enormous
degree, as to make it operate so forcibly on the pub.
lie councils as not to leave to those who represent
the people, so long as human nature is imperfectly
constituted, that free exercise of judgment, un-
touched by interested considerations, which is news.
sary to identify such councils with the general
feelings of the people It is the business of patriotic
men to keep this influence in check, and to call betk
evil and political society continually, as fir as im-
perfect human nature will admit of, to original
principles. Had Mr. Pitt done this, and had he
sternly said, " I will not be responsible for the
" measures of Government unless I am permitted to
" eentroul and narrow the unnecessary expenses
" paid general)} to thew who already enjoy ten
times more of the good things of life than their
" fellow men; I will not go to war with France, on
" account of the infectious mint of ill-regulated
" freedom, until I have tried by air concessions to
," the people of England whether I cannot secure
" their loyalty and affections without deluging the
" world with blood I will not build the gibbet
" and raise the axe for the reformers, till I have left
" them without any just ground to complain of
" abuse or oppression. I will not curtail the fiber-
" ties of my country till I have proved human nis.
" ture to beta bad that justice and kindness of
" Governore shall not find among even mobs a suf-
.' ficient hest of friends to vindicate the cause of
" their rulers."

Had Mr. Pitt said to the late King, when Mr.
Addington retired, " I rill not take office without
" Mr. Fox, becalm I am pledged in honour and
" principle to stand by him. I will not take office
" without fulfilling the pledge which I have given
" to the Roman Catholics of Ireland, and by holding
" out whichpledge I carried the Union with so much
" less opposition." Had Mr. Pict said, on another
occasion, to the King, " I cannot continue in office
" unless the Tythe Commutation Bill, which has
" been already read once in Parliament, be permitted.
" to pass ; and if your Majesty thinks proper to
" dismiss me, as you threaten, I am ready to go."
Had Mr. Pitt said to the House of Commons about
the Slave Trade—" Without your support cannot
" remain in office, but I cannot continue conscien-
" tiously in office, if you will not abolish the Slave
" Trade, and if the mercantile interest close to
" desert me because I advocate this cause of hums-
" nity, I will not remitin in office unless it be
" carried."

Had Mr. Pitt acted this part in then great and
eventful matters, then Mr. Pitt might, thr what he
bad done, have been called and celebrated as a
Patriot—but while he lived he either Letrayea,
deserted, or openly opposed all these th;a,s—he
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plunged us in a war, which has so increased and
rendered formidable the influence of Government
u to alarm and enrage the people, and witimi ouc
attempt, by fair and manly concession to avohl war,
which when there is any means of avoiding it