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attics used in that Court, that would be too gross to litf used iu
almost any othcr place.
Mr. Griffiths continued.—Whoever knew the education of that
gentleman, would not he surpriaed at his language. lie himself
telt as much loyalty and respect to his Sovereign as any other
man, but he did not think public dinners were the best means of
chewing it.
Mr. Samuel Dixon proposed, that instead of taking the whole
report together, those clauses should he first submitted to the
Court upon-which there was no probahility of a difference of
opinion. As for himself, he was a friend to the dinner, and
thought that the best way of returning thanks to the Almighty,
was hy cheerfulness and enjoyment of the blessings he bestowed.
Mr. Waithman then rose.—He had attended the Committee,
and put his name to the report, which was given as the net of the
Committee : he did not, however, conceive himself to be thereby
restrained from delivering his opinion, when the stilject came
under discussion in that Court. As to the first observation made
by a Member of that Court (Mr. Hearn), that many Gentlemen
were appointed to the Committee who were not favourable to
its objects, he should answer that at least four-fifths of the Meru-
hers of the Committee were composed of Gentlemen of the other
side, and that it had always been the custom of that Court, not
to choose their Committee entirely from one party. It was
somewhat extraordiriary that this Gentleman (Mr. Hearn) who
was himself a Member of that Committee, and attended its pro-
ceedings, should now find such serious objections to the report,
although he had never stated these objections in the Committee,
By his attendanee, however, in the Committee, he mtua hay°
known that the Resolutions of the present Report had been pre-
pared, not by him, but by a worthy Gentleman (Mr. Joques,)
who very often differed from him in that Court. An lionoorahle
and most loyal Baronet (Sir William Curtis) did not attend at
the Committee, and was also absent on the present occasion.—
fhis absence shewed pretty clearly thet there was a point. ie-
yond which the loyalty of the lion. Bar-net would not carry
him. He, for his part, had gone so much at large into the sub-
ject on a former occasion, that he felt some relectance now to
trouble the Cotirt at any length I hat, although he hoped that he.
hid briefly brought many most important subjects mnier theit 1
consideration, still there %%ere many essential points which
had overlooked. When he mentioned to some of his Mewls,- he.'
fore the la-t Court, that it was his intention to come forward and •
e :press his sincere opinion upon the subiect, they most earoe-ely '
dissuaded him from doing h. It was not that they were not per-
fectly aware of the artful contrivance from which the business
. originated; they were not ignorant of the calamities whieli have
befallen the country Ituriog the present reign; or of the foolery
of calling for a day of rejoicing in a period of trosvampled af-
fliction. They knew that the object of the contrivance sva3 to:
set up a cry of loyalty, and throw the odium of disloyalty upon
every one who ventured to express a difference of opinion.—
They, therefore, advised him not to furnish a handle to that
party to excite an odium against hies. Notwithslanding this ad-
vice, he had determined to speak his opinims. Whatever °dial* ,
there might be attached to opposing an artificial cry of loyalty,
he had never been afraid of encountering it. As to y, .
if he should earn it, he would he content to wear it; but he
never did, nor ever would decline speaking his real sentiments
from any view connected with obtaioing popularity. lie dig
feel some self-applause in recollecting that he had resisted a cry
which was set up-from interested motives, and that he had ..re-
ferred the risk of being unpopular to the desertion of his duty ia
that Court as a Representative of the City of London. With
iespect to going to choral), lie thought that was a, very
proper thing; but still he was a little surprised at the
quarter from which it %vas proposed. As to the congra-
iulatorraddress, he declared that he was utterl at a loss to
conceive what topics of congratulation could be selected, and
he should think it a most putzlinA; thing to shape tiny Adt!ress
of Congratulation without filling it with the most gross and in-
famous falsehoods. When his Majesty first ascended the T blame,
we were a free. happy, and united people, and. our public atfa its
were managed by the great Lord Chatham, the ablest Miniaer
this country ever produced. The taxes then amounted to very
little more than seven millions annually, whereas trey have 1)0W
encreased to seventy millions. In the' commencemeht 0;' the
reign, the union and happiness of the people were totedt disturb-
ed by the squabbles of the Government. Dorisig 111 r. Si/ iit,es'a
time, or until the commencement of the American wnr. he could
see Ho subject ofronglatulation. Passing over the earlier years
of his Majesty's reign; and coming directly to the Anterirtm wn4
he must say that the, was tone sof the moat i 'Aced had calautitiove

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