The Sun.
London, England, 1814-05-30 00:00:00

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po icy which had , distinguished the great man
whose birth they were then met to commemorate.
- The objects which Mr. Pitt had in view were the
salt ty of this country, and the deliverahce of Eu-
rope.--(Loud applause.) He lived to accomplish
the first by his own exertions and his own talents.
—(Applause.) He met with disappoinment as-to
the second ; but, though baffled, and unable to
'execute the great desigu he had formed, through
errors not his own, he never depaired of
uiti-
mate SOCCCtig,,but returned again and again to the
charge, troth the, conviction, that the emancipa-
tion of the rest of Europe was essential to the
, lasting prosperity of this country. (Loud ap-
plause.) had beeii the aim of his
,Majesty's
present Ministers to follow the traces which
• be had. marked, to .persevere his plans,
and to Oppose that fatal delusion, •,which, falsely.
,called economy, had prepared the way for the
. submission of most of the Continental Nations to
the Tyrant
.of France. By perseverance they had
_ now the happiness to see the accomplishment of
all those objects, which Mr. 19tt, in the warmest
moments of exultation, had --hoped to achieve 6)r
his country and the world. Would -to Gull that
,he had lived to see what they had %;itnessechvithin
the last three months. (Loud applause.) The
experience of the last twenty years had taught
them one great lesson, which he -hoped would
make a lasting impression on the present
genera-
tion, and their posterity, and estalslish
that doc-
trine aml -knowledge which Mr. Pitt had never
- ceased to inculc=ate, that in a just and necessary
• war we never should despair. (Loud applause.)
"TheHoose Of Brunswick, &e." and- " The
Protestant Ascendancy," called forth a strong ex-
pression of feeling. • The glee of " The King and
flee Ctiurch" was,repeatedly interrupted by thun-
ders of applause.
- May the principles of,Mr. Pitt always animate the Councils
of.f.ireaVßriti.iii.-,-" The Pilot that weathered the storm."
The LORD CHANCELLOR rose: Iu the ordinary
• course of Lett proceedings; the next toast Would
be, the, health of 'his Grace the Dir!..:e of RICH-
, OND, the Prt.shient of the PITT Club. He- was
persuaded they knew enough of that illustrious
character, duly to appreciate the great merits„he
• had with the public. 'He meant to propose - the
health of the Noble President, and couple with
• it that which, by their indulgence, he had done
on former occasions, and Which he had much at
heart, " Prosperity and perpetuity to •the Pitt
Club." In proposing this sentiMent, he declared
• - it was impossible for him to sit down Without of-
ferinf a few observations on the present situation
of this country: That these tributes, just as they
were, which they offered to the memory of the
departed Statesman whom they had met to ho-
nour, should add to his fame, was impossible.-
31r. Pitt bad consecrated his name to all pos-
. terity, by what be bad done for this country
and for the world. He begged to mention
what Mr. Pitt hi4tl once said, at a time
'when the situation of this country was very
. different from what, it' was at this day. He
was then asked what his measures had gained for
this country ? His answer was,- that they had
gained for it what they had saved, ITS CONSTITU-
TION. This declaration was made at a moment of
great disaster, with respect to foreign countries.
They would give hint leave now to hope, that in
the energies of the Constitution, such as it is with
its acknowledged excellencies and supposed de-
fects, the safety of this country had been found,
and the consequences of that safety was, ,security
and independence to every other country in the
world. This he wished to impress upon them, and.
all he had to say on this sihject was, he hoped no
rash innovation would be anade in a Constitution
which had achieved so Much.- That Consti-
intion which bad enabled its to • put forth all
, great military and financial mutts, and to call
upon the other powers of Europe to do the
same, had, in effecting their deliverance, given.
pertnanent safety to this country. Mr. Pitt
was aware of all their importance ; and having
. put forth our financial and militarymeans for our own
security, in the first instance, he directed-them to
• the support rat other countries, struggling to re-
cover their independence. This lie knew to be true
political economy ; this, he felt, was the best
mode of husbanding our resources, which directed
to restore the balance of Europe, in establishing
that salutary equilibrium which ought to prevail,
• • where applied in the best possilde way. • Through
perseverance in' Mr. Pitt's policy, this Country
and Europe - were delivered from danger, and the
danger thus averted was greater thau had ever
Menaced their existence before. It was not for
him, though an ardent admirer of that great nian,
and an humble sailor in the skip which, under
the guidance of Mr. Pitt, had tOr twenty years
-weathered the storm, to add any thing to the
glory of her illustrious Commander. His name
was consecrated by his actions to the latest pos-
terity. When he proposed " Prosperity and
perpetuity to the Pitt Club," it was from a
conviction that the most lasting and benefi-
cial effects would. flow from it ; be meant in
a national point of view. The great incite-
ment it must giveto men to serve their country,-
- must make it of-the greatest importance. Ile did
not intend to say that public men had not great
incitements •to serve their country, by the ordi-
nary rewards held out to them by that country.,
Great rewards were provided for public services,
and great honours were bestowed on those who
deserved well of their country-while they lived.
But he was sure there was no, generous man that
did not feel in the reflection, that after he was
gone, a great and respectable body of men would
assemble .to honour his memory, that he might
still live in the esteem, admiration, and gratitude
- of his countrymen—ao additional mmive for laud-
able exertion in the cause of his native,land. It
was from these considerations that he, from his
heart, proposed
The health of. the President, and prosperity and perpe-
tuity to the Pat Clot,"
This toast was driink with great applahse.
The Duke of RICHMOND returned thanks.
After the speech of the Noble Lord whO last ad-
dvessetl them, it %Va..; quite unnecessary for him to
take up tench 7of their time. He agreed with him
in toto,'aud was convinced that meetings like this
must give pubic men an additional stimulus to
serve their count; V.
" :Ph; Duke* Wei:inton " map the neat toast Mit 17"
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