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would fay,tbat abroad U wall seat home Plum Inds helmet,
logic MU level is fought for by England." This phrath con-
tains the explanation of all the debates which have taken plate
in Parliament. There is not an EngHunan who does no: feel
that England has loft that afcendancy in Europe which the had
acquired before the Revolution, and, through the fault of
France, this afeendancy was an ufurpation. The Englith, how-
ever, enjoyed and exercifed it with haughtinefq. Even now
they cannot make up their minds to give it up, while they ad-
alit they are not in a fitustion to recover it. Hence all the
contradielions obfervable in the Speeches of their Orators. One
tries out, " We are on the brink of deft ruelion ;" another 'f-
arms that, " Never did there exift greater fecurity." I'he one
deplores the ruin of the commerce of his country, while the
other draws the molt flattering pidture of national profperity.—
All bold fentiments, contrary to each o her, and hill all are in
the tight. The may fubjed of difeuffion is, to afeertain from
wlsattpoint they Set out,and whither they with to advance. Thole
orators who regard England only as a Cowsse►cial ?ewer, (if
thefe two words tan with propriety be united) are in the right
when they defcribe it as in a Rate of profperity, and that it has
gained moresthan it has loft this war. Thole fpeakers who
dream that England had tusked glory and commerce together,
telect that a nation cannot without injury be robbed of its glory,
and that it would have been better never to have adopted too
lofty pretenfions than to be obliged to relinquith them. Speadters
holding this opinion fee nothing in thefuture but difafter, and
they may have reafon for their opinion. Other Speakers (for
in England there are different dcfcriptions), admitting that Eng-
land has fees her confideration in Europe diminithed, contend
that chit eonfideration is not abfolutely neeeffary to the profpe-
rhy of a eommerchn finerdoisit) people, and that with a good
grace if they thall determine to yield to cireundtances, they will
and themfelves freed from a very berdenfome illufion. There
ate are in the right. But allowing all thefe different reafoninp
to be right, opinions are constantly floating, and the feelings of
men are agitated, and U the Englith were weak enough to Suffer
theinfelves to be guided by thole who now predi& the ruin of
thele country, it would hicotitettibly be fo in a very Short time—
for nothing is more fatal to a nation than high pretenfions or
kaughtintis of Spirit united to pofitive weaknefs. If to this agi-
tation which prevails in England we compare the calm which
reigns in France, how vety Striking is the contrail ! Negotia-
tions arc continued and treaties executed. No dilpute is carried
on about our means, for they are ample. No one swedes thole
"who made the peace, for all enjoy its bleffings. No one pro-
vokes war by accufations againft England, becaufe if it Should
become indifpenfible there wculd be no neceffity to make allies
to carry it on. No pains are taken before hand to make it agree-
able to the national feelings, becaufe in France all wars are natu-
rally national. Ina word there is no neceffity for fpecehes to pre-
pare them for the execution of the terms of the treaty, becaufe
France was So powerful as not to brander the fmalleft induce
went to agn any treaties which the would not with to execute,
and be-alife the had done during war all that England waited
to km &eat&

From all the flinches which have followed that of the King,
Oho only poatbre inference which can be drawn is, that the Eug-
Mb know not what it is to be contented with their fituation,
their commerce, or their government. Before meddling with
the (laze of France, their orators ought therefore to come to
fienethilig like an agreement about their own fituation; for bow
can they hope that Europe can derive any inftruelon from their
(peculation, on the future plan of the French Government, if
they have not been able to form a decided opinion refpeding
the paft condud of th it own Minilters?
Never did any Min.fter, more than Mr. Pitt, employ young
men, and men of no family confederation; never did any Mi-
nifter render the fpirit of commerce and tiocklobbing more prk -
dominant In a nation. poffeffing inftitutions oppofite to demo.
cracy ; and if he bad governed the country for fifty years, never
thould we have any fet.timents from him, fimilar to thole con-
tained in ti e .011 awing extract from a fpeech of Mr. Fox :
" It is ft.- T0...d that a numerous defcriptioe of perfons are very
ardent in 'het wishes for the recommencement of hoftilities;
that this wan animates the principal commercial men in all the
principal trading towns, but more particularly thole of the ca.
pital. I deny it..—The hearts of Ertel& merchants glow with
too much gtnerofity, too much patriocifm, to permit them to
faggot the happiiiefs of their country to tiferable fpeculations
of fordid intereft, founded upon Government eontrads, or any
other means of enriching themfelves by the opportunities of a
war. But, If this my opinion of them were unfounded, I &odd
fad &fried to with fur the return of thole heroic follies which
diftlogoithed the heroes of ancient times. If we are to be doom-
ed to pa% in order to gratify the paffions of the human heart,
would rather their blood ihoold flow to fatiate the romantic
ambition of an Alexander than to (well the coffers of merchants,
and of cold, unfeeling calculators."
Nothing is more unfounded than the fuppofition that Mr.
Fox is deftrous to return into ogee. The above fentiments fully
prove the contrary. They will be !oohed upon as blafphernous
in a country which 11r. Pitt has bowed down under a fpirit of
commerce. The prefereme which Mr. Fox gives to the follies
of .n MP:ander may be juftified by the following obfervadon
of Mr. Boonald. viz.

. Every nation begins and revives under the tent ; even thofe
rho dole their exittence in the anti-chamber and at the toilette.
The fame cannot fafely be fail of thofc who end in attending
the counter; for hiftury does not record one that has arifen
anew from fuch purfuits. It is nevertbelefs under the controul
of a commercial fpirit that cecoriondits would reduce the Powers
Of Europe."
We have obferved that Mr. Pitt did not poffefs an exclufive
int.reit over the atimtmll ration which bore his name. In order
to untkrttand the c-aufe of the difagrertnents between him and
Mr. Windham. it muff be recollected that Mr. Windham is as
extravagant in his ideas of glory, as Mr. Pitt is in his Ideas of
commerce; every thing that is (tamped with romantic charac-
ter delights dhe former and difgnfts the latter; one is fedoced by
the !picador of projeds, the other by the (Kelm nefs of calcu-
lations. From the following paffage in Mr. Windham's fpeech,
may be collated his opinion of Mr. Pitt's financial fyftem.
•• Commerc and capital; there are the magic words which
inchant and re-afore our Minifters and the greater part of the
nation ; but France mean time profecutes her views without
looking at any thing that merely refaubles commerce, credit,
&c. acc. and fines the conclufion of the preliminaries, floe has
fitted out 18 !hips of the line, more than 10,000 tons of hemp
have been imported from the Baltic into her ports by Englifh
vdlcls. Never, perhaps,vras fo great an expedition as that for
St. Domingo, fitted out In fo lhort a (pace of time; and, if pub-
lic rumours may he credited, a new expedition is preparing in
the ports of Holland, and all this is carried on with exhaulted
means ; and what is more depl9rable„ it is &hint capital that
fupports all theft expenses. It is fuppofed that France is willing
to permit us to run our commercial career, but may not this
grand edifice of public profperity be overturned by a breath of
wind."

It appears that the commercial and financial fyltem has not
turned Mr. Windham's head. He could rather fee his country
in poirctison of more glory, and of fewer bank notes, With
fuels rentimcnts which do fo much honour to the human heart,
Mr. Windham has neverthciefs proved a dangerous Minifter to
his country; bersufc he is violent in his purfuha and not OVtr•
guarded in his ezpreffiona While drawing the piEture of Eu-
rope, be has again offered intuits to Ruffia, whom be fhoold
low; for in that empire, thrre are no funded debts, and great
things are atchicved without being inftipted by a vote foe pub-
lic ctedh.••on this point he (poke as follows
" Raffia in her extreme dominions bordering upon Ma,
prcfctite nothing but a mars of rude, uncivilized batbarifm, un-
worthy to be umpired with the inhabitants of the French
territoey."

The Roans will not think themfelves highly flattered by
MN compliment, and Mr. Windham mutt get into difgraee
with a 0 our phildophers who have proved, during the lait
cavalry, that light broke upon us from the North. When
Fir Francis Burdett called upon the Houfe of Commons to
'esplain what a Jacobin was, a Member might haat got up
and anfwered, that a Jacobin ono a hot-bmd politieloa, who
from the tribune intuits dale nations who will not lobo* to
foreign lidisenee. Mr. Windham has moreover osafead,
that the mob enlightened men who ban lady vidind Frame,
sires in raying, that not a thought is there now bellowed
upon the Aria 4 Mos. Thais (peaches have farther
sided, that tbe 41.froffise of England, and the means of foe-
males in gib defitn,are now the only (*jab 'Avery thought.
110 far they have deceieed Mr. Wiadharn; and this is ham-
erovrodblY Proved tvl tbe
ofwilt of the French Government.
who Ines the amdulisa pie hove not uttered bogleword
tobilo to Stet anise loMdt might to prevail between the two
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