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misted, the best way to reduce it would be to 1
pretext. To those Gait/awn who came •
lull districts, it might be rnatetial to state the
which many distant districts Were placed.
be informed of the numerous Meetings
:Ikea place—the revolutionary flags, and
ry array, that have characterized several
lie would refer them, for instance, to some
is rasseal at the Middlesex Meeting a short
With respect to the arrangement for
,n to the military. force, he would refer
to those who would officially explain it.
he should say, he perfectly eon-
necessity alleged for such addition.-
7.t,:c beets gratifying to those who declared
inking exciseable articles, that there was- a
in the Revenue of last quarter. lint it
ring to find that ad improvement was now
ice. Our relations with Foreign Powers.
appearance of permanent harmony. The
a Nations, too long deluded by speculative
Nish to find an opportunity of repose, and
isposed rather to bear those ills they have
others that they know not of." The at-
revile the House of Commons would be

iwered by the acts—the attentions to. the
:rest and comforts, cf the House of Com-

If. The progress of infidelity and bias-
ts.truly alarming. The. scoffers at our Li-
de.ir as the Bible itself, were •prosecuted,
i nunisliment._ We were all, of every Sc-

rsitasion, equally interested in the mainte-
he Christian Religion; for in what were we
the beasts, Wit was not in our knowledge

He begged pardon for trorpassing on theit
implored the House, Whig and Tory, to
it was that had been committed to

to renumber, that they were called oa to
!it was dearest to them, and that they were
)ro aris e focis—(lfear, hear, hear).
dress was then read from the Chair, when

EltNk;l: began by stating why he did not
h the two Honourable Members who pre-
I, that because information had been pro.
in,a particular topic, and because it might
r to prejudge that topic, the Address in an-
Id be agreed to by the Houses He should
himself justified, perhaps, in offering any
pon the subject, which was to be elucidated
by official papers ; but he could not see
tlystaining from giving such an opinion, he
prevented from offering a few words upon
A subjects-of the Address. In the present
he country, it became his imperative and
uty to call the attention of the House to an
ent, which he intended to propose for their
To those who had any experience of 1)..r-
-he need not say how inconvenient—how
,ing it was to move an Amendment of this
There was a erejudise against such Amend-
that many (gentlemen were found to object
who yet would have concurred in the mat-
they contained. But he thought there was
ment to be lost for every man to come for-
m express his opinion upon the present con-
he country, in older that the Address should
nere echo of the Speech, but a genuine pic-
se distresses of the country. He begged to
le House, that no man more sensibly felt
did the distresses of the Nation, or had a
t'ohorrence of the nicked and blasphemous
n the Religion and Constitution of the Coon-
, would not now enlarge upon this disagree-
;cc, but content himself with saying, that,
professed to abhor the scandalous principles
.LJ been openly avowed in the country, he
consolation in the circumstance that the law
eto put them down. When he viewed the
n of this country, and compared it with that
nations, he felt himself perfectly justified in
g that there did not exist a more moral
on the earth than the People of England.—
had been only within the last twelve months
s passed that House for multiplying Churches:
these Acts amply a surplus piety in the land ?
ens the case, and that even yet there was not
dent vent for the ordinary piety of the Pee-
re we to be told that they were in great daw-
n the prevalence of blasphemy and irreligion?
:ty became so terrific, and that the laws were
icient to put it down, for his part he should
ry willing to vote For the building of more
es. But that the laws were sufficient he saw
Drs to doubt, particularly when he referred
tonfirmation of this opinion b'y the verdict of
ray. He now came to the next subject upon
he meant to observe, namely, the alleged
:e of disloyalty and disaffection in the Manu-
ig Districts. Now, he should say, that if the
crc not sufficient to resist any spirit of insure
let there be additional laws ; but until he
necessity clearly established, he should never'
to
any addition to our laws. He wished to
tangible, sufficient grounds for any new
tentc, it such were intended ; but at present be
opinion that the laws, as they stood, required
t red and wholesome administration. Nothing
Laing but firmness in the dispensation of the
and unless the People were satisfied that what
Ine was necessary, he could not see how Mini-
told increa,e their confidence by any new law.
nth was, that this country was growing worse
arse every year in point of taxation. Else re•
of the country were not as they had been.—
d been often told of the great strength of our
:es. He had as much confidence as any man
C resources, but there was a bound to them.
years ago, he saw millions and millions added
of the taxes on the country, he ventured to
.t the expediency—the policy of a more econo-
system. He would now ask those to whom
,aggestions had been made, if it would not be
that they bad been adopted. The real root of
ae grievances wand us was the pressure of
)n—Olear, hear).--1141 country could not sup-
he amount of those taxes. The people were
xed. There was not a man amongst them able
tow the amount of the contribution levied *on
'rent the profits of his calling. Here was the
r all our distresses and complaint-% if he used
language he begged pardon, but he could
(oid expressing the truth. The Speech from
!tone held out what he would tall, if it did
ocecd from the !loyal lips, a miserable hope
: coar.try 1 It talked of the fluctuations of the
I'm in an indifferent thing; and atter having