The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-09 00:00:00

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:
TUESDAY, RISC 9) 181 t

THE ADMINISTRATiON.

peatedly lost the opportunity of filling the highest
situations in the State. This method of endeavour.
ing to bring their opponents into discredit, only
1 chews the desperate condition in which the faction find
I themselves, and how much they dread the influence
of a party that must, at no very distant day, triumph
over their vile machinations and calumny. '6 Who
were these men," asked Earl GREY, last night, "and
what were those measures which it was now con•
! ceived dangerous to admit ?—Could it he supposed,
that Ire had forgotten that he had received authority to
form an Administration : and that if his friends were
' at that time removed from the Government, it was
from the most amiablo of Motives—the hope which his
it oyal Highness then entertained of the recovery of his
Royal Father ! When this authority was removed at
that time, and under those circumstances,• it was un.
der the most positive assurances, that if the period
1 of the restrictions should expire, and the PRINCE be.
come unrestricted Regent, this Commission would be ,
i restored to him. Conscious of having done nothing
since that period to forfeit this confidence, could he,
i consistent with his honour, have acquiesced in the
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I proposals made to him, and in some proposals made
even without the authority of the Pat NCE REGENT ?"--
IThe length of the Debate, which we know will be
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! perusgd with the utmost attention,prevents our going
!further into. this subject. We cannot, however, (Us. !
miss it for the present, without calling the public
attention to the fallowing extract from a Morning'
Paper,. which contains sentiments entirely congenial !
with our own, and which it would be • well the ad-'
risers of the PRINCE REGENT would take into their
serious consideration :
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what would have become of us if. the enemy had been its
the country- during the late period of political anarchy ? Pre-
' tisely that which happened. to Spain when BONAPARTE became
. possessed of the Royal Family and hlini•try of that realm. As
the l'isorce RniGFNT N fluid have no legitimate idviseri, no RC-
know hedged organs. diroogli_ which he could dispense his
will, the people must have been left -to form sued arrange-
ments fur their oun defence, as' time and • circumstanab
would permit; with an enemy at thuir..doors, fully qualifised
to take advantage of all the confusion and.misonlcrstand-
; ing incidmt to *uch a state mf adairs. And we ask, in
how notch better a conditila should we, upon tbesamesupposi-
! lion, be found, -if the constitutional adviser:3 of ibe quail had
been declared incompetent to their ftinctions ? Would tot ev,try
' man; -In that case, as well as in the forme!, without !coking to
' the Government for protection. have Made the best pro:isiosi he
could for his own safety of ezcape ? Yet this is she stmc of
, the country at this present moment: n 'state, we Is ill maintain
that goes near to subvert the .veey foundations of itoialty,—
and upon the pr;ntiplcs of the late_Dr. PALE!, to came, the al-
, leglance which is due frcerrike'subjec,t; to the SorCreigis For,
however the two !louses of Parli tment may wish to oveliook so
alarmiugan.occurrencc; the people of 'England cannot forget,
that if they are consigned to the!?rernint at of the old Administra-
tion; they are sonsigbed tau gtiverturi,-nt Udell nes 6.eorlernared
inco-mpetent to ta,ir protecti.Z:.-The dreadfat•infcrence from
'this fact is hut too obvious; and to so perilous a pre•licanient has ,
the ancient and venerabie Monardey•of these re:Lials 'tests brought,
by the bickerings of Statesmen,-and the intrigues of dotards aad.i
gambkrs."