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should suppose he would be urder the ne
cessi,y of resigning the Office Of secretary
of the state, the duties of which must, at
such time as the present extremely ar
duous. and which OF course requires to be
filled by constant application. There is
said to be little hope that he will ever be a.
bic again to take a very active part 10 the
house of commons. The resignation Of
Mr.. Fox, could no. ba, be productive of
the most serious consequences to his par
iy for take him away and Mr.. Sheridan,
who however is no cabinet Minister, and
what talents is there left. The public have
been so long in the habit OF hearing the
partisans of the Foxi:es talk ofhe vast tai.
sD,s Of their leaders, that they have almo {
taken it for granted that thee brawlrrs
have truth on their side. They, heard the
Foxites make such violent speeches in par
Lament, and declaim with such acyimony u
gainst every measure of the ministers, tina.
they began 20 believe them more capable
than their predecessors, and bet:er-qualih
ed 10 conduct the affairs of the country
But the talents which enable man TO make
figure in a fsctious opposition, are very
diaeren, from those which are necessary
for a statesman so different that the very
qualities which facsious opposiiioris.
oughs 20 possess, are those which disquali-
fv him from being an able statesman. -
Take M. Fox avay& hat would rsmaiI?
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verrated is now placed beyond a doubsa
naval administration of greater boast out
OF morepouy performances issot TO be met
with 10 the annals OF our history. What
vacilliation and uusieadiness 10 the hnan-
cial system of lord Hsnry Petty !? What
Tevity in the choice, what teyi y 10 heaban.
donment of financial measures! Of lord
Erskine's talents as lawyer and ajad8e,
we think as highly as any man, but we are
We, 10 learn his abilities as a statesman.
High spirited aud high born, with much OF
the chivalrous spirit Of the ancient Cava,
Hers, gallan, soldier and an accompl shed
gentleman, liberal to- profusion, open, affas
ble and unses2icious, lord Mora has unit
ed the SURFACES OF men 10 his favor but
with the undiscriminatlng liberty of the
people TO their favori,es they have attached
qualities TO him which he does not possess.
His talents are by no means the first rate
order without being shallow. he is far
from being p-otuund and though here arc
few or no subjects va which he is not &C.
quainted, his acquaintance with them, has
been far from intimate and deep. An ad.
ministratiou may obtain popularity from
excellence of Its private character, but will
never derive much ssreugthfron his genius
sor his talents Than earl Fitzwilllam there
is not, perhaps, more snliable man IN
existence.
And deprived Of the protecting arm OF
Mr.. Fox. how can they expec: 10 stand !
They well know that they were ae,naated
in:o the cabinet, not bsee,se their talents
were wanted, blu. because they were OF
Mr.. Fox's party. If Mr. Fox, whose.
services were deemed accessory, be no
longer able TO render any, and be forced
20 Withdraw, on account Of i'll health, how
can they expec. TO be retained when he who
conferred upon them whatever OF conse.
c,,ence thew nossess. has retired from the