Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-13

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louder. Mir. Perceval, with the chancellor
ship ofthe cxchequer, is TO have the chan
ccilorship ofthe duchy of Lancaster confer
red upon him FOR life. and upon this they
raise the most violent outcry. The first act
or the new ministry is, say they, TO be a
!ob.-daye they forgotten that the very
hrst act 81 taeir ministry was ajob 1t was
to bring IN a bill to prevent lord Grenvilic
from being forced 70 give up the auditor
ship o. the cxchc1pcr. He would not re-
linquish that lucrative post, though it was
Incompatible with the post of FIRST lord of
the treaSury---he would not engage Gin the
service of government for liniseI period
OF service, without swinging allowance
OF Chelsea when he chose to retire, or
should be turned out of the regiment."-
Vet lord Grenviile could not plead that he
had g'venup any profession, or THAI he had
not an ample private fortune. Lord Grcn-
vile at The time he would not accept the
office OF first lord Of the treasury without
having the authorship OF the exchvuuer
secured 20 him, had private fortune of a
bGrt 20,oO0l. year. MIR. Perceval gives up
lucrative profession with the prospects
! or the seals before him, ts take the post
of chancellor of the exchequer, and he has
large family with little or no private for
1 tune Il is quite indecent in him, saw the
! MINISTERS, 20 accept Of any place for life,
Though II was perfectly decorous in lord
G:crvi.lc, with IN immense private for
tune, not 70 eccept the Office Of first lord of
the treasury, without the sinecurs post Of
auditor of the cxchequer being secured to
him But it is not true that the chance,-
iorShip OF the duchy OF Lancaster was ne
| YER before given to any person for life.
Lord Lsnsdowne gave it 20 lord hshburton
! FOR life. To be sure it does amuse us to
hear the Grenvilies raising such an outcrv
| against any man for accepting lucrative
ohhce they who had amongst them upwards
OF "O'OCOl: year of the public money for
doing nothing
1t would have been well if the Grenvilles
! and the FoXites had compared notes, and
! arranged their plan ofinvective before thew
made them public. We discern in their
d'tercnt vehicles that they are each pur-
SUNG different scent. The Grenviile ga
; zette, IN speaking of The duke of Portland.
says, that Gin the prime of his manhood ne
| was deemed unfit bv all mankind for the
! post of first lcrd of the treasury" How
! viii the FcXites relish this who placed him
! at their head as tho most ft man to be their
leader, and the head of any ministry that
might be termed cut ofthcir party
| he last lay of the expiring ministry is
| stlil that they have been the victims Of in
trlsue-that their real crime is their hav-
ing been the enemies Of jobbers in whate.
yer situation, and their being determined
10 suppress extravaganza by whomsoever
I pracused, and to check abuses by yhomso-
! ever protected. That it IL not the Cathol;c
! CEe8fiOn." IObe sure tits curious 10 hear
the Grenvi;les and Foxites complain Of in
| triguo, whose whole lives have been a course
OF ntrIsnes; who daily and nightly have
been intriguing, patching up coalitions, sR
cr'hcing principles, bestowing places, pen
sions and honors on borough -moueerk ,nd
( parliamentary hsTanguers getting over
/ this one, and getting over that ore. intrieu-
/ ING day and night, and night and dav, to
strengthen their party in parliament and
htoopIng 10 the meanest act to lie, ure a vote
ihey complain of Intrigue They whose
wnoie art and mystery consists in intrigue.
and whose daily and nightly occupation it
IS. lhey, whose whole lives have been one
intrigue 60 shake government and oyerturn
/ 10 {; 70 turn niit every one unless they got in.
! l1Se asy ono Of the three or four parties
composing the cabinet, and it viii be fo,nd
leach labored hard 20 turn out Or L-ep ont
| the rest. Their whole lives have been =
scene OF turbulence, endeayornc 10 distract
the kings councils when they were not in
them and yet they complain that intrieues
/ are practiccd, that changes take place, and
the governments unsteady.
Butthey know that no intrigues have been
practiscd against them, and that the Ca
tholic question is the sole cause of their dis
missaL They know that the frat attemp,
TO eXact conditions was not made by his ma
| Jesty, but by them--,hat in conserving TO
| withdraw the Catholic bill (the Catholics
Will not fail TO see how willing the ministers
were TO give up their principles that they
| might keep their places, they stated to his
majesty that they trusted his Hmaiestv
would see the indispensable necessity Of
their expressing, on withdrawing the bill.
| the strong persuasion they felt of the bene
/ tits which would result from a different
course ofpolicy to the Catholics nf Ireland
and they further stated, that it was indis-
pensible TO their characters, that thew
should openly avow these sentiments, nor
only on the persent occasion, but in the e.
vent OF the Catholic petition coming for
ward and they further insisted, that their
present difference to his majesty might not
be understood sTestrainingthem from sub
hitting, from time to time, such measure,
as circumstances might require respecting
the state of Ireland"
They know that this demand was deliver.
ed in writing to his majesty on the 10Th in |
slant Was ii natural or extraordinary
that his majesty should, after this demand. |
exact conditions from his ministers. that
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