The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-20
PHILADELPHIA, time rs.


NE are regretted to pabhJ@ The folos0mg.
My LORD,
II BEG the favour of your Lordihip to
lay before his Majely the peculiar
ENTERTAINMENT of my prefent Gtuaton.
Your Lordihip is no franger TO the con-
duct which have obierved in the unhappy
diiputes with our American colonies.
The King is too juf and TOO generous
not to believe that the votes have given
in Parliament have been given according
TO the dictates of my confidence. Whether
| have erred or not the courie of future
events mutt determine. In the mean time,
if ! were capable Of iuch duplicity, as to
be any way concerned in enforcing thoie
meairres Of which have 70 publicly and
folemnly expreHed my difapprobation, I
ihould i'll deferve what ] am mott ambiti-
Gus Of. obtaining, the eaeem and favor
able opinion of my Sovereign.
My requef therefore to your Lordlhip is
this, that after having laid thefc circum-
fances before the King, you will allure his
MajeRy that he has not a iubie6 who is
more ready than / am, with the utmoR
in fupport of the iafety, honor and dignity
of his MaeRy's crown and perfon. But the
very same principles which have infpired
me with theie unalterable fentiments of duty
and affection to his Majefy will not fufFer
me to be Instrumental in deprivng any part
of his people Of thoie liberties, which form
the bea iecurity for their fidelity and ODE
diencc to his government. As cannot,
without reproach from my own confidence,
content TO bear arms sgainR my fellow fub.
iees in America, in what to my weak dif-
cernment is not a clear cauie; and as il
leems now to be finally reiolved, that the
zzd regiment is to 60 upon the American
fervice, | defre your Lordihip to lay me
in the mott dutiful manner at his Maeity's
feet, and humbly beg that l may be per-
mitted to retire.
Your Lordihip will alto be 70 obliging to
enreat, that as | wave what the cufom of
the iervice would entitle me to, the right of
telling what | bought, may be allowed to
retain my rank in the army, that whenever
the envy or ambition of foreign powers
lhould require it, may be enabled to ierve
his Msjefy and my country in that way;
in which alone, | can expect to ferve them
with any degree Of effect.
Your Lordihip will eafily conceive the
regret and modification feel at being ne
ceiitated to quit the military protection,
which has been that Of my anceaors for
many generations, to which / have been
bred almof from my infancy, to which |
have devoted the Hudy Of my life, and to
perfect myfelf in which, have fought in
itruaion and iervice in whatever part of
the world they were to be found.
| have delayed this to the Taft moment,
LEFT any wrong contribution ihould be given
to copdua which is influenced only BY the
puref motives: complain of nothing,
love my protection, and ihould think il high
" blamesble to quit any courfe Of life, in
which might be ufeful to the public, 70
long as my constitutional principles, and
my notions Of honour permitted me to con-
tinue in ii. have the honour to be, with
great reipea,
Your Lordhip's mott obedient,
And moa humble iervant,
.Adslbh BaildisgJ, EFFINGHAM.
AtrHIs, 1875.
Loan BARRINGTON. Sftrstayy at liar.