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A Review Of The Life And Writings Of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke.
A REVIEW OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE .
[ CONTINUED FBOM vot . ix . i > . 300 . ]
\ X 7 HEN Mr . Burke entered on public business , discontents were , * ' internally prevalent—disaffection was rapidly spreading itself over the American colonies . At home , the promotion of Lord Bute to succeed the illustrious "Pitt had given great umbrage to the Southern Britons . To the alled ^ id inferiority of his talents * his country added in rendering him u p -pular . Tlie displeasure of the English was farther increased by the advancement of Scotchmen beyond their
allowed proportion of merit . The Scotch , besides , were represented as inimical to liberty ; and theCoustitution was , by popular leaders , alledged to be in danger , from the principles and measures of the Scotch Minister , his friends , countrymen , and tools . When Bute ceased to be ostensible Minister , he was asserted by some , and believed by many , to be still the real manager of public aftairsand was the principal
ob-, ject of popular invectiye . Abuse of the supposed mover of the political machine extended to his country , rose to the royal family , and to the Sovereign himself . The violence of Wilkes called for a check . Iu prosecuting him for the famous Forty-five of the North Briton , the Officers of the Crown had overstepped the precise boundaries of law . This deviation was represented by the popular party as a
branch of a general system , of invading the dearest rights of Englishmen . Fion this , and many other alledged effects of the influence of Bute , dissatisfaction prevailed . Circumstances , apparently unconnected with it , were referred to the same cause . When Mr . . Grenville came to be Prime Minister ; his attention seemed to be chiefly directed to the increase of revenue , in order to afford new supplies to the finances of the countryexhausted bthe
, y war recently concluded . Among other objects of financial regulation were the colonies of North America . Several taxes , proposed by that Minister , were represented by the colonies as . in themselves intolerable grievances , and as part of a general plan to invade their liberty and property . The famous Stamp-Act completed their discontent not onlinveihed it financial
. They y g against as a regulation , but disputed the ri ^ ht of the British Parliament to impose taxes on America , and entered into combinations to prevent the measures of Government from taking effect . At home , also , not the act onl y , but the principle was reprobated by the popular party . Such . was the state of affairs , internal and colonial , " when the Marquis of Rocking-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Review Of The Life And Writings Of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke.
A REVIEW OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE .
[ CONTINUED FBOM vot . ix . i > . 300 . ]
\ X 7 HEN Mr . Burke entered on public business , discontents were , * ' internally prevalent—disaffection was rapidly spreading itself over the American colonies . At home , the promotion of Lord Bute to succeed the illustrious "Pitt had given great umbrage to the Southern Britons . To the alled ^ id inferiority of his talents * his country added in rendering him u p -pular . Tlie displeasure of the English was farther increased by the advancement of Scotchmen beyond their
allowed proportion of merit . The Scotch , besides , were represented as inimical to liberty ; and theCoustitution was , by popular leaders , alledged to be in danger , from the principles and measures of the Scotch Minister , his friends , countrymen , and tools . When Bute ceased to be ostensible Minister , he was asserted by some , and believed by many , to be still the real manager of public aftairsand was the principal
ob-, ject of popular invectiye . Abuse of the supposed mover of the political machine extended to his country , rose to the royal family , and to the Sovereign himself . The violence of Wilkes called for a check . Iu prosecuting him for the famous Forty-five of the North Briton , the Officers of the Crown had overstepped the precise boundaries of law . This deviation was represented by the popular party as a
branch of a general system , of invading the dearest rights of Englishmen . Fion this , and many other alledged effects of the influence of Bute , dissatisfaction prevailed . Circumstances , apparently unconnected with it , were referred to the same cause . When Mr . . Grenville came to be Prime Minister ; his attention seemed to be chiefly directed to the increase of revenue , in order to afford new supplies to the finances of the countryexhausted bthe
, y war recently concluded . Among other objects of financial regulation were the colonies of North America . Several taxes , proposed by that Minister , were represented by the colonies as . in themselves intolerable grievances , and as part of a general plan to invade their liberty and property . The famous Stamp-Act completed their discontent not onlinveihed it financial
. They y g against as a regulation , but disputed the ri ^ ht of the British Parliament to impose taxes on America , and entered into combinations to prevent the measures of Government from taking effect . At home , also , not the act onl y , but the principle was reprobated by the popular party . Such . was the state of affairs , internal and colonial , " when the Marquis of Rocking-