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A Review Of The Life And Writings Of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke.
ter of one of his political associates mi ght have a considerable effect on the mind even of" Burke . The engaging , amiable , and captivating manners of Mr . Fox make every one who is his intimate more thoroughly his , than were equal talents unaccompanied by such qualities . Great as the understanding of Burke was , it was often led by his heart . That gentleman had gained his warmest affectionHis
. party-spirit certainly too often led him to attend less to what was really the fact , than what could be made a ground of reproach against the Minister . Enquiring into the conduct of naval and military officers , he seemed more anxious to put the questions that mi ght criminate Ministers , than that mi ght ascertain the real state of the case , as to the officers and parties concerned .
Rejoined with great zeal in supporting charges of incapacity and neglect of duty against Lord Sandwich . As no proof of official culpability was adduced against that Minister , and as , in fact , there was a very powerful fleet at sea at the time of the alledged incapacity or negligence , we must impute the attack against the First Lord of the Admiralty to partizanship , not to informed ratiocinative patriotisjn . When tie
Howes insisted on an enquiry into their conduct , he strenuously supported a motion to that effect . The interrogatories of Burke and the other members of Opposition regarded rather the general character of Howe than his special proceedings in America . When Ministers saw that the members of Opposition were rather partial in the questions they asked , they called in witnesses on the other side
. The evidence of General Robertson and Mr . Galway was very circumstantial , and by no means coincided with the professed opinion of Fox and Burke . These gentlemen immediately moved to put an end to the enquiry , which they had been so anxious to institute ^ We cannot credit patriotism with an enquiry carried on , whilst it answered a party purpose ; and abandoned , when it shewed a contrary tendency .
A not having t .. ken place in Edinburgh , in consequence of the repeal of some of the laws against popery , which it was apprehended would be extended to Scotland , and chapels and other buildings belonging to Roman Catholics being burned , * a petition from the sufferers was presented to the House of Commons by Burke , praying for a compensation for their losses . He , in supporting the petition , attacked the ineness of Government
sup as the cause of the outrages . The Prime Minister was at this time indul ging himself in a profound nap . ' I hope , ' said Burke , Government is not dead , but asleep . Brother Lazarus , ' said he , pointing to Lord North , 'is not dead , only slcepdhl ' The laugh on this occasion was universal , and heartily joined in by the Minister himself , when sufficiently awake to conceive the joke . He at one time absented himself from parliament on all American questions , and wrote his famous Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol , justifying his conduct in that non-attendance , and entering on American
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.
ter of one of his political associates mi ght have a considerable effect on the mind even of" Burke . The engaging , amiable , and captivating manners of Mr . Fox make every one who is his intimate more thoroughly his , than were equal talents unaccompanied by such qualities . Great as the understanding of Burke was , it was often led by his heart . That gentleman had gained his warmest affectionHis
. party-spirit certainly too often led him to attend less to what was really the fact , than what could be made a ground of reproach against the Minister . Enquiring into the conduct of naval and military officers , he seemed more anxious to put the questions that mi ght criminate Ministers , than that mi ght ascertain the real state of the case , as to the officers and parties concerned .
Rejoined with great zeal in supporting charges of incapacity and neglect of duty against Lord Sandwich . As no proof of official culpability was adduced against that Minister , and as , in fact , there was a very powerful fleet at sea at the time of the alledged incapacity or negligence , we must impute the attack against the First Lord of the Admiralty to partizanship , not to informed ratiocinative patriotisjn . When tie
Howes insisted on an enquiry into their conduct , he strenuously supported a motion to that effect . The interrogatories of Burke and the other members of Opposition regarded rather the general character of Howe than his special proceedings in America . When Ministers saw that the members of Opposition were rather partial in the questions they asked , they called in witnesses on the other side
. The evidence of General Robertson and Mr . Galway was very circumstantial , and by no means coincided with the professed opinion of Fox and Burke . These gentlemen immediately moved to put an end to the enquiry , which they had been so anxious to institute ^ We cannot credit patriotism with an enquiry carried on , whilst it answered a party purpose ; and abandoned , when it shewed a contrary tendency .
A not having t .. ken place in Edinburgh , in consequence of the repeal of some of the laws against popery , which it was apprehended would be extended to Scotland , and chapels and other buildings belonging to Roman Catholics being burned , * a petition from the sufferers was presented to the House of Commons by Burke , praying for a compensation for their losses . He , in supporting the petition , attacked the ineness of Government
sup as the cause of the outrages . The Prime Minister was at this time indul ging himself in a profound nap . ' I hope , ' said Burke , Government is not dead , but asleep . Brother Lazarus , ' said he , pointing to Lord North , 'is not dead , only slcepdhl ' The laugh on this occasion was universal , and heartily joined in by the Minister himself , when sufficiently awake to conceive the joke . He at one time absented himself from parliament on all American questions , and wrote his famous Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol , justifying his conduct in that non-attendance , and entering on American