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SPATE PA PERS: 
_ penfably demands our performance 
of the above-mentioned duty from 
the following caufes: 
ift, That we cannot doubt of the 
purpofes to which the new meafures 
referred to in the amendment were 
adapted, inafmuch as they took 
place at a critical time, when the 
minifters of the crown in Ireland 
were making extraordinary, public, 
and indecent efforts to precure a ma- 
jority in parliament; and inafmuch 
-as the new charges on the eftablifh- 
- ment have been diftributed to mem- 
bers of parliament, or to their im- 
mediate connexions, and this too at 
‘a critical conjuncture, when the idea 
of combating an oppofition to the 
will of the minifter, by increafe of 
mational expence, was publicly 
avowed; neither have fuch of thofe 
™meafures as have proceeded to the 
deprivation of office or penfion been 
attended with any charge of official 
or judicial negleé&, nor with any 
change in the condition of the per- 
fons fo deprived, nor has any caufe 
hatfoever been advanced or pre- 
ed excepting only their parlia- 
mentary conduct; and we are the 
rather inclined to believe fuch con- 
dué to have been the fole caufe, as 
the principle of making members of 
parliament victims of their vote has 
not only been adopted, but ex>reffed, 
2dly, That though the difmiffal 
pf perfons from place or penfion for 
their parliamentary conduct, and 
the multiplication of offices or ra- 
ther of falaries with the name of 
Office, for unconftitutional purpofes, 
are meafures not new to this country, 
having ever been the fad and only 
Bepedien: of corrupt minifters, yet 
mutt we obferve that we cannot re- 
| colleét any period when, in fo fhort 
| atime, fo many of thefe grievances 
have been crowded together, and 
| whicted upon the nation, 
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3dly, That a policy fo venal and 
deftruétive, eftablifhed on principles 
both of coercion and corruption, 
muft in this country, if fuffered to 
take root, by the worft means, ren 
der any minifter completely abfo- 
dute, inafmuch as by creating on 
every occafion, fuch as his own folly 
and prefumption may fuggeft, places 
and penfions, and annual gratifica- 
tions with names annexed, he muft 
in the end totally deftroy the balance 
of the conftitution, and make the 
two houfes of parliament his repre- 
fentatives only, not the reprefenta- 
tives of their own honour, or of the 
people; to which important confide- 
ration may be added, that a policy 
ef this nature is the more dangerous 
in Ireland, becaufe we have not as 
yet been able, from the oppofition 
of minifters, to obtain thofe prudent 
acts which in England exift, and 
check its operation, fuch as a place 
and penfion bill, in confequence 
whereof we are expofed to many 
dangers, againit which the wifdom 
of England has fortified her conftitu- 
tion. The minifters in Ireland may 
make not only their public errors, 
but even their private paffions and 
corrupt affeétions the ignominious 
caufe of loading the Irifh eftablith- 
ment. 
4thly, That whereas we were, b 
the general declarations of our late 
viceroy, confirmed in a belief that 
the expences of this country were 
exceflive, and by thofe fame decla- 
rations taught to expect a reduction; 
thus having his own authority, if 
that were neceflary, not only againft 
the expences which he found, but 
againft the corruptions which he 
fuperadded, we fhould think our 
felves deficient indeed in our public 
duty, if we did not declare our cor- 
dial difapprobation of thofe enor- 
mous charges which minifters them- 
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