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the same administration, that the 
bill, so obnoxious to the people of 
Canada, had been repealed, and a 
‘system of freedom established in its 
stead. Even the abuses of liberty had 
een totiched with a lenient hand ; 
and the bill, for preventing and pu- 
nishing sedition had been limited to 
_the-term of two years ; nor had they 
prevented mectings for any: purpose 
within the number of fifty. Mr. 
Browne then proceeded to notice 
thesecond point; tranquillity, This, 
he said; had always, been so clear, 
from the excellent measures adopted 
by ministers, that any illustration of 
St would be unnecessary. Mr. 
Browne, on the third point, the ge- 
-neral,prosperity of the country, dl- 
vided this head, into. two periods: 
_the first from 1784,'to 1792; the 
.cond, from 17.92, to the present mo- 
‘ment, In the first period, by means 
»of his, great financial abilities, he 
_raised the funds from 64 to 98. In 
_the same proportion with the funds, - 
the trade,.commerce, manufactures, 
-agriculture, industry, and ingenuity 
of the country, kept equal pace in 
their increase of general prosperity, 
and the country had arrived at the 
-most unexampled height of happi- 
3 
ness. The other period, to which 
he had now to allude, he was sorry 
to say, was a very painful reverse. 
‘Those political evils, however, by 
whichit had been occasioned, were 
entirely owing to the French revo- 
lution. The country owed every 
thing to the ministry for entering 
into the present war: for, by that, 
he believed, and by that alone, they 
had kept the scene of action entirely 
from this country, 0 
Mr. alderman Curtis shrewdly 
_ remarked, that the instructions give 
en to his worthy friend, and col- 
league, by his constituents, were to 
move for an address to his majesty 
to dismiss, from’ his councils, his 
present weak and wicked ministers 
for ever, Now, said the alderman, 
his-worthy friend had left the words 
weak aid wicked out of his motion, 
(even though he professed himself 
bound to act according to the in+ 
structions of his constituents) which 
plainly shewed that he did not think 
they wereso. | 
-Mr, alderman Anderson’ believed, 
‘‘there were a great many men, 
without doors, who were very bad 
indeed, and who wanted _ to, intro- 
duce anarchy and confusion.” For 
“nam¢ can yet be used without unfortunate associations of ideas) of the most splendid 
«talents. and amiable virtues, a confinement of ten years, and ajfine in fact, in his law 
expences, nearly equal-to the whole of his fortune. While all parties of men, concurring 
in the worship of the rising sun, though rather under a cloud, agree to the repeated pay- 
“ment of debts, incurred, not by the exercise of either public or private virtae—can it 
be endured, that a base union of envy, jealousy, disappointment, and resentment, shall 
pursue Mr. Hastings with hostilevengeance, after the importance of his public services 
is universally admitted, and his innocence displayed in the light of noon day ? Who, 
then, will henceforth assume any degree of responsibility, even in order to. save his 
country from ruin ? Who will not be staggered in the discharge of his duty ? If this 
may expose him to that dreadful'instrument of vengednce, the law’s delay, wielded by 
his enemies, not only. w.thimpunity to themselves, and emolument,* but even witha 
temporary glitter of false glory and foolish acclamation.” Political Appendix to the 
English Review for May, 1795. : 
* Mr. Burke’s son was retained: at a great expence, as splicitor for the prosecution. 
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