126 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1804. 



*' the strady attachment to the principfes of the crmstitutiort, and that nnifbnn reg!«i3 

 " to the liberties of the people, wlijch have so eminently flisthigufshetl his admiiiistra - 

 '♦ tion." To the substiincc-of this motion, it was ob}ectc<l by a warm oppositJoii Id 

 its passing, that, at the time of Mr. Addington's acceptance of ollice, he was- iviv 

 know n to the ivorliv as a stntcsraun ; tha,t he accepted the mhvistry (m r» priiTcipte 

 of exclusion, and sis the dcclajfd enemy of the liberties of a f;rt-c>t prr<p*>rtionof the 

 pcojile, so far as respected the Catholic qnestion ; point*, for which it would be ri- 

 diculous to thank hivii r That the pcopit hud spontaneouily provided for the na- 

 tional defence, uhich his complicated and feeble measures rather impcdofl' than put 

 into eflfecl :— 'J'h;»t his (pconomy roiild not he pr;vised, iis, during his administration, 

 no enterprise of glory liad been >ii«Icrti>kerv or achieved; und, therdbie, oar ex- 

 pences could not be grt-at, when our oprra'tions were solely coafined tfo defcflce : — 

 And, that his rfcard for the liberties of the peoy)!?, and the crxistitntion, -were be-n 

 shewn by the operation of his income tax, ai)d tlie hate wiiKiow duty, f which h>si 

 gave siirveyors the right of entering our honses) which vrere direcJ infriiigcinftit> 

 Hipon both. An amendment was conscqiieatly moved on ?he originid inotioD^ whirh 

 *as carried by a great inffjority, nnd was ui the t'ollowii?"; terms. — "'1 hat, however 

 '' this court uriay rcgarrl the good inteatvf>n? of hWrnajesiy'slotemimstet-s, it is their 

 " decided conviction, that the extraordinary circumstances of the tin>os do impe- 

 " rioijslv reqnirc a strong, extended and f rlicirirj adiuinistristion, ctunbining men of 

 " the first talent »nd consideration irv the vcnunry : — They do, tht-refovii', highly 

 " approve of the cond\(Ct f/the right honourable Henry Adxliiigfon. in rwig^niia;.; 

 " the jmportarit and responsible situation -which he held under his majesty's g&vern- 

 *■' ment, when he fouud he no lortger cn'fnyed thnt rfxifidence ;md sapport, so rs-- 

 " sential towards conducting the pnblic aflfairs with energy ifnd success. They 

 " cannot, at thesitine time, hut deeply regret, that the late partial eh;inges ins hk- 

 " laajesty's couiicils, should appear st7 little c;*lc«lated to pw>mote tl)C gnat iiu*; - 

 ** rests of the nation, and to secure the confidcuce ni' the piiriiajiWiBt -iJi'i tli*r >;'.(- 

 - pl?^ SO necessary at 'ihi.^ iaCHCcatOiW crisis.* 



