@H AK A C TF ERS: 
statement of his danger was trans. 
mitted to his majesty, to his rela- 
tions, and most of his friends.—The 
royal family had been throughout 
most anxious on the occasion, and 
Col, Taylor called that very morning 
by his majesty’s direction. —Lady 
_ Hester Stanhope, his niece, had an 
"interview with him on the Wednesday 
evening, and received his last adieu, 
which he gavein the most affection- 
_ ate and solema manner. Mr. James 
Stanhope continued with him all 
night, during which he expressed at 
intervals frequent solicitude as to the 
political intelligence at that time ex- 
pected. The mortal symptoms were 
now approaching toa crisis. His 
extremities were already cold, and 
his senses began to fail. As a last 
and desperate effort to protract life, 
__ blisters were applied to the soles of 
hisfeet. They restored him to some- 
thing- of life and recollection, but 
they could arrest nothing of the pro- 
gress of death. Itis said that he con- 
tinued clear and composed tilla short 
time before his dissolution, which 
took place without any addition of 
suffering or struggle, at half past four 
on Thursday morning. His last 
words are said to have been—‘‘ O 
my country {” 
Mr. Pitt was in the 47th year 
of his age; the age of our immortal 
Nelson. 
Thus died a man as eminent in 
his virtues as his station!. a man 
whose foibles were only rendered 
conspicuous as they were elevated 
into notice by his worth. An in- 
flexible constancy of purpose, equal- 
ly proof against casual failure, and 
the most insurmountable difficul- 
ties ; an erectness ef principle, and 
'a pride originating in and support. 
ed by his. conscious talents and in- 
‘tegrity ; these were his chief cha. 
racteristics as a minister; and his 
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foibles as connected with, and in 
a manner resulting from these same 
virtues, were in fact nothing but 
their excess. Thus his constancy 
of purpose approached to ob. 
stinacy ; and his pride of conscious 
integrity rendered him occasionally 
too indifferent to the defence of his 
conduct.—This was not suited to a 
country with a constitution so po- 
pular as is our own. Mr. Pitt was 
accordingly regarded by many in an 
indifferent point of view. He has 
divided the country inte two par. 
ties,—his advocates, and his oppo- 
nents.—In one thing alone all were 
agreed,—in lamenting his death. 
His firmness of purpose,—his erect 
principle,—his honourable pride, — 
were talents suited to the perils of 
the times, The country owes him 
much,—we acknowledge the debt 5 
and in its present situation more 
than acknowledge it,—we feel it. 
He shewed in every thing a pee 
culiar magnanimity, a characteris- 
tic grandeur, which never failed 
him,—His schemes, considered in 
the general, and as separated from 
their exccution, were always great, 
and, as far as depended upon him- 
self, the means and the execution 
had the same character; he was ale 
together a great man, anda just 
pride to his country. tis ambition, 
however ardent, had hands as clean 
as active; he had nothing person- 
ally sordid.—His incorruptible in- 
tegrity was rooted in his very sys- 
tem. 
This is not the character of a pare 
tial friend, his praise is, therefore, 
not the less valuable. 
As to his private character, it 
was beyond the reach of calumny. 
His social feelings were warm, and 
his attachment to those around him, 
kind and tnremitting. Indeed, no 
man ever died more sincerely la- 
3L2 mented 
