1792' Timothy Hairlrain, 87 



leave those who are wiser than myself to solve thif 

 important dilemma. 



To conclude the farce, however, this same procla>i 

 anation, which almost every man in the nation con- 

 siders as foolilh at least, if not highly pernicious, 

 must be publicly praised by all the great aggregate 

 bodies of people in Britain. The mail coaches are 

 creaking under the load of addrefses flowing from 

 every corner of the country, thanking the king for his 

 paternal care of his people ; and commending the mi- 

 nister for ifsuing a proclamation for supprefsing sedi- 

 tious writings ; while the same coaches in return are 

 ready to breakdown with loads of these seditious wri- 

 tings, to satisfy the curiosity of the worthy addrefsers. 

 Individuals who sign these, most frankly admit, in 

 their private capacity, that no mode they could devise 

 would have proved so efficacious for difseminating 

 these writings they call seditious, as the very procla- 

 mation they applaud. May we not now join in one 

 grand chorus, to the tune of 



Tantara tdtr^ fools 3]],fooli all ! 



Your foreign readers will no doubt be surprised 

 at this just picture I draw of my countrymen ; and 

 will be particularly at a lofs to account for the last 

 part of this conduct. They have heard that the vox 

 populi is the vox Dei, For their satisfaction I fhall 

 add a few words, to let them see what is the nature of 

 that Deity to which they offer up sacrifice and ado- 

 ration. To most of your Bririfli readers this informa- 

 tion might have been superfluous. 



Men in public stations, and public bodies of men, 

 in t\\is free country, hare always hopes of obtaining, 



