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originating measures of reform when it was evident 

 that reformation was necessary, by not making 

 timely concession to reasonable demands, or by 

 making undue concessions to unreasonable demands, 

 or by vascillating and experimental policy ; or 

 how far the evils have proceeded from causes, in part 

 perhaps remote, over which human policy could 

 exert no influence ; from circumstances which no 

 human wisdom could foresee, no political sagacity 

 avert, no power of Government controul. The aim 

 and object of real patriots, in these momentous times, 

 will be, to desist from party squabbles, to merge all 

 minor differences of political sentiment, and to unite 

 their forces in the grand object of promoting their 

 country's good. Never was there a period when 

 such a union was more needed. In every section of 

 the kingdom, in every town, in every village, dissatis- 

 fied, turbulent, and mischievous spirits are to be 

 found ; and the retail Beer Houses have encouraged 

 and increased poverty, profligacy, intemperance, reck- 

 lessness, insubordination, and other crimes of various 

 characters. And I hope and believe it is the inten- 

 tion of Ministers to do all in their power to remove 

 the causes over which they have a controul, which 

 have led to the existing state of things. There will 

 be different opinions as to the expediency and pro- 

 priety of some of the plans of amelioration which may 

 be originated, but all unprejudiced persons will give 

 government credit for an anxious and sincere desire 

 to improve the condition of the people, not merely from 

 motives of popularity, but from motives of patriotism. 



