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are, I fear, not likely soon to be removed. The differ- 

 ence of opinion which then produced the dissolution of 

 the party in the support of which my whole public 

 life had been spent, could not fail to extend itself to 

 the consequences of that unfortunate event ; and it is 

 a matter rather of regret than of surprise that our 

 views of what the present state of affairs may require 

 each of us to do should not agree. But I will not 

 enter into any discussion, which would be useless, as 

 affording little probability of bringing us nearer to- 

 gether. There is one point, however, in which I wish 

 to offer a word in the way of explanation. I certainly, 

 from, long experience and observation of his conduct, 

 had a rooted distrust of Canning ; nor was there any- 

 thing in the manner in which he separated himself 

 from his old colleagues, or joined his new ones, that 

 could, as I viewed it, in any degree diminish that im- 

 pression. But the impossibility, in which I found 

 myself, of supporting the new Government, did not 

 arise so much from my personal objections to him as 

 from those which I felt to the principle on which the 

 Administration was formed. Those objections are 

 rather increased than diminished by all I hear of the 

 manner in which the vacancies occasioned by Can- 

 ning's death are likely to be supplied. In proportion 

 as our friends might have obtained a greater share of 

 power and influence, my disposition towards the Ad- 

 ministration would naturally have become more favour- 

 able ; but at present all reasonable grounds for confi- 

 dence, on which I could give my assurance of general 

 support, appear to me as much wanting as ever. I 

 must remain, therefore, in the same position, support- 

 ing such measures as are consistent with my principles, 



