49 2 POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE. [1827. 



meeting you. I communicated to Morland all that 

 related to Cowan, who will be much obliged to you 

 for your protection. 



" You are entirely mistaken with respect to Grey and 

 me ; we are engaged with no Opposition or other 

 political party, but disposed to persist in supporting 

 the principles upon which we have been acting for so 

 many years, and pursuing steadily, as we have done, 

 the great objects to which every personal considera- 

 tion has been sacrificed. 



"I am exceedingly glad to hear that you are in 

 such constant and confidential communication with 

 his Majesty's servants; for I cannot help flattering 

 myself that we shall soon see the result of your influ- 

 ence with them, and reap the fruit of your power in a 

 decided amendment of their general system of pro- 

 ceeding ; for hitherto every appointment that could 

 confer power, and every arrangement of the law offi- 

 cers that has been thought of, have indicated a feeling 

 most hostile to the Catholic question, and adverse to 

 all the expectations which were held out when our 

 friends took office. 



" If in truth the Administration be cordially united 

 and sincere in their professions, I trust that Lord 

 Lansdowne's opinions may chance sometimes to pre- 

 vail in their turn. Hitherto his part seems to me, 

 uninformed as I am, to have been only that of sub- 

 mission without any compensation. I must confess that 

 I must look with great doubt to all the declarations of 

 union and good faith, until I see a powerful addition of 

 our friends in Cabinet officers ; but I am not sanguine 

 enough to hope that these events will be speedily ac- 

 complished. Yours faithfully, KOSSLYN/' 



