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about, and repeatedly called on me ; but as I 

 obeyed not his summons, a laugh at his ex- 

 pense ensued : though he was evidently dis- 

 pleased, I must do him the justice to say, he 

 did not resent it. 



The miseries which have resulted from the 

 system of politics adopted by Mr. Pitt, we and 

 most part of the civilized world have been 

 doomed to feel. How this immensity of evil 

 might have been avoided, or what might have 

 been our situation, had a different policy been 

 pursued, is mere speculation. Those who have 

 taken a part either in supporting or opposing 

 these measures are, in my humble opinion, in- 

 competent judges the decision must rest with 

 posterity. It is more than probable that nei- 

 ther party will be found entirely blameless. 

 The majority can never always be right, nor 

 the minority always wrong ! Time, however, 

 has happily softened down the asperities which 

 contention too often provoked. 



In retaining a faithful recollection of my 

 former opinions, I candidly acknowledge they 

 were often injudiciously supported. The at- 

 tachment to friends, and the ardent feelings of 

 the moment, excited by temporary circum- 

 stances, have extorted submissions to the one 



