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tfeat conjectures can be grounded only on the general conduct of the French on these bceasions , and they are not likely to attack the English < without such a superior force as in their apprehension must
bear down all opposition . In this case , our army must retreat to Lisbon , and Portugal cannot be retained . But the French have not yet gained possession of Cadiz , and a considerable time will elapse before the decisive blow is struck .
Buonaparte ' s politics have had a good effect in America ; and the intercourse is happily renewed between us and that county . Sharp debates in Congress preceded t £ iis measure , but no alternative was left but that of a free intercourse or
none at all ; for as to the idea of going to * war , the good sense of America saw the folly of it 5 if it was possible to be avoided * By renewing the intercourse , both countries are gainers , in the introduction of articles of which each stands
in need ; and it is particularly beneficial to us , as the American flour will be a grand resource to prevent a rise in our corn markets . The prospects of the year are said to be bad , but France has poured in immense supplies of corn , and
tec aid from America may guarantee us from any considerable apprehension . Bread , however , cannot be lowered considerably ; for its rise , in common with that of other articles , depends chiefly on the state of taxation . The conclusion of the sessions was
attended , as usual , with a great pressure of business , too much to allow the necessary attention to every point ; and this evil might be avoided by a simple process by making the grant of the supplies the last matter that is agitated before the breaking up of the House . The debates were not , however , interesting : that on the Catholic question was car-
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ried on several days , but nothing new was advanced . Grattan distinguished himself by his eloquence , and his supporters by many manly appeals to the best feelings of the mind ; but we may in general observe , that there was not enough of Christianity on either side ; the appeal Vas not sufficiently strong to
the precepts of our Master , and upon this ground alone can true toleration , or rather religious liberty , be established . The imprisonment of Sir F . Burdett and Gale Jones occasioned some debates ; on the former , with respect to the mode o £
proceeding in defence of the House o £ Commons , in which some unguarded language was used as to the judges , whose independence is not to be beat down by either branch of the legislature , and the threats of a House of Commons
would be more dangerous than the bribe of a king : on the latter head it was moved , that Mr . Gaie Jones should be no longer confined , as the punishment had more than expiated the offence . But it was not allowed , and the motion fell to the ground without a division , it being alleged that his continuance in prison depended on his own obstinacy . Thus , in former times , the death of the
martyr was attributed to his own obstinacy * The pouring out of a glass of wine only , and partaking of a sacrifice before the image of the Gods , would have saved him the tortures of a painful death . But , whether it is for religious or political
liberty , the martyr is entitled to ouii gratitude ; and we cannot attach any blame to Mr . Jones for persevering in that course which he thought to be his duty j and we should have praised the House of Commons , if , in the first instance , it had not attended to the complaint , and , in the second , if it had taken the side of compassion , not of extreme severity .
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State of public Affairs . 317
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1810, page 317, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2405/page/45/
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