1819 Apr. 4.

To Erskine 5 III. Whig demerits

Fallacies

1 Glorious Revolution

They would proceed to give us to understand /assure us/ that though /when/ our ancestors at that period, were well aware of the full-right of the people, to have resettled the whole frame of their Constitution", "they were enough" - and it was the result of their wisdom - to leave every thing untouched, which in principle and effect had not failed, and to provide only for the emergency of a vacant, or forfeited throne, by adhering as closely to antient inheritance as the security of the Constitution would admitt". Of their wisdom, yes: for of that sort of wisdom by /with/ which men have been said to be wise in their own generation - the existence of this sort of wisdom there can be no doubt in the instance /situation/ of those our wise ancestors, than in that of their no less wise successors.

Proceeding to insinuate and steal a misrepresentation upon misrepresentation - delusion upon delusion, they would proceed to assure as that "An alledged defect in this great work, so often in the mouths of Revolution, the sober-minded Whigs of England consider as decisively characteristic of its wisdom. "The people (they would instances) The people at large were not called upon to act for themselves as of the whole frame of the antient Government had been dissolved; but write "(they would say) were sent to the Convention Parliament to supply the single defect which (says your Lordship this in Statute) had taken place"