1819 May 15

Disfranchising

Disfranchising

This no precedent for efficient reform.

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Anti Reformist. Mighty fine, mighty fine indeed! Sir, have you done?

Reformist. Yes Sir, for the present.

Anti-Reformist. Very well, Sir: and now you shall have your answer: once for all you shall have it, and all at once

there: for you, from Lord Erskine

there’s for you from Earl Grey, it was not for nothing /for no purpose/ that he spoke and sent to the Morning Chronicle his Fox-[…?] speech at Newcastle

………… “ theres for you from Lord John Russell: who has no very strong objection to government by and for and by the people on the continent, so long as it does not cross the water and stand in the way of Whig government, of government by a confederacy /coalition/ of Monarchy and Aristocracy at home[?].

there’s for you from the Quarterly

1 In the able /trusty[?]/ and well-written letter of Lord John Russel

2 Lord Holland. How great the misfortune that such abilities /talents/ should be so ill applied. But such is /misapplication is among/ the unchangeable fruits of high opulence grafted on high birth and high rank, and the indefatigable flattery which so surely follows the /addresses itself to the/ track of the car on which such a combination of the instruments of public mischief is seated!