AndIsay,thatsuchfactionsasthesecannevercreateanyobstructiontoaprincewhopursuestheunionofhissubjects,nordisturbthepeaceofhisgovernment。Themenwhocomposethemmustbedesperate,andimpotent;
themostdespicableofallcharacters,whentheygotogetherEveryhonestandsensiblemanwilldistinguishhimselfoutoftheirnumber:andtheywillremain,astheydeservetobe,hewersofwood,anddrawersofwater,totherestoftheirfellowsubjects。
Theywillremainsuch,iftheyareabandonedtothemselves,andtothathabitualinfatuationwhichtheyhavenotsenseandspiritenoughtobreak。
Butifaprince,outofgoodnessorpolicy,shouldthinkitworthhiswhiletotakethemfromunderthisinfluence,andtobreakthesehabits;eventhisdivision,themostabsurdofallothers,willnotbefoundincurable。Amanwhohasnotseentheinsideofparties,norhadopportunitiestoexaminenearlytheirsecretmotives,canhardlyconceivehowlittleashareprincipleofanysort,thoughprincipleofsomesortorotherbealwayspretended,hasinthedeterminationoftheirconduct。Reasonhassmalleffectonnumbers。
Aturnofimagination,oftenasviolentandassuddenasagustofwind,determinestheirconduct:andpassionistaken,byothers,andbythemselvestoo,whenitgrowsintohabitespecially,forprinciple。WhatgavestrengthandspirittoaJacobitepartyafterthelateKing’saccession?Thetrueansweris,asuddenturnoftheimaginationsofawholepartytoresentmentandrage,thatwereturnedalittlebeforetoquietsubmission,andpatientexpectation。Principlehadaslittleshareinmakingtheturn,asreasonhadinconductingit。Menwhohadsense,andtempertoo,beforethatmoment,thoughtofnothing,afterit,butsettingupaTorykingagainstaWhigking: