Whilsttheywaited，theyweremarkedoutliketheJews，adistinctrace，hewersofwoodanddrawersofwater，scarcemembersofthecommunity，thoughborninthecountry。Allindifferentmenstoodasitwereatagaze:andthefew，whowerejealousofthecourt，werestillmorejealousofoneanother;
sothatastrengthsufficienttoopposebadministerswasnoteasytobeformed。Whenthisstrengthwasformed，andtheinsufficiencyoriniquityoftheadministrationwasdailyexposedtopublicview，manyadheredatfirsttotheminister，andothersweresincegainedtohiscause，becausetheyknewnothingoftheconstitutionoftheirown，norofthehistoryofothercountries;butimaginedwildly，thatthingsalwayswentastheysawthemgo，andthatlibertyhasbeen，andthereforemaybepreservedundertheinfluenceofthesamecorruption。Othersperhapswereweakenoughtobefrightenedatfirst，assomearehypocriticalenoughtopretendtobestill，withtheappellationsofToryandJacobite，whicharealwaysridiculouslygiventoeverymanwhodoesnotbowtothebrazenimagethattheKinghassetup。
Othersagainmightbepersuaded，thatnofataluseatleastwouldbemadeofthepoweracquiredbycorruption;andmenofsuperiorpartsmightandmaystillflatterthemselves，thatifthispowershouldbesoemployed，theyshallhavetimeandmeanstostoptheeffectsofit。Thefirstoftheseareseducedbytheirignoranceandfutility;thesecond，iftheyarenothypocrites，bytheirprejudices;thethird，bytheirpartialityandblindconfidence;
thelast，bytheirpresumptions;andallofthembythemammonofunrighteousness，theirprivateinterest，whichtheyendeavourtopalliateandtoreconcileaswellastheycantothatofthepublic:etcaecacupiditatecorrupti，nonintelliguntse，dumvendant，etvenire。
Accordingtothisrepresentation，whichItaketobetrue，yourLordshipwillagreethatourunfortunatecountryaffordsanexampleinproofofwhatisassertedabove。TheDutchtravellersIspokeof，menoftheordinary，orbelowtheordinarysizeofunderstanding，thoughtheyarecalledbycaprice，orliftedanyotherwayintopower，cannotdogreatandlongmischief，inacountryofliberty;unlessmenofgenius，knowledge，andexperience，misapplythesetalents，andbecometheirleaders。Aministerialfactionwouldhaveaslittleabilitytodohurt，astheyhaveinclinationtodogood，iftheywerenotformedandconductedbyoneofbetterpartsthanthey:norwouldsuchaministerbeabletosupport，attheheadofthistrustyphalanx，theignominioustyrannyimposedonhiscountry，ifothermen，ofbetterpartsandmuchmoreconsequencethanhimself，werenotdrawnintomisapplythesepartstothevilestdrudgeryimaginable;thedailydrudgeryofexplainingnonsense，coveringignorance，disguisingfolly，concealingandevenjustifyingfraudandcorruption;insteadofemployingtheirknowledge，theirelocution，theirskill，experienceandauthority，tocorrecttheadministrationandtoguardtheconstitution。Butthisisnotall:theexampleshowsagreatdealmore。YourLordship\'sexperienceaswellasminewilljustifywhatI
amgoingtosay。Itshowsfurther，thatsuchaconjuncturecouldnotberenderedeffectualtopreservepowerinsomeoftheweakestandsomeoftheworsthandsinthekingdom，iftherewasnotanonapplication，orafaintandunsteadyexerciseofpartsononeside，aswellasaniniquitousmisapplicationofthemontheother:andIcannothelpsaying，letitfallwhereitwill，whatIhavesaidperhapsalready，thattheformerisacrimebutonedegreeinferiortothelatter。Themoregenius，industry，andspiritareemployedtodestroy，theharderthetaskofsavingourcountrybecomes;butthedutyincreaseswiththedifficulty，iftheprinciplesonwhichIreasonaretrue。
Insuchexigenciesitisnotenoughthatgeniusbeopposedtogenius，spiritmustbematchedbyspirit。They，whogoabouttodestroy，areanimatedfromthefirstbyambitionandavarice，theloveofpowerandofmoney:fearmakesthemoftendesperateatlast。Theymustbeopposedtherefore，ortheywillbeopposedinvain，byaspiritabletocopewithambition，avarice，anddespairitself:byaspiritabletocopewiththesepassions，whentheyarefavouredandfortifiedbytheweaknessofanation，andthestrengthofagovernment。Insuchexigenciesthereislittledifference，astothemeritortheeffect，betweenopposingfaintlyandunsteadily，andnotopposingatall:naytheformermaybeofworseconsequenceincertaincircumstancesthanthelatter。AndthisisatruthIwishwithallmyheartyoumaynotseeverifiedinourcountry，wheremany，Ifear，undertakeoppositionnotasaduty，butasanadventure:andlookingonthemselveslikevolunteers，notlikemenlistedintheservice，theydeemthemselvesatlibertytotakeasmuchoraslittleofthistrouble，andtocontinueinitaslong，orenditassoonastheyplease。Itisbutafewyearsago，thatnotthemerchantsalone，butthewholenation，tookfireattheprojectofnewexcises。Theprojectwasopposed，notonmercantileconsiderationsandinterestsalone，butonthetrueprinciplesofliberty。InParliament，theoppositionwasstrenuouslyenoughsupportedforatime;buttherewassolittledispositiontoguideandimprovethespirit，thatthechiefconcernofthosewhotooktheleadseemedappliedtokeepitdown;andyetyourLordshipremembershowhighitcontinuedagainsttheprojector;tillitwascalmedjustbeforetheelectionsofthepresentParliament，bytheremarkableindolenceandinactivityofthelastsessionofthelast。Butthesefriendsofours，myLord，areasmuchmistakenintheirethics，astheeventwillshowtheyhavebeenintheirpolitics。