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A
HISTORY
OF THE
POLITICAL LIFE
RIGHT HONOURABLE
WILLIAM PITT.
VOL. IV.
G. SIDNEY, Printer, Northumberland Street, Strand.
WILLIAM PITT;
INCLUDING SOME ACCOUNT OF
THE TIMES IN WHICH HE LIVED.
BY JOHN GIFFORD, Esq.
IN SIX VOLUMES.
NEC SIBI, SED TOTI GENITUM SE CREDERE MUNDO.
VOL. VI.
LUCAN.
London:
PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES,
STRAND.
16 JAN 1960
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
State of Jacobinism in England---Smothered for a time, but
destined to break out with additional violence---The bold-
ness of the Jacobins increases with the success of their
brethren in France---The London Corresponding Society---
Send delegates to different parts of the Kingdom---Rapid
progress of disaffection---The doctrines of Jacobinism
alluring to the poor and idle---Cautious conduct of the
Minister---Convention at Edinburgh---Their views, their
objects, and proceedings---Adopt French Forms---Meeting
of Parliament-King's Speech---Address moved by Lord
Cliffden, and seconded by Sir Peter Burrell---Eloquent
speech of Lord Mornington---Acknowledgments of the
French Jacobins, that they were the aggressors, and
brought on the war---Speeches of Mr. Fox and Mr.
Sheridan-They impute the cruelties of the French
Government to the despotism of the Monarchy---Falsehood
of this imputation proved-The attack of foreign powers
assigned as a second cause of these enormities---The enor-
mities proved to exist before the attack began---Pacific
disposition of France asserted-Her aggressive spirit
distinctly proved Mr. Fox abuses the Allies of Great
Britain-Affirms that Louis the Fourteenth attempted to
overthrow the established church of England---This fact