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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 37: (search)
1768; Same to Same, 28 Nov. 1768. may turn his foibles and defects to the advantage of the King. After his accession, the Administration was the weakest and the worst which England has known since its Revolution. It had no sanction in public opinion, and the subservient Parliament was itself losing its authority and the reverence of the nation. A reform was hence- Chap. XXXVII} 1768. Oct. forward advocated by Grenville. The number of electors, such was his declared Grenville to William Knox, October, 1768, in Appendix to vol. II. of Extra Official State Papers, 23. opinion, is become too small in proportion to the whole people, and the Colonies ought to be allowed to send members to Parliament. The State of the Nation, published in October, 1768. What other reason than an attempt to raise discontent, replied Edmund Burke as the organ of the Rockingham Whigs, can he have for suggesting, that we are not happy enough to enjoy a sufficient number of voters in England? O