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. 435. He arrived in London on Friday, the eleventh of July, by no means well; Pitt to Lady Chatham, 12 July, 1766. Chat. Corr. II. 439. but his feverishness only bewildered his judgment and it of a late Right Honorable Commoner, Durand, to Due de Choiseul, 3 Juillet, 1766. Temple to Lady Chatham, Chat. Corr. II. 469. he returned to Stowe, repeating this speech to the world, dictating a In this manner, time was bringing him some assuagement of his former deep humiliation. Could Chatham have regained his health, he would have mastered all difficulties, or fallen with dignity. Jea fixed on America, Sept. were, all the while, competing for European alliances. No sooner had Chatham entered on the ministry, than he rushed with headlong confidence into the plan of a great Northmitted to attend a consultation on European alliances. Grafton's Autobiography. The next day Chatham, with the cheerful consent of the King, King to Chatham, 25 Sept. 1766; Chat. Corr. III. 75
Rigby (search for this): chapter 3
only adequate expression of their self-reliance. His eager imagination bore him back to the public world, though to him it was become a riddle, which not even the wisest interpreter could solve. Pitt to Countess Stanhope, 20 June, 1766. In Mahon's History of England, v. Appendix, VII. 4 While he was in this tumult of emotions, a letter was brought from the King's own hand, reminding him that his last words in the House of Commons had been a declaration of freedom from party ties, Rigby to Bedford, 24 April, 1766. Bedford Correspondence, III. 333. and inviting him to form an independent Ministry. The King to Pitt, 7 July, 1766. Chatham Correspondence, II. 436. Northington to Pitt, 7 July, 1766. Chat. Cor. II. 435. The feeble invalid, whose infirmities inflamed his constitutional hopefulness, bounded at the summons of his sovereign, and flew, as he expressed it, on wings of expedition, to lay at the King's feet the poor but sincere offering of the remnant of his life,
Durand (search for this): chapter 3
, saying, New Orleans is the key to Mexico. Durand to Choiseul, 27 June, 1766. With equally vain he Conduct of a late Right Honorable Commoner, Durand, to Due de Choiseul, 3 Juillet, 1766. Temple ever a Cabinet, wrote a sagacious observer, Durand to Choiseul, 30 July, 1766. Referring not to ; and weighed the probabilities Choiseul to Durand, 24 August, 1766. of an attempt to realize theh colonies, was just returned, and reported Durand to Choiseul, 3, 7, and 24 Aug. 1766; Choiseul to Durand, 15 Sept. 1766. how they abounded in corn, cattle, flax, and iron; in trees fit for masts;f Pontleroy, the French Emissary, made through Durand to Choiseul, Aug. 1766. Simultaneously witly and firmly of rights and a Constitution. Durand to Choiseul, 27 Aug. 1766. In this manner, timold in check all the commerce of Vera Cruz. Durand to Choiseul, 23 Aug. 1766. The rival stateerica, alike in policy and war; Choiseul to Durand, 15 Sept. 1766. and looked more nearly into th
Commoner (search for this): chapter 3
6. July. Temple, the beloved brother of his wife, the head of her family, and their common benefactor, to become the First Lord of the Treasury. But Temple, who had connected himself with Grenville Geo. Grenville to Bedford, 15 July, 1766, in Bedford Corr. III. 340. and the party of Bedford, refused to unite with the friends of Rockingham; and, having told the King, he would not go into the Ministry like a child, to come out like a fool, Inquiry into the Conduct of a late Right Honorable Commoner, Durand, to Due de Choiseul, 3 Juillet, 1766. Temple to Lady Chatham, Chat. Corr. II. 469. he returned to Stowe, repeating this speech to the world, dictating a scurrilous pamphlet against his brother-in-law, and enjoying the notoriety of having been solicited to take office and been found impracticable. The discussion with Temple and its issue, still further aggravated the malady of Pitt. He was too ill, on the eighteenth, to see the King, or even the Duke of Grafton, and yet, p
Bedford Corr (search for this): chapter 3
lay at the King's feet the poor but sincere offering of the remnant of his life, body, heart and mind. Pitt, in Chat. Corr. II. 435. He arrived in London on Friday, the eleventh of July, by no means well; Pitt to Lady Chatham, 12 July, 1766. Chat. Corr. II. 439. but his feverishness only bewildered his judgment and increased his self-confidence. On Saturday he was barely able to have a short interview with the King, and obtain consent to take the actual Administration as the groundof the Treasury. But Temple, who had connected himself with Grenville Geo. Grenville to Bedford, 15 July, 1766, in Bedford Corr. III. 340. and the party of Bedford, refused to unite with the friends of Rockingham; and, having told the King, he we Conduct of a late Right Honorable Commoner, Durand, to Due de Choiseul, 3 Juillet, 1766. Temple to Lady Chatham, Chat. Corr. II. 469. he returned to Stowe, repeating this speech to the world, dictating a scurrilous pamphlet against his brother-in
William Pitt (search for this): chapter 3
e eclipse of the genius and of the glory of William Pitt. Unrelenting disease and the labors of theto form an independent Ministry. The King to Pitt, 7 July, 1766. Chatham Correspondence, II. 436. Northington to Pitt, 7 July, 1766. Chat. Cor. II. 435. The feeble invalid, whose infirmities infistration as the groundwork of his own; That Pitt stated this on Saturday the 12th appears from ts issue, still further aggravated the malady of Pitt. He was too ill, on the eighteenth, to see thein Grafton's Autobiography; and C. Townshend to Pitt, 26 July, 1766. Chatham Corr. II. 464, 465. Thus he professed himself a devotee to Pitt and Grafton, being sure to do his utmost to thwart the on a whole, the Cabinet—of which the Members were Pitt, Camden, Grafton, Conway, Shelburne, and the nore privilege of unanimity, it is this, in which Pitt will see none but persons whose imagination he a senselessness to glory to forfeit the name of Pitt for any title. Charles Lee to King of Poland[2 more...]
Richelieu (search for this): chapter 3
Camden, his Chancellor, had not the qualities of a great statesman, and wanted fidelity; Grafton, on whom he leaned, was indolent and easily misled; Conway, one of his Secretaries of State, always vacillated; Shelburne, his firm, able, and sincere friend, was, from the first, regarded at court with dislike; and the King himself agreed with him in nothing but the wish to humble the aristocracy. At the time of Chatham's taking office, Choiseul, Aug. the greatest minister of France since Richelieu, Chatham in Walpole, IV. 279. having assigned the care of the navy to his brother, had resumed that of Foreign Affairs. He knew the gigantic schemes of colonial conquests which Pitt had formerly harbored; and weighed the probabilities Choiseul to Durand, 24 August, 1766. of an attempt to realize them by a new war against France and Spain. The agent whom he had sent in 1764 on a tour of observation through the British colonies, was just returned, and reported Durand to Choiseul,
Stanhope (search for this): chapter 3
hen, Chap. XXVI.} 1766. July. as he directed against the Bourbons the treasure and the hearts of the united empire, his life was the life of the British people, his will was their will, his uncompromising haughtiness was but the image of their pride, and his presumptuous daring the only adequate expression of their self-reliance. His eager imagination bore him back to the public world, though to him it was become a riddle, which not even the wisest interpreter could solve. Pitt to Countess Stanhope, 20 June, 1766. In Mahon's History of England, v. Appendix, VII. 4 While he was in this tumult of emotions, a letter was brought from the King's own hand, reminding him that his last words in the House of Commons had been a declaration of freedom from party ties, Rigby to Bedford, 24 April, 1766. Bedford Correspondence, III. 333. and inviting him to form an independent Ministry. The King to Pitt, 7 July, 1766. Chatham Correspondence, II. 436. Northington to Pitt, 7 July,
Charles Townshend (search for this): chapter 3
mained unimpaired. Without consultation, he went directly to Charles Townshend, by whose assiduous court and rare abilities he had been captat. When informed of this proposal, Pitt, who better understood Townshend's character, said every Chap. XXVI.} 1766. July. thing to dissuahis inclination, as well as his opinion; insisting, however, that Townshend was not to be called to the Cabinet. Grafton's Autobiography. On learning this exclusion, Townshend hesitated; but, finally, on the twenty-sixth, pleading the express commands of the King, he acquiesced.t, affection, and friendship grow from every act of our lives. Townshend to Grafton, 25 July, 1766, in Grafton's Autobiography; and C. TowC. Townshend to Pitt, 26 July, 1766. Chatham Corr. II. 464, 465. Thus he professed himself a devotee to Pitt and Grafton, being sure to do his utmnot how to resolve. Once, at Grafton's earnest solicitation, Charles Townshend was permitted to attend a consultation on European alliances.
Charles Yorke (search for this): chapter 3
serve as jurors, Additional Instructions to the Governor of Quebec, of 24 Feb. 1766. Dr. Adam Mabane to General Murray, 26 August, 1766. and it was proposed to make them eligible as Justices of the Peace and as Judges. Duke of Richmond's Journal, in Albemarle, i. 358. But Northington, in very ill humor, thrust forward vague objections; Duke of Richmond's Journal, in Albemarle, i. 351. and as his colleagues persevered, he repaired to the King to advise their change. Rockingham to C. Yorke, 4 July, 1766, in Albemarle, i. 357. The time was now come for the eclipse of the genius and of the glory of William Pitt. Unrelenting disease and the labors of the winter session had exhausted his little strength, and irreparably wrecked his constitution. Had he remained out of place, and appeared at intervals in the House of Commons, he would have left a name needing no careful and impartial analysis of facts for his apology. As it is, I have to record, how unsuccessfully he labore
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