. Treasury of Irish eloquence, being a compendium of Irish oratory and literature . of the minister nothing except the most glaring incapacity,and the most determined hostility to our liberties ; but we must becontent, if necessary for preserving our independence from foreignattack, to strip to the skin. It is an established maxim, we aretold, that men must give up a part for the preservation of the re-mainder. I do not dispute the justice of the maxim. But this isthe constant language of the gentleman opposite to me. We havealready given up part after part, nearly till the whole is swallowedu
. Treasury of Irish eloquence, being a compendium of Irish oratory and literature . of the minister nothing except the most glaring incapacity,and the most determined hostility to our liberties ; but we must becontent, if necessary for preserving our independence from foreignattack, to strip to the skin. It is an established maxim, we aretold, that men must give up a part for the preservation of the re-mainder. I do not dispute the justice of the maxim. But this isthe constant language of the gentleman opposite to me. We havealready given up part after part, nearly till the whole is swallowedup. If I had a pound, and a person asked me for a shilling, topreserve the rest I should willingly comply, and think myselfobliged to him. But if he repeated that demand till he cam© tomy twentieth shilling, I should ask him, Where is the re-mainder? Where is my pound now? Why, my friend, that isno joke at all. Upon the whole, sir, I see no salvation for thecountry but in the conclusion of a peace, and the removal of thepresent ministers. ADDRESS. Robert Emmet, v\ \ [867]. Powerful Address of Robert Emmet, Deliveked at his Trial before Lord Norburt, Sept. 19, 1803. ^^Fp^Y Lords—I am asked what have I to say -why sentence of^^ death should not be pronounced on me, accoixling to ,, J jj I have nothing to say tliat can alter your predetermhiation,V nor that it will become me to say, with any view to themitigation of that sentence which you arc to pronounce, and I mustabide by. But I have that to say which interests me more than life,and which you have labored to destroy. I have much to say whymy reputation should be rescued from the load of false accusationand calumny which has been cast upon it. I do not imagine that,seated where you are, your mind can be so free from prejudice as toreceive the least impression from Avhat I am going to utter. I haveno hopes that I can anchor my character in the breast of a couitconstituted and trammelled as this is. I only wish,
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