...Washington, and wept over the fate of Montgomery.— In the opinion of that house, in 1780, the influente of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished. To this opinion his right honourable friend had subscribed* If the influence of the British crown was...

...constitutional means, to be diminished. Many years ago, a memorable resolution had passed in that house, " that the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished." If, at that time, the resolution was correct in point of fact ; if it was nearly so ; if it was not...

...Mr. Rose, the famous placeman, observed, that even the celebrated resolution of Mr. Dunning, " 'I hat the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished," did not go so far as to take away all influence from the crpwn : for otherwise the motion would have...

...the crown should have some influence in that house. Even the celebrated Resolution of Mr. Dunning, " That the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished," did not go so far as to take away all influence from the crown. la this motion, which the hon. gent,...

...petitions, and committees of correspondence, announced the public discontent; and instead of voting with a triumphant majority, the friends of government were...skill, introduced with eloquence, and supported by niunbers. Our late president, the American Secretary of State, very narrowly escaped the sentence of...

...their representatives accorded with the sense of their constituents. His first proposition was, whether the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished. The second, whether the representatives of the people were competent to enquire into, and in case of...

...absence; and he called, too, upon all those who, in the year 1780, joined in the vote of that House, that the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished, to come forward : let them say whether they were then right ; and, if so, whether that influence had...

...placed upon the Journals of the House of Commons, by a vote of that house, this important resolution, " That the influence of the Crown had increased, was increasing and ought to be diminished," and Mr. Preston in his late publication says : " This system of patronage has led to the great increase of...

...their most serious consideration, had mentioned the resolution voted by that House some years ago, " that the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished," it was impossible for him to hear that resolution alluded to, and sit silent. He was well known not...

...bitter lesson of snd experience. He mentioned the resolution agitated some years since, that the power of the Crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished, declaring, that he had voted against the maxim, being convinced of the contrary ; but that now, those...