The Pictorial History of England During the Reign of George the Third: 1760-1785
The Pictorial History of England During the Reign of George the Third: 1760-1785
Charles Macfarlane, George Lillie Craik
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At the very next sitting — on the 22nd of February — Greneral Conway moved an ad- dress to implore his majesty " to listen to the advice of his Commons, that the war in America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose of reducing the inhabitants of that country to obe- dience b^ force ; and to express their hopes that his majesty's desire to restore the public tran- quillity might be forwarded, and made effectual, by a happy reconciliation with the revolted colo- nies." Upon a d...ivision, at two hours after mid- night, ministers had still a majority, but this time it was a majority of only one— the votes being 194 to 193. This night's debate may fiurly be said to have terminated the American war. When it was over. Fox called upon the minister to open the budget, which was consideredf as the only business to be done before the entire change of administra- tion. Lord North calmly promised to do that work on the 25th, but said not a word about re- signing — an omission for which he was virulently abused by Colonel Barrt^.
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