Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1): From the Original Family DocumentsBuckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
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Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1): From the Original Family Documents
Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
Great Britain -- History -- George IV, 1820-1830
It would not be difficult to form a Government to succeed to us out
of our own party. But if we are unable to conduct the Government,
they would be still more unequal to it; and they would want
particularly our experience in tiding over the difficulties of the
day. The Opposition are still more unable than ourselves or others
to form and conduct a real Government. But they would be able, and
not unwilling, to do a great deal of mischief--enough probably to
prevent us or any others who should succeed to them from being able
to conduct the Government again. They would soon find that they
could not govern upon their new system; and they would not be
supported by the country on that or any other; but they would just
have the power to render the government of the country impossible
to their successors.
I have stated to you very shortly my view of this question, which I
believe is the true one. I believe, then, that however painful it
may be to us, and I declare most sincerely that it is so to me, it
is our duty to remain where we are as long as we can; and at all
events endeavour to overcome the difficulties of this most critical
of all moments.
Believe me, ever yours most sincerely,
WELLINGTON.
The Government was for the hundredth time menaced with immediate
dissolution; but the familiar proverb that pronounces the longevity of
ordinary men when threatened, appeared to be equally applicable to
Cabinet Ministers. It will be seen from the following communications
that they were likely to lose the support of one of their most
influential friends at Court. Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, however, was not
so completely disgraced as the writer tries to make it appear, for, on
the 1st of April he was gazetted as a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath,
and lived to enjoy several other honours and advantages.
THE RIGHT HON. W. H. FREMANTLE TO THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.
Board of Control, March 10, 1822.
MY DEAR DUKE,
You can have no idea how much advantage we derive from the division
of the other night, being of much greater importance to the
Government than to us, and it is so felt by the Opposition. Nothing
could be more absurd than Tierney's conduct, speaking entirely
against Creevey, and by his vote identifying himself with the
Opposition upon it. Lord N---- was really the height of folly, to
call it by no other name, for the division was so miserable a one,
and so completely confined to the Opposition, that there was no one
reason why he should have come up for it.
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