[4] A material point is omitted by Mr. Burke in this speech, viz. _the manner in which the continent received this royal assurance_. The assembly of Virginia, in their address in answer to Lord Botetourt's speech, express themselves thus:--"We will not suffer our present hopes, arising from the pleasing prospect your Lordship hath so kindly opened and displayed to us, to be lashed by the bitter reflection that any _future_ administration will entertain a wish to depart from that _plan_ which affords the surest and most permanent foundation of public tranquillity and happiness. No, my Lord, we are sure _our most gracious sovereign_, under whatever changes may happen in his confidential servants, will remain immutable in the ways of truth and justice, and that he is _incapable of deceiving his faithful subjects_; and we esteem your Lordship's information not only as warranted, but even sanctified _by the royal word_." [5] Lord North. [6] Mr. Dowdeswell. [7] General Conway. [8] General Conway. [9] General Conway. [10] General Conway. [11] Supposed to allude to the Right Honorable Lord North, and George Cooke, Esq., who were made joint paymasters in the summer of 1766, on the removal of the Rockingham administration. [12] Resolutions in May, 1770. [13] Mr. Fuller. [14] Lord Carmarthen. [15] Lord North. [16] Mr. Dowdeswell SPEECHES AT HIS ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL, AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE POLL. 1774 EDITOR'S ADVERTISEMENT. We believe there is no need of an apology to the public for offering to them any genuine speeches of Mr. Burke: the two contained in this publication undoubtedly are so. The general approbation they met with (as we hear) from all parties at Bristol persuades us that a good edition of them will not be unacceptable in London; which we own to be the inducement, and we hope is a justification, of our offering it. We do not presume to descant on the merit of these speeches; but as it is no less new than honorable to find a popular candidate, at a popular election, daring to avow his dissent to certain points that have been considered as very popular objects, and maintaining himself on the manly confidence of his own opinion, so we must say that it does great credit to the people of England, as it proves to the world, that, to insure their confidence, it is not necessary to flatter them, or to affect a subserviency to their passions or their prejudices.