niators, that a recent and great event has at once exposed the misrepresentations of her enemies, and displayed a great source of her misfortunes. The visit of a conciliating King to a distracted people rapidly disclosed their native character, and produced a burst of unfeigned, unanimous, genuine loyalty-never before experienced in such profusion by any Monarch from his subjects. The equivocating language of diplomacy was rejected for awhile. The King was a Patriot, and the People were loyal. For the first time they

Both were sincere

were allowed to approach each other. and both were ardent. In a few days, the King became despotic in the affections of the Nation, and his Ministers descended into a comparative insignificance. When he arrived, he was respected as a British King-but when he departed, he was adored as an Irish Monarch. He saw at once that the existence of faction and discord was incompatible with the peace and the prosperity of Ireland; and that she hung on Great Britain, as a withering limb upon a healthful body-essential to its symmetry, but useless to its functions and injurious to its Constitution.

There was but one remedy-conciliation. His Majesty saw its efficacy and commanded its adoption.-But his commands were disobeyed by the Regal Rebels*-and Ireland is still seen withering and cankering-by the obstinacy of intolerant faction, the irritation of local tyranny, and the multiplying mischiefs resulting from disobedience to the benevolent and wise commands of the only British King who ever yet set foot on the Irish shore as a friend, and as a patriot.

* Mr. Grattan's definition of men, "Who make their loyalism a pretence to perpetuate their supremacy,-and distract the peace of a "Country under colour of protecting it."

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