...that great aid of government, more powerful than either law or reason, the respect for ancient rights, and the deference to prescriptive authority, — if...spirit of the Reform Bill, I will not undertake to ndopt it. But if the spirit of the Refotm Bill implies merely a careful review of institutions, civil...

...may call an abuse, by abandoning altogether that great aid o( Goveroment, more powerful than cither law or reason, the respect for ancient right, and...of the Reform Bill implies merely a careful review uf institutions civil and ecclesiastical, undertaken in a friendly temper, combining with the firm...

...overthrow Lxvmof ancient rights and institutions, he thus pro- 1835 ceeded : — ' If the spirit of the bill implies merely a careful review of institutions,...combining, with the firm maintenance of established rights, a correction of proved abuses, and a redress of real grievances; — in that case, I can, for myself...

...aid of Government, " more powerful than either law or reason — the " respect for ancient rights, and the deference to " prescriptive authority, —...friendly temper, " combining with the firm maintenance of esta" blished rights the correction of proved abuses, " and the redress of real grievances, in that...

...aid of Government, " more powerful than either law or reason — the " respect for ancient rights, and the deference to " prescriptive authority, — if this be the spirit of " the Reiorm Bill, I will not undertake to adopt " it ; but if the spirit of the Reform Bill implies " merely...

...great aid of government, more powerful than either Law or Reason — the respect for ancient rights. and the deference to prescriptive authority — if...Reform Bill, I will not undertake to adopt it: but if that spirit merely implies a careful review of institutions, civil and ecclesiastical, undertaken in...

...to the overthrow of ancient rights and institutions, he thus proceeded: — ' If the spirit of the bill implies merely a careful review of institutions,...combining, with the firm maintenance of established rights, a correction of proved abuses, and a redress of real grievances; — in that case, I can, for myself...

...to the Electors of Tamworth, he paid that he was prepared to adopt tlie spirit of the Reform Act by a " careful review of institutions, civil and ecclesiastical,...undertaken in a friendly temper, combining with the linn maintenance of established rights the correction of proved abuses and the redress of real grievances."...

...great aid of Government — more powerful than either law or reason — the respect of ancient rights and the deference to prescriptive authority ; if this be the spirit of the Refonn Bill, I will not undertake to adopt it. But if the spirit of the Reform Bill implies merely...

...considered the Reform Bill to be the " final and irrevocable settlement of a great question." He advocated " a careful review of institutions, civil and ecclesiastical, undertaken in a friendly spirit." He then showed that he had offered no unqualified opposition to the measures of the Whig Cabinet,...