ABSTRACT
My Lord—In the published report of your speech of the 24th of last month, on the subject of the war against France, we read the following passage: “As to new constitutions, he (Lord G.) was firmly of opinion, that a good constitution, could only be formed by the adoption of remedies, from time to time, under the circumstances which required them. The only instance of exception mentioned was that of America; but, that did not apply. The founders of that constitution acted with great wisdom. It was framed so as to produce as little change as possible in the existing laws and manners under the altered form of government, which, though a Republic, was constructed as nearly as the difference would admit, on the MONARCHICAL form of OUR OWN CONSTITUTION.”
