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England will become the laughing stock—the scorn—the derision of the whole world. Oh! we feel ashamed of belonging to a country in which such monstrous proceedings are set in motion under the solemn sanction of the Sovereign and her Ministers! ENGLAND WILL BECOME THE LAUGHING STOCK THE SCORN THE DERISION OF THE WHOLE WORLD AH WE FEEL ASHAMED OF BELONGING TO A COUNTRY IN WHICH SUCH MONSTROUS PROCEEDINGS ARE SET IN MOTION UNDER THE SOLEMN SANCTION OF THE SOVEREIGN AND HER MINISTERS
n ourselves to render our abiding-places here scenes of comfort, happiness, and contentment. But if by our own ignorance, wickedness, or tyrannical behaviour, we succeed in rendering any one spot of this fair and beauteous world a prey to famine and its invariable attendant—pestilence,—if we undertake to govern a country which we have conquered, and instead of applying beneficial and suitable measures, heap insult, wrong, error, and oppression upon its people,—how can we be surprised that the worst results should ensue? and how can we be so wickedly blind, or so vilely hypocritical, as to attempt to cast upon the dispensations of Providence those lamentable evils which we ourselves have engendered? Again we say that a more abominable insult to the Majesty of Heaven was never perpetrated, than that conveyed by the motives set forth as a reason for a General Fast! The Ministers who have advised Queen Victoria to assent to such a hideous mockery, are unworthy the confidence of the nation. UNTIES AND IT DEPENDS ON OURSELVES TO RENDER OUR ABIDING PLACES HERE SCENES OF COMFORT HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT BUT IF BY OUR OWN IGNORANCE WICKEDNESS OR TYRANNICAL BEHAVIOR WE SUCCEED IN RENDERING ANY ONE SPOT OF THIS FAIR AND BEAUTEOUS WORLD A PREY TO FAMINE AND ITS INVARIABLE ATTENDANT PESTILENCE IF WE UNDERTAKE TO GOVERN A COUNTRY WHICH WE HAVE CONQUERED AND INSTEAD OF APPLYING BENEFICIAL AND SUITABLE MEASURES HEAP INSULT WRONG ERROR AND OPPRESSION UPON ITS PEOPLE HOW CAN WE BE SURPRISED THAT THE WORST RESULTS WOULD ENSUE AND HOW CAN WE BE SO WICKEDLY BLIND OR SO VILELY HYPOCRITICAL AS TO ATTEMPT TO CAST UPON THE DISPENSATIONS OF PROVIDENCE THOSE LAMENTABLE EVILS WHICH WE OURSELVES HAVE ENGENDERED AGAIN WE SAY THAT A MORE ABOMINABLE INSULT TO THE MAJESTY OF HEAVEN WAS NEVER PERPETRATED THAN THAT CONVEYED BY THE MOTIVES SET FORTH AS A REASON FOR A GENERAL FAST THE MINISTERS WHO HAVE ADVISED QUEEN VICTORIA TO ASCEND TO SUCH A HIDEOUS MOCKERY ARE UNWORTHY THE CONFIDENCE OF THE NATION
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