Excerpt from The Speeches and Public Letters of the Liberator, Vol. 2: With Preface and Historical Notes The right hon. Baronet took care to omit the remainder of the passage which I have just quoted. I succeeded, Papi neau failed, and for this very reason, that I looked to nothing but moral means, he resorted to physical force. I have said more than enough on this subject. I now ask the House, after this debate has lasted so long, what are the principles of government that have been held out by hon. Gentlemen opposite? Their case is this: they come before the country and ask this House to turn the present ministry out, and let them in, not merely to declare a want of confidence in the present ministry, but to declare confidence in those who must replace them. That is a matter of course. What foundation do they lay for this Have they declared on what principles they intend to govern? We have heard a great deal of attacks on ministers, of gibes and jeers at the result of the division, and yet we have not heard one distinct affirmative annunciation of the principles on which the gentlemen Opposite intend to govern. We have not heard what they will do in England, and, least Of all, what they mean to do in Ireland. I ask, what are their principles Hon. Gentlemen Opposite say that the country is much disturbed, that disaffection prevails amongst numerous classes, that dissatisfaction is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.