word has been said against him that could be avoided;
and even those statements that necessarily reflect
upon his discretion, have been extorted from the Conservative
party, in reply to the attacks which Lord Auckland’s
friends have made upon his successor. The English
people admire fair play as much as they appreciate
the value of practical benefits. They see the
false pretences on which an absent man has now been
assailed by disappointed opponents; they feel the
generosity that has saved his rival from retaliation.
They know the state of Indian affairs when Lord Ellenborough
assumed his office, and they can estimate the position
into which they have now been brought under his vigorous
management. They agree with him in the pacific
principles which he has avowed, and look forward to
a continued career of useful services, in which the
resources of that great empire will be more than ever
developed under his control, and the power of the British
name perpetuated by a wise, an upright, and a fearless
Administration.