none.

be increased to render such an union difficult. But you ought to have considered, that there are other, more important, and less remediable dangers; that the circumstance, which will impede a pernicious, will obstruct a beneficial concert; and that power may be split amongst so many individuals, that it would be impossible to unite them against the most ruinous attack of the most wicked Administration that Great Britain shall ever produce, to be a scourge to her dependencies. You ought to have considered, that a British Minister may possibly assist you against your own aristocracy; but that he will never assist you against himself. That in the former system you had therefore an appeal; but that in this you will have You ought also to have seen, that the rein of that aristocracy was every hour relaxing. That the number of men of property, consequence and education among you, daily increased; and that this being an infallible and easy remedy against the rigour of that form, a violent and uncertain remedy, to speak the best of it, ought to be rejected. Ireland is subordinate, says England, and England is the superior. We allow it. What form can be so proper, or so analogous to this mutual relation, as that the principal rule should belong to Great Britain, and that the subordinate government should be left to Ireland? And was not this precisely the case, when a chief governor came from Great Britain, and left deputies behind him when he went, who were natives of this country? This gave all due pre-eminence and authority to England, without stripping this kingdom of all national weight. The people of Great Britain are too just, and the monarch too upright, not to be contented with this. And if an arbitrary administration are not so; they deserve, not to be gratified, but opposed.

Banish all narrow prejudices from your minds. Because few of you can be Justices, you think you are not concerned

in the change. But if few of you can be Justices, fewer of you can be Viceroys. Even in this view, therefore, you will be losers. But you are not now to determine, with respect to one another, whether this or that man shall have power; but whether the Kingdom shall have any. I do not contend for the name of Justices, but for the substance; that is, for national weight and dignity. In whatever form this is maintained, I am content. But by the present system it must be destroyed. Divide and govern, is the adage of politics; and you will be broken by this system into a multitude of insignificant individuals, without a principal, or possibility of union, in whatever extremity. Again, and again, therefore, I warn you, that if you are instrumental to this change, you will be traitors to yourselves. It may smile upon some of you for a moment; but the public will soon see it in frowns; and feel it in its ruin. I have no interest in the matter, but that which I have in common with you all. But that is sufficient; and the counsel which I have given, I would ratify with my blood. Remember your prosperity or your ruin, as a nation, is at stake; and act accordingly. The cause is great, and do not trifle with it. Time is irreparable; do not lose it. To be undone, is miserable! and, to be undone by these men, would be ignominious.

SINDERCOMBE.

INSCRIPTION.

AN INSCRIPTION ON A PILLAR WHICH IS SPEEDILY TO BE

ERECTED AT THE TOWN OF BULLOCK.

THIS Column was erected at the private expense
Of Good Men,

To stand a monument of Irish Story, and
A memorial to posterity

Of our happy deliverance from the scourge
Of insolence and oppression,

By the unexpected, but not unwished for, departure
Of George Lord Viscount Townshend;
Who resided in this land, as Chief Governour,
For the space of Four Years: But at length
Departed on the 26th day of December, in the year
1772,

Having on that day, being St. Stephen's day,
The 15th day after his obtaining a victory,
(Which the Wise called a defeat,)

And the 2d day after he pass'd the Money-bills,
(Which he thought an exploit)
Embarked, without ostentation,

At this little Port of Bullock.
He came to Ireland professing and practising
Every mystery of corruption-

Waging war against

Power, Abilities, and Integrity ;
And accordingly his administration was
Absurdity, Impotence, and Profligacy.

During his residence, the powers of his office Frequently compelled him to confer favors, But a capricious nature and barbarous manners, Defended him from the returns of Friendship and Gratitude:

He therefore never made

A Friend.

So that in a country, in which any misfortune
Calls forth the affections of the People-
Where they drop tears at the execution of
Every Malefactor,

He, however, was
Unassisted in his difficulties,

Unpitied in his disgrace,
And unlamented in his departure.
He uttered falsehood from the throne
In the name of the King.

From his closet did he promise

The things which never were performedHis conduct in government was

A disgrace to him, whom he represented, A reproach to those, who appointed him, And a scourge to those, whom he governed.He was a Mimic,

A Scribbler,

A Decypherer of Features,

A Delineator of Corporeal Infirmity;

But he was not

A Statesman,

A Governor,

A Soldier,

A Friend,

Or a Gentleman:

He was victorious only when he involved
His cause with the cause of

private persons——

And the ordinary effects of

Sympathy and affection,
(Usually so strong in this country)
Became weak or doubtful,

As they were damped by the influence
Of his co-operation.

His wisdom was fraud;

His policy, corruption;

His fortitude, contempt of character ;

His friendship, distrust;

His enmity, revenge;

And his exploit, the ruin of a country.

LETTER

TO THE EDITOR OF BARATARIANA.

Sic qui promittit, cives, urbem sibi curte,
Imperium fore, et Italiam, et delubra Deorum,
Quo patre sit natus, num ignota matre inhonestus,
Omnes mortales curare, et quærere, cogit.

SIR,

HOR.

Dec. 31, 1772

AMONG the manuscripts in St. Patrick's library, in which there are many curious pieces of antiquity, I happened, a few days ago, to find a character of Sancho II. Governor of Barataria, drawn by the pen of a contemporary historian, which I communicate to you for the instruction of his succes

sors.

PLUTARCHUS BARATARIANUS. SANCHO, the Governor of Barataria, was descended from