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“ Dear Sir, Cambridge , 12th May, 1784.

“ Will you allow me to say, that I think you cannot continueminister with that high sense of honour which I wish you to do,whilst the resolutions of the last House of Commons respectingyou stand unblotted from the Journals. You have now an op-portunity of healing the wound which many think you inflictedon the constitution by remaining in power in opposition tothe sense of the Commons, if you profess your readiness toretire, provided the new House of Representatives , which (fromits being so recently elected) must be supposed to speak thevoice of the people, should be of the same opinion relative toyou that the last was. For it is a part of my political creed, thatthe voice of the people, whenever it can be clearly known, and Ithink it is clearly known to be with you, is and ought to be su-preme in the state. I beg your pardon for the freedom with whichI deliver my sentiments ; you are indebted to the regard I havefor your disinterestedness and integrity, and to the hope I havethat you may do real service to the country, that I trouble youwith any opinion at all.

“ I am, &c.

“ R. Landaff.”

I had mentioned to Mr. Pitt, a little time before, when hecalled upon me at Cambridge , on account of the election, thisrescinding of the resolutions of the House of Commons , as thefirst business which ought to be brought forward in the newparliament; and he seemed at that time wholly to agree with mein the propriety of the measure; but he changed his mind, orwas over-ruled by men more inclined to exalt the prerogative of

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