The declamation of the gentlemen who oppose the bill has been abundant and vehement; but they have been reserved and even silent about the fitness or unfitness of the plan to attain the direct object it has in view.
Burke critiques the opposition for their lack of substantive arguments regarding the bill's objectives.
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