I am directed to protest against those grounds and principles upon which he frames his defence; for, if those grounds are good and valid, they carry off a great deal at least, if not entirely, the foundation of our charge.
Burke protests against the principles used by Hastings in his defense, arguing they undermine the charges against him.
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