The consequence is this: he who has deviated but an inch from the straight line, he who has taken but one penny of unlawful emolument, (and all have taken many pennies of unlawful emolument,) does not dare to complain of the most abandoned extortion and cruel oppression in any of his fellow-servants.

He who has taken a trifle, perhaps as the reward of a good action, is obliged to be silent, when he sees whole nations desolated around him.

The great criminal at the head of the service has the laws in his hand; he is always able to prove the small offence, and crush the person who has committed it.

This is one grand source of Mr.Hastings's power.

After he had got the better of the Parliamentary commission, no complaint from any part of the service has appeared against Mr.Hastings.He is bold enough to state it as one presumption of his merit, that there has been no such complaint.