"The King has behaved admirably, and has shown his sincere desire to keep Canning's Government together upon the principles upon which it was formed. It is our duty to do our part to preserve it as long as we can, and to do all in our power not to disappoint his Majesty's expectations, or to thwart his genuine objects. We must forget all that is unpleasant in what has occurred, and act cordially and frankly together. If we do, and start well, depend upon it the country will support the King in his resolution to support us, particularly if we exert ourselves bonâ fide to get rid of, or at least to nullify, the odious distinctions of Whig and Tory, and to get the press, if possible, to support the Government, not so much on account of its individual composition, but because it is the King's Government and founded upon just and honourable principles."
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Prime Ministers of the United KingdomFellows of the Royal SocietyChancellors of the ExchequerDefence ministers of England, Great Britain, and the United KingdomSecretaries of State for the Colonies (United Kingdom)
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Letter to John Charles Herries (1 September 1827), quoted in Edward Herries, Memoir of the Public Life of The Right Hon. John Charles Herries in the Reigns of George III., George IV., William IV. and Victoria, Vol. I (1880), p. 209
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Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon PC FRC (1 November 1782 – 28 January 1859), styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known between 1827 and 1833 as The Viscount Goderich, the name by which he is best known to history, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 31 August 1827 until 8 January 1828.
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