Other Whigs such as the Duke of Portland and Earl Fitzwilliam privately agreed with Burke but did not wish for a public breach with their Whig colleagues.

• 其他一些辉格党成员比如珀特兰的丢克（贵族第一等级）和厄尔（贵族第三等级）菲茨威廉私下赞同伯克，不过不希望辉格党的公开分裂。