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Show (12) (13) I do not now enquire whether taxation is matter of right; I only confider it as matter of experiment; for {urely the art have ignorantly undermined the molt folid foundation of our own power. of government itfelf is founded on eX-perience. I need not fiiggeft what were the confequences of this change of mea~ fures. The evils produced by it were fuch tiality, it is but juf't for us to enquire what we have gained by thefe taxes as well as we {till remember and fiill feel. as what we have loft. We. {uttered more by our lots of trade with In order to obferve the {tricl el't impar- I am allured that out of all the turns raifcd in America the lafi year but one, if the expenc es are de- them, than the wealth flowing in from India was able to recompence. The bank- duc'ted, which the natives would elle have ruptcy of the Eat": India Compan y, may be fulficiently accounted for by the rapine difcharged themfelves, the net revenue paid into the Treafury to go in aid of the abroad and the knavery at ho me 5 but it: certainly would have been delayed fome years, had we continued our commerce With them in the fingle articl e of tea. But that and many other branch es of trade have been diverted into other ch annels, and may probably never return int ire to their old linking fund, or to be employed in wh atever public fervices parliament {hall thi nk fit, is eighty-five pounds. Eighty-five courfe. But what is worfi, of all, we have 10?: their confidence and friendfhip; "'6 h a ve- pounds, my Lords, is the whole equi~ valent, we have received for all the hatred and mifehief, and all the infi- nite lolles this kingdom has fiiflitred during that year in her dilputes with North America. l‘vloney that is earned [o dearly as this, ought to be expended with great ‘Wifdom and ceconomy. My Lords, were V ()1: |
