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Title Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. on moving his resolutions for conciliation with the colonies, March 22, 1775.
Call Number E211 .B97 1775; Record ID 99192210102001
Date 1775
Description Published text of a speech by British parliament member Edmund Burke, expressing sympathy with the American colonies and attempting to convince his fellows of the legitimacy of their complaints.
Creator Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Subject Great Britain--Colonies--America; United States--Politics and government--1775-1783; Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Type Text
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Language eng
Spatial Coverage United States; Great Britain
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OCR Text [68] [69] Sir, I {hall open the whole plan to you toge- Is this (lefcription too hot, or too cold, too ther, with fuch obfervations on the motions as may tend to illuf'trate them where they may want cxhlanation. The firll: is a relolution-f‘ Tee-22‘ thong, or too weak? Does it arrogate too much to the fupreme legillature? Does itlean too much to the claims of the people? If it runs into any the Colonies am! P/mzz‘az‘iem of Great szffllll m of thefe errors, the fault is not mine. Nerf/J America, ceyi/z'iug ef Fourteen fepzzmte language of your own ancient ails of Parliament. A7072 mew be firm, fie! gee/e fi'fl'CL'P/Z‘ Ofe/Zzzr, reg/Hem, (Jammy/5 fepz'em. It is the ge. nuine produce of the ancient ruflic, manly, Governmefltt, ind eem‘m'zzz'lzg Two file/[ewe mid upwards effree [wheeled/its, ' have 7102‘ bed: the [z- bem‘y and prince/ege ef e/efimg (we! fend/72g any Knights and Bmgtfles, er other: to ,reprefeezi them in the [Big/5 Cele/"Z cf 1)327'/:1e!21e'11f. ---'l his is a plain matter of he, neceflary to be laid down, and (excepting the delcription) it _IS lard down in the language of the conl'titut'ion; it It is the home~bred lenfe of this country-I did not dare to rub off a particle of the venerable ruPt that rather adorns and preferves, than deflrovs the metal. It would be a profauation to touch with a tool the fiones which confiruc? the facred altar is taken nearly cereal/m from (1&5 of Parliament. of peace. I would not violate with modern polifh the ingenuous and noble roughnefs of thefe The fecond is like unto the firft- " T/Jet " the aid Colonies emf Plantar/'07:: have éeen [me/e truly conltitutional materials. Above all things, I was refolved not to be guilty of tampering, the " 2‘0, and bemzden fay, fluent! ‘filéfldl‘fs, pay/tents, odious vice of relllels and unltable minds. I put my foot in the tracks of our forefathers; whereI " rates, and faxes, given and, granted by Petr/II}!" mem‘, though live/221217 Ce/mies mid l'lemratzem " have not their Knight: 17:12:! Bm'gefler, 'm the can neither wander nor fiumble. Determining to fix articles of peace, I was refolved not to be Wife beyond what was written; 1 was refolved fetid big/5 Court 9/ Par/fai/mzt, eff/Jew own e/ee-z‘ien, lo relate/emf 2/56 wed/teen eff/Beer country; to ufe nothing elle than the form of lbund words ; by lack (whereof they have been Ojlé'filifiifl‘ touched to let others abound in their own lenle; and care- ema' grieved [7y fall/idles given, gem/fed, and denied 2'0, in fee faid COYH‘I, in a mmmer [fire/u- What the law has laid, " dicz'al to the eemmeiz weak/9, quieme/i, re/Z, and " peace (f the fuejefis infighting evil/Jim 1‘erflame." Is fully to abllain from all expreliions of my own. elfe 1am filent. words. fate. I fay. In all things I have no organ but for her This, if it be not ingenious lam fine is F 3 There
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