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Show ( 4r 3 C 40 3) would finally be detrimental to the Particulars who enjoyed them: The Mother Country would fuller, if {he tyrannized over her Colonies : The Colon nies would decline, ifthey dilli'eded their Mother Country; for each is equally important to the other, and mutual Benefits, mutual Necefi'ity ce- rnent their Connexion. It is an indifputable Conlequence of their being thus one Nation, that they mull be govern'd by the {lime lupreme Authofl z'ity, lie runner. to one executive Power in the King, to one leggillative Power in the Parliament of Great-Britain; 'l‘heir Connexion would 0th€r~ wile be an Alliance, nota Union 3 and they would he no longer one State, but a Confederacy of many: Local Purpofes may indeed be provided for by local Powers, but general Provilions can only be made by a Council that has general Auw thority; that Authority velted by indefealable right in Parliament over all the Subjects of Great~ Britain, wherefoeverreli-dent in the Brili/Iz Domi» nions, and to which it is Rebellion to refufe Obe- dience, for Parliament has never exempted any from the Suhmillion they owe to it, and no other lfower can grant fuch an Exemption, appears from hence to be founded not only uponjul'c Right, but upon ablolute Necedity. It has been accordingly inferred and exerciied without Intern ruption from the Time that the Colonies became The Necemty ‘of fuch a Superintendante, in order to prevent the Abule of local tho" legal Authority, was proved by an lnl'tance, which was under the Conlideration of Parliament, during the la t ('Eeflions. The extravagant lintreaie 0: Paper hr'ioney in form Colonies, had ruin'd the Credit of thol‘e where it was lo multiplied, had enibarrafled their Dealii'igs with the neighbouring Provinces, and was detlrui‘ftive to the Bitty]; Men chants who traded to America. Theft: Bills were ill'ued from Time to Time, unon Loans, as the Services of the Year, the lfir'igcitcies oi theGos vernment, or the l'retence ci' either, required. Funds were at the fame time created, fomctimes of Land, and lbmetimes of 'l‘axes, for the Pay- ment not only ofthe Intereit annually, but of the Principal allo at the End or during the Contra nuanCe ofthe Terms, for which they were created: llut generally the Funds proved deficient, and the Billstonlbquently funk in Value: Ihis however was the leztlt of the Evils occahon'd by their Pa~ per Currency: l'iiiIlCl their Dilcount ftoo'd hear, it might have been born, or a Jdemeoymrg it have been, as it ought to here een, applied, by creating additional liundsiliut the contrary I‘vea lure was adopted : The .lerrns were prolongyd, more Bills Were illhed on Funds deficient already, and the whole Credit was hereby fiill iurther deprtw ciated. To form thele Bills into Currency, they Objefis of Attention ‘5 and mull always fublifl: for the enaéting of fueh Laws as relate to the whole, and even for controuling any particular Acts local delegated Powers, which may contradict of the general Welfare. Time limited for diiclmrging them -, or lili‘lClC in ‘Ilfi' Bills {0 funk in Value, as not to 'tc qulfllria‘a ,..u t, were made a legal Tender, and that comoleated the Mil‘chief. liilblle Credit was ruined, lot‘ the Payment of its Debts was pottyoned beyond the HlUlll |