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Show 298 Acrs RELATING Part IL Sect. XI. could it bear any application of the principle of the declaratory aé‘c. Two years before, an act had pafi among other purpofes, for that of better quartering his majefiy's troops in North America. The alTembly of New York TO THE Commas. 299 fully the authority of Britain was pre‘ firmed by it, was now apparent. " An " act of parliament, fay the colonifis *3 " commanding us to do a certain thing, " _z'f it has {my va/zkiz'ty, is a tax upon us " for the expencc that accrues in comply- did not like the mode prefcribed by that " ing with it." aét: they therefore paf'c an act of their " The aflembly of New York either had, own, directing another mode, inconfiflent " or had not, a rig/1t to refu e fubrnifiion with the provifions made by parliament. The parliament on this occafion determined to inforce the principle laid down in the declaratory act, and vindicate its power of making laws binding on the co- lonies. An act was accordingly paft, fufpending the affembly of New York. till " to that a8: --If they had-and I ima- other fide the Atlantic from thofe we en- the provifions of the former a& {hould be tertain on the borders of the Thames. complied with *. What ideas the Americans entertained of this exertion of power; what a conquef'c the magnanimous affertion of the declaratory 361 had gained over them; how Had " the crown by its prerogative ref- Hence they argue- " gine, continues this writer, no Ame- " rican will fay they Izad flat-then " the parliament had 720 rig/1f to compel " them to execute it." The ideas of liberty are different on the " trained the governor from calling 1/16 " qflm/sz/ roger/Jar," all it feems would have been well 1*: but that parliament '4‘ See Farmer's Letters, p. 8, 9. *‘ 7 Geo. III. c. 59. t See ib. p, 9, lo, fully |
