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Show "gramme ,' l 16+ l lL u? -. '"Wl'r'rl :1 S C H E M E [ I65 ] H. " legal Subjec'tion to the governing Powers of WHEREFORE the 2d Propofal is, To attempt to perfuade the Colonies to fend over a certain Number of Reprefentatives to fit and vote in the Britiflz Parliaments, in order to incorporate flmm'm and Greet-Britain into one common " the Community to which they belong. " BUT yet he obferves, that the total Want " of Reprefentatives in the great Council of the " Nation, to fupport their lntereits, and give an ".Aflent on their Behalf to Laws and Taxes by Empire. * THIS is the Scheme of a very worthy Gentleman, eminently vetted in the Laws and Confiitution of Grew-Britain, and what is fiill better, a real, not a pretended Patriot. Let us " which they are bound and afieeted, is a .Mz'f" inne, which every Friend to Liberty and equal " Government mul't be forry to fee them labour therefore examine it with as much Refpecft and Deference to his Opinion, as the Caufe of Truth will permit; which I am well perfuaded, is full as much as he would require. HE begins with obfervi-ng veryjuflly, Page 4, " Manner, if fut/z Relief can peflz‘bly be afierden' "his Scheme for remedying this Misfortune; " under, and from which he mull wifh them to " be relieved in a regular and conltitutional " t/zenz, wit/lent Meeting the Unity of Ike Britiih 9‘ Government." HE therefore proceeds, at Page 10, to propofe " That the Subjects of the Crown; of Gran- viz. " That about eighty Perfons might be ad- " Britain, muf't (i. e. ought to) continue to 136 " mitted to fit in Parliament, as Member: of 9‘ ft) in every Refpeé‘t, in all Parts of the " World, while they live under the Protec- 7" the Commons Houfe of Parliament for all i‘ the King's Dominions in flmerim, the flVe - " tion of the Brit/fl; Government; and that - ;" Indies, as well as Nerf/z zfrnem'm; anti that " their crofiing‘ the flilnntit‘ Ocean with the ."rtheir Stileiand Title {hould be THE COM- " King's Licence, and refiding in finzerim 'for " the P‘urpofes of Trade, cannot affect th€iF 9‘ MISSIONERS on THE Commas or AMERICA. After this he goes on to fix the Numbers re- * See EPmephlEtr-J‘ Confiderations on the Expedientl' " of admitting Reprefentatives from the flnzerican Colonies vquifite to reprefent each Colony, their ualification, and the Mode of their Eleflion, alfo the Time of their continuing in Oflice, and the Manner of their being re-eleeted, or {uperfeded " Into the Brin‘fl; Houfc of Commons."--Landm, printed ' for B. WHITE, 1770, 5‘ legal 3, by others, if that {hould be judged necefi‘ary : in all which, tho' the Propolals are not quite conX 3 |