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Show VVV State of War) then a civil Conli‘itution offome Kind or other mull neceflarily be efiablilhed; and in the Cafe before us, there feems to be no other Alternative, but either the permitting the D WIMQI UM4. P Jill: Colonies to enjoy once more thofe Advantages of Engli 1 Liberty, and of an Eiig/zflz Conflitution, which they had forfeited; or elle a Refolution to govern them for the future by arbitrary Sway and defpotic Power. If the latter Ihould be the Plan adopted, follow, that the Syllem of Trials by Juries mul't return with them: And then, when Aimerim {hall grow {hunger and fironger every Day, and Eflglmzd proportionably weaker, how is an Infurreétion to be quelled in flarerim? And what Eingé/iz Officer, civil or military, would dare to do it? Nay, I alk further, granting that he was f0 brave, or rather to fool hardy, as to attempt to do his Duty, who is to protefi him in the Execution of his Office? Or how is he Ithen humbly {ubmit it to be duly weighed to be preferved, by due Form: of Law, againfl the Determination of an flmcricais Jury? A and this Tumult is excited ;---the Military is called confidered, what a baleful Influence Government a [a Pmfle would have on every other Part of the BMW; Empire. England free, and z‘lmm'm in Chains ! And how foon would the enflaved Part of the Conl'titution, and perhaps the greater, contaminate the free and the leller? Nay, as flmcrmz was found to encreale in Strength and Numbers, an Army of Eilg‘li/Iz»barrz Soldiers {for no others could be forth -,~--the Soldiers are infi1lted;---many per- haps wounded, and fome even killed. The Patience of the Officers worn out, and in their own Defence, they are obliged to give the Word of Command to fire. The Relations of thofe who fell by this Fire, bring on an Appeal of Blood. The flmcricmz Jury find the Officers united) firft of 50,000, and afterwards per- who commanded, and perhaps the whole Corps who fired, guilty of wilful Murder; and then haps Of 1009000, would {carcely be fuflicient all, the Power of the Crown, [egg/[y exerted, is t0 not I but! ‘_ tis‘ raTug,"n ' . ' vv . .'_ [y Thus for Example, when a Peace enfues (and furely it is not intended that we {hall be for ever in a u more arduous Tafk, in certain Circumflances, than the conquering it during a War. from the Center of Government, from break~ ing out into Infurreélions and Rebellions at every favourable Opportunity. But if the former were to prevail, and a Return of Eng/M; Liberties was again to take Place, it mu": alto mu LA‘ ‘A to keep thefe turbulent Spirits in Awe, and to prevent them, at fuch a prodigious Dil‘tancc tain a Superiority in it afterwards for any Length of Time; and my Reafon is, becaufe the governing of a Country after a Peace, is a much lo4 [ I9I l -, at?" we. -. [ 19° 1 'Means follow, that they could be able to main- |
