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Show 188 POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL Year's Proainflinatimz was the main Engine em" ployed to batter down the late Stamp-A61; When the Duty on Stamps was fit"? propofed, the 14777777677775 made as little Objeéfion to it, as could be fuppofed to be made to any new Tax whatever. Nay, l‘everal of their popular Orators and Leaders ufed confiderable Interell to be employed as Agents in the Difiribution of thefe Stamps. But when the 07775 and the P0177871 on this Side the Water, faw the Advantage SUBJECTS. 189 ing now done its Bufinefs, they had no further Oceafion for it, and wilhed it to fubfide. But here. they found th n1felves egregioufly milfaken. For the 71777677777771 had, in their Turn, learnt the Art of making Tools of them, inf'tead of being made Tools by them: So that having been taught by the!e Preceptors to feel their own Weight and Independence, they were not to be which the Minifier gave them by a whole wheedled byfoothing and cajoling Letters to give over their Enterprize, or to become a tiaétable, Year's Delay, Op- obedient People for the future. In fhort, hence portunity; Emiffaries and Agents Wtre dilpatched into all (Luai‘tersrnthe Newfpapers were filled with Inveétives againft the newintended Tax. It was iniudicious l---it was ill- it came to pafs, that even during the Continuance of this new and favourite Adminifiration, the 7177177777177 Spirit was rifing all the while, inhead of linking. And as likeCaufes will always timed l---oppreff1ve !-~-tyrannical !~-~and every produce like bFffefts, efpecially fince Things Thing that was bad.l Letters upon Letters were vrCte to /1'777577771 to excite the People to allociate, to remonil‘rate, and even to 1cvolt. The moll have been lufffred to grow to fuch an Heighth, they eagerly feized the ample. Promifes were made from hence, ofgivfl ing them all the Aliilliance which Faction, and (Qt-.1111our, '1..l P.1oclL- oatiiotilin, could mullet up. "121.1,, their1:1thatiz3a leEndeavours proved evident it is to common Senfe, that any future Attempt of the [37"7‘1‘7‘1'72 Parliament to levy a Tax on flmerim, will meet with no better 21 Fate than the Stamp Aétl1.13 done. Moreover, a Year's Delayin laying it on will jul‘t fo much Time given the Colonies to prepare for Battle; and Woe to that Adminil‘tration which lhall purpofe but too fuertlsiul with.111 infatuated People: it; for they will certainly be overturned by for a Vl'Jlt‘llE Storm was raifed againll the lVlinitier for the Time being, and overfet him, :15 thtyintend ed. 0111 297277707:7 0777*; then became the fame Arts and Managements which the former were, and with much greater Eafe. Ilhould now have done with this Gentleman's Scheme, were it not that I find him, at Page 28, the77' c7:01 1715-, and thererore the Storm having making |