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Show [ 226 ] ‘ is really diametrically oppofite to tome of the molt efTential foundations of Law, l l L But, ‘notwithilanding that I have already been led to a tedious length of ar- and is apparentlyl/itlmer/lw of one of the firll principles of the Britifh Con/litution ! gument by the neceli‘ary examination of f0 that it will be needlefs for me to take notice of any thing that has been {aid to the flznze purpo/e by inferior Writers, or {0 many authors, I mull beg leave flill to add fome general remarks upon the above-mentioned groundlel-s argument by the Editors or Collectors of Law Dic- drawn from tlie R/gbt ofCongnr/l; for tionaries, Cfi'c. who have only quoted thefe Judge Blackflone has been equally unguarded in what he has laid down concerning the American Colonies in p. 107. of the fame volume, where he has made great authorities which I have already fi, 6, l 227 ] demonfirated to be erroneous; and I may H. therefore, I hope, be now allowed to a very improper ufe of this fame milla- repeat with double fatisfaétion and certainty what I before aflerted only upon ken notion about the Right of Conquel't. general Principles in the firl't Part of this Declaration, viz. that " tlze true oonflz‘tn- " Our American Plantations" (fiiys he) " tz'onolrnoo'e ofCONNECTING Britt/l.) Do" minions, that are otlIerwtfl' jepnrczted [1y " NATURE, 2'5 demon/[rated by the (fla- " lily/sod example oft/Je union of GREAT " BRITAIN and IRELAND, rwlvie/J by long " experience lms prof-coal to orfl/j/iciently ef- "Ifé'olzlnl," p. 2i. But, " are principally of thi_c latter fort," (if/2:. conquered or ceded countries, of which he was treating in the preceding fen- tence,) " being obtained" (fays he) "in " the lafl; century, either by RIGIIT OF " CONCLUEST, and drz'tr.r'ng out tlve Ne.- " titres, (wit/J "to/Jot notarezl f‘fn/l/t‘e I ‘j/l‘nl/ not (It prcfent enquires) or/Jy TrenG g 2 " ties. |