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Show t 32 ) (33) hand, they are there; they have Property ; they have Wealth ; they are People, and People will were, and fli/Z are in the Poflqflion offiiclz French be very much wanted -, tho'tneir Titles to their Inhobz'tomr, flora/Z be granted to them upon Loafer for (ilfoln'fe or renewable Terms, upon can- initiates are bad in their urigin, for the. King of glihmrre could not grant where he had not lam- cortom Conditions, and under proper Ro/lrr'fiiom. minion; and tho" thereiore they cannot iullly claim, yet they may realcnably delire to retain the Lands, which have been cleared by their Labour, and improved with their Subllance; By accepting this Offer, they will retain their Property, under abetter Title than they can pretend to now. This is alone aFavour; and their fublequent Behaviour may intitle them to greater. to mlilt on their Departure, would be drivincr them to SI. Ludo, where great Encouragemeni: is given to Settlers 3 and befides, Humanity revolts at the Idea of exPelling from their Habitat trons, Men hitherto inolfenfive, and who may What Number will be induct-d on thefe Condim tions to continue, it is impofiible to determine, or even to goers. The-two lflands are laid to contain now about three Thouland From/2 Inhabitants, who employ above nine Thouland Ne- groes; fome will not forliike the ConneEtions never be pernicious, iftime be allowed them to to which they have been habituated, and their: familiarize themfelves to the Culloms and to are certainly not worth retaining; others indill‘erent to either Form of Government, will tarry where they are; and many will be fenlible of the Advantages arifing from the Excellence of adopt the Principles of their prefent Ii‘elloiN-fubJefis. The Experiment at leaft {hould be made, and thofe who are inclined to Pray lhould not be obliged to go, by beino immediately and atbi~ the Britifla Confiitution, the Security which a trarily {tripped of their Poll‘efiions; at the fame time1 they have no Pretence to expect that the Lanes they wrongfully occupy, {hould be given Naval Power gives to its Colonies, and the ‘v'v'ealth ofa commercial Nation,exrending to all to tnem, when the Eng/lye can acquire nobProperry there but by Purchale. They cannot even Subjects as the Natives of Great Bri/oz'n. requrre to be at once confidered as Natives of Great Britain, and to be put on fuch a Footing, in all thele lflands, is to be performed by Como that the Government would have no Controul are to divide each Ifland into Parilhes and Dif- over them, lhould their Difiifiefiion defcend to. trié‘ts, of fuch Forms and Dimenfions, as the Circuml'tances of natural Boundaries, Conti- future Generations. For thefe Reafons, I prey-iunice, it is, that amiddle way is taken between conarming them in, and expellintr them from their Poflefiions. D The Proclamation declares that 972a Load: $631210? of {Joe time of the Surrender of tlztyé Mama's were its Dependants; Thcfe laft will be as valuable The whole Service of dilbofing of the Lands miflioners appointed for that Pnrpofe. They guity and Convenience require. In every Pari'lh they muft trace out a Town, its Streets, its IVIarket-place, and other public Places, and then Parcel out the Ground they {hall def'tme for Habitations, into proper Allotments to build train.0 |