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Show POLITICALDEBATES. ‘ T is necefiary to inform the reader, that fome time before the meeting of parlia: rent, a report had been artfully propagated, that the miniitry had changed their minds with regard to the Stamp-Act, and, ini‘tead of repealing, were refolved to enforce it. If it could be proved, that this report did not come originally from the favourites of a Certain northern nobleman, yet it was certainly much indebted to them for its prom grefs, which was 12) great as to affect the docks. The king's fpeech to the parliament on the 14th of January, 1766, gave fome colour to the ruggeltion; but when the gentlemen had lpoke who moved for the atidrelé, and who feconded it, no- thing could be clearer, than that the miniliry per- fifted in their intention to promote the repeal. The friends of the late miniltry applauded the king's fpeech, and approved of the propoi‘ed addrels, which, as ul‘ual, only recapitulated the fpeech. The oppofition took great ofl‘ence at the tendennefs of exprefiion, that the two firlt gentlemen had made ufe of concerning America. NMr. Nugent particularly infiFted, " That the HONOR and dignity of the kingdom obliged us to compel the execuB tion infirm} |