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Show ( 26 l to himfelf, giving a fhort Sketch of the Charac- C 97 ) ter of each] " None of thefe ever dreamed of " reign and fupreme; when it ceafes to be fove~ " robbing the Colonies of their confiitutional f‘ reign and fupreme, I advife every Gentleman " Rights, it was referved to make the Era-of " to fell his Lands, if he can, and embark for " the late Adminifiration ~, not that there were " that Country. " wanting fome, when I had the Honourto fervc y, to propofe to me the burning my " his M " Fingers in the Am-w-n St-p Act ; with the " Enemy at their Backs, with our Bayonets at " their Brcafls. In the Day their Dil‘trels, perhaps " the Am 715 would have fubmitted to the " Impofition, but it would have been taking an " ungenerous and unjuit Advantage. When two Countries are con- " nefled, as England and her Colonies, without " being incorporated, the one muf't neceflarily " govern the other. If the Greater mul't rule the " Lefl'er -, and {0 to rule it, as not to contradict " the fundamental Principles that are common " to both. If the Gentleman underftands not the " Difference between internal and external The " Taxes, I cannot help it; there is a plain Dif- " Gentleman boafis of his Bounties toAm a; " are thefe Bounties finally intended for the Be" nefit of this Kingdom P If they are, where " is his peculiar Favour to Am--a .9 If they " are not, he has mifapplied the national Trea- p" lure. "‘ ference between Taxes levied for the Purpofe " of railing a Revenue, and Duties impofed for " I am no Courtier of flm---a, I {tand up for " this Kingdom, I maintain, that P----rl---nt " has a Right to bind, to refirain Am--a. Our " Legiflative Power over the Colonies is {ove" reign " the Regulation of Trade, for the Accommoda~ " tion of the Subject, altho' in the Confequences " forne Revenue might arifeaccidentally from f‘ the latter. " THE Gentleman all<s,"when the C-s were " emancipated ? I, defire to know, when, they " were made Slaves? But I dwell not upon " Words. 'While I had the Honour of ferving " his M<-y,I availed myfelf of the Means of " Infornation, |
