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Show [ 24 l , [ 25 ] A. I think they may at prefent get it cheaper from Britain, I mean of the fame TanCe, as it is the fecurity of all their other finenefs and neatnefs of workmanfhlp ; but when one confiders other circumftances, the rel'rraints on their trade, and rights. the difficulty of making remittances, it is their interef'c to make every thing. Q But is net the po‘f'c-oflice, which they have long received, a tax as well as a regulation P A. No; the money paid for the pott- (LSuppofe an aét of Internal regula- age of a letter is not of the nature of a tions conneéted with a tax, how would tax; it is merely a quantum meruit for a fervice done; no perfon is compellable to they receive it P A. I think it would be objeé'ced to. . Then no regulation with a tax . Would be fubmitted to P A. Their opinion is, that when ads to pay the money, if he does not chufe to receive the ferviée. A man may fiill, as before the aft, fend his letter by a fervant, old el'tablilhed ufage, who will, as they a fpecial mefl'enger, or a friend, if he thinks it cheaper and fafert O\. But do they not confider the regu‘ lations of the poft-oflice, by the aét of always have done, laft year as a tax? the Crown are wanted, they are to be afked of the feveral aliemblies, according to the grant them freely. And that their money ought not to be given away, without their confent, .by perfons at a‘ diftance, unacquainted With their circumflances and abilities. The granting aids to the Crown, is the only means they have of recommending them- A. By the regulations of laf'c year the rate of poftage was generally abated near thirty per cent. through all America; they certainly cannot confider fuch abatement as a taX. men, in which they have no reprefentatives, {hould make a merit to itfelf of giv- Q If an excife was laid by parliament, which they might likewife avoid paying, by hot confuming the articles excifed, would they then not objeél: to it P A. They would certainly objeé'c to it, ing and granting what is not its own, but as an excife is unconneéted with any fer- theirs, and deprive them of a right they efteem of the utmofi; value and import- vice done, and is merely an aid which they think ought to be alked of them, ance, and granted by them, if they are to pay felves to their fovereign, and they think it extremely hard and unjuft, that a body of it, and can be granted for them by no E others |