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Show 94 ALBANY PAPERS. [A: B.T.] " That it is eflential to Englifh liberty, [that] Offer Plzzlz QfUm'om 95 " the fubjec‘t thould not be taxed but by his own :‘ Eliefhoiife hof reprefentatives is every where "‘ confent or the content of his eleéted repre- " 1-1 (1)] pn gr t e people; and therefore placing the " g o ehoofing the grand council in the t " fentatives. " That taxes to be laid and levied by this *" " .. " " pl‘Oinlt‘Cl conll'itution will he propol‘ed and agreed to by the reprefisntatives of the peo- pic, if the plan in this particular be prclcrved: " But it~ the pi'oporcd alteration lhou‘ld take place, it teemed as if matters may be to ma- naged as that t u. crown (hall finally have the "‘ appointment not only of the Prefident Ge" neral, but of a majority of the grand council; " for, {even out of eleven governors and coun- r‘elg‘elfentatrves, is equal with refpeét to all. r‘ " pre ent all the feveral houfes of reprefenta" pves .of the colonies, as a houfe of repre" " in effect be taxed by their governors. " It was therefore apprehended that fuch al" terations of the plan would give great dif" fatisfaétion, and that the colonies could not " be eafy under fuch a power in governors, and intatwes doth the feveral towns or counties " o 211) colony. Could all the people of a colo- " nyh e Iconfulted and unite in public meafures " a dou e of reprefentatrves would be needlefs; " pnl could all the alTemblies conveniently con- " ut and unite in general meafures, the grand' " cils are appointed by the crown: " And to the people in all the colonies would f at the grand council is intended to re- " " " " " " councrl would be urineceflary. " 'I‘hat ahoufe of commons or the houfe of rppl‘lrefentatives, and the grand council, are thus ar e in thelrtnature and intention. And as» ltfwould teem unproper that the King or houfe p Lords flipuld have apower of dilallow- mg or apporntrng members of the houfe of " fuch an infringement of what they take to be " commons;-Ifo likewife that a governor and " Eng/{fly liberty. " councn appointed by the crown {hould havea " Befides, the giving a (bare in the choice of "power of dilallowmg or appointing mem- " the grand council would not be equal with re- " fle‘rs of the grand councrl, (who, in this con- " f eét to all the colonies, as their confiitutions " differ. In fome, both governor and council " " are appointed by the crown. In others, they _" are both appointed by the proprietors. In " fome, the people have a {bare in the choice of " the council; in others, both government and " council are wholly chofen by the people. Bfilt ‘_‘ t e nution, are to be the reprefentatives of the. people.) " " If the governors and councils therefore " " " " vylele to have a fhare in the chOice of any t at are to conduét this general government, 1:1 fhould feem more proper that they chofe tfl e Prefident General. But this being an of- ce of great. truft and importance to the net-7 " tion, I |