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Show 34f! [A: D.T.] Ru/rrjbr z'rJ/n‘il/g (z grmt inents. If withal they (honld be ignorant, wrongheaded and infolent, {0 much the better.----A_t- torneys clerks and Ncwgate folicitors will do for Cliief-Juflices, efpecially if they hold their places during your pleafure2-And all will contribute to imprefs thofe ideas of yourvgovernment that are proper for a people you would with to renounce it. VI. To confirm thefe impreflions, and {trike them deeper, whenever the injured come to the capital with complaints of mal-adminil'tration, oppreflion, or injuftice; punz'j/J flw/J firitarr with long delay, enormous expence, and a finaljudgment in favour of the opprefl'or. This willhave an admirable effect every way. The trouble of future complaints will be prevented, and governors and judges will be encouraged to farther aéts of opprefiion and injuftice; and thence the people may become more difafi‘eéted, 'And at length defperate. y VII. When fuch governors have crammed their Empire to 4/5/1111] one. 347 requlfition, and give far beyond their abilities - reflect that a penny taken from the m b b power, is more honourable to yOu than a ydh U5 prefented by their benevolence; dry/5%, tbfrffln‘ tbezr voluntary gram‘r, and refo lve to harafs the " With navel taxer.~-They will probably com IaEn to your parliament that they are taxe d by a 1liedn inwhich they have no reprefentati ve, and the}: this is cont rary to common right. The will petition for redrefs. Let the parliamentflo uiy the' clai ms, reject their petitions, rcfufe even the reading of them, and treat the petito qu‘eli' tione With the utmofl contempt.----Nothing can haver'S 2:33p; effelfi in producing the alienati on propofedi1 f0163?]: ouo Iann 1 man fimpygican forgive ' ' ' ‘ICS, IDJLII i ‘ none ever, i In layin thefe taxes m lmzvy ét-ll‘l‘bé'flf tEofe remote peoplgral::§ flrdutrfe dergo ; .in defending their own frontier s I fu y ortmg their own provincial government, nigkin new roads, building bridges, churches ,and coffers, and made themfelves f0 odious to the other public edifices ; which in old countries, have been people that they can no longer remain among done to your hands; by your anceftor s ; but-which them with fafety to their perfons; rem] and reward them with penfions. You may make them baronets too, if that refpeé'table order {hould not think fit to refent it. All will contribute to encourage new governors in the fame practice; and make the fupreme government detefiable. VIII. If when you are engaged in war, your colonies fhould vie in liberal aids of men and mo- ney againf't the common enemy, upon your fimple requifition; occafion conf'tant calls and demands on the purfes of a new people.-Forget the refiraint you la on thei r trade for your own benefit, and the‘a tage a monopoly of this trade gives your dtlian; exaétin merchants. Think nothing of the wealth thofe merchants and your manufaéturers acqu ire b the colony commerce; their increafed abili ty thcii'eb topay taxes at home 5 their accumulating in ch price of their commodities, i molt 0f thofc ' taxes, Y y 2 i and |