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Show 14 ACTS RELATING Part I. and granting certain exemptions, to the fettlers in America *. * The parallel between Ireland and our Arnerican colonies has fince been urged, and carried much farther by two oppofite parties. The one faid, that Ireland was an example of a fubordinate {late enjoying the full exclufive power of taxation, and internal legillation.-" No man (it was faid) " would pretend that we had a right to tax Ireland. " Thofe who attempted it, contradiéted themfelves " by allowing it was a right which we nag/2t not " to exercife; which we could not exercife."-The oppofite party allowed the parallel between Ireland and America, but maintained our right of tax- ing Ireland; fiill allowing tbat right to be unexercifeable. Had the gentleman, who advanced this doétrine, taken the pains of defining what he meant by rig/3t, he would have found it diflicult to maintain his propofition. A third party urged, that Ireland and America fhould never be compared together. His reafons were fomewhat fingular :---" Ire" land (fays he) has one parliament: America has " many. Ireland provides for its own civil govern" ment: the civil government of America is, in " " " " part at leaf'r, in great part, fupported by Great ' Britain. Ireland does more: it gives many thou[and a year toward the military efiablifhment of Great Britain; ,nay, itfubflz/[fcs Great Britain ; " large fums are'given in para/ions." ThCl.i22L‘t' Sea. I. TO "rm: Commas. 15 If from Ireland we turn our eyes to I/I/a/er, we {hall fee the king exerting the fame power. part of the argument was what logicians call-" ar" gumentum ad hominem."- I‘Iis auditors, many of them, felt the force of it. The nation at large might with perhaps that, in this refpeél, Ireland did left. To give penfions may be of fervice to a minifler, ofgreat comfort to a certain clafs of men, but I fear has done little good to the people of Great Britain. The refl: of the argument has more of thew than of reality.--" Ireland has one parliament, and " America many."--By what rule oflogie did this noble orator confound all the d/fl‘ereizt provinces of America under the one general title of rlmerita? " Ireland has one parliament; (fays Mafl'achufet's Bay) and {0 have we ;" each province may fay the fame : it was a dangerous idea to hold forth. Too foon perhaps ail the provinces, difnnited by force from the mother country, may form a band of union between themfelves : they may then have one parli- ament. Ireland did not always provide for its own civil government: did not always contribute f0 libe- rally to the military and Civil eftablilhments ofEngland. America thinks you are preliing her too warmly to pay her contributions; and truly many an honefi Englifiiman may with her not to be too, forward in fudfldlflng. We have fu'olidies enough, and to fpare, for every warrantable pnrpofe ‘of go- vernment. r " \Vhat |