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Show 358 ACTS RELATING Part III. crs, fince the appointment of a command- ~Se€t.III. TO THE COLONIES. 359 people in general court had complained, powers not warranted bylaw and the con- flitution 3". Never lin'ely was a lefs exceptionable that according to the arrangement of com- motion made in parliament. mands in who took the lead been really inclined to do what they had folemnly engaged to do; had they meant to take the {late of Ame- er in chief; that the reprefentatives of the America, there was a mili- tary power without any check by the power of the civil government, and un- Had thofe controllable by the fupreme executive power of the province; to {late their 0pinion, that this unhappy {late of doubts "rica into ferious conlideration, what one and difputes had long called for a clear moted a full enquiry. and explicit definition of the powers and eltablilhmcnt of a commander in chief, authorities granted to the governors and independent of the civil magil‘rratc, was at commanders in chief of the provinces and all to be juitificd, it mutt be became, under the prefent conltitution of the provincial colonies, and to the commanders in chief of the military forces in North America: --3n;l did require fome exprefs directions and inllruf‘iicns as to the exercife of the faid powers-And therefore to befeech his hiaiel‘ry to give directions that the powers thould have expected is, that inflead of [titling the motion, they would have pro- If the momentary government, the power of the civil magif- trate had been found too weak for the {upport of the civil go rernment. If this was and authorities granted in the relpeelive not the cafe the ellablilhment of fuck a commander {hould be revoked: if it was the cafe, itwas the duty ofthole who ad- conunir'hons, vifed this el'tabliflmicnt to point out this orders, and inftruétions might be amended in fuch cafes where they claf‘h with each other, or contained powers 4" Sec Com. Journ. vol. xxxii. p. 967. A a 4. con- |