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Show l 28 ] fpirit of his infiruétions, endeavour to remove the fears of the Virginian aflembly, left the fentiments, which it feems (unknown. to the We fuller his Minifters with impunity to an- world) had always been thofe of the Minifters, fwer for his ideas of taxation and by which their condué'c in reg/peel to America had been governed, fhould by fome poflible rev volution, favourable to wicked American taxers, be hereafter counteracted. He ad~ drefl'es them in this manner: make it our bufinefs to enable his Majefiy to A glorious and true character! which (fince we ought to preferve in all its lufire. Let him have character, fince ours is no more! Let fome part of government be kept in refpeétl This Epiftle was not the Letter of Lord ' It may poflibly be objeflea', float 05 bit llajeflyjs Hillfborough folely‘; though he held the offi- prefent adnziniflration are not immortal, tbeir fncceflbre may be inclined to attempt to undo robot cial pen. It was the letter of the noble Lord upon the floor +, and of all the King's then tbe prefent Mini/icrsflaall bave attempted to per- Minifiers, who (with I think the exception of form; and to tbat olj‘ec‘tion I can give but tbzs that it will never be departedfrom; andfo deter, two only) are his Minii‘ters at this hour. The very firfi news that a Britifh Parliament heard of What it was to do with the duties which it had given and granted to the King, was by the mined am Ifor ever to abide by it, tbat I will publication of the votes of American afiemblies. be content to be declared infamous, if I do not, to tbe leg/l boar of my life, at all times, in all places, It Was in America that your refolutions were and upon all occaflonr, exert every power witb wbicb I eitber am, or ever_/ball be legally inve/led, in order to obtain and maintain for tbe Continent of America tbat fatisfaé‘tion wbicb I bave been Allembly of Virginia, in their Addrefs in anfwer to Lord Botctourt's Speech, exprefs themfelves thus: " We will not fuller our aifwer: tbat it l5 myfirm opinion, tbat tbe lan I baveflaled to you will certainly talae place, and ant/Joryi'd to promife tbiy day, by tbe confidenttialfervants of our graeionr Sovereign, wbo to my certain knowledge rate: bis bononr fl; bigb, that he would rather part with his crown, than pre- preLdeclared. It was from thence that we ‘. )refent hopes, arifing from the pleading profpec‘t your Lordlhip a ath to kindly opened and difplayed to us, to be dafhed by the " bitter reflection that any fizture adminitlration will entertain a " " " " with to depart from that plan, which affords the fureit and mofi: permanent foundation of public tranquillity and happinefs: No, my Lord, we are fure our "IQ/lgl'flclouiSD'L'efelgfi, under whatever changes may happen in his confidential fervants, will remain im- " mutable in the ways of truth and jullice, and that he is incapable ferve it by deceit 9*. - A glo- * A material point is omitted by Mr. Burke in this fpccch, viz. tbe manner in it:1.5.26 :6; Continent received tbir r'IJ'al '{dl‘n'm‘ The All‘emblj,‘ " of deceiving lm‘ fizz'ebfizlfiebjcflr; and we elleem your Lordfhip's " information not only as warranted, but even fanttilicd by :be " royal ‘IUm'rl." {- Lord North. - knew |