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Show fig" afieé A ; «- A x. "‘7 ".- 6" As lewis, the :xilh of France, was the firil mo. haul. in liurope, who reduced corruption to a 1‘yllrm, fo the aura of it's el‘tablilhment in England may be fixed at the reign of Charles the leeond. Britain, then for the lirll: time, faw conRUl'TION, like a dellroying angel, walking at noon- (67) k‘ ting 71mm l/Ic‘fl'mmz'. " f" "‘ Finally, confiden ing all that we have teen in the comic of our review, could any thing elle he expected, than what: forty of the houfe of Lords openly protell they " have teen with great uncafiuels,--a plan for a " longtime SYSTEMATICALI/x' carrier! 02;, FOR Low- " ERING ALI. THE CONSTITUTIONAL day.-Cl‘.arles peulioned his l'arlial‘nent, and by POWERS OF " THE KINGDOM, rendering the houi'e of Commons it extinguilhed not only the {pirit of freedom, but the lentiments of honour and the feelings ofthame. Since the age of Charlesfihe fciellce of bribery and corruption hath made amazing progrels Patriots ol‘ the lali century told their countrymen what it tln‘eatnCd--tl1e \Vorthies of this day ought " odious, and thehoufe of l'eers contemptible" Bf Here let us paufe ( my fellow citizens) and confider :----hath the execrable plan thus fiflwnaz‘im/{v am! for a long time pnrfiied, at lull, taken @962? Are (7/! HM (mg/ZI/N/iozml 1mm" of Great Britain fa rather to tell what hath been ellefied. [nu/era! in the ellimation of the people, that their Near fifty years ago, there were more than two hundred perfons holding ollices or employments repre/mtm‘ivcr are {lane/1a], and flair "obi/if} difli/ed? is their King pollell'ed of power iiillicient to make fear, a fubllitute for love 5" has he an army at My all- under the crown in the houle of commons. *‘ fo/utc (tr/numma', with which no force in his empire Since that time this body like the military (and for the fame purpofes) have received very nota- is able to cope ?---jndge ye, my countrymen, of blearlditions-ls it to be wondered, then, as we verge nearer to our own times, we fliould iudge, for your lelves, of the political llate of that hear the molt augult zrfleiiililyr in the kingdom declaring to the whole world that " the influence " of the crown is a/mg/Z irrefg/izzb/c, being already " overgrown and yet i/zrrcqflng." Jf--that " the " mofl aizllua/I/c rig/m of the nation are fab-varied " by arbitrary and ill/egg] proceedings :--" I that " a "f/agrmzt zy'izrpa/im" (is made upon the fubjeét) " m big/fly repugnant to every primip/e of HM (myz'z'm" flair," THE CLAIM or SHIP-MONEY BY thefe quellions, upon which I may not decide 2-kingdom, which claims a right ol' dilpoling of ()UK ALL ;--a right of layingr every burden that power can impole ; I -a right of over-running our foil and treeholds with mercenary leglons, and flill more mercenary placemen and dependants. Thus luxury and riot, debauchery and havock are to * Same book p. 22,3. Feb. 1770. T See {llpplcmcnt to Ld's Prot. p. 29. Anne 1770. KING " CHARLES THE FIRST, or tinzfaftlwdi/Ibwflzzg power I " It will be proper to lay on the Americans EVERY BUR" THEN (6 by which the hand of power can impoic, if they " {hould attempt to become manufar‘lurers". Conduct of Ad- miniflration in "-ot. p. 65, Anna 1729. f 5:: L'l's Prot. 8 Feb. 1760. Supl. to his Prat. p. 9. examined, 1767. p. 62.-ruus Americans are to be treated for an attempt only to do, what is their duty as foon as pollible to elfctl, and what no Power on earth can reflram Without violating the laws of (Jon and nature. 1 3‘3.- fin: hula p. 12. Jan. 1779. «A |