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Show [7] [-6 in general, that Fomc of them deny the fupreme . occafionally though rarely, inter ofin as in 'ts *Wifdom has been‘judged necellariy. g l Authority of Parliament, and {'0 are repugnant to the Principles of the Conflitution, and that others Hundred Years, the Laws both of the {upreme fpeak of this fupreme Authority, of which the King is a conltituent Part and to every Aft of which his Afl‘ent is necellEtry, in fuch Terms as and lubordinate Authority were in general, duly have a direct Tendency to alienate the Afefiions executed, OffE'nders ag‘ainfl them have been of the People from their Sovereign who has ever brought to condign Punilhment, Peace and Orde r been molt tender of theirlRights, and wholf'e Per- Under this Confiitution, for more than One have been maintained and the People ofthis Pro? Vince have experienced as largely the Advantag es of Government, as, perhaps, any People upon fun, Crown and Dignity we are under every poll fible Obligation to defend and fupport. ‘In con- the Globe, and they have from Time to Time in the melt public Manner cxprell‘ed their Senfe. of :tand, once in every Year, have offered up their fequence of thefe Refolves, Committees of Correl pondence are formed, in feveral of thof'e Towns, to maintain the Principles upon which they are founded. e Privrleges and, as oFten , the ir 3united Prayers for the Continuance of them. I know of no Arguments, founded in Realhn, which will be fulficient to fupport thefe Principles united Thankfgi . . vings to God for th e. Enjo 'me nt ofthef ‘ At Length the Conflitution has been Cal m Qieflionand the Authority of the Parliamihci of Great- Britain to make and e‘ltablilh I aws for the Inhabitants of this Province ha 5 been,4‘by mapry. dented. What was, at firfl , whifpered with ' aution, was {hon after openly afl'erted in Print and, of late, a Number of Inh abitants in fevcral of_ the pri. nci pal To. wns in . the 1{em-bled together in their ref Pro vm' ce. ht I iieétive {-' Townsea'tad .tavmg affirmed the Name of legal Town Meet: tngs, have palléd Refolves whic dered to be placed upon their h th: y have orTown Rounds, and eaufed to be pri nted 8: publn'hed in Pamphlet s and . or tojultify the Meafures taken in Confequence of them. It has been urged, that the {ole Power of making Laws is granted by Charter to 3 Legiflature eftablilhed in the Province, confilling of the King by his Repref‘entative the Governor, the Council and the Houfe of Repref‘entatives-v that by this Charter there are likewil‘e granted or aflhred to the Inhabitants of the Province all the Liberties and Immunities of Free and natural Sub- jects, to all Intents Conflrué‘tion-s and Purpoles whatlhever, as if they had been born within the Realm of England- that it is Part ofthe Liberties of Englilh Subjects, which has its Foundation in News-P i'm )olliblaimrs' I am k"TY that It is thus become beén nk swam-c631 What] COUld with had never Nature, to be governed by Laws made by their Confeot in Perlon or by their Reprel‘entgtive- that the Subjects in this Province are not and can- Releltieas I W!" "0‘ ParllCUlariZC thelc _ or?.Pi‘bilc' lotcs and not be Reprefented in the Parliament of Great- fhall only 0517:er to you 111 Britain |