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Show [ 12. 1 Abl'urdity to admit the feveral Parts to be at Li~ berry to obey or difobey according as the A85 of I have difclofed my Sentiments to-you without Relierve. Let me intreat you to'eonfitler them {ugh Authority may be approved or difitpproved calmly and not to be too fodden in your Deter- of by them, for this nece arily works a Diflolu- mination. tion 01 the Government. The Manner then of obtaining Redrefs mull be by Reprefentations and Endeavours, in fuch Ways and Forms as the eftablilhed Rules of the Conflitution prefcribe or allow in order to make any Matters alledged to be Grievances appear to be really fuch ; but I If my Principles of Government are right let us adhtte to- them. With the fame Principles our Anceflors were» eafy and happy for a long Courfe of Years [ogCEhQIUfiflti‘I know of no Reafon to doubt of your being equally eafySz happy. The People, influenced hy' you Will Forlitkc conceive it is rather the meer Exercife of this At»- their unconllitution-al idrinciplee anti defifl from their Irregularities which are the Con-lieq-uence of thority which is com lained of as a Grievance, them, they will be convinced thatlevery Thing than any heavy Bur one which have been bro't upon the People by Means of it. As Contentment and Order were the happy Efl‘efls of‘a Conflitution fircngthened by-univerfal Ailent and Approbation, foDifwntentand Dill orderi are now the deplorable Effec'ts of 3 Con"HERE"? enfeeblcd by Contel‘t and Oppofition‘. Beltdes Divifions and Animofities which dill turb the Peace of Towns and. Families, the Law which is valuable to them depend upon their Connexion with their Parent State; that this Comte}:~ ion cannot be conthtued in any other 'Way than fuch as will allo continue their Dependence: upon the fupreme Authorityof the Britiih‘Dominions, and that, notwithflianding this Dependence, they will enjoy as great :1 Proportion of thofe Rights to which they have a Claim'by Nature or as Eng. lilhmen as can be enjoyed bya Plantation or Co~ lony. , in fome important Cales cannot have its Comic," Oflhfiersordered by Advice of His Majefly's If I am wrong in my Principles of" Govern- into Contempt, and there are but fmall Remains ment or in the Inferences which I have drawn from thc m, I wifh to be convinced oF my Error. Independencel may not allow myl‘elf‘ to think that you can polli‘oly have in Contemplation. If of: that Subordination which was once very con~ yet: can conceive of any other cnnltitnzional De- fptcuous in, thislctilony, and which is. tfl'ential to a well-regulatedState. pendance than-what l" have mentioned, iliyon are of Opinion that upon any other Principles our Cettncaltto, be profecuted, til-calm with Impunity and are fupportedxand encouraged to go on offending-the Authority of. Government is bro‘t When the BandsgoflGovernmcnt are thus wealt- t'ned, it certainly believes more with whom the 1 ‘BWCYS‘Qf GOVCmIncnt are intrufled to omit. no- 'hmg Wiltgh may tend to llrcngthtn thcnn I Connexion with the State from whim we prung can be continued, Communicate your Sentiments to me with the fame Freedom and Unrclbrted1 ncfs as i have communicated mine to you. |