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Show t 64 ] hitternt-fs and indignation of complaint; they made it the very preamble to their act of redrefs; and confeerated its principle to all ages in the fanétuary of legiflation. Here is my third example. It was attended with the fuccei‘s of the two former. Cheller‘, civilized as well as Wales, has demonflrated that freedom and not fervitude is the cure 0t" anarchy; Majefly's Englilh fubjec'ts. Are the Americans nor as numerous? If We may trufl the learned and accurate Judge Barrington's account of Nor th Wales, and take that as a flandard t0 mealhre the refi, there is no comparifon. The people cannot amount to above 200,000; not a tenth part or the number in the Colonies, Is America in r'e-s bellion? Wales was hardly ever free from it. Have you, attempted to govern America by pe- as religion, and not atheifm, is the true remedy nal Pratutes? You made Fifteen for Wale s. for fuperllition. your legiflative authority is perfec‘t with rega rd to Sir, this pattern of Chefler was followed in the reign of Charles ll. with regard to the county palatine of Durham, which is my But America; was it lets perfeét in \IVales, Cliefl'er and Durham? But America is virtuallv r‘epr e: fourth example. This county had long lain out fented. of the pale of free legiflation. So ferupuloufly was the example of Chefler followed, that the rppreleutation more eafily pals over the Atlantic fiyle of the preamble is nearly the fame with that of the Cheller act; and without affecting the abi'traét extent of the authority of Parliament, _ it recognizes the equity of not fullering any confiderable diflriét in which the Britifh lubjeé‘ts may aft as a body, to be taxed without their own voice in the grant. Now if the doctrines of policy contained in wthefe preambles, and the force of thefe examples than pervade Wales, which lies in your neig h: bourhood; or than Chef'ter and Durham lurrounded by abundance of reprelentation that is actual and palpable? can befaid againfi applying them with regard to 'America? Are not the people of America as much Englifhmen as the \Nellh? The preamble of the aét of Henry VIII. fays, the Welfh {peak a language no way refembling that of his But, Sir, vour ancellorq thought this fort of virtual reprelentati ou how: ever ample, to be totally infuliicient for tlie freedom or the inhabitants of territories that are to near, and comparatively f0 inconfderable. How then can I think it furlicient for thofe which are infinitely greater, and infinitely more remote? Y? in the acts of Parliament, avail any thing, what What! does the eleé‘rrie force or Virtual . a. n o t on IWill non,P Sn, perhaps imagin e, that I am on tie porntef propohng to yOu a fehem‘e for a repreientation of the Col onies in Parlia{bm ment. c 111,]PerHhaal s Hl nir "-1" gnt be inc 5' lin ' ed to entertain ii -. l c") tnougr t; but a great Hoo d flop s me in 11 ,7 1 n A /‘ 4' icy courlc. Ohm/mt 72122717 cz--I cannot remoVe the - ‘ Majefly's ] 4‘ eternal |