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Show .46 PROPOSALS FOR in proportiOn to the number of their inhabitants of every age and quality, a true account of which {hall be trien~ nially taken and tranfmitted to the Congrefs. The taxes 47 that the Britifln Government can fend aoainft them? The New-England Colonies, by many years experience, found great advantages by a Confederation, in carrying ‘ . D fer paying that proportion lhall be laid and levied by the on their wars with the Indians, in treating with neigh- authority and direftion of the AHEmblies of the refpetitlve~ bouring Colonies fettle'd under other Prams, and in ad.- jufting and fettling matters among themfelves. A Confederation will require the confent or approbation of the feveral Colonies in their reli>eélive Allemblies or Con- Colonies; and each Colony {hal he at the expence 0t fupporting its own Delegates in Congrefs. Vl. No army {hall be kept up in the pay of the ventions, and that they authorize their Delegates to ra- United Colonies in time of peace; but each colony {hall tify it in Congrefs before it will be valid-Ought it no: to be forwarded without lofs of time? always keep up a Well regulated and difciplined militia, {officiently armed and aceoutred; and {hall alfo be pro- vided with public {lores of ammunition, not lefs than The foregoing Articles are propofed to the Public at the rate of two pounds of powder, and eight pounds rather to draw their attention to the fubieét, than as a of lead or leaden ball, for every militia-man in the Colony. And Wllcn troops are raifed in any of the Colonies perfeét model. Should they be of any ule in forming a. Confederation, they will, doubtlefs, admit of amehd« mentso for the common defence,the eommiflion oflieers proper for the flows railed in each Colony (except the general-oilicers) {hall be appointed bythe Aflbrnbly and Convention thereof, and commlflioned as the Congrefs {hall direé't. VII. Any other of the Britifh Colonies on this conti- j,/ /..,-‘i_‘. m .- _ A CONFEDERATION. nent, upon their acceding to this confederation, {hall be admitted to the privileges of the Union. A Confederation of the Colonies would be ufefulfi if the former conneétion between them and GreatBritain were reftored, and would not be inconlif'tent therewith. But in their prefent Rate, when they are exprefsly excluded from the King's proteétion by a late aét of Parliament, and probably will never be reitored to it agmn, unlefs they refign their liberties, and Great-= Britain is carrying on a cruel war againl't them; is it no: abfolutely necellitry, that they {hould enter into an explicit Confederation with each other, to enable them to exert their united itrength in their own defence, when they may expeeot foon to be attacked by all the force that A...» ~.gwwmm« "a ‘1' ~ «a \‘i‘p'M'J-J wry/g7 7- £2.01 |