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effit&fally cot them gff from
whkt Anion dut fubfilT betwheifreemcn And fl*ye|? V^ l l-
Utftn hove c#tainly the fanfc fl|llt tollberty tnd property,
as their parents: But if parents take upon them, by force,
*to difrofc of the property of their children, and to make
laws to bind then;without their own confont,—i how then
are the children free? How are they under the fame con -
dotation as their parents? they are neither,—And
*frdm the moment inch a diftinftion ukes place, the fodal
bands of love and unity between them will be broken; mod
by whatever names fach directors may be called, they will
*be considered by thole that bear'the burdens, as talk mailers
and oppressors, and will themfelvfo by degrees lofefoe fpi
*rit of freedom, and become like the uayea they have fiade. 4
‘ I (hall not pretend to define the powers that an aflesnbly
of men chofon by a people to reprewnt them in parliament,
ought to aflume: tho’ 1 think it amauerof great importance
to mankind, that the just limits of every power concerned
in publick affairs, fhouldbe as generally and exallly known
“ns possible; for it is equally dangerous, to yield too much
or too little obedience; and therefore we ought to know the
exalt meafurc, doe to every office. Parliaments have fre
quently thrown such difeouragements, upon enquiries con
cerning the boundaries of their power, that few per ions chose
: to meddle with the fubjelli V. l\
* I know it is the opinion of fome, that a parliament's
power is the foundation of the law, and that their ad can
make any thing lawful or not, as they plcafe.—-But this
is certainly a mistake. No parliament can alt# the nature
of things, or make that good which it really evil, .If they
could do this, then they might alter the whole frame of the
constitution where they are chosen—They might make them
lelves independent on their constituents, and be perpetual
didators—tor they might do any tiling—But this cannot be:
there is certainly fome bounds to their power, and'da pity
ihey were not more certainly known. j .... \
. To nuke this tax which we think u&conftfrutionat, a
popular measure in England, and appear to be a just one to
us, it has been much.uififted upon, that great part df the
cxpences of rhe late war were incurred on our account ;W
for our defente And protection, &c. And therefore that it
would be a hardlhip upon Great Britain to bear all the ctf
pence, while we receiycd the benefit. This tenderness to
foe people of England was well calculated to takp off their
attention, from the ktcroachments upon the rights of their
fellow, fubje&s in America; in levying taxes, ice, upon
forib, without their own consent, by a parliament where
they have no representative. It, had likewifo the appear
fnceof equity toward the colonies, who I fuppofo would
not have been unwilling to bear a due proportion of the
charges of their own defence. 1 (hall not pretend to judge
whether the Turns they levied on themfeives amounted to
their proportionable part of the whole, nor how that; pro
portion ought to be afeertained. However I must observe,
that a fmail part only of the expences of the American war,
was on account, of the meer defence of the Englilh colonies;
foe greatest part was incurred in the prosecution of a lar
ger plan of operations, the conquest of those extensive ter
ritories now added, to the Britiffi dominions: and Will not
those great acquisitions be an equivalent for the expenses
that attended them ? Must the colonies, which comparative
ly receive little or no advantage by them be taxed on their
account, when they will in themfeives, with proper ma
nagement, be to Great-Britain a con Han t source of wealth.
I suppose the advantages Great* Britain receives by her inter
course with her colonies, together with the consequences of
their filling into the hands of *rival power, were induce
ments abundantly fufficient for all (he has done for them;
why then must so much be'charged to their account ? I have
not heard that any reimbursement was demanded of Portu
gal, nor of other states in Europe, for the assistance they re
ceived from Great- Britain Will (he treat her children with
left kindness than strangers.
But it is not the tax itfelf, it is the unconstitutional man
ner ofimpofing rt, that is the great fubjell of nneafinefs to
the colonies. Whatever juftice’there may be in their bear
ing a proportionable charge of the war, they apprehend,
that manner of levying the money upon them, without their
•vtn consent , by which they arc deprived of one of the moft
valuable rights of Brkilh fubjells, never can he right.
Think not, my countrymen, that these thoughts proceed
£gom A fa&xotxs (pint, or a heart dl&flc&ed to hit M,
ferfin and government, on the contrary I lolemny decline
that I woufdjfrcely fjijk so the defcwroo ( [
have opt uM* foe oAbsW Majlfty, sod
alwy*“dW itad
thc%ffcanj,cqti Hf rtffbrfer,* wi* A, to the
grave. But I could not foe so large a part of his Majefty*#do.
minions, so great a number of |ii faifoMfubielU, and til
their pbfterlty yet unborn, dtibonoured, and deprived (as I
clearly apprehend) of foe moftfocred rights of Britiffi fob
jeds,Without declaring my thoughts with an hone ft freedom.
Think, not. thatl mean to.ftir up a rebellious spirit, 0r
raifo commotions in the government. Quite the contrary
—my aim il to increafo the happiitefsof hit Majesty’s reign’
tohimfelf and all his fubjeHs* v-
I have endeavoured to (bread more extensively among ihy
countrymen* the knowledge of their rights; smdtkt meg
proper means to obtain redrefr of grievance# foat I can ad
vile them to is, from every quarter to fondifoek humble jpe
tions and remonstrances to his Majefty-*H(F will got be deaf
to the voice of so great a body of his faithful fubje&a. /
cm—Freeman.
S AV A N N AH, Octovia 3.
A VESSEL just arrived from Madeira, Capt. Clifford,
put into Tybce on Friday last, and failed again the
fame day for Beaufort, Sonth-Carolina. The captain writes
to a gentleman in this place, that two days before he failed,
a ftup arrived from Ltibon after a paffageof 18 days, and
brought an account, that .the French had made an attack up
on baricc, a sea-port of Morocco, with 1A frigates,* and af
ter two hours engagement landed poo men, who were ad
cut off hut 150, who were taken prisoners. --
We hear: there was another hard gale of wind in the Weft,
Indies on the 14th or 1 sth of August last, in which 35 veflels
at Martinique and aa at Guadalupe wete drove afliore. ‘
• Brigadier-General Bouquet diea at Pan&cola the begin
ning of last month, about 10 days after hid arrival.
-: Mr.Sinnot, who accompanied M. de Guatcraii to the ll
liniois with presents for the Indians, was at Panfocola about
a month ago writing an opportunity to go to Charleftow*.
When they arrived at the Illinois 13 nations of Indians were
mot theft. who took their prefonts from them, and sent
them back, telling them they would not allow any Englilh
troops to take pouoffion of the fort. The Illinois were for
putting them so death,. but were prevented by Pondiack. „*
-The following was brought to Panfacoln about a month
ago in A velTcl from New-Orleans, where copies of it were
printed and publiihed in French.
Extra# of a Utter from the Havana, nuroto hr M. Antonia l*
: tVUoa u the Gentlemen of the Superior Council of the Province
oj louifiana,< 1. 1 -iitd ,J ,
Gentlemen, r
■i HAVING lately received orders from his Majesty to re
pair tp your city, and receive polleffion of it in his name, and
in conlequenceof foe order of his Moft Chriftiao Majesty, I
embrace this opportunity to communicate the fame to
and that I (hall soon have the honour to tepaiv thither to ex
ecute his commission; I already flatter myfelf it may give mo
favourable opportunities Os ex prefling the .desire 1 have of
endeavouring to render you; and foe inhabitants of your ci
ty, All the Services that can be expelled, which 1 beg you
will assure them on my part; and in so doing I (hall fulfil
my duty, and fatisiy my inclination.
I have the honour to be, with the moft perfed fentiraents
of esteem and conlideration, Gentlemen, Your moft, fire.
ANTONIO LE WLLOA.
George Saxby, Esq. is appointed damp-officer for South-
Carolina only ; and the Hon. Henry M’Culloch, one of his
Majesty’s Council of North-Carolina, is appointed for that
province.
To the northward they hare begun to (hew their detesta
tion of ftamp-officers in such a manner that ‘tis laid the gen
tlemen appointed for that office in Maflachofets-Bay, New-
Hampftnre, Rhode.lftand, ConneQicut, New-Yonc, New-
Jersey, Virginia, and North-Carolina, have declared they
will resign rather than put in execution an all so difagreeabte
to their fellow fubjells. On the 14th of August last, the ef
figies of a stamp-master was hung upon a gibbet in the streets
of Boston, after remaining there for fome time, a number of
people, .armed with clubs, ftaves, fire, assembled together,
cut it down, carried it through the city, and afterwards
burnt it. They then proceeded .to anew erelted building
* belonging to Sccr#taey Oliver, (lamp-officer for that pro
vince, which they pulled down, and afterwards surrounding
hit dwcliing-jiQofe,. pulled, down past of his fences broke