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lajd underw contribution, to aflefs and
colleft the fums demanded. The. cafe of the
provinces is certainly likely to be the hardeft
that can be inftanced in ftory. Will it not
equal any thing but -down' right niHitary exe
cution ? Was; there ever a tribute impofed
even on the conquered A fleet, an army of
foldiers, and another of tax gatherers kept up,,
an d : n 0 t : a y fin gl e office :e i t her for fecuri ng or
co 1 left i rig; t h e d u ty : in the gift of the tributary
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laws, the-proceedings of parliament, rand the
decifions of 'the judges, relating to Ireland
will reflect light on this fubjeft, rendered in
tricate only by -
; " Ireland being of itfelf a diftinft dominion
and-no part of the kingdom of England (as it
diredlly appeareth bv many authorities In C&k
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vm s caie) was to have rARLiAMENTS holden
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as in
Why ftiould
not the colonies have, -why are
not they entitled to their aflemblies, or parlia-
lam aware it will be objeded, that? the pa r- ments, at leaftas dl:a$conquered:domi
fince the union, have from early days to this
time, made adts to bind, if not to tax Ireland
1 anfwe r , I rel a nd. is : a conquered co u ntry. 1
do not, however, lay fo miich ftrefs on this ;
for it is my opmion that a conquered country.
has,uxm lubmim
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V Wales,, after the conqueft of itv iby Edr
Ward the firft,; was annexed to England, jure
proprietatis, 12 Ed. i. by the ftatue' of Rut
land only, and after, more reailv hv on FT-
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8, and 54., but at fift received laws from Eng
land , as Ireland did but wri ts proceeded not
the lame: rteKt to be free,
as te reft of h is fubjedls. But the old notion ; chancery of. their own, as Ireland hath ; was
of the r of tonqueji has: been,; inmoft na- not bound by the laws of Enaland, unnamed-
donsy the caufe of many feverities, and heinous - until 27 H. gnoimore-thanirelanH i;
breachesof the law of n irany "fuch Ireland in nothing difFers from it, but hav
have taken place" with;
The fubprdiriation and dependency .-of. Ireland
toGieat Britain, is.expreflly declared.
nouup orconquetu iut
of parliament, in-the reign of G. ift. The
-fubordination of' the colonies to -Great Britaii,
nyerwas doubted by a JLawycr, if at all ; un
lefs perhaps by the authbr of the .adminiftration
of the colonies 5 j-Ie indeediecm$ ttrmake W
moot point of it, whether the colony legifla- .
tive power is as independant u as the legiflativc
Great Britain holds by its-con ttitu t io n,-a n d
under the great charter.,,.The people hold un
z:der theigrHthfelvs; ' tifyutgJFly expreffed
jr 1 naruT
1 pailiamtnt (hould belaid' to hold under Magna.
Cbarta, is as new to me, as it is to queliion
whether the colonies zxtfubordinate to Gfeat
Britain. The provincial legiflativc is unqiief
tionably fubordi nate to that of Great Britain,
Iffl a 11 e n d e a v p u im felf u 1 1 yEtoe5 1 a i rrt Hena
ture of that fubordinationji which has puzzled
fo many in theiV- enquiries. It is often vuy
difficult for great lovers of. power, and great
lovers of liberty, neither of whom may have
"beenMtcrtheitiulyf lawifanyf it
ches, to lee the ditrerence- between fubordina-
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to the parliament of England. None doubts
I rela nd as. much conquered as i and as rimck
fuhjett to the. pai liament of ' England y ij it
pieafer r ; ;.y'V -' . :::
A very flrong Argument arifes from this
am hofity,, Jn fayourthej
tiunsT J f fince Wales was annexed to England ,
they have; had'a reprefentation in pailiamenr,
as they have to this day : and if the parliament -.
orlirivgand-doesurnott:tax Ireland ca.tLiLJb.fl-1
fight they fliould taxx, who have never been .
conquered but came from England
and have-alway6:remained -
day? ; ,;'"' . : 7 : 7
I cannot find any inftancc of a tax laid bv the J
nelilh parliament on Ireland. 'VSometiWcs
the King of .England called his' Nobles of Ire-
-&candby ipecialwor the
England may bind the fubj-.cls of Ireland"
, fl he following makes it clear to me, the
parliament of Great Britain do not tax Ireland i'vvv
The parliament 61 Ireland having been pro
-rouged'
they- 'hadtrbvided for' the maintenance U thk:r
:dtipnj on one hde r overmner;t iri ihat klnvdmn. n x - .
lhppr.;e-mould
middle road and.confir.e ourfelyes to itr The : 1
apioiuie navery anu lupje
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