Vol, J.
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No. 27
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Erom F r I D A Y November 30, toF R I D A Y. December 7, ::-f764i
0 the Political end Civil Rights of the. -defcend to the legiflative of a town council,
Centred Jrcm pagt 205. when it don't counter the laws of any oF itJ
&4toa H Y then Is it thought .fo hei- uFr V o
laws of fubordination are" tranfarr
the fubordmatc, but
may- in -all: cafes'
sht of negative is
effential, and may be enforced : But in no .
cafe are th e eflential rights of the fubjedb,
inhabitinff the fubordinate dominions" tn, hr
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r giliative power not indepen
dent of, butfubordinate to the laws
this author, to bring fo heavy a charge, as high f.eftrryed: ThiSj would put t n the power of
treafon againft fome f the colon ifts, which he Je fuper.or to reduce the inferior to a ftale of
does in-Jffca in thisv place, by reprefenting fla.V 5 whlch,nnot be rightfully done, even
them as claiming in faft or in deedthe (am! wuh f enemies and nW. After
full free independent unreltrainedpovver and le- r'sfaa,on.1and furlt'- !s ,obned of the
dilative will, in the r fevera cornorations. and "". d,.c u,dUC 10 mm) ot
under the King's commiffion, and their refpec- JC ,a""-, " the ends of government requ.rc,
flive rlrfv: th nv,rnt iin,... the reft are to be reftored to all the eflential
of Great Britain holds hv iV, rnn(litrinn v,n,J r,ghts. of men and . of citizens,.;. .1 h.s .
nunder the great c was
ever thb of 1 any of the colon ifts, They aVe
all better men and better fubjedts ; and many
of them too well verfed in the laws of nature
and nations, and the law and conftitutioh of
great law cf nature : and agreeable to this lawy
is the conftant pradiceof all good and mild go
vernments. This len i ty and h u man i t y h as no
where been carried further than in Great
Britain.. The colonics have ibeen fo rcmarlca-
Great-Britain,- to think they have righjao-.-
i?iorthan!a
iiUpowerisot-
. fubordinate to h injj jn t h e:prefent . ft at e oft h e
ejlfoTrrj",
rnon archy, ft ad i n g w he r 1 h o p e rt, ever will
ftan 117 foflhe pillars are fixed in judgment,
righttoufrfs and truth, jsUiKihg and Par
li a m ent Un d erf fe,v it eern s tafy to -con-
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ellion or trea(on:in thVm;vIEhis
Joyalty-is in very hand (on
ed by the author of the adminiftration:o
colonies; " It has been often fuggefted that
. care i. (h ou Id 5 be ta k en in the-a d mi n i ft ration, of:
the plantations, . left, in fome Yyture time
thefe colonies fhould become independent of
themirc
Proper on this occafioh , nJi JsJ uftice to'
::(?y ng 1 n (1 ep e rd m (, i s
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