The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-09-27 00:00:00, page 1

'THsiE VsiIRGINIA ,GAZETTE,
[SEPTEMBER 27, 1776.] WILLIAMSBURG: Printcd-by DIXON &? HUNTER. [No. 1312.)
From the Paxliamcntary Registcr.
Substauce qf Lonn CAMDEN':_spucb in Parliament, No-u. 15, 1775.
- si," HE noble Lord who so severely animadverted on my
F* *ssfl conduct, respecting certain opinions inainuined by
.o—sias me in the course of my speech, having offered so
? T 5 little immediately directed to combat the justice and
5 5 truth of those opinions, ! might well stand excused
'"0' in yet}: Lordshi : jud mennfas well as my own,}, in
not ri m to re y to : em, i I were nosit doubt ul it
""M'J might bcsconflrlsied into pusilanimity, or : conviction
thn lhnzl zQed impr'LEn-ly, and win resolved to submit to his Lordships
,,jmsi _-l.-- .. ——nn>nl
eensure in silence." When, therefore, hit Lordship makes a general
e of inconsistenc againfl me, "l tell him that] think I am perfect}
con flat; that I mia; assert one thing as an Englishman, and resist it
at an American. noble Lord says, it is indecent and unparlia
. mentary to a: ' a an a& of Parliament, unless it be on a motion for its
yell. ! never new any such a rule of debate observed in eitherHouse
Parliament. If there be, ! contend that it it essentially destructive
of the freedom of debate, and shall never be observed by me till l am
fairly tied up b a vote of your Lordshipe to that purpose. But it" the
rule m : one, only see how it would o rate in the present eate:
The qui ' fibshntiell before us is, whet er or not the acts of the
British Parliament res ' America be founded in justice; and be
consonant to th princi le. o this confiitution. Frame ten, or ten thou
* find motion, they wi ] all at last come to this question. What then in
the port of the noble Lord's ngumrnt? I allow the true question
"lete- soiely to the justice and wisdom of those acts; you may say any
thi else you lease, butsion them" on must be filent. I ap to you;
ships. if it be not the namt and obvious meaning o the censun
attempted to be passed on my words, and the resh-aint that would be the
consequence should your Lordships think ! deserve it. No, my Lord:,
till I put fairly precluded from exereising my right, n : Peer of this
House, of declaring my shutiments openly, ,of dtscuffising every subject
submitted to my cmsigemfion withhfreedom}; Ijhal] nue; be ]:lreve-tei-d
fron poison!!! 'n m !: an t reste, owever warm y an :
' si cr'feiretfy (;? ed.y ] do nssute your Lordships, that any.
h-tily-tiredof the inefiegzve struggle I amengaged in. I would thenk
my of your Lordlhipe who should procure a vote to be passed for silencing
me. it would be : favour more grateful than my other it would be in
11! power of your Lordshipo to bestow; but until that vote he: received
yourct ' shnctiol, I must still think, and shall uniformly continue
no zl'ert, that Great Britain was the first aggresi'or; thet molt, is not all
of the atte, were founded end framed in oppreffion; and that, if I were
an American, I should resist to the last such manifefi exertion: of tyrann ,
violence, and in'ukiee. When ] arrai those ects, I would willingi'y
. dun : line, distinguishing these which are created the present trouble:
MMthat preceded them; because the latter, I am authorized to sey,
did not directly operlte, though undoubtedly the laid the foundation
for the former.'_ Seying this, however, I conteud et there has not been
a single tip sinor consequence throughout this whole businese', that did not
wi from the principle of laying taxet on America, for the purpose
ct'sinismg ussnvenue. That, my Lordt, is the greatest grievance, the
source and parent of every other. But, coming more immediately to the
flttersl useth, ' ' I Ten wn sent to Boston under the idea, as
"me pretended, :) enforcing a eommereial resolution. The tn was
! ed by ! mmbcrns men in disguise, asiilted by : mad rabbie. An
fleet th' dine difovwed by the whole prov'tnce in their legifiative and
idlflluthnd apcityz : never, from thlt day to thin, offend to be
]!M eithum writing or diseourse. How did Grat Britain act on
this occasion? .Wiehout mzking any demand of reparation; without
sssimlking : singe inquiry, or calling for a single evidence to prove
" the definqu'ency of a single inhabitant of the ov'mce of Masi'aehu
sette Boy, you shut ny its port, you depived t ousands of the means
'of living, ofth fruits of their honest indusiry, though you were ren
'-'vlnedthy dih of the act as much :. yourselvea. Besidea, you
v'mbbed popie their property, by renderhg their landed estatu, their
house., 'He, &c. uselese. If this m lot WIUSTICE, the most
men in in naeum, lad the most ?."d in it- circmnshnoee, the:
WMshd in a free, nay in : espotie country, I um sure ! know
notvhat tyranny or despotism it. Such was the cornplexion of your next
act, that of sirippihg she province of its charter, withoutctprevioufly pro—
vin that the power: delegzted by it were zbuscd an! legall;, foxfcited;_
in :, without examinasition or mquiry of any kind whatever. And
lalfly, that last inhussmqlx a& of endeavouring to STARVE half : millio
ofpeopleinto com '_ 'ssnnd therebyinvolvmgthc guihy andinnccem in
one common ' ss-en These, my Lord:, m: some oi'thesew realbnl
why I think that Gmaltsiz'itain has been the AGGRESSOR; thn she
bu been CRUEL, OP ESSIVE, UN]UST, and UNRELENTXNG;
and these, my Lord:, are the motives which Would induce me, were l
an American, (o resist them at the most open and dangerous attacks upon
m.—
my liberty, property, and, in short, defy thing I held dear as : (seemen,
ADVERTISEMENTS.
WiLuAustkc, Scpltnber 16, 1776.
LL Persons indebted for Articles purchased
A at the Sale of the late Mrs. Tate s Esiatc
are desired to make immediate Paymcnts to Mr.
join: Fergzgffon of this City, that all Accounts
may be closed. Ro: C NlCHOLAS.
Huovu, ssScpm-ber 17, :775.
WHEREAS a Mistake was committed, by
some Meam, m advenising the Land for Sale m Luisa, belong-'
ing to the Eflace of Mr. French Saith, dece-sed, which prevented msiy
mixing the Sale at the Time intended. ] now give Noneeps the: she said
Land, containing 67: Acres, will be fold on sburfly che 36 pay of
Octabcr, et Hmer Courthouse, it being Comt Day. lwelve Month"!
Credit will be allowed the Purchaset, upon giving Band end" approved
Securicies. An many of the Gentlemen Subfenbern to the Prince Edward
Leademy have fail psstlieir Half Subseriptione which became
those Subscripeiom are in my Hlndo, :- Execuloreo sayd dmmrsi-sissct'i
due" m Octobtr hit) give them Notiee um : eon die?: (
Efiafl, who undertook the Building the Acldemy, and! those i!)
Arreus will make Peyment as soon as ble to Mi'. ?
of Prince Edward, or to : OMAS SMlTH Eiesicuw.
NANSEMOND, Sept. 16, 1726; a
HB Subscctriber is in Wactnt of a Maid W
understands the FULLIN'G BUS]
in all its Branches. Such a Person, who ne
well recommended, Will meet with goodssEnf?
couragement by applying to
SAMUEL BRADLFYZ.
". To be RENTEDL sisi-ctsss.;,
For the msuing Year, and my pg 91le or at Cnlquctu Wsisiss
PLANTATlON ]) mg on Sema Greek, in jane: Cilj Coma,,
A within about Eight Milee qu/byzg ny, containing about."
Acres, with a valuable firm Mzrsh ,tberpto zdjoming conssvgniem to Fish'
and Oyfleu, hn : very Dwellinsig-House thered},
vnthmdkd'o :, ,.
two Closen, md : P below Smrz, end :he- fame-abb e,- di
Place. in each Room, other necessity Hoosu, and Apple :ndsishdx'ct
Orchards. For Temu apply to the Subscribef m King William.
si._'j
(4) J'oHN WATsiu-zssi - .
-—--—-_
HE Subscribcr has for S ALE, n'!- Hono—
ver Town, a Lot with convenici'csit Wfl-si
ings thereon, being quite new. For Taxis
inquire of Mr. George Parke., .
(zll) GABRIEL MADisoN