The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1778-05-08 00:00:00, page 2

Ihdl pent e jet queen, but will declare, by to 19 of Pnlitment, that set
"Mine the Parliament will not m: the eoloniet-for the purpose of raising :
w lldif on ecnunt of eoinmeree, that the lponez so mi'ed shall he
prophet— to the are of the coloniel. ] propese thin teen ehplieitsideeleu
an. i ney be slid, should not the ecloniee give up their elum et" mdepen
done,! The muncietion of thet claim it implied in the act itself. it may he
did Mo- if you give up tention, what it there left to fight .ssf' 1 never
thought filtion : sufficient object for the contest, and upon the idea ! made
my Propefitien before the war bgnn. But ! sought for the dependenee of
Ameriel. The camus- chimed independency. The eolony of Mzfl'aehusetu
Day clnimed it, and e greet outrage wn committed on our merchants. The
wet hat can I] more thin my revenue which could have been reised from
Amiea dy Parihment- The contest wn for supremuy. But tt may be
used, thee eoleeffioesin time of ever, of so public : nature, are dangerous.
* IN": the midomlne of this ver, ineolved in so mony parlinmenury po-ssnll, 10
require public flew. The flat. of our resourcnss il well known. Tnu con
eelflon cannot therefore, in this respect, be prejudicinl to ne. Our nrmyss and
I"! "8 (nen; our lost cm be rqnired; the necessary suyphee can be rused;
led our custom: ere not diminilhed. But why wn not conceflion mlde be
fore) lent willing thet my pzn conduct should he insyectedssss ! never pro
eased any tu- When ! wn unsoftunate enough (for] wril sin] use the word,
notwithaendinl the de made of it) to be placed in my present othee, (
thought there was : glum of hope th-t the enloniet would return to their duty.
My uuim wu to sey notiiag ebout Ameriee, neither to proyose or repell
mon. neither to edvanee or recede, but to remein in totei filenee. llt _when
it waunecemtry to give the Ear} India compmy . power os-Klling their ten
in Ameriea, ! did not think it right to repe'el the teat. ] howeverdlmrmshed
it. A repeel would have been of no service, for America we: esmd that the
East lndie company would undetsell their fmtqglen. A monepoly wuelso
lrged. They had, in sin, the commodity cheaper then they hed it before. If
the) deemed this : grievance; they were rendy to make lny thing : grievance.
When the ver wet begun, ] thought it necessity to accompany our term With
: pzcifie commiffioe; end the Commiflionere were men of abiitiee, me!
how"?- M Of : pacifle disposition, men truned by America, who were the
most likely to bring lbout . reconciliatiom But thin eommision produced no
effect, because the claims of Ameriea were so dishnt. When the sword wn
""", "m, !M ] no! unite my propofltion? ] own ! thought the: the war
would soon hue ended, and ] should have mule it, had Ameriea been reduced
to unconditioml submiffien; but mhsonunes, miseondufi. er : greeter na
nlnl force in Ameriu than was expeaed, and whwh no man could soresee,
leve carried on the woe to its present length. ] will never own thnt ldminis
lution be: deceived the public, in wenting to dehide them into meesures which
they thought Were ineffectuzl. The insorm;tion laid before Parliament w:
sull; Pariiement had every paper necessary to found in judgment; no paper.
were retained but those only, which, for the sake of the writers, would have
been dangerous to have exposed. But the de oeption it, thet edminiaration said
that, in their opinion, the war would soon be at un end. Our nrmy end navy
were greet; Sir W. Howe's army wu generally snperior to Washington't;
.tnd General Bnrgoyne's army, when at Fsrt Edward, was stronger than the
cut)": force. Periiement knew the force sent out as well at the Mmister.
Miniflry promised'that the lrmy should be supplied. The army has been sup
plied. Ministry promised to uise the money neceffnry for the service.. The
money hn been reised. The public, thereiore, hat been deceived by the "ent,
lt miy bl asked, what is likely to be the effect of this propofltion? The real
cited ] cannot say, But it is a riche thing to endeavour to bring about : pence,
! do not see thet any other concefflnn can be made, without ndmitting the com
ptere undependtncy of Amenicu. But what wotrid be the effect of that inde
pendencyl I cannot seeinto suturity; but it is big with many Poffihle am,.
lndependency, with : eordill love between us, is one thing; with an union
with our enemies, fml. From their independency : dangir arise; from a great
uul power, : danger also to our other posseffions. ] do not think that we
should yield to it till our resourcn are much lowered. lndependency is not
deneficiel to Ameriee. She cmnot be so heppy, so easy, cannot have such
'wsonal liberty- " is she remains'dependent on us. ]! independent, she must
he loaded with heavy hu-thens, more heuy than she had; her personzl liberty
am not he so great. Her present fituation, n compared with oure, is ten
time. more gnevoua Her sarmers ate ruined. When :" the necessaries of life
sdl !! price: the mo'} hzgh, they are compelled to sell the produce of their lend
:: : smell price in compxrison. ] wu :ffured thn at Albmy ten, : necessary
uticie there. fold at sixteen dolian per pound, and salt nt thirty dollen per
bushel. Thinking thz; men in thin fltunion will be inclined to pelcc e
iult and rezsonebk termn, ! move the House ln- leave to bring in two hills,
be. he.
DRAUG HT of a BXLL for declaring lb! intention of ib: Parliununt ofGth
Br-min, rounMinz (be oxercije yf (be right of impostng use: wilbm his Ma
jcsty'l tclznifl, prwinm, and plantun'am in North Amcrim,
\V Great Britain, [or the purpose of raising : revenue in his Mnjefly'l
H E R. 5 A S che exemse of the sigh! of tuation by the Pnrlizmen: o!
jolonicl, proviocea, and planutiom in North America, had been found by
experience to occasion great umanefi'ee lnd disordal, end hn by sundry misse
presentuionl been mode the meum of milleading mnny of his Majefly'o slithsul
subjects, who m acknowledge the justice of contribnting to the co-mon de
lence of the emp'n'c, prolded such contribueiom should be nised under ths nu
cboricy of tho General Court, of Genenl Assembly, of each respective colony,
wing, o'punuu'om And ubarm, in order uweu :: w remove the said
uneasineflh. and to uie: the mind: o! hi- Mlpny'l snpjefll, who my be disposed
w morn in their nl ' ianu, u to nfiou lhe pem and woum of in his Mu
jeuy'e dominionc. :: in quient to deeme, me the King end Puljamenq of
Grnl Bricain will no: impute my duty, son of emssmcm, for the purpose of
raifi : revenue within my of th! hid cousin. previous, of plumuonu
Mz i: please your Mnjany. um In any be deemed und enuaed. lad it is
hereby deemed and meed, &c. The from und den the pain; of thll ed,
the King and Parliament of Great Brinin will not impos- lny day, in. of
n'selsment whosoever. payable within my of his Mnjefly'l colonies, pxovincee,
nnd plmxatiom in North Ameriea, except only such dut'm :: it may be sue,
dien: to impose for the regulation of eommerce, the nen produce of such dnti"
to be always paid and applied to, and for the use of the cdony. province, or
plnntuion, in which the sunne dull be respectively kvied, in such mnnner u
mher dueieo caused by the luthotitydf' me respective Genenl Conru, er Ge
neral Assembliu, of such colonies, produces, or planmions, axe ordinarily
paid and a pplled. "
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DR AUGHT efc BlLL tomb!- his Majesty to anoint COMMISSlONERS evid
fqfficiysi: Points: to treat, ("]-[l. and up:: upo- nunufgeieling ib: disordtn now
fulyssting in certain gf tb: enloniessr, pluulcm'cn, endprndncu es North dmeiim.
F siom ol sunge: co their libertiee And legal rights, which hue mi ed many
OR che qu ning and extingnjshing of divers jealoufie- and mis prehen
of his Majefly's subject: un che coloniu, previous, and pbntatiom of Now
Hampshire, Mahdmsetc'l Bny, Rhode lshnd, Connefiicul, New ank, New
]erley, Pennsylvlnia. the three lower-conndpeof Delawne, Maryland, Virsi.
niz, North Carolina. Sooth Corolinn, md Georgil, N for a fulle: mnnisesta
tion of chejufl lad suciouo purpose: of his Majesty and hi: Parliament, m
muncain And (cure all his subjects in a elen- and perfect enjoyment of such
liberuee and rights; Be it :ufled, see. that person: to be zpposnred by his
szefly, under the great seal of Great Britain, or any of them, shall by tom
of this 18, hnve full power, commxflion, and authomy (o nen, consnlt, and
agree, with such body or bodies, pohcicai and corporne, or with such Assem
bly, or Alkmblin of men, or with such person, or person, :: in their wisdom
and discmionehey (hail think meet, ol And concerning my grievanciec, or cum.
plaint: o! gflevmn, exisling, or supposed to um, in the government on any
of the said colonin, provinm. or pinnutione respectively, or in the law and
statue of tl'dl realm respecting the (me, and of or concerning any aid or con
mbuzion eo be furnished, by all or lny of the coloniee, provincec, or plmmjm
respoaively, for the common defence cum realm, and the dominiom chmunu
belonging and of and concerning such other regulnionl, provifiom, mmm
and thin s, nupon mature deliberaxion of the snid commnlhonen, or any of
them, all_be thought necessary or convenient so: the honour of his Majesty.
lnd the common good 0! all his subjects. ,
Proddd lift, eld & itfiflber fulfil] mld latlaml, that no regulation. provi
fion. matter or thing. so proposed, treated. consulted, oragteed, shall have any
othes force er effect, or he carried further into execution, than :. wctin after
menuoned and provided, until the same thou have been approved by Parliament.
Proviled aye, and 6: it further eaactcd by the authority qsoufin'd, that in
order to facilitate the good purposes of this ad, it shall and may be lawful for
the said commifflonen, or any of them, from time to time, as they shall
judge it convenient, to order and proclaim a cefl'ation of hoflilities on the pare
of his Majefiy'a troops, in any of the said colonies, or plantatiom, or any part
thereof, for any time, and under any conditions or restrictions, which they
shall think convenient, and such order and proclamation to revoke and annul
in the same manner and form, according to their discretion.
And be it surtber man!, that it shall be lawful for the said commimoners,
or any of them, by proclamation under their respective hand; and leans,
from time to time, to suspend the operation and effects or a certain ac} of Pain
ament, made and passed in the 16th year of the reign of hia gresent hlajesiy,ctsor
prohibiting all trade and intercouse with certain coloniee an plantationa therein
named, and for the other purpose: therein also mentioned, or any of the pro.
vistons or resisiaions therein contained, ror such convenient time Il the said
commiffionen shall think proper, specisying in silvh rroclamation at what timea
or place: 'espectwely, and with what exceptiona and esh-ictions, the said suspen.
sion shall take effect, and the said suspcnsion and proclamation in the tame
manner and form to annul and revoke, according to their discretion.
And be ?! further Malhd by the authority cforesaizl, that the sad commis
fioners, or any of them, may, and they are hereby authorised and empotv
ered to suspend. in such places, and for such times, as they shall think fit, du
ring the continuance of this act, the operation and eflecta of all or any of me
act or act: of Parliament. which have passed since the loth day of Februry,
176 3 , and which relate to any of his Majefly'a said coloniea, produces, or plan
tetiona in North Ameriea. so far as the same does relate to them. or the ope
ration and effect of any clause, or any provifion or matter therem contained, so
far as such clausea, provisions or matters, relate to any of the said coloaiea.
provincea, or plantaticns.
And it it bmty umt'ied by lb: auzwig qfirrsail, that it shall and may be
lawful to and for the said commiflionm, or any of them, and they are
hereby authorised and empowered to grant a pardon, or pardona, to any man
her or description of person: within the said coloniea, produces, w plantanona.
And thlt no lett or hindrances may happen from the vaeaney ol Ihe office of
Govesnor and Comllander in Chies in any of the said coloniea, provincet, Os
plantationa respectively, or from the absence of such r from hie Govem
ment. Be itfunbtr tuned by the aarbm'l) afm aid, that : said cmmifim
or any of them, shall have full power an authority in any of the said
nice, provineea, or plantations nspeaively, wherein his Majesty hath usually