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s to the contt with the force with which it ilbpressed
• • 'tie Mind, lie was induced to 'take • elh;for a few
roomelits, the time alai. Loriiihip, mail of the Gen.
•Ilemeil rearm. Our ainials had, for the last
thoosind yeors, afroulbd us but too institittetrerf
ttivereiwia, each reigning more than fifty yenta ;
and the arrival of llie fiftieth year had beeu
regarded by our ancestors as an epoch descry--
ing of commemoration, it surely was mot too
Pinch to be expected from us by our Sovereign,
that the next 25th day of October should be
celebrated es a day of rejoicing. He could not
Mir? regret that, upon this. occasion, a Gentleinaii
(Mr. lcaitliunlii) should think it right to make a
reiiiiiiieration of calamities that have befallen the
' 'nouiutry for neatli the whole of this reign ; and
also to utuiloite the evil consequences that have
attended all the wars that have been by us engaged
- * in, for the same period,• to the wickedness of Mi-
ritsera. This he conceived to be an erroneous
m ale of drawing his consequences; anti though tie
lissits,eul not tostate, that, ever 'Mice he had given
'to 'unities the little consideration which they had
talky, ii a of his time, that he had been an advocate
for peace ; yet; iu time midst of alibis anxiety for
• than hlessiii4, there hail been nalartocately
eutiovisi• norm hia mind, that ad the wars
badh. known, had been appisweil, and -cla-
m woody called for, lay the miss of his country-
men ; alma sorry he was to say, that his ripen-
enee had corivineed him that they were too
high-Spirited, too ambitious, and too treaties+, not
undka*, in politic dirpositios. wrhat was said by the
Ito reats of that of Cie Cartham Dicta, *I that they
were never at rest ;" and he scrupled not to 'moil,
that if this mart spirit for war was not chauged to a
pacific thion•iiion, they would be consumed by,
their own tire. The same Oeutleinaii (Mr. W.)
had also read, &mit a printed hook, extracts f
the Resolutions that had been pooled hy this Cor-
poration daring the time that the then Aibiainiatris-
lion was it/tempting to oppress Mr. ‘Vilkes ; Nod
though those Resolutions were plis.e.l during the
generous ferment of n free people, noxious to.prilh
tea an individual Irmo this opprea.ion of a Court,
yet II ors his think all these drtauls of grievances
true to the fullest extent? Now, this extent of
evidsuce he thought not unlike that of' the old
• holy, Who firmly be every strange and mire-
• coheir, -Cory that aloe read in the public papers;
and when **keit why she credited ouch atosiirdi-
tire ? wisest-red, a that they must be true, because
they were in print."
Mr. W mail: declared his aversion to the pro-
prowl 411,11Stlie of a general. illumination, as only
temliog to euicoorage thieves end pickpockets;
and :.soseit his dote a Son to ride out of town,
ins such an event taking place. 4
Mr. WelTint t x took the opportunity of reply-
ing to some of the arzummts used by Mr. Dixsou,
in opposition to what he hod stated ; and reireeted
leis firm conviction, that the present system of in-
creasioe taxation would and in manilla; bank-
• rapte3—au event foretold" by the first po'itical wri-
ts...a, both with respect to that and ether couotries ;.
sod wlreli, with respect to them, had been :dressily
too fa, ally verified. Such an event would ar.
feral lithe antrect of coogrotulation to Ills Majesty,
with respect to his faintly, when it was considered,
that, at the present moment, some branches or it
• were actually drivel' out of their dominions, and
dere now resuideuts in this country.
SaIIUIEL Dixon objected to the reading of
the Journals culled for, without the gentleman,
Mr. Watchman, stated for what purpose he called
on them to he read.
Mr. IVAITII3IIAN said, it leer unnecessary for him
to say a.ty thing more than that he called for their
reading in support of his argument.
Sir Wit t.tAW CURTI.; thought it was a mere trick,
to delay, awl, by that means, oblige the Court to
Siijoorii without coming to It determination. The
gmitieuti4ll 64.1 tallied Omni Ins loyalty ; lie did nut
believe one word out of one hundred of what he had
said.
Mn Watentl ea ossntendrd, tee Member of that
Conn. he was emitted to the Clerk's reading those
parts of the Minims which he called for.
Toe Clerk accordingly reel an Address of that
Cart to His Stij4aty. on the I4th of May, 1770,
smut smeller of the-14th of March, 1776. •
Mr. Deputy Canoe said, it appeiired that no
stiaotiou could be brought before that Court, but
at was found necessary to introduce politics; but if
ever there was a question thawpolities were exclud-
ed f. om, it was the present. Ile therefore trusted
it would pass unanimously.
Mr. LiaIPFITR observed, he had always spoken
his mind and feelings, to mid of placemen, con-
tractors, and jobbers. Bat they were about to
snake the evening of ilie life of their Sovereign hap-
py ; knowing it wroth! have that effect, he signed
his Dame niche requisition ; his frietrd Windt-
man, as he always did, haul spoken to facts; but
they haul nothing to do with the present question.
Mr. Alderman Wool) felt the sumac difficulty in
agreeing to the Resolution, as he had tea signing the
requisition; there was nothing specific itientiouted,
sect by leaving it to a Committee, they were bind-
ing theinseies to measure. that could not be then
coateinplated. He *unlit never give his assent to
en address to he presented to His Majesty. without
it represented the misconduct of His Majesty's Mi-
nisters. Was it not plain to be seen by every man
iu th it Court, how differently they were received
when they presented au address setting forth sound
truths. and one apprric''ig of the conduct of Minis-
ter• ? lie gave the worthy Reroute credit when he said
he slid not regard all
fy partieular Administration. lie
whispered to i he had heard of Mr. Perecvars
sending in his resignation to His hlsiesty on Sun-
day last? lie assured him lie dad not know it; and
he of course gave him credit for his assertion. Ile
never would give his support to any resolution that
110 nut express disapprobation of His Majesty's
re.eist Ministers.
• Mr. Alderman Gong/11E11MR asked, was it not
the object of the intruded Gooiest), to ahem the af-
fection of a brave !movie to their Sovereign ? If it
were, it was a duty they owed I • and themselves
to nitre care they slid not infringe on their own
rights and liberties. 'rhere was no nom had a
greatu.r respect for the private virtues of His Ma-
jesty than he had ; but could ally man sit slo•vii
aatiatied, if he tholight the ensuing reign would hr
as full of digesters air the present ? It was drredful
to thick the people were so iiiilaerent to their li-
berty amid frsetless, that they would come to ally

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