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" different bodies, a body of repreentatives, a council, and a governor, becaue there is in England a houe of commons, a houe of lords, and a king. They endeavour to balance thee different powers, as if this equilibrium, which in England may be a neceary check to the enormous influence of royalty, could be of any ue in republicks founded upon the equality of a;l the citizens, and as if etablishing different orders of men was not a ource of diviions and diputes."

There has been, from the beginning of the revolution in America, a party in every tate, who have entertained entiments imilar to thee of Mr. Turgot. Two or three of them have etablihed governments upon his principle: and, by advices from Boton, certain committees of counties have been held, and other conventions propoed in the Maachuetts, with the expres purpoe of depoing the governor and enate, as ueles and expenive branches of the contitution; and as it is probable that the publication of Mr. Turgot's opinion has contributed to excite uch dicontents among the people, it becomes neceary to examine it, and, if it can be hown to be an error, whatever veneration the Americans very jutly entertain for his memory, it is to be hoped they will not be miled by his authority.