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, in their opinion, of more etimation: they have therefore exactly what their ancetors left them, not a vote in making laws, or in contituting legilators, but the happines of being protected by law, and the duty of obeying it.

their ancetors did not carry with them, neither they nor their decendants have ince acquired. They have not, by abandoning their part in one legilature, obtained the power of contituting another, excluive and independent, any more than the multitudes, who are now debarred from voting, have a right to erect a eparate Parliament for themelves.

are wrong for want of ene, but they are wrong by halves for want of pirit. Since the Americans have dicovered that they can make a Parliament, whence comes it that they do not think themelves