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 neceary connexion of repreentatives with Taxes, eems to have unk deep into many of thoe minds, that admit ounds without their meaning.

nation is repreented in Parliament by an aembly as numerous as can well conit with order and dipatch, choen by perons o differently qualified in different places, that the mode of choice eems to be, for the mot part, formed by chance, and ettled by cutom. Of individuals far the greater part have no vote, and of the voters few have any peronal knowledge of him to whom they intrut their liberty and fortune.

this repreentation has the whole effect expected or deired; that of preading o wide the care of general interet, and the participation of publick counels, that the advantage or corruption of particular men can eldom operate with much injury to the Publick.