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 paid, but given; it was not a tax or tribute, but a preent. Yet they have the natural and legal power of levying money on themelves for provincial purpoes, of providing for their own expence, at their own dicretion. Let not this be thought new or trange; it is the tate of every parih in the kingdom.

friends of the Americans are of different opinions. Some think that being unrepreented they ought to tax themelves, and others that they ought to have repreentatives in the Britih Parliament.

they are to tax themelves, what power is to remain in the upreme Legilature? That they mut ettle their own mode of levying their money is uppoed. May the Britih Parliament tell them how much they hall contribute? If the um may be precribed, they will return few thanks for the power of raiing it; if they are at