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 is our liberty? We do not like taxes, we will therefore not be taxed, we do not like your laws, and will not; obey them.

“ taxes laid by our repreentatives are laid, you tell us, by our own conent: but we will no longer conent to be repreented. Our number of legilators was originally a burden, and ought to have been refued: it is now conidered as a diproportionate advantage; who then will complain we reign it?

“ hall form a Senate of our own, under a Preident whom the King hall nominate, but whoe authority we will limit, by adjuting his alary to his merit. We will not with-hold a proper hare of contribution to the neceary expence of lawful government, but we will decide for ourelves what hare is proper, what expence