Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . ments ofgovernment, civiland military; hasever hithertobeen deemed anequivalent forsuch aids asmight otherwisebe expected fromus in time ofpeace. And wehereby declarethat on a recon-ciliation withBritain, we shallnot only continueto grant aids intime of war, asaforesaid; butwhenever sheshall think fitto abolish hermonopoly, andgive us the sameprivileges oftrade as Scotland able enough to rest satisfied with her pro- received at the union, and allow us a freeportionable exertions,
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . ments ofgovernment, civiland military; hasever hithertobeen deemed anequivalent forsuch aids asmight otherwisebe expected fromus in time ofpeace. And wehereby declarethat on a recon-ciliation withBritain, we shallnot only continueto grant aids intime of war, asaforesaid; butwhenever sheshall think fitto abolish hermonopoly, andgive us the sameprivileges oftrade as Scotland able enough to rest satisfied with her pro- received at the union, and allow us a freeportionable exertions, and not think we commerce with the rest of the world; wedo too much for a part of the empire, when shall willingly agree (and we doubt not itthat part does ^s much as it can for the will be ratified by our constituents) to givewhole. and pay into the sinking fund £100,000 To charge against lis that we refuse sterling per annum for the term of 100to contribute to our own protection, ap- years, which duly, faithfully, and inVi-pears from the above to be groundless; olably applied to that purpose, is demons 426. FRANKLIN IN FRfiWCH SOOIETT. rBANKLIN strably more than sufficient to extinguishall her present national debt; since it willin that time amount, at legal British in-terest, to more than £230,000,000. But if Britain does not think fit to ac-cept this proposition, we, in order to re-move her groundless jealousies, that weaim at independence and an abolition ofthe navigation act (which hath in truthnever been our intention), and to avoidall future disputes about the right ofmaking that and other acts for regulatingour commerce, do hereby declare ourselvesready and willing to enter into a covenantwith Britain, that she shall fully possess,enjoy, and exercise the right, for 100years to come; the same being bona fideused for the common benefit; and, in caseof such agreement, that every Assemblybe advised by us to confirm it solemnlyby laws of their own, which, once made,cann
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