Union Pamphlets (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from Union Pamphlets Thefe advocates go farther, they deny that our confiitution is free, or that it is pofl'ible to enjoy liberty under it: I admit that this kingdom is depen dant on the crown of Britain, it is our boafi and hap pinefs that it is fo, but it is dependant only on the crown and not on the kingdom. The great feel of Eng land 13 necefl'ary to our afis of legiflature, and they i'ay 'that feal is ared through a Britiib minifier, not amenable, to us, and therefore that we are dependant. The withholding the royal afl'ént is the only aft he can do contrary to our wiihes, and I bid every man 'recolleét whether it has been ever withheld to our in }ury, fince the conftitution of I 782, its happening is therefore almofi theoretical, and as no legiilature but our own, can make a law to bind na, we have only theoretic dependence, but praétical independence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
