Reflections Moral and Political on Great Britain and her Colonies
- Mathew Wheelock (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This essay makes the case for Parliament’s authority as a body comprising the “representatives and guardians of all British commoners, wheresoever dispersed.” While conceding that a “better mode of election” might be hoped for, until then, “we must abide by present regulations,” because “To bring the spirit of the constitution against the general established law,” is to overset “all order and government.” And as “healthy” places, unlike the West Indies, American colonies can bear the expense.
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