586 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-0ctober 26, 1723.

U. H. J.

Laws, and making the present Provision by the Act now in
Force for the Settling the Revenue, made in the Case; which
unhappy, as well as illegal Concessions are (tho' but poor
ones) the foundations of the present insupportable publick
Expence and intolerable fatigue to ourselves, which we hope
will be Warning to future Assemblies to prevent their giving
way to wrongfull & unjust Taxations, And let them know that
whenever they once do so, such Taxations will be demanded
as Things due of Common Right and that must either be given
up or the People put to excessive charge in the Vindication
of their Just Right

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It is very Surprising to us to hear Again in this Last Mes-
sage that there is no other Provision than the Allowance now
Claim'd when yo^r Hon^rs as well as this House must undoubt-
edly be acquainted that the Law of 12^d p hhd so often men-
tioned makes a Provision and your not receiving the Benefit
of that Provision can never Justify us in Assessing that
Again on the People which they have already paid. We hope
never to be such Unjust Stewards to those we represent, or
instead of insisting on their Just Rights, as in Duty we are
obliged, be instrumental to their being unjustly Burthened
and Oppress'd.

We Agree that the running the Country to great Charge
by unnecessary Messages is worthy our Consideration, and we
are as far concern'd for it as faithfull Representatives ought
to be. But we cannot at the same Time, but reflect with Satis-
faction, that the share we have in those Messages is not of
our own Choice, but that we are reduced to the necessity of
bearing the same, or to betray our Country which we are
fully determined not to be guilty of, And we hope the Journals
of this Assembly will evince to Posterity & ascribe the un-
necessary Charge and Delay of Business this Session, to the
true Authors of it.

May it Please your Honours
We doubt not but long ere this you have been Acquainted
with our last humble Address to his Hon^r the Governour and

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with his kind indulging answer thereto. From which it plainly
appears to us, that the Prolonging this Session, and Conse-
quently the Increase of the Country's Charge is wholly Caus'd
by you, in favor of your small personal Interest in a tempo-
rary Claim. By which it is Undeniably evident, how ready you
are, for so small a trifle, where self is concerned, to burthen
the Province, and prostitute its Interest to latest Posterity;
even tho' as we before Reminded you, in Order to obtain it,
you make use of a Method of treating us by Arguing falla-