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the members are not fo unanimous in the fcrvice 

 of their king and country as is their duty : it fre- 

 quently however happens, that, led aiide by ca- 

 price or by interested views, he exerts it to the 

 judice of the province. The colony has fome- 

 :es had a governor, whofe quarrels with the 

 abitants, have induced [their reprefentatives, 

 :he members of the affembly, through a fpi- 

 of revenge, to oppofe indifferently every thing 

 propofed, whether it was beneficial to the 

 ntry or not. In fuch cafes the governor has 

 k ufe of his power; diffolving the aflembly, 

 calli-ng another foon after, which however 

 again diffolved upon the leaft mark of their 

 humour. By this means he fo much tired 

 n, by the many expences which they were 

 :ed to bear in fb fhort a time, that they were 

 aft glad to unite with him, in his endeavours 

 the good of the province. But there have 

 :wife been governors who have called affem- 

 s and diffolved them foon after, merely be- 

 fe the reprefentatives did not acT: according to 

 r whims, or would not give their affent to 

 pofals which were perhaps dangerous or hurt- 

 to the common welfare, 

 .""he king appoints the governor according to 

 royal pleafure ; but the inhabitants of the 

 /ince make up his excellency's falary. There- 

 a man entrufted with this place has greater 

 iffer revenues, according as he knows how to 

 the confidence of the inhabitants. There 

 examples of governors, in this and other pro- 

 es of 'North America^ who, by their diffenfions 

 \ the inhabitants of theif refpedlive govern- 



