H2 PRESENT STATE 



revolt, and civil war; while an equal diffufion 

 of benefits, protection, or redrefs, fuited to cafes 

 and circumftances, is government founded on the 

 fure bafis of philofophy, and political wifdom ; prin- 

 ciplcs infeparably connected, by the Ruler of the 

 tiniveife, for the benevolent purpofe of uniting all 

 the various parts of empire in one common intereft. 



The half-ftarved Highlander, inured to the in- 

 clement feafons, and barren heaths of the 5 8th 

 degree, is an improper object of taxation ; but he 

 fupplies his country, and its fugar iflands, with fifh 3 

 takes upon him the toils of war ; repofes himfelf, 

 after the fatigues of the day, upon a bed of fnow ; 

 and is always prepared to renew the march, or the 

 attack, with frefh vigour. While, on the other 

 hand, the opulent citizen of the 5ift degree, is 

 unqualified for fuch exercifes ; .but he contributes 

 liberally to the revenue, fupplies the ways and 

 means, fupports the credit of the ftate, and the 

 honour of the nation. Thus every denomination 

 of fubjedts furnifh their quota to the general flock 

 of commerce, revenue, ftrength, or defence, and 

 have an equal claim to the notice of government. 



Having thus attempted to ftate the relative fitua- 

 tion of the various branches which compofe the 

 Britifh empire in general, and the two Britilh king- 

 doms in particular, with a view to that fyftem of 

 policy which feems to be the moft equitable, and 

 moft conducive to the benefit and fecurity of the 

 whole; I fhall clofe this part of the fubjecl: in the 

 words of certain writers, whofe diftinguifhed repu- 

 tation, unanimity of fentiment, and thorough 

 knowledge of the true intereft of their country, fully 

 eftablifh the pofitions which I have been endea- 

 vouring to enforce. 



Mr. Arthur Toung. " Had the millions, and tens 

 of millions, which have been expended on the ori- 

 ginal fettlement and fubfequent protection of the 

 colonies, been laid out on the melioration of Eng- 

 land, 



