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“Tue affair of contracts is beyond my power to fpeak tos. 
It will be our wifh that parlement would guard againft the 
abufe of them, and examine whether the princely ftate in which; 
our contractors live, arifes from any thing beyond the fair profits: 
of their bufinefs. 
“ Tw attending to the report of any party on that fubje&, or 
any other, we ought to take particular care not to be too credu-. 
fous. I fay this becaufe of the alarm that has (I truft caufelefsly): 
arifen among ws, of a defign of altering the courts of juftice in: 
the principality ina manner grievous to the Welch: let us wait 
with patience till the honorable member has laid open his defign 
and if it is then found ta be a grievance, let us refift it with. 
the fame firmnefs as we did the treafury warrant. I hereby de- 
clare, not only in my own name, but in that of many refpectable 
friends, great and fmall freeholders, that we do not, by figning: 
the petition before us, exclude ourfelves from feeking legal re- 
drefs frorn any innovation, which may appear unjuft and burden— 
iome, let it come from any quarter whatfoever. 
“ Tue body of us petitioners confifts of a.ftupendous multi- 
tude of perfons, actuated with very different, objects. I believe 
T may fay with confidence, that there is not an individual in this 
aflembly who has not the moft laudable motives in. view, ab~ 
ftraéted from every party fpirit whatfoever.. 
« THERE are many very worthy and well-meaning gentlemen: 
who think we have-chofen: an improper. feafon for petitioning, 
amidft the rage of war. But let-it be obferved, that the ftrength 
of government confifts in the variety of its refources, and if we 
are able to point out a moft important one, we rather accelerate 
than impede its motion, In the peaceable times to refufe fup- 
2 plies. 
