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adventurers.. Even where the lands were forcibly 
taken from the ancient Indian inhabitants, though 
nothing can sanctify injustice, yet the English title 
is unimpeachable by any other European power; 
and the English nation has received the benefit of 
the enterprize. Shall it then, (to use an excel¬ 
lent and unanswerable argument of Mr. Long on 
this subject*), shall it be affirmed, ‘ that if Eng- 
* lish forces conquer, or English adventurers pos- 
4 sess themselves of distant lands, and thereby ex- 
c tend the empire, and add to the trade and opu- 
‘ lence of England; the Englishmen so possessing 
£ and planting such territory, ought, in considera- 
‘ tion of the great services thereby effected to their 
* nation, to be treated worse than aliens, to forfeit 
£ all the rights of English subjects, and be left to 
‘ the mercy of an absolute and arbitrary form of 
c governments Nothing surely can equal the ab¬ 
surdity of so savage a doctrine !f 
* Hist. Jamaica. 
f “ Let us consider (says Mr. Locke) a conqueror in a lawful 
war, and see what power he gets, and over whom. 
First, he gets no power by his conquest over those that conquered 
with him. They that fought on his side cannot suffer by the conquest, 
but must at least be as much freemen as they were before. And most 
commonly, they serve upon terms, and on condition to share with 
their leader, and enjoy a part of the spoil, and other advantages that 
attend the conquering sword : or, at least have a part of the subdued 
country bestowed upon them. And the conquering people are not, I 
hope, to be slaves by conquest, and wear their laurels only to shew 
they are sacrifices to their leader’s triumph. We are told by some, 
that the English monarchy is founded in the Norman conquest, and 
