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thereby incurred, one moiety of which Said, that there is a party in this
is by this bill to helong to the proSecu- houSe who are Sor continuing us in the
tor. And as the militia is not by the Same weak and unarmed condition, on
bill to be drawn out, until aSter the oc- purpoSe that we may be obliged, as
caSion Sor doing So bas bern commu- oSten as we are in danger, real or chinicated
to parliament, this will be a merical, to bring over and maintain a
third bar to any Such attempt ; be- body os German or electoral troops ?
cauSe the drawing out oS this militia, And if this opinion should prevail awithout
any such communication, mong the people, may it not be of the
would give an immediate alarm to most dangerous confequence to our
the whole nation. and Set every man, pteS'ent happy establishment, and to
not engaged in the plot, upon provld- the illustrious family now upon our
ing for has defence. Nor can the ne- throne ? It certainly will ; for the JaceSsiry
of this communication ever he cobites will industriously afciihe this
of any bad conSequence, berauSe an design chiefly to our Sovereign ; and
inSurrection, or invasion, which may as the* principal opposers of the bill
he easily prevented or defeated by our are known to he in high Savour with
standing army, can never occasion the his majesty, this unjust imputation will,
drawing out oS the militia ; and a l Sear, gain too much credit amon^
more Sormidable insurrection, or in- the people without doors. Therefore.
vaSion, can never he So Sudden, or un- is the objections to the form of this
foreseen. as not to give time for the bill were mucb more materia^ than
meeting of parliament. they really are, out of regard to our
I hope. Sit, l have now shewn, present happy establishment, and to
that it is possible to establish a well the royal family now upon our throne^
disciplined and Serviceable militia, we should he cautious of rejecting it
even by the bill now before us ; that at such a critical conjuncture
the expence will be but a meer trifle, I should now conclude, Sir ; but
in comparison with the expence we lest what has bern mentioned from
must he pot to, by any other method the Roman history should have more
os providing for our Security, and that weight than it ought to have, 1 must
the militia, propoSed by this bill, can beg leave to make Some remarks upon
never he of any dangerous conSe- that part oS their history, which I
quence to our constitution or liberties. could not miss looking into upon this
but when we talk oS danger, Sir, let occasion. During their monarchy,
us consider the danger of rejecting and for Some years after the establishthis
bill. By dear bought experience ment oS their common-wealth, their
she wholc nation is now berome Sensi- armies could consist of none but men
ble of the necessity of our having Such oS Some property, berauSe they gave
a militia established. By the want os neither pay nor silbsistance to their
^uub a militia we have been prevented Soldiers, no not even in time of war ;
from fending Such Succours to our Sor Livy expreSily tells ns, that the
countrymen in America, as we ought first time they gave any pay to their
to have done : At least this will, I Soldiers, was after the siege and deknow,
he pretended as an excuse Sor molition oS the rich city oS AnXur.
our Satai neglect t hy the want oS it which happened in the 34e^th year after
we have been obliged to bring over tbe building oS the city, and conSe^
a body op German troops : And by ouently above an bundred years ustcc
the want os it y^-c have bern obliged the establishment of the commonly
hetition his majesty to bring over a wealth.
hoaly os his electoral troops. If this But after they began to give pay tta
la Should be rejected, what will be their Soldiers in time oSwar, they cet-.
^id withont doosa^ Will it not be tainly had in thcis artnsca free^ea o^
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