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Editorial
March 26, 1773
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Editorial argues for equal governance of British subjects in America and Britain under the King, dismissing fears of disloyalty and criticizing Parliament's overreach as tyrannical and absurd, with power adequately exercised through Governors.
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"Therein no doubt but his Majesty's subjects beyond the Atlantic would be as loyal as peaceable and as happy, as his subjects on this side, provided the ridiculous fears and narrow apprehensions of MINUTE STATESMEN were discarded, and they were both governed by the same principles. The King stands exactly in the same relation to his subjects in Britain, as to those in America: there is no difference but what is merely geographical; and therefore there ought to be none in policy or administration, but what that geographical difference requires; and the defect that arises from this circumstance is remedied in the best possible manner by the Governors, or King's representatives, thro' whom his Majesty hath as much constitutional power there as he has in England: And whoever aims at more than this, aims at the establishment, not of lawful government, but of tyranny.
They afterwards speak of "the absurdity of attempting to preserve an unconstitutional authority of one British parliament over other British parliaments."
They afterwards speak of "the absurdity of attempting to preserve an unconstitutional authority of one British parliament over other British parliaments."
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
Imperialism
What keywords are associated?
Colonial Loyalty
King's Authority
Parliamentary Overreach
Governance Equality
British Empire
What entities or persons were involved?
King
Governors
British Parliament
American Subjects
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Equal Governance Of British And American Subjects Under The King
Stance / Tone
Advocating Equal Treatment And Against Parliamentary Overreach
Key Figures
King
Governors
British Parliament
American Subjects
Key Arguments
American Subjects Would Be As Loyal And Happy As British If Fears Discarded And Governed By Same Principles
King's Relation To Subjects Is The Same In Britain And America, Differing Only Geographically
Policy Differences Should Only Reflect Geography, Remedied By Governors
King Has Equal Constitutional Power In America Through Representatives As In England
Seeking More Power Establishes Tyranny, Not Lawful Government
Absurdity Of One British Parliament's Authority Over Other British Parliaments