And here I would humbly beg Leave to observe, that if my Scheme had nothing else to recommend it to your Notice, it most infallibly cuts off all the present Causes of Dispute and Contention between the two Countries; so that they never can revive again. Whereas Mr. BURKE's is, at best, but a temporary Cessation from Hostilities; a mere Truce, 'till both Parties can be recruited, and better provided to begin the War again. Nay, his would be found in the Event,--not only to be no Manner of Cure or Palliation of the present Evils, but even greatly to foment them, and also to engender many new ones. For Example:--Granting, that Peace was made on the very Terms, which Mr. BURKE requires:--Granting, that we repealed every Act of Parliament to which the _Americans_ have thought proper to object:--Granting also, that we renounce for ever any Claim of Right to levy Taxes:--And granting, in short, that the _American_ Assemblies became so many distinct Parliaments, supreme within themselves, and independent of all others:--Still, whilst these _American Independents_ are to be protected by the _British_ Flag; whilst they are to enjoy all the Rights and Privileges of natural-born _British_ Subjects, both at Home, and Abroad, and in every Part of the Globe,--Questions _will_, and _must_, and _ought_ to arise, on what Terms are these independent _Americans_ to be thus protected? And what Compensation is to be made to the Mother-Country, for communicating to them her most valuable Rights and Privileges? Are they really to enjoy all Posts of Honour and Preferment, and all Places of Trust and Profit, and to be entitled to every Sort of Advantage, [4] Safeguard, and Protection, equally with the Natives of _Great-Britain_; and yet to make no Recompence or Acknowledgement for all these Favours?--The Answer of every staunch _American_, and of Mr. BURKE their Advocate General, must be as follows, (for on their Principles they can return no other) That each independent _American_ Parliament will be ready to _give_ and to _grant_ to _Great Britain_, by Way of Recompense or Gratification, the whole Sum of--_whatever they shall think proper, and no more_[5]. And that in respect to the Regulations of _American_ Commerce, they will consent, that you shall put whatever nominal Restraints you please upon it, provided you will not enforce such Restraints by any Forfeitures or Penalties, which shall imply _the most distant Idea of Taxation_;--and provided also that, if Offences should be supposed to be committed, they, (the _Americans_) and no others shall be allowed to be Judges both of the Nature, and of the Degree of each Offence; and that the Cause shall be tried no where else, but in their own _American_ Courts, and by their own _American_ Juries.