VIII. The eighth paragraph highly extols, not only the _accuracy and precision_ of the foregoing representation of the Lords of Trade in 1768, [which, as has been before observed, expressed, that the inhabitants of the middle colonies _would have liberty to settle over_ the mountains, and on the Ohio], but also the above mentioned letter from the commander in chief in America; and at the same time introduces the sentiments of Mr. Wright, Governor of Georgia, "on the subject of large grants in the interior parts of America." When this letter was written, what was the occasion of the Governor's writing it,--whether he was _then_, from his own knowledge, acquainted with the situation of the country _over_ the mountains,--with the disposition of the inhabitants of the middle colonies,--with the capability of the Ohio country, from its soil, climate, or communication with the river Powtomack, &c. to supply this kingdom with _silk_, _flax_, _hemp_, &c.--and whether the principal part of Mr. Wright's estate is on the _sea-coast_ in _Georgia_,--are facts which we wish had been stated, that it might be known whether Governor Wright's "knowledge and experience in the affairs of colonies ought, as the Lords of Trade mention, to give great weight to his opinion" on the present occasion. The doctrine insisted on by Governor Wright appears to us reducible to the following propositions: 1st, That if a _vast_ territory be granted to any set of Gentlemen, who really mean to people it,--and actually do so, _it must_ draw and carry out a great number of people from _Great Britain_. 2d. That they will soon become a kind of separate and independant people; who will set up for themselves,--will _soon_ have manufactures of their own,--will _neither_ take supplies from the mother country, nor the provinces at _the back_ of which they are settled:--That being at such a distance from the seat of _government_, from _courts_, _magistrates_, &c. and _out_ of the control of law and government, they will become a receptacle for offenders, &c. 3d. That the sea-coast should be _thick_ settled with inhabitants, and be well cultivated and improved, &c. 4th. That his ideas are _not_ chimerical; that he knows _something_ of the situation and state of things in America; and, from some _little_ occurrences that have happened, he can very easily _figure_ to himself _what may_, and, in short, _what will_ certainly happen, if not prevented in time. On these propositions we shall take the liberty of making a few observations.