a number of presbyterians. People in _Britain_ were differently affected by the disturbances in the colonies. This party was for supporting the authority of parliament at all adventures, and for enforcing the stamp act, if needful, with the point of the sword: that for quieting the colonies by the repeal of it. Happy for them, Mr. _Grenville_ and his party had thrown themselves out of place on a difference as to the regency bill; so that the marquis of _Rockingham_, and others in opposition, who were better inclined to the Americans, came into office, July 10, 1765. The marquis and his friends did not come to a resolution directly to repeal the act. The main lines of their own plan were not marked out, nor the repeal determined upon, until a little before the meeting of parliament. But the choice of the measure, and of the principle to proceed upon was made before the session. The papers relative to American affairs were produced to the house of commons; and it was a kind of plan on all sides, to maintain the authority of parliament, and by that very authority to give the colonies every relief the nature of the case required. But the great commoner Mr. _Pitt_, who neither communicated, nor connected himself with any one, came to the house and declared, that parliament had _no right_ to tax the colonies; and said also, _I am glad America has resisted_. He hereby deranged matters; threw the opposition into a rage; and reduced the ministry to a necessity of accompanying the repeal, with a declaratory bill, expressive of the _right_ of parliament to _bind_ the colonies _in all cases whatsoever_.