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production of the Colony, I do not see that the Colony can justly be called on to contribute to this support simply because it profits by their presence: all rounds I do not see how in common fairness it could be refused the option of doing their. It is one thing to take with thankfulness and to profit by what we get for nothing, and another to pay a substantial price for that, although suitable, is not indispensably necessary.

It may be said, "Oh it is well known the Troops cannot be withdrawn and to threaten to do so would be 'brutum fulmen'." But I would answer that if they cannot be withdrawn it is because they are indispensable for Imperial purposes, for as far as the Colony is concerned I think they might safely be removed, and I can only...


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production of the Colony, I do not see that the Colony can justly be called on to contribute to this support simply because it profits by their presence: all rounds I do not see how in common fairness it could be refused the option of doing their. It is one thing to take with thankfulness and to profit by what we get for nothing, and another to pay a substantial price for that, although suitable, is not indispensably necessary. It may be said, "Oh it is well known the Troops cannot be withdrawn and to threaten to do so would be 'brutum fulmen'." But I would answer that if they cannot be withdrawn it is because they are indispensable for Imperial purposes, for as far as the Colony is concerned I think they might safely be removed, and I can only... Page 222 Page 206 ... (The rest of the text is cut off, it seems like the original text is broken or not fully provided) (The original text seems to be broken, the page numbers "222" and "206" are likely OCR artifacts indicating page breaks or misrecognized text.)
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potuction of the Colorey, I

do not see that the

Colony

Cass

called on

justly be

to contribute

to thin support simply because it profits by

this presence:

all rounts I do not see

how in common.

Jairness

it could be efused

option of doing thear. It is one

Fu

withent

thing

to take with thankfuluif and to profit by what

get for nothing,

Ju

Cass

and another to pag senbitant price for West,

althi

alths auptable, is

222

not

indispensably necessary

206

mey

Jam

awan it

be said, "oh it is " will known the Troops

" cannot be withdrawn and

"to the threat to do to hould

The a

A

вным

"brutum fulmin".

But I would

answer that

if they cannot be withdrawn it is because they

are

indispensable for Empuist purposes, for that as for as the Colony I think they might safely

is concerned

be removed, and

I can

only

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