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ould hold up their hands for the bill as acting very much in the dark; but, perhaps, he added, as well in the dark as any way. The charge of ignorance called upon his feet Charles Townshend, the reputed great master of American affairs. He confirmed the equity of the taxation, and insisted that the colonies had borne but a small proportion of the expenses of the last war, and had yet obtained by it immense advantages at a vast expense to the mother country. Massachusetts Gazette of 9 May, 1765. And now, said he, will these American children, planted by our care, nourished up by our indulgence to a degree of strength and opulence, and protected by our arms, chap. XI.} 1765. Feb. grudge to contribute their mite to relieve us from the heavy burden under which we lie? Parliamentary History, XV. 38, and Adolphus, i. 71, erroneously attribute this speech to Grenville. As he sat down, Barre rose, and with eyes darting fire and outstretched arm, uttered an unpremeditated reply