History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900
Therefore eit will not be improper to chy, the Will of the Prince being the communicat to the Publick the Senti- Law,a Liberty of the Prefs to complain ments of a late excellent Writer upon of Grievances would be complaining this Poinr. fuch is the Elegance and againft the Law, and the Conftitution, Pcrfpicuity of his Writings, fuch the to which they have fubrnitted, or have inimitable Fo'cc of his Reafjning, that been obliged to fubmit:, and therefore it will be difficult to fay any Thins in one Senfe, So maythatbe under fai'd to andefer ve new that he has not faid, or not to Punif abfo hment, fey that much woife which he has lute Monarchy, I fay, fuch a Liberty faid. is inconfiftent with the Conftitution, There are two Sorts of Monarchies, havin in Politi an abfolute and a limited one. In the on which g no itprope r Subje might beexectrcis'd, andcs'if firft, the Liberty of the Profs can never exercis'd Would incur a certain Penalty be maintained, it is inconfiflent with But in a limited Monarchy, as Fvg it •, for what abfolute Monarch would land is, our Laws are known, fixed and efhblifhed. They are the flreigh fuffeT any Subject to animadvert on his Actions, when it is in his Pow- Rule and fureGuide to direct theKing, er to declare the Crime, and to nomi- the Minifters, and other his Subjects : nate the Punifhmcnt > This would And therefore an Offence againft the make it very dangerous to exercifefuch Laws_ is fuch an Offence againft the a Liberty Bcfidcs the Object againft Conftitution as ought to receive a pro which thole Pen3 muft be directed, is per adequate Punifhment j the levexis.