Q. Was not the scarcity of gold and silver an argument used against abolishing the paper?
A. I suppose it was[90].
Q. What is the present opinion there of that law? Is it as unpopular as it was at first?
A. I think it is not.
Q. Have not instructions from hence been sometimes sent over to governors, highly oppressive and unpolitical?
A. Yes.
Q. Have not some governors dispensed with them for that reason?
A. Yes, I have heard so.
Q. Did the Americans ever dispute the controling power of parliament to regulate the commerce?
A. No.