As a Loyalist himself , Wentworth favored them for higher offices , while being more even - handed with the distribution of lower offices .
As well , the cost of settling the Loyalists had plunged the colony into debt .
As a Loyalists himself , Wentworth favored Loyalists for higher offices , while being more even - handed with the distribution of lower offices .
As well , the cost of settling the Loyalists had plunged the colony into debt .