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Show ( 32 ) ments of the people of Great Britain, there was a great change throughout all America. The tide of popular alfeé‘rion, which had {till fet towards the parent country, began immediately to turn; and to flow with' great rapidity in a contrary courfe. Far from concealing thefe wild declarations of enmity, the author of the celebrated pamphlet which prepared the minds of the people for independence, infilts largely on the multitude and the fpirit of thefe Addrefles; and he draws an argument from them, which (if the faét were as he fuppofes) muft be irrefifiible. For I never knew a writer on the theory of government, f0 partial to authority, as not to allow, that the bofli/e mind of the rulers to their people, did fully jufiify a change of government. Nor can any realbn (33) therefore if the colonies furrender at difcretion all fort of regard, and even much indulgence is meant towards them in future. But can thofe who are partizans for continuing a war to enforce fuch a fur-render, be refponfible, (after all that has paffed) for fuch a future ufe of a power, that is bound by no comparits, and reftrained by no terrors? Will they tell us what they call indulgences .9 Do they not at this inftant call the prefent war and all its horrors, a lenient and merciful proceeding 9 No conqueror, that I ever heard of, has proflfled to make a cruel, harfh, and infolent ufe of his conquef't. No! The man of the molt declared pride, fcarcely dares to trufl: his whatever be given, why one people lhould vo- own heart, with this dreadful fecret of ambi- luntarily yield any degree ofpre-eminence to tion. another, but on a fuppolition of great affection Unfortuand benevolence towards them. things, other to trufting rulers, nately your conof took no notice of this great principle nexion. From the beginning of this affair, they have done all they could to alienate your minds from your own kindred; and if they could excite hatred enough in one of the parties towards the other, they leemed to be of opinion that they had gone half way towards reconciling the quarrel. I know it is faid, that your kindnefs is only alienated on account of their refittance; and therefore But it will appear in its time; and no man who pi'ofelles to reduce another to the infolent mercy of a foreign arm, ever had any fort of good-will towards him. The profef{ion of kindnefs, with that {word in his hand, and that demand of furrender, is one of the moft provoking acts of his hoiiility. I {hall be told, that all this is lenient, as againft re- bellious adveriirries. But are the leaders of their faftion more lenient to thofe who fubmit! Lord Howe and General Howe have powers under an Ac} of Parliament, to rcliore to the King's peace and to free trade any men, or dif'rrié't, which ihall fnbnfit. Is this done? we have been over and over informed by the authorited |