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Show ( 36 ) ( 37 ) ment of freedom, as thofe who are the mofl: factious for fervitude, it could not in my opinion anfwer any one end whatfoever in this conteil. The leaders of this war could not hire (to gratify their friends) one German more, than they do; or infpire him with lefs feeling for the perfons, or lefs value for the privileges of their revolted brethren. If we all adopted their fentiments to a man, their allies the favage Indians, could not be more ferocious than they are: They could not murder one more helplefs woman or child, or with more exquifite refinements of cruelty torment to death one more of their En lifh flefh and blood, than they do already. The public money is given to purchafe this alliance ;--and they have their bargain. They are continually boal'ting ofunanimity, or calling for It. chief the lefs, becaufe they are univerfal. I declare, that I cannot difcern the leaft advantage, which could accrue to us, if we were able to perfuade our Colonies that they had not a fingle friend in Great Britain. ()1) the contrary, if the affeétions and opinions of mankind be not exploded as principles of connexion, I conceive it would be happy for us, if they were taught to believe, that there was even a formed American party in England, to whom they could always look for fupport! Happy would it be for us, ifin all tempers they might turn their eyes to the parent {late ; fo that their very turbulence and fedition Ihould find vent in no other place than this. I ‘believe there is not a man (except thofe who prefer the interef't of fome paltry faction to the very being of their country) who would not with that the Americans fhould from time to time carry many points, and even fome of them not quite reafonable, by the aid of any denomination of men here, rather than they fliould be driven to feek for protection againtt the fury of foreign mercenaries, and the walte of favages, in the arms of France. But before this unanimity C1111 D 2 When H: .1, .l . '..~4 = _. GR: 2 Tolerated in their pafiions, let them learn not to perfecute the moderation of their fellowcitizens. If all the world joined them in a full cry againll rebellion, and were as hotly inflamed againft the whole theory and enjoy- d. A . think prOper. .xL/LS‘N‘N.‘ 1' . .;v.:;,a..m.~\.,~ ,Qweyv,‘ "1, a, ,,; . A, them, as largely and with as little care as they can be matter either of wifh or Congratulation, we ought to be pretty fure, that we are engaged in a rational purfuit. Phrenfy does not become a {lighter diftemper on. account of the number of thofe who may be infected with it. Delufion and weaknefs produce not one mif- 'WYWWF ewmfi 7 mamwr control, as they are liberal in the vote of thefe expences. If this be not fupply or confidence fufl‘icient, let them open their own private purfe firings and give from What is left to |