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Show (39) (33) And who knows, our liberties being thus; the year pal} : In which time the mercantile part in particular have done themfelves much efiablifhed, but that on form: future occafion, honor, and had a great {hare in preferving the when the kingdoms of" the earth are moved, and [Oughly dafhed one againfl another, by Him that liberties of the plantations, when in the melt " taketh up the Me: as a very little thing," we, lealt thought of reflecting on any other body or ven. imminent danger : Tho' this is not {aid with the (at our pofierity may even have the great Felicity order of men, as wanting in their endeavours to and honor to " fave much people alive," and the fame noble end. keep Britain herfel-F from ruin. I hope [he will never put it out of our power, by deltroying us, or out of theinclination ofany, by attempting it. It is to be heped, the colonies will never abufe Had we patiently received the yoke, no one can tell when, or whether ever it would have been taken off. And if there be lame animals, adapted by nature to bear heavy or mifapply any influence which they may have, burdens fnbmifiively, one of which, however, is laid, on a certain occafion, to have had the gift of when united as aforelaid ; or dilcover a [pirit of fpcccb, and expollulated with his mallet for un‘ murmuring, difeontent or impatience under the julily finiting him; I h0pe the Americans will government of Great Britain, (0 long as they are. juiily and kindly treated. On the other hand, it is to be hoped, they will never loft: a jufl fenfi: of liberty, or what they may realonably expect from the mother-country. Thele' things they will keep in mind, if they are wile; and culti» vate a firm friendlhip and union with each other upon equal terms, as far as diltance and other never be reckoned as belonging to that fpil‘itlels, Ilavilh kind, tho' their " powers of fpeceh'd‘ eireumflances will allow. And if ever there ihould be occafion, as I fincerely hope and pray if your patience will hold out, I will add a {hould not, in the opinion of fame namelefs, heroic pamphleteer-feofiers in Britain, exceed thole of the other. However dCffi‘fllV"C they may be in point of " eloqence,"'i I thank God they can at lealt feel, and complain [o as to be tolerably zuzdwy‘faod. will teach them how to act, in order to obtain few words further, by way of advice, and {o conclude. \Vhile we endeavour to cultivate. harmony and union with our mother-country the redrefs of grievances; I mean, by joint, man- and our filler‘colonies, in all generous and man- ly and fpirited, but yet refpet‘tful and loyal peti~ ly ways, we fhould not, fiirely, neglect to culti» vate the fame among ourfelves. There have, I am lorry to lay it, but really there hate lately been many un \varrantable jea~ there may not, their late experience and fuccefs Eioning. Setting afide fome excelles and out« rages, which all fober men join in condemning, I believe hillory aflbrds Few examples of a more general, generous and jolt {enfe of‘liberty in any loufics, :::>7.1ntrj;f;tl1an has appeared in. America within 7‘, An abufive, fuperfieial pamphlet in favor of the meaferes oi the 3 the late miniflryn |
