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Show 450 PREFACE to Mr. Galloway's Speech [P.P.] in politics, as well as in religion; repentance and amendment, though late, (hall obtain fora givenefs, and procure favour.--Witnefs the late fpeaker, Mr. Norris; :1 Ready and conflant ope pofer of all the proprietary encroachments; and whom, for thirty years paf't, they have been therefore continually abufing, allowing him no one. virtue or good quality whatfoever: But now, as he fhewed fome unwillingnefs to engage in this Conley} for a Royal Government. '45 I There is encouragement too for ozm MI" Dickenfon, whofe fpeech our pré/fa cegrfgféifnf troduced to the world, (thongh long hated b forne, and difregarded by the reft of the proprie}: tary faétion,\ is at once, for the fame reafon as in Mr. Norris's cafe; become a {age in the law . and an oracle in matters relating to our conltitu: tron-I lhall not endeavour to pluck f0 much as aleaf from thefe the young gentleman's laure ls. prefent application to the crown, he is become all at once the " faithful fervant;"--but let me look at the text, to (avoid miftakes-and indeed I I would only advife him carefully to preferve the panegyricks with which they have adorned him : In time they may ferve to confole him, by ba- was mil'taken-I thought it had been "faithful " fervant of the public;" but I find it is only-" of the houfe." Well chofen, that exprefiion, lancing the calumny they {hall load him with, when he does not go through with them in all their meafures: He will not probably do the one, and and prudently guarded. The former, from a proprietary pen, would have been praife too much; they will then affuredly do the other.-There are only for difapproving the time of the application. -Couldyou, much refpeéted [Mr. Norris,j go but mouths that can blow hot as well as cold, and blaft on your brows the bays theirhandshave placed a little farther, and difapproVC the application there. " Experto crede Roberto." Let but the moon of proprietary favour withdraw its thine for itfelf; could you, but fay the proprietary govern- a moment; and that " great number of the prin- ment is a good one, and ought to be continued; then might all your political offences be done away, and your fearlet fins become as {now and Wool ; then might you end your courfe with (pro- to you for the copy of your fpeech; {hall immediately defpife and defert you.- prietary) honour. P-r- {hould pref ,2] your file neral fermon; and S-, the pc‘flrqer of other characters, embalm your menu :y. Put thofe honours you will never receive; for with return- ing health and firengtirr you till be found in your old pof'c, firm for your country. " ape! Gentlemen of Philadelphia," who applied " Thofe principalGentlemen I" What a pity it is that their names were not given us in the preface, together with their admirable letter.I We {hould then have known where to run for advice on all. occafions. We fhould have known who to choofe for our future reprefentatives: For undoubtedly thefe were they, that are elfewhere called " the ff WISER and BETTER part of the province."- There M mm 2 None d." W»; WillIlllllllllllilnlllfillll‘ul'l Ill "1-"- a mum-q. |