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Show ~ y, -o‘ \ on... EW‘flw-wm--"w‘a-"~v‘.- ‘ (5) 4 l nalties would bier/[abb/ enfue, NOTWITHSTANDw He who {hall go about to treat of important and lNG THE MOST PERFECT OBEDIENCE T0 ir's INjUNCTIONS ; Ifay, that legiflators, thus formed at perilozu concerts, andconccals himfelf behind the curtain of a feigned fignaturegives an advantage to MEN, thus principled as STATESMEN, would uni his adverfarics; who will not fail to ftigmatize his doubtedly imagine the attainder and death of a rivate individual, for his public animadverfions, a lefs extraordinary act of power. * But all exertions of duty have their hazard z-if dread of Parliamentary extravagance is to deter from public energies, t/Jefafety of the (0722721072 urea/t1) wzl/ fnon be thoughts, as the notions of an unknown writer, afraid or aihamed to avow his fentimcnts; and hence they are deemed unworthy of noticeand refutation. Therefore I give to the world both my df/jmz'red of ; and when once a fentimt'nt of that kind prevails, the exceifcs of prefent enormities fo rapidly increafe, that itrides, at firlt appearance, exorbitant, will foon be found-but t/Je begzmzmg of evils. We therefore confider it as a 'u-ft obferva: tion, that the weight and velocity of public oppreflions are ever in a ratio proportionate to private defpondency and public defpair. H r. fentiments and name upon the prcfeut occalion, and {hall hear with patience him, who will decently refute what is advanced, and fhall fubmit with temper to that correction. and chaliifemcnt which my errors defcrvc. The afl now under confideration opens with a recital, that " dangerous ram/72555072.: and ifzflri‘rcflimzr " have been fomented and raifcd in Bolton-by di- " vers ill-affected perfons, to the lubveriion ofhis " Majefiy's Government, and to the utter deftrnc- " tion of the public peace, and. good order of the " {aid town ; in which corumotions and infur" reftions certain valuable cargoes of Teas, be- * Since this treatife was advertii‘ed in the ptzhiic papers, as being in the prefs, the author Ehath received, from the Britilh Coffee-Houfe, an anonymous Lettter, in which heis repreiluaed as being " in eminent hazard of THE Loss OF LIFE and cc;2{,'i"aiz'w cf {flare it is faid, that " I‘ " {hall very probably get into the hands ofa power, " from which no power I can call to will be able to deliver " me." There is (fays the writer) " but one expe" dient left to fave me 1" " " " " " ing the property of the Eq/Z-[Izdia Conrad»: I, and on " board certain veilbls lying within the bay or " harbour of Botton, were feizcd and dcitroycd : " and in the prefent condition of faid town and " harbour, the commerce of his Majelty's fubjcc s " cannot be fafely carried on there, nor the cuitorns " payable to his Majcfiy be duly collected." " Employ, for GOD'S fake, thofe rare talents, with which (faith the artful flatterer) he hath blel‘l‘ed ‘you, in convincing THE PEOPLE that they have nothing to do, but to SUBMIT, and make their peace WITH Gov }.R a rennT :-You may, (continues " he) by this means probably make your peace, and ward " off the punifhment that hangs over your head. It is barely " poilible, THAT GOVERNMENT may {till continue IT'S j‘ GREAT LENITY, and overlook your offences.': Two queftions naturally arife mat of this preamble: The iirft, whether z‘hcfaflr fct forth are [rue ; and Secondly, whether upon a fiqipofln'm (fr/5dr truth, they are a fuilicient foundation for the fubfequent parts of the ftatute, or will warrant the difabilitics, forfeitures, pains and penalties, enacted and inflict- ed on the fubjec't ?---Both inquiries feem intimately The Reader is left to his own Reflcflions. to concern the honour and jultice of the Britilh 1egillaturc. |
