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Show (52} tions in their antient modes of government; and the reje€tien of their petitions, they were driven to that refifiance which Thirw ; t nation. 1-. '. . ve and all the world have ever fince admired; and which it does in FLY/32072, .l'; ; v has given birth to one of the greateit and happieft R>punliCs that ever e:tilted.----Let any one read alfo the hiliory of the war which the Atlmzs‘am, from a thirft of Empire, made on the .‘ijraaI/Zmr in Sid/y, a people derived from the fame origin ith them; and let him, if he can, avoidgrejoicing in the defeat of the Atémz'mzr. Let him, likewife, read the account of the focial war among the Romans. The allied fines of ImZy had fought the battles of Rome, and contributed by their velour and treafure to its (onquefts and grandeur. They claimed, therefore, the rights of Roman citizens, and a there with them in legiflation. The Romans, dildaining to make thofe their fil/oqu-Cz'tz‘zem, whom they had always looked upon as their jig/Win, would not comply; and a war followed, which ended in the ruin of the Roman Republic. The feelings of every Briton in this cafe mutt force him to approve the condué‘t of the Allies, and to: condemn the proud and ungrateful Romans. .' ge worthy oft. l-zme and em?" 1 iten happens in the Political ; .‘ ' people who cry outmoi‘t \‘eh x-xitiy for LLbe-riy to themfe ve. are the molt unwilling to grant '1‘; to others. One of 'the melt violent enemies of the Colonies has pro nuanced. t] em "all Mr. Locke's difciples.flu-Glorious, ti ‘e! n-w-Hew llinnieful is it to make war againll them {or that realbn E But nrthcr. This war is difgraccful on account of tin: aert‘ualion which led to it, and under whizh it has been under- ;.l:c . The general cry was left winter, that the people of NEW-ENGLAND were a. bony of cowards, who would it muttbe tumbled into {ubmiflion by a holtile look from our tr: In this light were they held up to public derilion Era Houfes ofLParliament; and it was this perfuahon that, p: ablv, induced It Noblenisn of the fin": weight in the tut: .0 recommend, at the palhnfjrot~ the Boflm Z'orr Juli/r7, ' meafures; hinting at the {nine time, that the a}; {an hottilities would be fuliicient, and that all would be teen exec. But not only is the preterit conteft with A'mt'rim thus dif- time CLAnr.----Indeed no one can doubt, but that haf. i", graceful to us, becaufe inconfitlent with our own feelings in fimilar cafes; but alfo becaufe condemned by our own practice in former times. The Colonies are perfuaded that the" are been believed {Cine time ago, the people of f/zzzrnic-zz trenbrave, more care would have. been ahen not to provoke. .' Again. The main. er in which this war has been hm. conducted, renders it flill more difigracefulp-T-Engliih vn fighting for Liberty. We fee them {acrificing to this perfiaa If mii‘raken, and though guilty being thought infufhcient to hibdue‘ the Folonics, the law find of irregularities, they fhould be pardoned by a people whote ancefiors have given them f0 many examples offimilar conduit. religion of Frame were elta'llhett in Cantu/n. on purpzne to obtain the power of bringing upon them from thence an :‘3‘ii‘y ENGLAND ihould venerate the attachment to Liberty amidfi‘. all its excefles; and, inflead of indignation or fcorn, it would be molt becoming them, in the prefent inl'tance, to declare of French Papzflj. their applaufe, and to fay to the Colonies-"u" We excui'ia " your mifiakes. We admire your fpirit. It is the {pirit " that has more than once {aved our/211w. Vv'e albire to no like views, GH‘?)£[F!2 troops have been hired; and the oclence of our Ports and Garritfions trufied in their hands. Thefe are meafiincs which net-ti no comment. The lilit if firm, in particular, lLa irg been carried into exccmion with5:12 the corfen"; of Parliament, threatens us With iinintnen: {ion ,eyery private advantage. " dominion over you. we underfiand the rights of men too " well to think of taking "from you the ineflimable privileges of governing yourfelves; and, iniiead of employing our The wild fin/2m: and their own {lavcs unto been initigateu to attack them; and tttenipts have been 31:31.0? to gain the aifii‘tance of a large body of ltzgflam.-----‘~t\itn power for any {uch purpofe, we offer it to you as a friendi'y an {news that we are in the way to lofe even the Hm: of the cor‘:?titation~-~-if, indeed our iuinifiers can, at any and guardian power, to be a mediator in your quarrels; .1. :3 1c, \f‘tlwut leave, not only {endeway the national troop» protection againit your enemies; and an aid to you in eitablilhing a plan of liberty that fiznll make you great bet i311] otiuce flirt/gr; troops in their room, we no entirely a; -.,., 1%.) end we have ex my thing A on"... 311d.l131‘P)3 Inflrcturn, we. at}: nothine but veer gratitude.) and your commerce," b J 'l‘his» S F. C i |
