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Show ( 13 ) Es TE E M I N G our relation to them one greatell. fellcny; adoring the providence that " there llood not a man of all their enemies "' before them." Nay, they thcmlclves tell tilied on our behalf, that in all things‘ we gave us the lame progenitors ; glowing in this, not only did our part, but more than our part that when the tum-world was to be portioned for the common Good, and they dilinils'd us home loaded with filvcr and with gold. "" in recompenCe for our extraordinary ferviets. out among the kingdoms of the OM. the molt important part of this continent fell to the tons So far you fee the parallel holds good. But what trig/L altars have we built to alarm otCa protellantand free nation; dcfirous ofworlhiping for ever at the lame altar with them; fond of their manners, even to excefs; enthu~ our Britilh Ilracl; and why have the congre- fialls to that. lacred plan of civil and religious gations of our brethren gathered themfelvcs happinefs, for the prefervation of which they have facrificed from age to age ; maintaining, together againll us? why do their embattled bolls already cover our plains? will they not examine our cafe, and lifien to our plea? and always ready to maintain, at the riloue of every thing that is dear to us, the molt unfhak- en fidelity to our common Sovereign, as the " T H E Lord God of Gods-he knows" and the whole lbrronnding world {hall yet know, that whatever American altars we have built, far from intending, to difhonour, have been railed with an exprels View to perpetuate the name and glory of that {acrcd altar, and feat of empire and liberty, which we left hehind us, and wilh to remain eternal, among our brethren, in the parent land ! ESTEEMING great center of our union, and guardian ofour mutual rights;-I lay, with thel‘e principles and thele views, we thought it our duty, to build up American altars, or con/tz'tztzimzs, as near. ly as we could, upon the great Britilh model. HAVING never fold our birthright, we confidered ourlelves entitled to the privi- leges of our father's houlb-" to enjoy peace, liberty and fafety"; * to be governed, like The parliamentary reimburfements for our ex» ertions in the late war; fimilar to what lolhua gave the two tribes and a half on the cleft: of his wars. our brethren, by our own laws, in all matters properly |