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Show COMMON SENSE. 36 COMMON SENSE. never rica to Freer clear ofEuropean contentions, which (he can do, while by her dependence on Britain, {he is made the make- weight in the fcale of Britifh politics. Europe is too thickly planted with kingdoms to be long nd at peace, and whenever a war breaks out between Engla ruin, to goes ca Ameri of trade the , and any foreign power heart]: of bar canneflian with Britain. The next war may not turn out like the laii, and fhould it not, the advocates for reconciliation now will be wifhing for feparation then,becaufe neutrality in th at cafe, would be a fafer convoy than a man of war. Every thing that is right or natural pleads for feparation. The blood of the fiain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'Tts TIME TO PART. Even the diflance at which the Almighty hath placed England and America, is a firong and natural proof, that the authority of the one 0- Vet the other, was never the defign of Heaven. The time likewife at which the continent, was difcovered, adds weight to the argument, and the manner in which it was peopled eocreafes the force of it. The reformation was preceded by the difcovery of America, as if the Almighty gracioufly meant to open a fanEtuary to the perfecuted in future years, when home fhould afford neither friendfhip nor fafety The authmity of Great-Britain over this continent, is: form of government, which fooner or later mufl have an end : And a ferious mind can draw no true pleafure by looking forward, under the painful and poflitive conviction, that what he calls " the prefent conflitution" is merely temporary. As parents we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not fufficiently Iafling to infu‘re any thing which we may bequeath to poflerity: And by a plain method ofargument," we are running the next generation into debt, we ought to do the work of it, otherwife we ufe them meanly and pitifully. In order to difcover the line of our duty rightly, we fhould take our children in our hand and fix our flation a few years furtherinto life -, that emmihere: will prefent a ptofpea', which a few prefcnt fears and prejudices conceal from our fight. Though I would carefully avoid giving unnecefl‘ary offence, yet lam inc‘ined to believe, that ad thofe who efpoufe A the doctrine of reconciliation, may be included within the following following defcriptions. 27 lntereflcd men who are not to he prejudiced men who trufled; weak men, who cannot fee; men, whothink rate mode of fet in will no: fee ; and a certa it dcferves ; and this lafi better of the European world than of be the caufe clafs, by an ill-judged deliberation, will other three. the all than more calamities to this continent n! from the difla live to many of It is the good fortune y {efficientl brought to fcene of prefent forrow - the evil is not uefs with which all tr'm'r doors to make tlmn feel the precariouf immagtnattons our let But American property is ptifcfled. to Boflon, that feat cf tranfport us for a few moments us wifdom, and infhuél us forever wretchednefs will teach have no truf'r. The to renounce a power in whom we can but a few months who city, inhabitants of that unfortunate no other alternanow, ago were in cafe and sflluence, have to beg. hndarrgertive than to (lay and fiarve, or turn outcontinue within the by the fire of their friends if they ed y leave it. In their city, and plundered by the fofdiery ifthe the hope of reout with nets prifo prefent condition they are relief, they would demption, and in a general attack for their . be expofed to the fury of both armies. ly over the light what fomc Men of pafiive tempers look the hell, are apt t2 offences of Britain, and, {till hoping for again, for all this out " Coma, come, weflrall'be friends call ngs of mankind, bring But examine the paflions and feeli touchfione of nature, the to the doctrine of reconciliation fter love, honor, herea can you her and then tell me, whet ed fire and hath carri and faithfully ferve the power that ot do all thefe, thenare {word into your land ? If you cann by youa delay, bringing and you only deceiving yourfelves. él-ton with Britain, conno e futur ruin upon poflerity. Your r, will; be forced and whom you can neither love our hono on the plan of prefent unnatural, and being formed only fall into a relapfe more time convenience, will in a little you can pafs the v1- fay, you if But wretched than the full. houfe been burnt? blations over, then I afk, hath' your your face i Are e Has your property been def'troyed befor to lie on, or bread bed a of ute your wife and children defiit child by their hands, to live on ? Have you loft a parent or a have ivor 2 If you and yourfelf the ruined and wrctghed furv not, " ‘ |