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Show 34* APPENDIX." mode of defence became neceiTary, ail fubjsfiion to Britain ought to have ceaied; and the indenendancy of America. {hould have been confide-ed, as daring its aeta from, and ‘ p'ubiiflred by, the fit]! mafia that awful agm'N/I 1m. Th. line is a line of confriiency ; neither drawn b; caprire, not extended by ambition -, but produced by a chain of events, of which the colonies were not the authors I [hail conclude thefe remarks, with the following timely , and well intended hints. We ought to reflrfl, that there‘ are three driferent ways, by which an indtpendancy may hereafter be tffiéted; and ihat an: of thtrfc thru, wtll one day or other, be the fate of America, viz. By the legal . ; or ' voice of the people in Congrefs; by a military power s are ' 'by a mob: it may not always happen that our foldier virmen; ab'e reafon of ns, and the multitude a body citize tary, neither is it tu'e, aui have already remarked, is not heredi now. pe contains, are to of‘men, perhaps as numerous as all Euro event of a few the from receive their portinn of'freedom. ! , v of Noah _untii prefent, hath not happened frnce the days d, and araeo tehan ‘is'a world w a-ne The birth day of 1 ."{O.~_. A fituation, fimilar to tho 1 to begin the Wotld over'again. . by the peroetuai. Should an independancy be brought about every and unitv oppnrt every have firfi of thofe means, we purefi confii- ' _ encouragement before us, to form the noblefl‘ our power. in it have We Iution on the face of theearth. than bepubl cndant or not, but, anxtous ing whethe r werfhall be ,indepute, and honorable baftr, and to aecomp‘i [11, iron a firm. fec yet began upon. Every day £011! uneafy' miter-that it is not a xi, #4. 4.. ihould rath . Independance, which menWe ought-not now to be debaticly told of. -- V "*firfi.,¢rt,w canféquence to ourfelve ther means, we muff citatge the and prejudiced fouls. are row nar ' or tothcfe rather, whofe g ure, without 'either inquirin habitually oppoftttg the meaf of‘ ort fupp in n give be to ons or reflef'ting. There are reaf er privately think of, \ this point of views, mbnths. ' '1' he reflexion is awful-and in , paltry eavel- little How trifling, how ridiculous, do the ar, when'weighc, appe lings, of a few weak or intereiied men ‘ .' i d. worl of: efs bufrn ed againfl' the peing invit and able favor Should we neglcéi the prefent any 0by 'ted' effeé fter herea be ance riod, and an independ s‘. |