the Operation of the Non-Exportation Agreement
would disable him to pay, and that he could
not approve of a Conduct in a collective Capa-
city, which, as an Individual, he should
blush to acknowledge:that he thought it
a Duty he owed to his own Sincerity to
mention this Sentiment, but did not mean
to obstruct the good Purposes proposed by
an Union of Measures: that he would chear-
fully comply with the Non-Consumption and
Non Importation Agreement, ans should give a
passive Obedience to the Non-Exportation Ar-
ticle; that an Individual, as a Member of
Society, ought to conform his Actions to the
general Will of it, but that Opinions could
not be altered without Conviction, or insin-
cerely expressed without Dishonesty. In Con-
sequence however of this Declaration, notwith-
standing Mr. Macknight / expressly said, that
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he desired not any Disapprobation of the Mea-
sure to be expressed by that Body, and
was only willing to acquit himself of his
Duty, by declaring in Convention his own
Sentiments of it, it was proposed and car-
ried, that a Declaration to the Purport a-
bove mentioned should be signed by all
the Operation of the Nov - Exportation Agreement
city, which as an Individual, he should
blush to acknowledge: that he thought it
to obstruct the good Purpose proposed by
an Union of Measures: that he would cheer-
Non-Importation Agreement, and should give a
passive Obedience to the Non Exportation Ar-
sequence however of this Declaration not with-
standing Mr. Macknight / expressly said that
Sentiments of it, i was proposed and car-
ried, that a Declaration to the Purport a