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mm '..-i , - - Jit V: VX JiE,n F U N ? Printed H n ritfi fc T tmfl;- tri r V Ctr"" opnoIUc tlic Tobacco-lnrocftmn. where. S at r.s: pr annnm, " It. 'W' V - - ' v ., ; : ". T .. .-.. a i ji ' .j !-; ' .iu -mm0T Numb. M 1 - - !' . . . r-BBmmmmmmmm - : - "-Ur-. .'',4: - " ' r '"rVjfV cndtaTOuriKc to. bring about a reconciliation with cur ancient - ,i jl r;-TBKEis);no (he new contention, frh jiift,' a 'better fcheme could not have bctfu . t i I . !J"'l,'wtiw.i uan,.a3 Ajiavymvn jnii.in i7iij;'4t ,.f.rpicu iiian iu KCvUxus uiviucu aiju reeniev - cut tne caie aonears tn- 5 V is I bflicre a, vet V rio.wc-rful ifai'cn with many amone; xi. for .'onnoli'ns - . Iny ; attftritipils in th feJeral govern riien t ; i n fotiie f rori inifta k fin zeal, --ifrthersf foverpmeht pices piace,thc debts du to.Btstiih (Vibjetts vt ill Ke recover-' . lel-ml;tlne rguii.erit to Jliew: th? injuitifof this, Is,- " That cm ci ' .tijen We te expences of the War, -.and had their property torn tVora, T-.then for the Ipnportof it, whijiVthe rnbttcS of Jbr;taiiriernarrlden- jr. f"? tfrdyjit their-ealeofere tmpk) yftt in at Icin pling.to. lohud tin lw ve iis , If oiild thei . . .f the little pittance :wh?ch we have" left, or from the Fruit of Mit .la. v. ;;bours, pay dehtf, to' thplV who have cohtributed & Dpfiiels, and reduce ry" 15 tcr ypvtrtyr Krhajis in fume inlarice$ thx.e fealans ftiay be appli- -v caoie .-out we art icmemocr, nvar ir anjror s nave - Dee-.reuuce.d ' V. .to-'rtrty. by the svaj:, 'othing cart'..be-, recomgd.filiistakd thMw will - v':Jifcharreut if'we are'innilventVle t4iaofrji6at4ave& the Riitifb; A- and acebfed r ith cur ancient riot have bceu cafe appears to .t.yii Xubjtt open to-tecov4r iAffiimevf "thr fy ; ta'nd it is nhanielfft on ojurjrartptf gcod faith.-"-Tliii haTffven' a' pTaofibiei pretext' tcr one breachon the art-bt ue prituh, anU-tor not raajaj cornptnjtions tor anotfrer, rheftvoit; th fiuourite rcafbrtsof a Iparn Judgti, wincbasle liastiitd mem punuciv, as wen ?.vpnvatejy, are noKcrers ' vv itn wnat piopn ety tiity come rroni one in -iiis uationr tne pwiiic will afcfcrmin?. it it K .uld appears hereafter, that any one wKo iifes thefe argumentiagaibft adopting the new contbtutio'nj fnould be found to be deeply indebted - to Britilh 1'r.bkSi what fhall We think of his patriot Ifm,?. wc fiiall bf will be 4vu A ge in.,iii i tiMdiuat 'itich a one acquired tne miaft vamable !f ai xbt UMtrst t "M different here. Thofe arnopg who ai'e the nioftlndiultriods to pre- - -Vi nt a reform; have beerTToSe of the waimeft oppofcrs of, the Britifh- - verhinent--Theif zeal has been little Ihort of perfecxition f but if n pk. arouna us, we uian aucover. tnat a coniiderablc numher t-t.h(Hn fuch as were unkhown or as perions of no' confluence, pjevicus to fVvivar TH?yJave arHen byaccidsnt into power and influence, and' fdread the lots of it. ' They make a rrierit of their uniforh) aaach fctnt tp trie Imuican caulV, though in ht may of theriv Had n5ihiWg ;ti lufe,nd cohfeqiicntly ran r-o uikin the conteft ? and fmce the peace has taken jolace, kol of thtm have been equally unifcim.in Oppofing 'ftftft mealures as.WcreJbeft adapted-te. allaytheanjmofitie? of parties' avrTeftdleifhe cortimUrTity' tcTbr"3e'ran dnEraiiquinifyTo; tM$ oppofi tfop, throughht all the ftatcsj it'is oWini'thataKiortn in-goVernracnt hpmes- necellaryi :v-. - " ; ---"k: :z t . : . ' .a conujuuion, can lcarcety luppole the buiJc oi them to be adu- , att'it f:y any iinprlipcr motives. Few, very few of them, indeed, carr ezgpcl to be ifdividualljr benefited. The honour of fitting in Congrtfs4 w't b9;nfintd to;ftvriaf prefent-s-The nuniber cannot be augrnent--cv uiVtil the uopulnon of, the.eo ptjfits nttencimg a feat in the national Council Can bend temptation j-' fcjfbj allowance niulV neceiraj-jly tje ; moderate; IallfVenb it cannot beTich as to ' tie. a-'compen fat.ion' 50 hofe who mUft, ih-z great jheafure, V'; -. 4-'. - will -b4'try few TJie.ColJeclors of the unpbfti &t the diffefu'' part. of his" property, by ;contracl;n; debts "with BritiHi fu'bjet'TSard tht the f irrie property remains at this;day e.ntire,-and eVetf coiVaderably improved (the lo(s of- a tamedetr excepted) .fhail we net be convinced that his Tcfentmcnt agninil our late enemies is excited by the love" of wealth, to the attainment of which he facriiiee's the national faith. X have beenthus particular In ordiMowarnyoiragainft thole whoSi'ould - endeavour to tfkihdJe your refeptment for their own paitictilar ' purpo es. Vcu fhopld never f&i gcf thattKe, treaty of peace will one dav e enforced $ if not by ourfelves, it certainly will. bjr our enemies. Few : of you owe debts to JSi itilh fube6ls, and thercfotel. prefume you will . not readilysxnfent to pay the debts of otliers. - -Biit il the courts are not- ' fpeedijy open for their recovery, you wi.ll either be taxed for the pay ment, or which is move pobabfe ..tffeyUfJbe colldcd with 'mftch more certainty than federal taxes, and that too at the point of the bay 4 Some of the . nv?ft important xonHderations are yet to come The ftates are now fo'feeble, that they are, ,by the confeilion of? all, without "any efTeclive government In cafe of attempts upon our indeperideney , -are Copgreft able to raife-a regiment, or fif Out a finglc fjjip of war? Cain we in Awn. an exigency, expeO ri eign affiftantc,: while we arc uni v.": willing, or dnable,' to oblei ve the t'jattes'we Kavejnadcotiow'iuiie- f toutit will bf aimoiS tne 'wrune tr. vi uv C t;arTi" The great number of refpectable perfohs who are in favour of the nevr government, and the impoflftbility that the greateft part of them can. derive any; partial benefit from it, are irrefragable proofs that they ail from cpnviition.-. i , 'i x;; y- - . . J$- The enemies of the hew rbrnt bf government ehdeavoijr to perfuacfe . others, w!iat I can fcarcfly think they believe themfelves y that the Pre lident. of -tlie-United States j j only another name for King, and that we fhall be fubjefttoall the evils of a monarthicl government, How .1 a magiftrate, who s renioVeable at a fliort period can be compared t an, hereditary mOnarch ;vvhbfe farhily, to .all lucceedihgV generations ' as well as thimfclf muC be maintained in pcrnp and fplendour, at an enormous expenqe to. the nation j and whole power and influence will be propbrtjohably great,' tliefe hontft guaiidiaivs. 'of the rights of. the? people would do well to inform u It needs no argument to prbve that .I 4 nIiwyvTt'!. Slx?tat)es..r have . aiready-radopted - tne -new' 1.7 ';ti! ".V will .come. into the mtafure: What will become of IKrpjf :tricnr to altert, rHat wc can lnpport oUrteives. Wc 'blv by Virginia ; but if the latter ilioiild sifoaefule IFeewBnnitu. tionwhrwTd'httrenrh uvail Should we rtjeil. tlie new government we hall be the moft.centempti. -r-atftiji mh cuied hv. ai I-tne r.a-. "rgoveriirnent Is thTmore forcible when the Executive department is in the hands of one, Or a feyv -There can be; rid danger, where that oneis-habie to be removed every tour years, and will nc at all times re Iponfible -It is a maxim in.the Britilh government tint the King can 'do no wottf! j that is, He is not arncnable' to the couris ,of juftice, as the; law has not provided any puniflnnent for his mifcondiicl : but the Pre. Jidi jLihe JLI jilted feniativts of-4he pccp'e,rrdvtob member that it was not the Britifli fci'ni of, government of which wt XoWyi-ta4cts-participate . .. enioycd. Mntlead ot the protectors or our privileges King, Lords ; ' and Commons became otif tyrants, j and, animated .by liberty, we "Horned "at their uf Md'authoiltyTld 'ttirewoflf the yoke, Will viir Tittjation vpdefthc. new. govern roe tions in the' world, and funk even beneath the political characler of hcde-Ifland.- - The United States will treat us as foreigners, and will either preclude us from all commerce with them, or lay our trade uw .'..' ..-.-.'der. fuch fevere,reftri6tions, tht the little tally annihilated ; ahd in the end we fliall he reduced to the mcfiiilca- ftlofl, of : fuing forbad rniltion into the union. Remember, my fellow - iti'zensV it was by the Itricleft'union we became ihdependect." Our zeal -Eili:ripci?? Jlupjdied the'wniit-bf-good govtVnment--Ncthin:but convinced, that thbfe wh woujd inftd . uhion can, nreferve .u$ ? from deftfoclidii: L:et"efeirv'-Wan mike it ht ; " . oaft; tnat he'eontinue a citizen of the lited States That was once. e1Pttlable ajpptUation--Do not-hahgeit to be called atlze'n'pfa 7-6 Ilii vEdvlJ?Iy Dd:-. tQ- atmeafure. TvTcious ambitionberbteirpart of you will, in fuch ah event, re mai'Vobicurrrr; unknown, whtlft ycor-advileit will : xalt ihem JlStro.upoiivt!iei min-cf their' countryr- 'v-- v '',,; ,' ,"'', '. narvla1nge7s7: not mean ypu well r The Pfeiulent, the Senators and Keprelentativei "tn Congrel$,' will be" as mch .your own .choice, and a s much in you r own power, as your Kcpreren ta tives in the General A ffembly with this 'difTercnce that they . aye not chofeu fo frequently... This became nettfTary to gVe -liability to goVerrtment But Jthey: will be more in ycur power, if ahy of thera : abuie thir trult,'--y6u can impeach, anditry therrt j putjeannottry a ptrfon i?npe?ched by your al provifion for'iij.i.tfnd y'pur-' j ddgei' liairc. raifc'd'tuc&.a larnour: abdut ' your ear that no law can be obtai red for the, purpofe. - Vet Iwil 1 do thtm itiftice. " I verilv.believe that thev would not cbi.et to a law for ' Vegulatihg trials upon jmpeachr lyScateTOfiirempTTnerrii 11 arprehendine fome danger to the liberties of the people, there is one? certain rule; which carindt fail t6?oirit out the eoaduft : which :you ought to utAistthiiS4 '..-;iff:f. ' ' ' ' '' ''' ' j '- mm y
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