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1 ' . i . . -i. -. .: ::.!.- ' 1 1. .. 1 tvr 1 r ) V 0 . ilfiillrioarTSfei1 roiaeotli.. tdapted to rh"5prelfiit wiu. Jean, neiiti afe HMn" fach as thit upright man felt frohi Hie Wttotri of Wi foaL- Were hi no alive, ;w$4t terrors .'.wpol.i not hi indynint frown - ftrike Into the he'irtl of thofe Wretches, who, forCthe bife' purp6fes. ' of ' difjtffeaiOii, of want tdryifmi, of forergn' atiichftjents're to! flWoke his Viime who; with thi flexible malrgrlky of the fer'pehttai and ttft: themieles!iuto endiel contortions 10. ac . ceWe ahd (i Jace the unwary V wh ioert : irid rerraitretrait' ih&&tit'tht mo 1. ftrofliiare'falfehoodjVwithrteinlerj;tbiruy fi'rofl&a . and im?u3eate ot aua-ge piajw.- ' ; k .' Your letter of the l7th"wa n6ttr(fe-' ' td to trte titt kf;w(the f efbldtiofi ( winch were"ad)ii.tt adviSWe f r tivis.touatry tJ cothe to) iud been' revifeil,' altered, ; art! ' correlJi.i the CoVnhilhee'j hqr tfllwi M'l goiu'uito k geherarmeettiig In the cOdVt " - hjdfe,r add rnf atteritfon neceflTairily tal!ed j kiit-j mO'fietit to th- bufineCi that wi Sjt' r fore it i I 1U howeter uodd the Kceipt oT it (in that hdriry an J baltle) haftily run If ' bVer, and handed it rodnd to the jjenttiJi inen'orirhe bench, of which 'there 7 were imany : but as no -perfon prefe'nt fee'mcdln theleaft'difp'oredtd aJJptyolir fehtimeftft . 'as thnfc appeared a perlett fitisfiidion and atqniefcence to the meifurej'propbfed (except frbin a Mi . WF Uaif.f at, who was toi adopriag yoar adice1itcraliy, ! with out obuin'm,; a f toni ioke on h i jide) ; arid as fh eitlleitien to 'wftonnl the tetter . was'lhe wn a lf iTed me dot to haie it read, . 'as it was Bc(t lit? to.mjVe1 a conVerf, Sn i Repugnant (fame of thertj tftotight) tw the 'very principle we were contending for," I . forbore td oJer it other if khan in ihe tow'nrier aboemehtidned, which I (hall bt forry for, if tt gites you any difit I itio In nOt'liaVlag yohr ientlflents re to the cWmy ak tare, infttid of cb'niia ncatriig , tlieni to the 0' ft people ill W. by Offering them the letter in fh ihi'oner I did. ." That I diflTei ery wiJely froti yott, in reipecx to menwuc oiowauiinga icpci ut the acl fo 'milch, a'.id fo jvttiy4onijlain eJ of, I (hU noi heCt'aie toVknoileJge j aid that this difference of 9?mio:t miy probably prdcetJ froa the ditiVrenr con itrudio'ns We put upon thv conddil and intention of the miiii.trjf, may fo be rtui j 'btA ii t fee nothing on the oue hand, to induce a belief thu the Parliament would -nbr.ee a LfjcaWe opportunity of repeaL ' Ing afls which they g on with great ra fidi y to yafs, in order to enforce the r ty rani.iciify.1era aud on the other obfnte or think I obferre. thtf' government is parfuing a regular p'an at the eipence of law ana j jiiit, to ovennru v oiu conuau ' tiinil rights and liberties, ho eta I ei rxl aar redrefs froi a meafa e w.iich Lath beta tneTvclually tried atreJy. For, fir, what is ic we are contending ag iir.lt t Is it aa'tnft paying the duty of .1J. per Ih. on tea, becauU bunhenfamt i- rVo,itis thi i right only wr hm a'l alonidifpnied, ail tJ.tVn eit we have atreiJy ptitLa ed his mjeflf in siha-nbl anJ dxiful a m inner ir fubjcli coulJ do t nay more, we applied to the Ibule of L-kc's an I llxtle of Cm-nons in their different le p,lie capacities, fctdng forth thtt as aingUOimti wtcaaUaotbcdepritsJ of (Ms ruVotial sod raluab'e prt 6f oar conrtita. lioa. if then, l the (ui tj is, it ii againd tht right of laiatwn we now do, anJ (ts I befoft hid) all along hite coo tmdfd, why thou'dthty fappoft an et. e tttoo of this power would be Uf ob. tvOsious oow than formerly And what f eafofl hate we 10 be here that they wms d snake a frcoo I attempt whiid the fame feutiments filled the bteall of every A met icao,U they did not intend to enforce U if partible ? rheondud of the BottMt peopi could not jnfkify the rigoi) cf thetr, raeatorej,neraJhere,ti4dbeeqtti a'Tcjay-nferand refafat of t, hOr did that ' meaC&rereijaire an'acEaujdeprire' ! the gorerndaek ot(Maa4ChufeVts Ry of their charter, or to eenpt'olFenders from triar in the .place, where offences were cotttiitted j as thire was ikot nor could not.: be j rfingle laftitace-; prolucedto nanifeflL the neceffity of it, - .Are not all thefa things Eelf evident proofs of a fixed iiui uniform plan to tax us ? If we want further proofs, does not all the debates .in the Houfe of Commons serve to confirm this.?-And hath- not gea Gage's conduit hncelii arrival (in Itopoing' the addrefs of hts fcouncuV and publilhihg a proclama tioft mqre ' becoming i Turkifli Baihaw than' an nglitn governor declaring it tret Ion to aflbciate in anymanmrr by which the commerce of Great Britain is to. be effected) exhibited .Unexampled teftimonv rf the molt defpotic fyftem of tyranny that ; ever was uradifediiri a fr- ffovernmeLf I n ihort wh4r farther .proofs are jriiuin? to'fati f one. of the defiena of the miDifT ty than'iheir orn actst 'which' are uni iorm jtid plainly , tending to the fame poinr . na j, if l,miQ.ke jrtt avowedly to tin the right of' taxation what hope then, from petitioning, vwhen they tell us that now, or n?ker, is" the i ime to fix the mat, fir? Shall we a. ter tliis, whine and cry fwf relief, w.wn we have aire dy tried in vain! or dial I weiupinely lit and feo-one pro ' vince after another fll a ficrifice to def potifm ! If I were in I iiifdoubt as to th rtght'wliich the Parliament of G Britais adt0 tax - us, w'uhOut ;our confent, 1 thould .mod heartily coincide' with you Li opinion, toat' to petition and petition 1 onlr, is (tie proper neho4 to applr fur relief 1 becauie w thoald then beaikiogafavoar. I Jawoi natore ct.oor conltitution, .we are in ny.oi ion, indubitably entitled to $ I UiJiild sven think it criminal to go farther t.'un ihiiuodtr (uchan idea j but none (atn i hue. I think the Parliament of Great B'Man hath no more right to put their hauls into my pockety without my conleat, lhn 1 have to put my hands in layout's for money, and this being al reauy, urged to the.n in a firm, but de cent auaner, by ail the colonies, what tealoo is there ao ctjecl aay thing from their jollice ? . As to the refotut'ton for addrelTing the fhrone, lowutoyod, fir, Tthink the whoio might aa well have been expunged t I expert DO-hing from, the mealure, nor tlkuid my voie hive accompanied it, if the noa importaiion (cheme was in'ended to be retarded oy it, tor 1 am convinced as much as I am of my ex i Hence, that there it no rebel for us but in their diilrefs 1 and 1 think, at lead 1 hope, ;ht tncre is pub ic vmve enough left among us to de ny ourfelves every thing bu' the bate ne ceJaries of hie, to accompli A this end this w have a right to do, and no power upon earth can compel us to do otherwise, till they have firtl reduced us to tht molt sbjeft itaie ol (livery that ever was defign ei tor mauktnd fhe flopping our ex porti would, no doubt, be a thorter cut than the other, to eflVi thlsburpofe, but if we owe money to Great Britain, no thing bat the lalt neceXity can juitify the noo-pjjment of it and Uvrrefore I have great doubts Bon this head, and wi h to see the other method, which is legal and will facilitate thefe payments, fiift rrWd I cannot conclude without espr-ifing f me coflof rn, that 1 frmld difcr fo wide ly in fntimenU7rofl yon in a matter of Nch great momror, and general import j and Inoutd much dilrad my own jadge ment upon the occafion, if my nature did not recoil at the thought of fabmitring to meifuffi which 1 think fabvtt five ol ee ty thi.ig tht I oofht to hold dear and vi luible nd dtJ 1 not 6nd at the fame time, that the ?oke of maoUni is with mei I mud apolozife for fendine . vou io rough a fketch of my thoughts upon your1 liS Wfcei I Jooked back and Xavt the vi my own, 1 could not, as am alio a good deal hurried at thia time,-bear the thoughts of makbg oa fair copy, I am, dear fir, your mod obedient, hum. b!e fervant, : : :,sl -f:; V ,GE0.-,WASHINGTON. -i ToBrtam Fiirfax, ..:..;.;v .. - .. ' Head Mrm, i . - ,, VaLiitT Foac March 1, 17t8. Dear $jjit . .r p ,,- - Your favor of the 8th of December came fafe to my hands, after confiderable delay in its paftage , . '. ' Fhe fentiments you have exprefled , of me in this letter are hisily flattering meriting my warmed acknowledgements, as I have too good an opinion of your fin-, cerity and candor, to believe that you are capable of unmeaning profeflions, and f pea king a language foreign from your heart, ; the friendship I ever profefled, & felt for. youY"met with so diminution froiv the difference in our political fentiments . I knew the rectitude of my own intentions, and believing in the fincerity of yours, la . mented, though I did not condemn, your' . e - --n t . 1 i Tcnuncianon 01 tne creea 1 naa aaoptea. Nor do I. think any perfoh, or power ought to do itwhild your conduct u' not oppoled to the general interefts of the peo pie, and the meafurea they are purfuing. The latter, that is our actions, depending on ourfelves may be controled, while the powers of thinking originating born higher c?ufes, cannot always be moulded to our wifheSi . ' ' ' 1 ' . The determinations of Providence ate ' alwiys wife often tnfcruuble and tho' ; its decrees appear to bear hard upon us at tlmbs, ara vrtKUf taetnt fat frarki'us ; purpo ts r In , this light I cannot help viewing your late difppointment for if 'yoa had been permit ted lo have gone to England, snreitrained even by the rigid on ha which are adminidered upon thofe occafions, your feelings as a hufbind, pa. rentr c. mud have been confiderably wounded in the profpeA of a long per. hips lading fepar.tion from your oearett relatives what then mud the have been, if the obligation of an oath bad left yoa witl -jar a will f - - Your hope of being uidrumental in re" doring peace would prove as unfubdintial at milt bf fore a' noon day fun and would as foon difpet 1 for believe me, fir, Giet Britain undeidood herfelf perfeclly well In this dilpute, but did not comprehend A merica. She meant, ts Lord Cumberland in hit la fperch 'to Parliament, clearly St explicitly declares, to drive America . into rebellion, that her own purpofrt might be mote fully anfwered by k 1 but take this along with, it that this plan originating in a tr n belief loondrd on miTiniorrnstioa, that noefeQualoppofit'ioo would or cou'd oe made tbey little dreamt of what has hsppeucd, and art difappointed la their tiewe Does not eerry at of the adminldration from the tea adt to the ptefer.t feffions of Parliament declare this in pli'm and fe'.f evident charaQers ? Had the commUHon ers any powers to treat with America f It they meant peace, would Lord Howe bav eeis detained in Eigland five months at tct piling the at t Would the powen of thefe commit wera hive beta confined to mere aQs of grace opot con di'kxt of abfoUte fabmiJ'wo t No. Sure, ly aal rhey meant to draw us into what they term 4 rebellion, that thee ilgbt(feiumilhed with pretett to dd arm, and then drip ts of tbe tight, and privi'rgt of Englithmea, If they writ acluated by principles of jufUce, why did they rtfofe, indignantly to accede to the trfmt which we hamoly fupplicated be fore hodiliriea commented, and this coun try deluged is blood, and cow oaU their principal officers, and 'even ' the commif (ionert themfelvHfa'j. that thefe" ; terma are jud and reafonaWe nay, that mofO. will be-granted than we nae tet Vfced r if wc win iciinqu,iin our ciatm, so .uioepeo dency What name doea fuch' conduct this.deferve ? TA$ what punifhment fl there in ftore for thf men who have 'didref fed mil;ions involved themfetres into ru in -and plunged numbetlefsj famd'iet into inextricable woe ICould tljat which., ia jud and reafohable now, have been unjud four years ago ? If not, .'upon what prin . ciples I repeat,:, does adminidratiort acl ? They mud be either wantonly tricked and cruel, or (which ia only vfother mode of expreffing the fame thing) under Jfalfe co lors are now endeavouring to deceive the great body of the people . byuftrioufly . propagating an idea that .Great Britain it willing to pfier,anyj and hat we-wUjt, ac cept: of no terms 1 thereby hoping to pin fon. gnd difaffed the minds ot &o(e who wifh for peace,' and create feuds and 'di fentio t in confequence--in , wo d bar ing lefs dependence now on their , arma than their art Kt pradtiling fuch low and dirty tricks, that men of fefttU raent and honor mud blufh for thetr Y4H. -Among other roeafutes bthis way, , they are forging letters and pubhfhing then) aa Intercepted ones of mine, to prove that I am ait enemy to the prefent . meafurea 0 this continent, having been deceived, 'and led on by CtmgTefa in'hopes that t length, l - 11 j r .1 iney wouia receae irom uiew claims, ana . withdraw ' their oppofition to Great Bri- j Dear tr your 'mod , ... . ., . ,. ,t ..obedient and affetiona'e. v . ' , , . - ,GE0t,WASHlNGr6. i . EXTRACTS OF, LE ITERS . ! Read by Mr Trottp.m the Hi ule of Re ;r jirefentarivet received from rentlemen of the firft refpeOabiiuy in Ge rgia.:T v. m For fix or eight months lad pad, there . has been an exienCve fcehe 6f Lmuggling carrying oa between the United btatet and F'Otida ' Upwards of twenty largo cargoes tf proviiiona, cotton and timber h-tve failed from Amelia I Hand for. BiU tain and her poflefliona 1 1 here' is at thia moment, ner twenty fail of Briiifh veflWo in the waters failing into St Mary's river, all of them loading with timber,,' naval . dorea, cotton and provions ftlod of thefe veflels are ftrongly armed let ersl of them mounts SO gun In addi ion to this ' I frequently receive correct informa tion of armed veflels being at anchor oa our coad receiving cargoes from our bafe unprincipled inhabitants and foreign fpe cu srors. If tome method canuot be fallen 00 to put a (top to this fmuggling trada there is ao afc in keeping the embargo on. For through Uw channel of the Florida he Eng Kb will receive important fupplie. Ead Florida in itself . is eqeai to lurnilhing Bntaia with a very conujerabie qu.uuity of naval dotes ,(uchu tar turpentioe to to. fia, a aad many people la that province are oow cng-ged ia that buuitefs G .Bt it tin will not feel the loft of her trade to the Baltic im ill hit if fhe can keep an open trade (aa at prefent) with Florida. From thence (he can have the bed of Pun timber, Five oak, and ted cedar lix btr oa. vv boards, ftaves, and Qiingtet for her tOaodt Thefe things ia my bumble opia. oo, call foe the atieniiua of our govern ment. " . Ia cs(e of a war with either, or both, bf the belligerent powers I am of opinion .hai it would be a wife raetfure, in tha United States to take tmmed'tate poflvCioa of the Florida! to prevent the Xnglifh having a footing there of dnving of the lappUat they io niu.li waat for their tuu y( &c Yoa can rtsdiy fotn judgment of the wants of tht Btuifh, from the encou rsgemeot they give n Florida, and the enormous fticts to ob ain thefe fepp!ie. tl folowLif ate the ready mocey pti, -1 1
The True Republican or American Whig (Wilmington, N.C.)
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