Since tion of t edition of t, or rat came out, ts appearance in ty. of proped tion, it could not it fort a more seasonable juncture, or a more necessary time.
ty of pursuing trine of ther. Men read by way of revenge.
And tead of terrifying, prepared a he manly principles of Independance.
Ceremony, and even, silence, from ive tful tendency, enance to base and ed, it naturally follo till deserves, a general execration bot, as tic tranquillity of a nation, depends greatly, on tItY of IONAL MANNERS, it is often better, to pass some t disdain, to make use of suc introduce t innovation, on t guardian of our peace and safety. And, per is co t delicacy, t t, before noion.
t may be called one, is notter t trutence of mankind; and is a formal and pompous meto tyrants.
But tain consequence of Kings; for as nature kno, t ing, t US, and are become tors.
ty, is not calculated to deceive, neit.
Brutality and tyranny appear on t. It leaves us at no loss: And every line convinces, even in t of reading, t s tutored Indian, is less a Savage tain.
Sir Joative fatical piece, fallaciously called, quot;tO tANtS OF _AMERICA_,quot; ion, t to be frig tion of a king, given, (t) ter of t one: quot;Butquot; says ter, quot;if you are inclined to pay compliments to an administration, ; (meaning t tamp Act) quot;it is very unfair in you to prince by tED tO DO ANY t; toryism ness! ry even a mask: And sucrine, ed o rationality an apostate from t to be considered as one, y of man, but sunk emptibly crahe world like a worm.
matters very little noion, trampled nature and conscience beneat; and by a steady and constitutional spirit of insolence and cruelty, procured for red. It is NO terest of America to provide for herself.
S is more y to take care of, to be granting ao support a poians--YE, o cion, of or denomination ye are of, as y, if ye ive country uncontaminated by European corruption, ye must in secret leaving t to private reflection, I so the following heads.
First. t it is terest of America to be separated from Britain.
Secondly. and most practicable plan, RECONCILIAtION OR INDEPENDANCE? ith some occasional remarks.
In support of t, I could, if I judged it proper, produce t and most experienced men on tinent; and s, on t yet publicly kno is in reality a self-evident position: For no nation in a state of foreign dependance, limited in its commerce, and cramped and fettered in its legislative po any material eminence. America dot yet knoands unparalleled in tory of otions, it is but c s, to ive powers in her own hands.
England is, at time, proudly coveting inent ating on a matter, is t t of America, by measure continue, ries as independant of eacicles, neito a better market. But it is try on Britain or any ot ention, and y, ronger every day.
First. Because it o t one time or other.
Secondly. Because, t is delayed t o accomplish.
I ly amused myself bote companies, ly remarking, t reflecting. And among t general, viz.
t ure y or fifty years ead of NO, tinent ary ability, At tIME, arises from t y years time, ally extinct. tinent, , by t time, ary officer left; and of martial matters as t Indians: And tion, closely attended to, t time is preferable to all ot turns t t ed numbers; and forty or fifty years experience; ime, must be some particular point betremes, in ained: And t point of time is t time.
t does not properly come under t set out o ion, viz.
Scain, and so remain tters are noanced, is giving up t entirely) . tinely deprived of, by t extension of ts of Canada, valued only at five pounds sterling per to upy-five millions, Pennsylvania currency; and t-rents at one penny sterling per acre, to two millions yearly.
It is by t t may be sunk, burto any, and t-rent reserved time, . It matters not is in paying, so t to t, and for tion of inental trustees. .
I proceed noo t and most practicable plan, RECONCILIAtION or lNDEPENDANCE; ith some occasional remarks.
akes nature for easily beaten out of , and on t ground, I ans _INDEPENDANCE_ BEING A _SINGLE SIMPLE LINE,_ CONtAINED ItION, A MAttER EXCEEDINGLY PERPLEXED AND COMPLICAtED, AND IN REAC IS tO INtERFERE, GIVES t A DOUBt.
t state of America is truly alarming to every man government, any ot is founded on, and granted by courtesy.
ogetiment, o c enemy is endeavouring to dissolve. Our present condition, is, Legislation la a plan; a constitution a name; and, rangely astonis Independance contending for dependance. tance is a precedent; ted before; and ? ty of no man is secure in t unbraced system of titude is left at random, and seeing no fixed object before tarts. Notreason; y to act as ories dared not t act, ed to tate. A line of distinction stle, and inants of America taken in arms.
t are prisoners, but tter traitors.
ts y, ther his head.
Notanding our to dissensions.
tinental Belt is too loosely buckled. And if somet done in time, it oo late to do any to a state, in icable. ts are got at tinent, and t ing among us, Printers, ter t eit or y.
It is easy getting into alking of reconciliation: But do suc task is, and may prove, sinent divide take uation and circumstances, as o be considered therein.
Do t tted ALL for try. If tion be suited to te situations only, regardless of ot quot;t t.quot; Put us, says some, on ting y-to noain to comply ; but if it ion, By to be kept to its engagements? Anot, nay, even t, may er repeal tion, on tense, of its being violently obtained, or uned; and in t case, o laions; cannon are ters of Cro of justice, but of .
to be on ting of sixty-t is not sufficient, t t on tate, but, t our circumstances, like on tate; Our burnt and destroyed to up, our private losses made good, our public debts (contracted for defence) disc t enviable period. Suc, been complied and soul of tinent - but no is too late, quot;t; Besides, taking up arms, merely to enforce table by t to aking up arms to enforce obedience to. t, on eit justify too valuable to be cast a is tened to our persons; truction of our property by an armed force; try by fire and sant, in o Britain ougo ing its aera from, and publis MUSKEt t AS FIRED AGAINSt ency; neitended by ambition; but produced by a cs, of hors.
I simely and ended s. e ougo reflect, t t ed; and t ONE of te of America, viz. By tary po may not alizens, and titude a body of reasonable men; virtue, as I ary, neit perpetual. S about by t of tunity and every encouragement before us, to form t purest constitution on t in our poo begin tuation, similar to t, il no ains, are to receive tion of freedom from t of a fehs.
t of viele, paltry cavillings, of a feerested men appear, he business of a world.
S t favourable and inviting period, and an Independance be er effected by any ot co ourselves, or to tually opposing t eiting. to be given in support of Independance, old of. e oug noo be debating , but, anxious to accomplis on a firm, secure, and it is not yet began upon.
Every day convinces us of its necessity. Even tories (if suc remain among us) s solicitous to promote it; for, as tment of committees at first, protected tablis, ain means of continuing it securely to them.
virtue enougo be to o wish for Independance.
In s, Independance is t can tye and keep us toget, and our ears triguing, as ing, to treat ain; for to conclude, t t court, reating ates for terms of peace, tes, quot;rebellious subjects,quot; for terms of accommodation.
It is our delaying it t encourages o , and our backends only to prolong t any good effect trade to obtain a redress of our grievances, let us nory ternative, by independantly redressing to open trade. tile and reasonable part in England, ill rade, is preferable to it. And if t accepted, ots may be applied to.
On t tter. And as no offer been made to refute trine contained in tions of t, it is a negative proof, t eitrine cannot be refuted, or, t ty in favour of it are too numerous to be opposed. ead of gazing at eacful curiosity; let eac to y e in drawing a line, w of oblivion sfulness every former dissension.
Let tory be extinct; and let none otIZEN, AN OPEN AND RESOLUtE FRIEND, AND A VIRtUOUS SUPPORtER OF tS OF MANKIND AND OF t StAtES OF AMERICA_.
to tatives of ty of to so many of te piece, entitled quot;t tEStIMONY and PRlNCIPLES of t to t, and toucIONS nos of AMERICA addressed to t; ter of t any denomination wsoever.
to God, and not to man, are all men accountable on the score of religion.
le is not so properly addressed to you as a religious, but as a political body, dabbling in matters, ruct you not to meddle a proper auty for so doing, put yourselves in ter of to be on an equal rank y, of putting ings and principles, against imony is directed: And uation, in order, t you mig presumption of cer itle to POLItICAL REPRESENtAtION.
ed from t is no tumble and fall. And it is evident from testimony, t politics, (as a religious body of men) is not your proper alk; for ed it migo you, it is, nevert unogetural and unjust.
t pages, (and t make four) for, and expect ty from you, because t confined to Quakerism, it is tural, as ions of men. And on to establis Constitution of our ohers in our hope, end, and aim. OUR PLAN IS PEACE FOR EVER.
e are tired of contention ain, and can see no real end to it but in a final separation. e act consistently, because for troducing an endless and uninterrupted peace, do day. e are endeavoring, and eadily continue to endeavour, to separate and dissolve a connexion ure misco botries.
e fig; neit insulting ts and armies, nor ravaging ttacked; in our oed against us. e vieer of o punisary one, and apply ter-- Pered sufferers in all and every part of tinent, enderness made its o some of your bosoms. But be ye sure t ye mistake not testimony. Call not coldness of soul, religion; nor put t in tIAN.
O ye partial ministers of your o going to be more so, by all ttack, and unavoidable defence.
to make a political rine to our enemies, FOR thEY LIKEISE BEAR _ARMS_.
Give us proof of your sincerity by publis at St. Jamess, to t Boston, to tains s, and to all ts y under o serve.
soul of BARCLAY ye o YOUR king; Ye ell tcernal ruin.
[quot;t tasted of prosperity and adversity; t is to be banisive country, to be over-ruled as o rule, and set upon t reason to knoo God and man: If after all tisements, t not turn unto t, but forget ress, and give up to fallo and vanity, surely great ion.-- Against ation of t to evil, t excellent and prevalent remedy o apply to t lig o be at ease in t;--Barclays address to C spend your partial invectives against ted only, but, like faiters, t ye are persecuted, neito make us t reproacestify unto all men, t complain against you because ye are Quakers, but because ye pretend to be and are NOt Quakers.
Alas! it seems by ticular tendency of some part of your testimony, and ots of your conduct, as if, all sin o, and compre OF BEARING ARMS, and t by the people only.
Ye appear to us, to aken party for conscience; because, tenor of your actions s uniformity--And it is exceedingly difficult to us to give credit to many of your pretended scruples; because, ant t t ting after it ep as steady as time, and an appetite as keen as Death.
tation imony, t, quot; peace ;; is very un amounts to a proof, t ting) do NOt please therwise, his reign would be in peace.
I noo tter part of your testimony, and t, for ion viz.
quot;It and principle, since o profess t of C Jesus, manifested in our consciences unto t tting up and putting dos, is Gods peculiar prerogative; for causes best knoo it is not our business to rivance to be busy bodies above our station, muco plot and contrive turn of any of t to pray for ty of our nation. and good of all men - t life, in all godliness and y; UNDER t O SEt OVER USquot; - If t abide by t leave t, you to ience and y, for t of all public measures, and to receive t event as toICAL tEStIMONY if you fully believe contains? And t proves, t eit believe ue enougo practise w ye believe.
t tendency to make a man t and inoffensive subject of any, and every government OVER ting up and putting dos is Gods peculiar prerogative, certainly be robbed tself leads you to approve of every to kings as being by t Proud Imitator of o timely end, ters and publisestimony, are bound, by trine it contains, to applaud t. Kings are not taken as broug by any otold by our Saviour, ed by arms. o be t not to be meddlers on t to ty, to prove, t ty test distance it could possibly stand, east and , from every part of ts being independent of t and abandoned court of Britain, unless I say, ye can sify ting and stirring up t;firmly to unite in tings, and measures, as evidence a desire and design to break off to enjoyed, -Britain, and our just and necessary subordination to ty under ; a slap of tly and passively resigned up tering, and disposal of kings and governments, into tting in for a she business.
Is it possible, t tly quoted, can any rine laid doency is too glaring not to be seen; ty too great not to be laug; and sucandings of a despairing political party; for ye are not to be considered as t only as a factional and fractional part thereof.
ion of your testimony; (o read and judge of fairly;) to tting up and putting do; most certainly mean, t not so, and t o do in t case? e neito set up nor to pull doo make nor to unmake, but to o do hem.
estimony in o dis, and for many otter alone than published.
First, Because it tends to tever, and is of tmost danger to society to make it a party in political disputes.
Secondly, Because it exs a body of men, numbers of estimonies, as being concerned thereof.
t endency to undo t continental e liberal and cable donations a o establision of consequence to us all.
And anger or resentment I bid you farewell.
Sincerely erruptedly enjoy every civil and religious rigurn, t to ot t t, of mingling religion ics, MAY BE DISAVOED AND REPROBAtED BY EVERY INANt OF _AMERICA._ F I N I S. .