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Our author paints in strong colours the dread
ful odds against us, if we should go to war; and
threatens deftru&ion to America “ if (he questions
the right of Parliament to command us." Every
good man must shudder at the thoughts of a war
with our parent state. Nothing but fatal necessi
ty, which fupercedes all other obligations, can
juttify it. Yet know, Sir, and tell it to your
masters, that America not only questions, but de
nies the authority of Parliament to command her;
and if the fame arbitrary claims are persisted on,
rather than make so deftru&ive, so humiliating a
fubmifiion, America will engage in the dreadful
conflict—unawed by your threats and calculations
—your “ Dogs of war" or Daemons of difeord,"
and trust to Heaven and her own virtue for a hap
py issue. 'Tis not, Sir, your declamations, nor
your arts—no, nor British fleets and armies, that
shall tear from us privileges, without which an
American would not wish to live. When the
States of Holland threw off the Spandh yoke, they
had to go through a more unequal Bruggle.
The difference between Britain and the colo
nics would never have been brought to it's prelent
alarming height, had it not been for the misre
presentations of defigningand wicked men. 1 bus
(cu author, p. 37. declares " that in the day of
trial a :r^,e majorit? of the Americans will heartily
unite with the King's troops in reducing America
<t TXZ° J are un ' er n ° obligations to abet
Yy the deftrudive violence cf the peo
ple of Bolted ° r : ° endeavour to screen it from
public juffee." Granted, Sir. But will not
every American hold himfelf bound by the strong
est ties 0 honor and duty to support them in an
oppofiti^n to arbitrary a&s of Parliament ; and to
screen them, not " from justice," but the tyran
ny of^ritain ? —Let us now hear the author's de
fense of the bill for altering the government of the
Massachusetts. His arguments are, iff. That
the alterations are for the betters—and 2d. That
in the opinion of the best friends to the rights of
mankind, charters may be forfeited. Now I ap
prehend it to be altogether immaterial whether
the alterations are for the better or for the worse.
The question is not, whether their old form of
government required alterations, but whether the
British Parliament has a right to make any altera
tions. The inhabitants of the Maflachufetts are
the best judges of such necessity; and they have
a legislature competent to every purpose of govern
ment. It is a daring usurpation in the Parliament
to interfere. If they have a right in the case in
quellion, they may by a short act annihilate every
charter on the continent, and establish new forms
of government better suited for their slavish pur
poses. The attempt should be carefully treasured
in the mind of every American, to ffiew him to
what lengths Parliament would go and to animate
him to the most desperate refinance rather than
to submit to the interference of Parliament with
the internal police of America. But, fays our
author, the best friends of freedom think charters
may be forfeited. Who are these friends cf free
dom? Jefferies or Laud? Can you, Sir, name one
friend of freedom who is of opinion that a charter
may be forfeited, without the parties concerned
being heard? Shall a whole province be deprived
of its chartered rights, without even the form of
a trial ? 1 have too high an opinion of human na
ture to suppose any one, but our author, capable
of such sentiments. The design of the Canada
Bill has by several writers been so clearly laid
open, that I apprehend it needless to employ much
time in answering our author's flimfey juftification
of it. A few observations may not, however, be
amiss. " The design of it was to fe cure to anew
colony the religious toleration it had a right to
demand." Had the Canadians, Sir, a right to de
mand an extension of their limits, so as to form a
line on the back of the Englilh colonies? But,
Sir, you have yourfelf unfolded (incautiously I
dare fay) the real design. When you come to
paint the dreadful situation America will be re
duced to by refilling, we find these words, p. 28.
" You will be forced to fly into the back parts of
the coun try fer immediate fafety — There an army
cf Canadians might be, ordered to meet you, and
unnumbered tribes of Savages might be let loose,
&c." This needs no comment.
" The proper dispute between Great-Britain
and any of her colonies, excepting that of the
Massachusetts-Bay, is only de land caprina —This
is the only ground we have for complaining of
the administration." And are then the numerous
oppressions and a&s of despotism set forth by the
Congress in their lift of grievances, not even a
ground for complaint ? Shall a contest about the
noblest privileges of humanity be called a dispute
about goats wool ? About a thing of no value ;
What an insult to human reason ! Away with
such a Have!
POSTSCRIPT to the Pennsylvania Packet. No# 165.
Afew R§lA RK S, ^c. Continued.
to order." May that day of trial never arrive—
If it Ihould how dreadful will be the mistake.—
But what does our author mean by " reducing
America to order ?" Is it a fubmifliori to Parlia
ment ? If it is, I will oppose my declaration to
his, and assert that if the King's flandard Ihould
be erected for that purpose, not an American will
join it, however crou'ded it may be with the slaves
of power.
It would surely not be difficult, though very
tedious, to answer the observations of our author
on the commercial opposition recommended by
the Congress, but I apprehend it altogether need
less; for although a suspension of commerce must
very materially affect and distress the American
colonies, yet, thanks to the adorable goodness of
Providence, we can subsist, and subsist with all
the necessaries and many of the elegancies of life,
independant of trade. We know the case to be
extremely different with the British nation. We
know that she cannot ex'tfl, an independent king
dom, without trade. And we know further, that
she cannot subsist long without the American
trade. How ridiculous then, nay, how wicked
in our author, to talk of the distresses that an in
terruption of commerce will bring upon us ? 'Tis
fufficient to compensate for those distresses, to re
flect on the cause that has engaged us voluntarily
to submit to them. No fufferings can be too great
in the cause of liberty; and favoured indeed must
America be, if file extricates herfelf from the
chains of Britain, without going through calami
ties of a different and more dreadful nature.
I shall now close my observations on this re
markable pamphlet—But 1 cannot omit a few
words on the attempt of our author to raise doubts
and jealousies among the different denominations
of Christians in America. To prevent men from
feeing and embracing truth, there is no artifice
more common than that of diverting their atten
tion from things to men. Thus to prevent the peo
ple of America from attending to her dispute with
Britain, our attention is endeavoured to be called
off from that great object, to be fixed, on what ?
— idle, visionary fears of Presbyterians—indepen
dance—a Prote&or, &c. Surely the authors of
vain alarms are the worst enemies of liberty ! —
But the Americans have too much sense to pay
any regard to the ill grounded and ill meant de
clamations of our author ; for every cool man must
be sensible that our only danger is from embracing
such sentiments as he has in the course of his pam
phlet promulgated; and that the liberty and hap
piness of America can only be founded on a close
union of the colonies and a faithful adherence to
the measures of the Congress.
MR. Alderman Harley's attempt to gain a
feat in the new parliament for the county
of Hereford, having proved unfuccefsful, we are
positively assured that he means to offer his service
for the county of Middlesex.
The people were so enraged at Hereford with
Alderman Harley, that they burnt bis coach.
We hear it has been debated in council, whe
ther or no a certain Commander in Chis should
not be recalled, for having so long delayed to put
in execution his full powers.
Yeflerday in the afternoon arrived from Paris,
at his house at Cane-Wood, the Right Honour
able Lord Mansfield.
Ofl. 18. We arc informed that Lord Mans
field spent the greatest part of the day yesterday
with his Majesty at Kew palace.
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LONDON, October 15.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons
indebted to the estate of Do&or Hugh
Matthews, deceased, late of Caecil county, Ma
ryland, to pay off or fettle their refpe&ive debts,
to the fatisfa&ion of the fubferiber, without delay ;
and those that have any demands against the said
estate, are requeued to bring them in, legally
proven, that they may be paid by
WILLIAM MATTHEWS, Executor.
AL LRrfons (particularly those living at
a dikance) who were adventurers in the hrlt
class of the Vineyard Lottery, are desired to renew
their tickets on or before the 29th day of December
ink. by which time the numbers will be in the
wheels for drawing; for fliould they neglect their
chance in the second class, they will then be dis
posed of to those that apply, and Scarcely a possibi
lity of a chance in the third class, which is extra
ordinary great, as the whole will be prizes and no
deduction. In this second class are two capital
prizes of 1000 and 600, and the lowed 4 dollars.
In the mean time lome tickets may be had by en
quiring at the Printer's and of the Managers.
T O BE SO L I),
A PAIR of elegant dapple grey HORSE S.
For further particulars enquire of John Hales,
at his Livery-ltables in Lombard-krect, rear the
New Market.
B^CIIE's WINE-STORE.
RICHARD BACHE has for sale, at his
store on the south fide of Market-Rreet, be
tween Third and Fourth-streets, the following ar
ticles—Belt old Madeira Wine, Sherry, Lisbon,
Teneriffe, Mountain, old Jamaica Spirits, Welt-
India Rum, Brandy and Cherry Rum by the pipe,
hogshead, quarter-calk or gallon ; very excellent
Claretj Port and Frontiniac by the dozen ; newly
imported London Porter in hampers of four dozen;
Green and Souchong Teas, Indigo and Loaf Sugar
by the pound.
Orders from the country carefully attended to,
and executed with the greatest punctuality.
TO BE L E T,
I", HE large and convenient Stores on the Dock,
% lately occupied by Reese Meredith and Joseph
Wharton, which will contain above two hundred
hogsheads. Apply to SAMUEL MORRIS,
in Market-street.
JOSEPH DE A N,
Hath imported in the lak vessels from London;
Liverpool, Bristol and Glasgow, a large and neat
akbrtment of GOOD S, suitable for the season,
which he will fell on very reasonable terms, for
cash or short credit, at his store in Front-ltreet,
between Market and Chefnut-ftreets, among
which are,
COARSE, fine and fuperfine 6 4 and 7-4
cloths, of various colours; coatings, duftils,
naps and plains, foreff and hunters cloths, fear
noughts, broad and narrow baize; scarlet, red,
and white imboffed flannels, and scarlet serge ;
Indian and rose blankets and rugs ; brown and
white Russia and Irish sheeting; 11 nail, 3-4, 7-8,
yard wide, and yard and 38 cotton and linen
checks ; coarse and fine Irish linen and dowlafs ;
fhalloons, rattinets, durants and tammies ; coarse
and fine plain, striped and figured camblets ; yard
wide fiowered mecklings; barley corn, striped and
cross-barred ftuffs; callimancoes, dorfetteens, sin
gle and double werfted damasks, cottons, callicoes
and chints ; a great variety of spotted and plain
velverets, corduroys striped and plain, hair and
worded plush, half ell wide serge denim and four
thread everlaitings, fattins, peelongs and ell wide
perfians, striped and changeable mantuas ; a few
pieces Of brocaded, clouded and striped silks, un
commonly cheap ; cambricks and lawns, 5-4&6-4
Scotch lawns, gauze and lawn aprons andhandker
chiefs; half yard and half ell blue, black, white,
pink and green perfians; 6-4 humhums and muf
fins, yard wide and 6-4 book muslins, black and
blue and black and white crapes, black bombazeen;
black, blue, green, crimson and brown moreens ;
mens, womens, youths and childrens worked hose ;
3-4 ,7-8 coarse and fine ticking and bed bunts ;
writing paper and ink -powder, mens and womens
lamb and beaver gloves, brown and white buck
ram, half and whole hunting and switch whips,
black and white blond lace and trimmings, Hano
ver or beggar lace from No. o to No, 6 ; a large
and neat assortment of plain, striped and figured
ribbons ; crewels and famplary canvas, childrens
red Morocco shoes and pumps ; London pewter
plates, dishes, bafons, mugs, porringers and spoons,
sorted in small calks : polished keel, gilt and plain
metal buttons; scars twist and basket ditto ; silk
and hair and best scars twist, black and coloured
snail, black fringe and fur trimmings, mould and
wire shirt buttons, glass and wax beads, nutmegs,
cloves, mace and cinnamon, bobbings, tapes, cot
ton and silk laces ; lettered, striped, scarlet and
tully garters ; mens, youths and boys felt, caftor
and beaver hats; quality and shoe bindings ; buck,
fbambuck and split bone knives and forks ; buck,
pikol-cap and cutteau knives ; barlow and buffaloe
ditto; pinchbeck, plated, keel, yellow and white
metal shoe and knee-buckles ; womens large and
finall feiffars ; common, Whitechapel and darning
needles ; silver locket, gilt and plain, pinchbeck
and glass sleeve buttons ; common and china fnuff
boxes ; brass ink-pots, cork-screws and finger
rings; watch seals, keys and keel chain; coloured
and white threads and sewing silks; powder and
shot, &c.
Weft Nottingham, Chefler county, Nov. 30, 1774-
SIX DOLLARS REWARD.
I) AN AWAY from the fubferiber, on the
12th inkant, an Irish servant man named
JOHN O'D ONELY, about five feet ten inches
high, with red hair tied behind ; had on when he
went away, a brown coat, red jacket, black breeches,
black worsted flockings, and an old felt hat : He
is about 22 years of age, and came over a four
years servant with Joseph Kerr, in the ship Wolfe,
from Londonderry, in October 1772. Whoever
takes up said servant, so that his maker may have
him again, shall have the above Reward, and rear
fonable charges, paid by
JOHN WELCH.
Philadelphia, ictb Month 17, 1774.
To the PUB L I C.
WHEREAS a number of unkind and difaffe&-
ed people have induilriouky propagated,
through this city, that on the arrival of the ships
from England this Fall, I made it my business to
purchase a large quantity cf several forts of Dry
Goods, in order to fell them out again at an ad
vanced price; which report I do declare to be falfe,
and do defy any persons to appear to my face and
prove that I have bought to the amount of one
(hilling's worth of Goods from them since the arri
val of said Ihips: And Ido further fay, that to the
bed of my remembrance I cannot recoiled to have
bought to the amount of fifty pounds worth of Dry
Goods on fpectilition, knee I have been in trade:
I am therefore really sorry that my fellow-citizens
should be so unfriendly to me, and unjust to them
ftries, as to propagate a report of this fort.
JOHN HEAD.