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to fee, on th? lap of feeurity, and the day is not far off
whin all shall go to oar minds. If' the obuihate'tamper of
his Majesty does, net defeat oar present plan-, we frll draw a
revenue from them in less than ten years. They mutt not he
inured to war before the treaty is opened, Or else we are hh
done. The whole nation was terrified with 'the dread of an
invafian at the beginning of the last war, beca,ufe they uer/
not'accuftomed to war at their doors. It is quite otherwise
in countries inured to war. the Americans are now dread
ing the great inyadon with wlpch wetlireaten them, and every
province trembling left it Should be made the feat of war.—
Now is the time to treat with them, and once get them to
return to their peaceful employments, and the terror excited
by the present profpeft will make them very timid hereafter ;
out should we push matters' a little farther, .it will become
familiar to them, and then nothing but superiority in the field
will effect our purpose, and it wodld more than double our
present debt to obtain this. Besides, let us strike in before
their cash begins to circulate freely in a new channels We
have much to dread from such an event. The money of the'
merchant and farmer has now loft its circulation.; but, like :
. & river damned up, it will ere long find a new channel, and
then their Offerings will be diminished tenfold. If his Ma
jesty will but give the reins into my hands for seven years, I
will make up matters, for the present, on any terms they fhall
atk, except granting them Governors of their own nomina
tion ; and I will lose my head if I do not bring them into
fuch a date of submission, that it never shall be in their
power to rebel a second time. Should they demand and in
fiftoh the.privilege of nominating their own. Governors, and
garrifouing their own forts, I would advise his Majesty to treat
with them as an independant people, rather than to submit to
iu.ch terms. Give two thirds of their legislative powers into
my hands by means of a Governor of his Majesty's appoint
ment, and a Council under his influence ; and if, with the
whole executive to back them, I do not effect my purpose,
I shall ever confider myfelf as unfit to be the prime Minifler
to a great King. If two thirds cannot be obtained, I dare even
rifle it on the bare appointment of al Governor. Let us get
rhemon.ee more to dependance, I aft no more.
F. So, then, you do not intend by reconciling to give up
the matter ? I find lam mistaken. If this is all, lam heartily
with you. I could never reconcile myfelf to be baffled by
America.
P. M. As much give up by reconciling now as by repeal
ing the damp aft formeily. May my head lay low in the
dull before Great-Britain gives upto her Colonies. No, we
were deceived in their strength. Let us once disarm them,
and we will not be deceived hereafter.
F. But why not treat with the Congress then?
*P. M. I am for treating with them, and if I can persuade
his Majesty to it, we will. But he is so chagrined at the
Sppofition made by the Congress, and by" feeing a rebel at
the head of them, whom he had excepted out of the lift of
pardons, that he cannot yet be brought to it. He wants to
hang up a few of the leaders at present, by way of gratifica
tion for pail disappointments. lam not for raising their re
sentment any higher'at present; I wiffi rather to lay them
asleep, that 1 may subdue this rebellious spirit by more secret
and fare means, without ruining the nation.
(The conclusion of the conversation in a future paper.)
How I came, by the foregoing is not material to the public.
If the system it partly unfolds is possible, or probable, the
freemen of America will do well to confider it, and its place
in your paper may not be uselessly occupied.
Dia l o g u s.
122
Mr. Towne,
IT is the opinion of many people among us, that tire Con
gress Should not declare theTWrics independant of
Great -Britain without a previous recess to consult th'eir Con
stituents about that important qute&on. But the complicated
"anddhereafing buliriefs o's the Congress will not admit of such
id rece Is. Would jt not be proper therefore for their consti
tuents to declare their fen timeats-upon that— head a& soon- as
poffible ? This may be done by the various Committees, and
Conventions On the Continent. V'/^/zAotes or refoivesihouki
deterinine the quehien in' the Congress. It wa^ in this man
ner the Continent rirft declared their determination to refill
by force the power of the Britilh Rariiameht.- The firft
Congress was nothing but the : eeho : of Committees and
Conventions. In the present important question concerning
independance the Congress fhotaldf as in - thd former case,
only echo back the fentimentsof^he^people. This can only'
be done through the medium of Committees and Conventions^
The sooner, therefore, they are convened for that purpose
the better. A LOVER of ORDER.
- J ^.-..1:.u /
A CARD to the Committee of Congress for Naval Affairs.
THE Spaniards make it a practice to ered monument's
to the memory of their illhllrYoWs heroe^Olgthe OCEAN.'
This they do by calling thei¥ Ship's of -whrfby their names.
This custom tot only does honor to illustrious virtue, but is
calculated to inspire the Commanders and sailors on board
their Ihips with courage. I suppose, in imitation of the
practice of the Spaniards, the frigates- now building for the
Continental service are called by the names of Mbiitgolhery
—-Warren — Macpherfon'—Hendricks,-&c.? Would not thih
be better than the many gafconading and ridiculous names
which dilgracethe lifts o's the Englifliand French navies-—Sach
as the Invincible—thelerrible —the Revenge —the Phoenix—the '
Otter —and thelike,—4 leaveit to the Congress todetermine the
rank of the officer—or the nature of the service which shall intitle
a man to the honor of having a ihip called by-hi^ name; The
honor should be regillered, in order that families may ascertain
their glory from it hereafter, -'J V A L ESC 0.
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