The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-06-20 00:00:00, page 1

Mj dear Countrymen,
nrILL you fuffer yourselves to be
Vw cheated by indolence, inattention,
or falfe security into slavery, or
will you by a manly and virtuou effort,
realize the blessings of liberty ? Is there
a man who does not conned the success
of Britain in her designs against this coun
try with the idea of a severe and unre
lenting political slavery ? She claimed
rfhe entire contrqul of your performs and
fortunes; what less can be impbed in
her assumed power to make laws to bind
you in all cases whatfeever ? or what
greater power can be charmed or exercis
ed by a matter over his slave ? This claim,
fraught with deftrudion to virtue, liber
ty, honour, religion and every thing dear
and sacred to men, you refifled ; the laws
of nature of nations, and of heaven juf
tifv your refinance, and ftarrp it with t! e
character of virtue : The nations cf Eu
rope admire and applaud, Britain alone
condemns, and brands it with the name
of rebellion. With lawless force she at
tempts your defirudion, and grafts rew
claim: upon her wickedness ; the dooms
yo_r efatee to confifeation and your per- :
sons to the gibbet and the barter. - You
muff fuccecd cr perish --under heaven
your success depends upon-your own con
did; if you do not now rouse frmthe
lethargy, into which your pr fperity hath
lulled you, your liberty will be loft, mi
sery and wretchedness, untold in the an
nals <f mar kind, will arreh you ; no ray
cf hope will enliven the gloom, and con
fidence will thunder in jour ears that net
the wisdom or force of your enemy, but
your own folly hath undone you.
Surely your power is equal t> t' e oc
casion : you have men worthy the th
nour of being called to and ir.tr fled with
your defence Your country abounds in
provisions, resources of every, kind are
not wanting : U; animity, fpmit, manly'
refohition, loe of country, contempt cf
dangera dhardfhip --effort; equal to your
strength and necessity, th.fe have availed
others, and must, and will bear down all
opposition. They are within your reach
and call you to glory, honour, liberty,
peace and fafety - If you negle& to exert
them, if yeu fuffer yourselves to be bro
ken by faction duped by the arts of your
enemies, and subdued by your own want'
of virtue, spirit and wisdom, what abjed
wretches must you be, and how will eve
ry ration of the earth hiss at, deride and
despise ' cu ?•
Look round your continent, wher^ are
the traces <f tie beafled p< wer of Bri
tain ? a wretched garrdon in New-York,
strongly fortified, yet trembling for their
fafety, entrer ching themfclves behind new
works—folicitous^ net to conquer you-,
fUESDA Y, June 20^7^.'. THENUMBER 804.
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
A * D THZ
WEEK LV ; Nf E L L I GEN C E R.
HAR T FOR D: Printed BY H U DSON AMD G O O DWI N, near the Great-Bridge.
but to save themfclves. In Carolina their
main army reduced to less than one fourth
part of tie number yru have opposed
fuccebfullv, vafing by war, accidents
and fickr est, and even their success, by
multiplying their poffs, dividing and
weakening their strength. A miserable
hai dful in Georgia, ai<D few outcafis &
cefpcracfoes at Fercbfcctt ; their territory
reduced to two or th ice towns,their boast
ed navy unheard cf on your ccafi, and
your pc rts crowded with their captured
wealth. In Europe, without friend or
ally, ere third part cf their empire groan
ing under cpprc ffionard ready to revolt,
the ether two thirds more intent upon
conquering tlcm own tyrant minifiry
than fathering lawrels from you. Ma
jefy umefpchi ed, a peril med legislature,
a corrupt aid corrupting executive, ard
a pe< pie divided by fafhon and enervated
with luxury. Twoprat and powerful
nations, yet r friends ar d allies, armed f. r
your help, & exerting their whole strength
againf v ur enemies.
Possessed of an aimed unbounded ter
ritory ; in men efi&Ae aid fit for car
tueruy times , tbemurrb* (four enemy ;
the means if calling them into the field
and fupperfrg them there in our power ;
shall we fuffer these remnants of an ene
my, these nests < f hornets in the m ; dttf
us ? No : let us rouse cur flonßering
virtue ard push them into the ocean.
Providence presents us w,th a save urab'e
opportunity to efle& thit, what madness
fha 1 prevent us from embracing it ?
Do you ask what is m be done ? Unite
as one man to crush that nest of villains,
who for a little accursed gain, trafficlz
with the blood cf their fellow citizens,
by fupphi g an enemy, intent upon our
derructir, with the means of subsidence.
Watch their haunts, and pour the whole
vengeance of she law upon them ; 'tis the
Jeaft they deferye, the law, are merciful,
their lives would poorly atone for the in
juries they ha^e done their country, —
Believe every tcry and neuter to be what
they arc, enemies equally to be detefied,
and mere dangerous than thufe in arms.
Defpi'e their arts, give no heed to their
mleb they mean to deceive that they may
destroy : do they malign men and mea
sures ? depend upon it those men are
!< ur friends- tlr ie meafutes are wife and
useful, tfey have no tender; est, for you,
your enemy hath all their affection, they
will not attempt to rouse your resentment
span ft men or rtafures. which do not
thwart their w Ikes and their v ; ews.
Let th te in the prime cf youth and man
ho; d, their lb; bs endued with strength,
them hearts with cct rage, and their fouls
warm with de love cf virtue ard their
country, ftp fuith ard unite their strength
and efforts in their just defence ; these
sh add be dear toour foul- and have all
our love and refped ; the few d rt be,
gr med foul', who would barter time and
eternity for a little ford'd gain, bug horn
ed wretches, let these and all cowards
and paltroons freak into corners and de^
fert their country. Go, reptiles, when
the voice of honour and your country
calls you to the field, mufler all your vain
arts a p d deceitful excufes,fdgn presences
to be absent ? vifitfr ends,pretet d bufi^eft,
take physic, be sick, or lame, hide, evade,
fli-de, in vain I merited c ntempt will
pursue, and disgrace fit faft behind you.
Let#hofe who da at home, unite and
exert themfelve^, to furnifh every comfort
ard affiflance to their brethren in the
field, let them look thflt their families
and concerns do rot fuffer by their ab
sence, moet together unite charge your
selves with them families and bufiref;
exert a benevolence worthy of men and
freemen, set their hearts at ease, so shall
their ardour be unabated by just concern
for them little ntere'ft. or tender concerns
at hoi .e, above all, away with th^ con
traded felfifh Spirit, raufe a moment in
the career of gain public spirit is inks
perably oomocded with that of individu
als, however narrow views may infpite
hope of gain, wisdom and experience tes
tify, that private persons can found their
f lid and permanent infereft only on the
weal and prosperity cf the State._
Let every map confider what he can do
for his c.un rv, how he can bed prom te
its iaterefl, its happiness, it( glory ; there
is no man but can do something, and all
united, there is nothing beyond their abi
lity 'to atchieve. We shall be affiled by
a generous Ally, let us net be wanting to
curfelves. Do we w ; fh the calamities of
war may be succeeded by the blessings cf
peace, this is the way, and this is the on
ly way, in which a foul annimated with
the smallest spark of celefbal fire, with a
single emotion worthy the dignity of hu
man nature, will expert or desire it.
An AMERICA N.
T"oTK'ro-L D;
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Bottle and judder Snnff, Old Tobacco, Cotto#
Weed, Wool Cards. German Steel, Bar Iron. A
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