The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-02-03 00:00:00, page 1

LIIIEIKT'Y,'
ALWAYG
FOR
A L E X A.N D E R IsU R.D 15;
Pnturzn.
rzctci-si
S ], at present, an; int-ler th' dish—
greeab/e Nsi'sesflty 'ff fist/Mix}; my
GAZE. T T !: upona 'Type lllfL'OfIH)!07!/)si large,
it will be proper for me to a:-.si:z-.sszi;zt .Ksse
Pulllick that the Ttafztity q/ss Assamr it
should contain will not be dimi;11_','l=ed z/prm
tpat Account, [If I shall never be/pariug
q/"Paper when I am poflZ-ffZ-d qssiMatcria/x
tbdt may days.-me their Attention. In (:
fi'w Months, I expect to be a; amply
filrfl'ished wit/) every Requisttefor carrying
o'tlct mysiBufiue/ss, in the bestsihsctss'mer, (If
any Printer upngsicttpe Continem. [it the
Meantime; "is: tbit Pubjimtion if not
gffEredfbr 4 Speeimeu of what may {,ct
expectedfi'om me bereqfier 'ss) tl-ctinl if my
But) to dffitre the Pub 14, shr who/3
savour I am dsi Ctsima'idate, that, ?Ic'it/Jcrss
Affiduisity nor Expen e shJ/l be wanting to
contribute either to their I;.(fizrwmtian or
Anus/intent,- stz far as is in tbePo-zvee' of
-si Their most obliged
Humb/c' Scr'vaut,
si AL EXANDLR Pu no: E.
fist The Expense ofPostagc being
"exceedingly burthensome, I shall be
much obliged to all those who favour
me with Advertisiaments for this Paper
eitherctto pay the Postage of the Let
ters which accompany them, or to
send them Opcn by the Posiman.
A PAMsi ! H :. ET , entitled ' ' Afi-imsilly
Acids-ass} to all reashnab/e Amcricans,
onthstlbject qfom' poliricssal(asgfizfiaszf,"
gave birth to the solldwing peribr
mance, addressed to the on P L E
of A'MER 1 CA. \
" Let': (am-'ust him in his broad Cauli—
nal': hat."
Snusszssvzsi'sik'si.
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To Tnz Paopu: or Amzxzcssi.
PAMPHLET, entitled A fi'iqndly
' AddrE/ss's to all' req/bnalzle Americm/s,
advertisizd and sold by Mr. ];unes Riving—
ten of New York, is of so extraordinary
zfuffiirc that it is. difficult for any man,
who is interested in the wclfich of the
community (whatever contempt he may
hzn as for the pcrshrmassncc) to rmmin iilent .
] [maw not whether the author is a lavmzm
or ccdesiaffick, but he hears strongly the
characters of the latter: He has the \\ out
of candoux and truth, the apparent. spirit
nisspcrsccution, th:- unscrgis 2115si_msis<, the
deadly han-cd to dilZLsintc-rs, (an! llusi 'And
for :n'bin'ury ]m'ct L'T', VI.-Lad hcts dH'si'm—
guishcd cinu'dzmczsisi inan'ctzctmfsi. um] more
. ]);sstssit'ulurly the ;ssflsisi'siss') pan of iY-si !. hazsf'u nisi
l'lnq'zmd. lcunsisiut help, thcam-xlsizsisisi, _L'l\—
sick-she; him as um: (zi'zhis ur-Jcsizsi.
'l'lic Us sign osLiu {um'csinn '< p.:mi-hht
is mzmill-ffl) w dilfizhc thc- fish-".; az-s'mvh-n,
am] finds. the noble ;:z'ciusszzsi, px'si-vni-Zing
'thruusisih the comim-txt ; but lzir; act] lb fssu'
(mimm his (striflticwz, that t'si si rc i) 'sihss'
fart-sin: !! rcusim to [I.SssL !}xz: In Emsi. Labm-r—
( (] m Fifth" vffisict Hctp (liFLY. tiusil sin'ms' 'siu
'N fffli sc-ss (I::zn i.?ct {14 Him ; sict. in.-1: us cum—
num _f*.*£'ct-,'z" si ss
.cu'. would 'si-1 'i) '\'.,H'siuj.'lss'
have attacked the genersid reigningpfim
ciples and opinions of a people whom he
intends to seduce or intimvdate out of their
rights :and privileges. For instance, I
believe there are at least nincty nine Amo
ricans in a hundred who think that Charles
]. was an execrable tyrant; "that be met
with no harder shte than he deserved ; and
that his two sons ought, in justice, to
have made the same exit. To descent,
therefore, . on the c-riminality of the resis—
tanee made to that'tyremt; to affect, (m
c-vcr ' occasion, giving the title osrebellion
to t ie eivil war which brought him to
justice, is a degree ofwezdmess which no
man, who is not blindcd by the (lation of
Jacobitism, could pofflbly bc'guilt of.
But to preach up in this enhghten age
(_ as he does, in almost expresiz terms) pas—
sive obedience, is a mark Of lunacv. or at
lean lt proves that the moment. a head-be
gins to itch for amitre it losea the facuity
of'reaibning; for if the principle ospasiive
obedience is admitted, the gracious Prince,
for when! his Revereucc profeflks so great
'a devotion, is a downright usurper, and
the Parliammt, of whieh he speaks so
tespectsully, Lords and Commons, are
rebels and (suitors. ss " si .
The doctrines he aims to inculcate are
as follow : That the Parliamnrzt has a right
to taxyau without your can/But ,- that the
duty upon ten i: no tax ; that this duty is
your only grievance ,- that the mass/e.- oqu/ton
is their own concern; that it i: not your
cause ; that the puni/bment of Bostan it !!
jzg/t pzmistfment ; that it it lenient ; that it
is not equal to their crime: ; that the Bosto—
nium are ruin-I:, traitour, .and pampered
fmmtichs ; that the Congre/Tr are little better ;
that no misconduct of Admini/fration (an
justifjr or exczg/se open dist'espect ; that fill/
miffiwz is to be paid to the higher power.-",
'u' late-ver character they be ; that an Apq/tie
c-igioinerlshbmifflon to the tyrant Nero ; that,
cffzsirlljxoplezmder heaven, the King's Ame
risim jZlbjcc'Z: have the least ("milk/or com
plaint,-" that the fire ent sonflssf/shfl- of the
calunics has been orcn/imzed h1- tal/I.- calm-m.: .
that none of yown !. 'a! right: haue been
invaded ,- no injury-25" been done you, apt!
roll/Z-quently that you am nel-'tr be jlstxficd
in rq/Z-nting that ot'u'hichyou have no reason
to complain; that you are no 'udge: of the
right: of Pmsiliament ; that t ye Parlitmmzt
ought loud according to the.-"t' own judgment,
not tle-cording fay-nen, even in t/sszfzzsigr: which
concern you princi aJZy or filtlt'b' ; that they
qui-si they have ! 1e right in question ; that
you have m—sszrcr proved they have not ; that
you how m'n'rgvs believed or nllozvcri they have
it. until thchq/Zsiut 0!7c'c{/7Jl!,' that the Que
[1.:A* [till is a jq/t and cnssiss/z'.si'tnti07mi (n'/7;
that the Can-ration: are [Me-[T to firove the
lus/I and most lo_*.'.1[_/Z:/je<ssf.c m hix All-'jq/fjfctf
,ssmurrimu (lomiuiom ,- thnt there i.: too mm ]:
ful/on to l'C/it'l't' that thumiml: ol'the Am:
ria'mzx are rup/vrl'nszsictlflssissi, on.-! their heart.:
(si/];q/lle for l'e'!>;.'//lsi')lt ; that, starf.) [lll' ress-lur
ii.-m oss/Ylamztn, t/xsijv have [lf'c'fl lisum'c-zl with
!! vain sssss/"si'siuion s_-/' their n'm sMZUcT [m.-1
importance; that the {slang-I jct/L'rrnt [Iris-sin
if cl/lct'c fnjss-ssor'frn (that l.. (0 us!".sixsssi'sscm) [L.-1
.—ss'i'ct1rrsisssiz"zu..-si ; that the just,/ws !! iss- hssz'--ssss= ;;
is.-fill .t'ctusi'ct r.".uz !! im [sum-7" I!.r.'f'l('l' li.: {miss- -
fit-71 of ( at .!l ['.}"isi!ct.'z-- si
si-ct/ (L'-" us.-ram...
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[. -. .. si .* . - . ' ", ,. . . .
[" ...U if !J: 'c csict-znssJ/ .-.'[.sil-.'..*.:'£'1
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if:
1 Wss ' :; .
shrzj.-urt:, jsi-Z-ruda' and/L-izeyaurships, simer 'ssssss;
jbr the fled/Are osmvdgzffng * ; that ctsi :-ct
maritime power: oft/15 world wositdd not *
]mffZ/hcssreat Britaz'n qfthe cupirsiqfthe
cz-m when America i: separated ]i'octz'n " _'
Now I challenge the—world to pr ss ,
&
many wicked sentiments, stnyidssp ed;
audacioufly false _asscrtion5,sihnd man nosiue
absurdities, crowded together fatdfi) smanss
& compass. All his (whilom-,," indeed, eke"
so selfsieyidcmly ab urd and Mhssthapk
would be an msult to Americadss-ssnnctdetm
flamlings seriously, to" attempt 14:qu
them. I shall only beg lessaqg t _ ?
notice ofthc curious arguij esit'silss-ct
prove the duty on tea to be no m; why!
that unless 'zsi'e cansmt to the tdx ween,? ;
tosipa)! the duty, Men-a)! rffq/i '_ -si ' 'sssi
if-we ple-ask. The same logic]: 'ssssssf'ss , *
monurate that a dutyoxrbecfli' si. _ _ ' -- ""
soap, would_be no tax, assiwjgsiTss-ct
abiulutely obliged go drink bsscjcljsi'vg ss
drink water, we may go to bfij si j _
is dark, and we are not forcedtd ctct'=
inirts. His "all—Union thatsisiGr'e'it_
when divorccd from her kaies, 'wct'filsisi *-' -:ss
hold the empirc ofthe than, in 'te of'sidsi}
the power.-; -_of the World—, is ' ssmsia '
ingenious. lt amounts to thy, 61th sij
out the possible meam (spy-amiss}; .'
iron, plan/(, "ages, 'l'fisi/ls, Range,
to fimsizi ] out (: zsinge ' may; ctsi - ss
build wage/his): than an thegwwlz ss' 't ss siss
ther ,- that u'henherctmqfaysws mous-"?:
dcstrayed , and all the commerce mmfiidzffl
cssxf/Ience o] flames: depends i: WiBfMfl.
they will then be able to man by]: fled:
than the whole zmiverfi: [ful togytkir." But
I am ashamed ostrcspafling oathe publidt
patience, in makin shictures on such
ridiculous articlcs, ] i all therefore pafiuo
shmc questions which havv nor been so
much agitated. and on wffich, if] ?sisslflstake
not , Lisi Rc'ss (r.:ncc lays she gl'sst'qtesiflrctesij
for, as he modestly declares that he has no
opinion of your courage, it magnum—
r-sisid for him to consider'intimidation and
tcrruur as the must powerful figures of
l'hCTOsic'k . Repulnr m-miesfi-om Great Bri—
ss_*F This irjtcr' ,f't si_ ss' si, ss_ _,
isi-lc-a llmtl_siU('l'*l£'(ls (1th ,. , jfl-si
brain. Anu'rim (more fMsi—f sssi _ , ct_ .
the distress-Had: In ['a/and metal-2 ct'ss'sif'si'" _
has been the great graizwj'ct or csidla pass-si
r'm, of Ear te. [: it ]wffiblsse flamma
that the di I-rezzt mctvitiacd'sipmsffifiy
smite to tle-swive fhenz/Z-hwqftkerhiql _ ::
ss\si
qf'fiu'g/[slemm mere-fyjbr ii.-e fim'ssaksic'tssj'silx
it not more natural to sifjjpq/Z' that He
would outbid each each other/()!" your/T'" ss -
ship am! commerce, on which ]b'nmch
jzz-mbs" llsillen the er' Countrie: witkdzfm
lf'n-nsilsl'h'es fi'om the dwnininn (yf-Speak} si-th'd
[in;/cum, France., mal the other [ib-(m,
infinedisstrbjlsisit cas/w!!! fat-flying their]? ssf:
(mo',/21}: ing t/':eir_/lij/'sss:' Did the;)! not, arztfze
(nigh-my, msi'z'ri H'lzsing/Z'ZZ'CJ', (sin-{? and id—
:Isiz'.si*.*'/'z'._, tu ((sssct/f them? The rz/i: l.:sssisz'nzilc'lfct,
(l.-e H'siwsil 'zc-u/sl'J 17? ,/.-";;z.ssi[rti* ; (l.-'zcl thfit Great "
( 0 .
1} rcttcmz n'o/zlj is.-:! in- [ss'si-n'czjfid ('zngssirh (It/Ye,
-ct-. sss ,} ,Cct/zm-zrlsxfjr an In? ("Ill/liss. 72) fsiz'css— —si
: xv.-si! {his sits-(sans: , ] llrm'l rct'lcsi-r mp' reader-:,
n. ctct'ssss/f-L-ct'sic F-ct-ss'z'mutsi-fx, !hz'authorityql'wfzisflsi
in;: ..".I.'si")' fie-:)! (Igsi/sflffflh (m.-! 7!'/I'si('/" si'ctirmx- si
s!) .1!si' t/lrrt m'u'ctf tlffiu .7;..-._';sst.':c ;.UL .!i ;erz'ct-"r
is,—(fru't [),-"7". 'ct , :" [I. '
, 'zssxhsi; 't'.'si;"_.'7;1
.u
in 'luss .ssusilk'fl .