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THAT it was prudent to fix among our.
selves the terms on which we would form
alliance, before we declared we would form
one at all events:
"And that if these werc agreed on, and
our Declaration Of Independence ready bv
the time our Ambassador should be prepared
to sail, it would be as we'll as to 90 into
that Declaration at this day. -.
| These were certainly strong, and appar-
emily unanswerable arguments, and may be
regarded as ah exponent Oft the views of tina,
| body of the American People who then
thought that the time had not yet come
to declare themselves independent; but
waited until further aggression and blood
dissolved the ties of their allegiance. But
turn now to the other side, and read the co.
gent arguments of the advocates of the Dec
laration, and who embodied in their reasons
the views Of that other and dominant class
who had resolved that, living or dying, thew
would be independent
"No gentleman" said the Adamses, Lee,
Wythe, Jefferson, and those on this side
chad argued against the policy or the right
desperation from Britain, nor had supposed
it possible we should ever renew our con.
nexion; that they hud only opposed it being
now declared
"Ihat the question was not whether, by
a Declaration of Independence. we should
make ourselves what we are not. but wheth-
er we should declare fact which already
exists:
"That as to the People or Parliament of
England, we had always been independent
at them, their restraints on our trade deriv-
ing efficacy from our acquiescence only, and
not from any rights they possessed Of impo-
sing them, and that, so far, our connection
had been ted eral only, and was now dissolved
by the commencement Of hcstilities:
"ihat, as to the King, we had been bound
to him by allegiance, but that this bond was
now dissolved by his assent to the late act
OF Parliament, by which no declares us out
OF his protection, and by his levying war on
US, a TACT which had long ago proved US out
of his protection; it being certain position
IN law, that allegiance and protection are
reciprocal, the one ceasing when the other
is withdrawn:
| "Ihat james IL never declared the peo-
pie OF England out of his protection, vet his
actions proved it, and the Parliament de-
clared it:
"No delegates then can be denied, or ev-
er want. power of declaring an existant
truth:
"That the delegates from the Delaware
counties having declared their constituents
ready to join, there are only two colonies,
Pennsylvania and Maryland, whose dele
gates are absolutely tied up, and that these
had, by their instructions only reserved q
right Of confirming or rejecting the measure:
"Ehat the instructions from Pennsylva-
MIA might be accounted for from the time in
which they were drawn, near twelve months
ago. since which the face of affairs has to-
tally changed:
"Ihat within that time, it had become
apparent that Britain was determined to
accept nothing less than a carte blanch, and
that the Kings answer to the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen. and Common Council of London
which had come to hand four days ago, must
have satisfied every one of this point:
"Ihat the People wait for us to lead the
way:
THAT they are in favor of the measure,
though the instructions given by some of
! their representatives are not:
"That the voice of the representatives is
net always consonan. with the voice of the
people, and that this is remarkably the case
in .hese middle colonies,
"Ihat the effect Of the resolution Of the
18th OF May has proved this, which raising
the murmurs of some in the colonies of
Pennsylvania and Maryland, called forth
the opposiong voice of the freer part of the
people, and proved them to be the majority
even in these colonies:
"That the blckwurdness of these two COL
ones might be ascribed, partly to the inAu-
ence of proprietary power and connection.
and partly to their having not yet been at.
tackled by the enemy:
"Ihat these causes were not likely to be
soon removed, as there seemed no probabili-
ty that the enemy would make either of
| these the seat of this summers war:
"That it would be vain to wait either
weeks or months for perfect unanimity since
it was impossible tina: all m en- should ever
become of one sentiment on any questions;
''That the conduct of some colonies, from
the beginning Of this contest, had given
reason to suspect it was their settled poll
cy to keep in the rear of the confederacy,
that their particular prospect might be bet
ter, even in the worst event:
''Ihat, therefore, it was necessary for
those colonies who had thrown themselves
forward and hazarded all from the begin
ming, to come forward now also, and put
all again to their own hazard;
"That the history of tho Dutch revolu-
ton, OF whom three States My confedera-
ted at first, proved that secession of some
colonie would not be go dangerous as some
apprehended:
"That Declaration Of Independence a.
lone could renderi. consistent with Europe
an delicacy for European Powers to treat
with Us or even to receive an Ambassador
from US;
"'That till then, they would not receive
our vessels into their ports, nor acknowl-
edge the adjudications Of our courts of ad-
miralty to be estimate, in cases Of capture
Of British vessels:
"That though France & Spain may be Jeal-
GUS ofour rising power, they must think it
will be much more formidable with the ad-
dltion of Great Britain, and will therefore
see it their interest to prevent coalition;
but should they refuse, we shall remain
where we are; whereas, without trying, we
shall never know whether they will aid US
or not;
"The contemplated campaign may be un-
successful, and therefore we need never pro-
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