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6 their elves, in repect to us at leat, they are but imple individuals.

they more, yet, in this country, the meaures even of Government are open to the examination of every ubject. The right of cenuring what they diapprove, the partians of America have exercied, and till exercie, without cruple and without hame. They will not urely deny to me the right of defending what I approve. Here at leat they will not be backward in acknowledging, that it is no mean advantage, which we derive from the happy form of our Contitution, that private individuals are competent to thoe taks, which, under more jealous governments, can be executed only by officers commiioned for the purpoe. Here at leat they will allow that an inult offered to every man may be repelled by any man.

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