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 been wier than ourelves; and thoe who are now courting the favour of the people by noiy profeions of public pirit, would, while they were counting the profits of their artifice, have enjoyed the patriotic pleaure of hearing ometimes, that thouands had been laughtered in a battle, and ometimes that a navy had been dipeopled by poioned air and corrupted food.

that wihes to ee his country robbed of its rights, cannot be a Patriot.

man therefore is no Patriot, who jutifies the ridiculous claims of American uurpation; who endeavours to deprive the nation of its natural and lawful authority over its own colonies; thoe colonies, which were ettled under Englih protection; were contituted by an Englih charter; and have been defended by Englih arms.

uppoe, that by ending out a colony, the nation etablihed an independent power; that