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 of which the inhabitants are papits, is o contrary to the contitution that it cannot be lawfully done by the legilature itelf; where it is made one of the articles of their aociation, to deprive the conquered French of their religious etablihment; and whence the French of Quebec are, at the ame time, flattered into edition, by profeions of expecting from the liberality of entiment, ditinguihing their nation, that difference of religion will not prejudice them againt a hearty amity, becaue the trancendent nature of freedom elevates all who unite in the caue above uch low-minded infirmities.

, however, is at a great ditance. They have aimed a troke from which they may hope for greater and more peedy michief. They have tried to infect the people of England with the contagion of diloyalty. Their credit is happily not uch as gives them influence proportionate