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 of our own Colonits, jut recued from the French, would not move to indignation, like that of the Scythians, who, returning from war, found themelves excluded from their own houes by their laves.

corporations contituted by favour, and exiting by ufferance, hould dare to prohibit commerce with their native country, and threaten individuals by infamy, and ocieties with at leat upenion of amity, for daring to be more obedient to government than themelves, is a degree of inolence, which not only deerves to be punihed, but of which the punihment is loudly demanded by the order of life, and the peace of nations.

there have rien up, in the face of the publick, men who, by whatever corruptions or whatever infatuation, have undertaken to defend the Americans, deavour