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 be more grateful and honet than their maters.

be it from any Englihman to thirt for the blood of his fellow-ubjects. Thoe who mot deerve our reentment are unhappily at les ditance. The Americans, when the Stamp Act was firt propoed, undoubtedly diliked it, as every nation dilikes an impot; but they had no thought of refitting it, till they were encouraged and incited by European intelligence from men whom they thought their friends, but who were friends only to themelves.

the original contrivers of michief let an inulted nation pour out its vengeance. With whatever deign they have inflamed this pernicious contet, they are themelves equally detetable: If they wih ucces to the Colonies, they are traitors to this country, if they wih their defeat, they are traitors at once to America and England. To them and them only mut