tors been wiſer than ourſelves; and thoſe who are now courting the favour of the people by noiſy profeſſions of public ſpirit, would, while they were counting the profits of their artifice, have enjoyed the patriotic pleaſure of hearing ſometimes, that thouſands had been ſlaughtered in a battle, and ſometimes that a navy had been diſpeopled by poiſoned air and corrupted food.
He that wiſhes to ſee his country robbed of its rights, cannot be a Patriot.
That man therefore is no Patriot, who juſtifies the ridiculous claims of American uſurpation; who endeavours to deprive the nation of its natural and lawful authority over its own colonies; thoſe colonies, which were ſettled under Engliſh protection; were conſtituted by an Engliſh charter; and have been defended by Engliſh arms.
To ſuppoſe, that by ſending out a colony, the nation eſtabliſhed an independent power;
