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{/26 Town cg/‘BOSTON, duly zuzlgfiea’ and Iegjtzlly ZU£Z’)"?Z€[/,
in ;2zz£*Zz'c Tow22—.Mecting, a ambled at F aneuil-Hall, on
Friday Me 4;}; tj‘_IUI..Y,t ALDO A1794. %  

VOTER

VTHAT the SELECTMEN be and herebyaré:

h appointed a Committee to wait on JOHN PHILLIPS, Efq.
and in the Name of the Town to thank him for the fpirited A

and elegant ORATION this Day delivered by him, at the

hReq%ueit of the Town, upon the ANNIVERSARY OF THE

INDEPENDENCE by“ THE UNITED STATES 01? AMER-

tICA1--—i11%%which, according to the Inflitution of the Town,
he c0nfi'deredtth<=:t Feelings, I\/Ianners, and P1'incg)1es whwh. V
of hxma

led to that great National Eventwand to reque
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A ATPIE amzmblage of free ahcl enlightenaci

mirxds is everi11tc21*c:fling; and augufi. TJ’ft:fu1nefs

rma‘r*ksAeven ‘their rccr“e%a%tion%s;4’%%anc1 the mIjjeEk4of

r;hc-~ir f<é1’civz11s is the perpetuity of their c%0unt;ry’.$%

1‘"£‘:s<:»z1o“1*.

7T1»-ma anniverfary of that great day when. our mm
tion was born, when am indep:;nc1cncc40f all earth.
lyfi fox*ei3n power was proclaimed, is the molt cm.
a1tjt:dV occafion for fcsrious; deep refle5ti011, for cor».
dial, gratefixl acknowledgment.

M T1-its day we % confecrate to the fame of our fa;

pthers’ virtues, the principles of four revo1utio11V,a1id

?theVw;i'ififlgVg10ryQf o1,f1i1{coun4t'ry.    A 

 W14A'r%£v£R nircumilances more immediately
favoured the revolution, its diP:ant{ caufcs we re-~
Cognizc: inMtI1e§covnc1u€t, am} trace its remote fource

 

5   AN ORATIO N.

from the charaéter of our ancefiors. Their fet-
tlement “ in:;lAmerita iris at phoenomenon‘ inllrhifiory.

If ‘we jrevert to ancient nations we findtltlueir e

origin difguifed by fi€tion,l or inveloped in obfcu-»
rity.“ If wetdefcend to more tnoderi?1t“‘lt“ttimes"and
contemplated the Birth of Edroiaeafi empires, we
behold fierce and unlettere<:l barbarians pouring
fort}: iz1Vfi1ccefIive {warms from the unexialored re-
gions of the North, fpreading havoc andl deI‘oAlla.tion

in their pmgrerg; fl1roudingtl1e llidghtlolf fcieiilceitt

tluiclz; clouds of fuperftition; and entailing thofe
fetters of llavery, which the convulfive efforts of

their pofierity to unrivet, Iiowterirofon their run

with blood. Similar horrors marlzed the enltranee
olftherl*tSpa;niard§s on the foutluernkontittent.  To
faltiate the demands of unbounded avarice, two
opulent and peaceful empires, confifizing of .mi1....

lioziskof polilheld land intelligent people, abounding

with monuments of art and indufir» , lwith.

V amt fields and wma.gni.fice11t cities, the ehofen teats

of clultivatioln and A plenty, “ lwere ravaged, W depopuu

‘latedl,” and deltroyed. Thad laws of

liberally obferved by“ 21 V beneficént peoplegl‘   d A

3gal1:e1yvi_o1atedl, and the tltcrofs; uplifted to faowon
themofi at1‘OCl;”'0L1Sj; £;‘j§:ifl1€S. A “   of 

  tCo»m».Asx~glnl with the eoxiauét of ri1eh’adven‘~

turers, A

mi 0 "RA T51 '0 N;

I7
tufersg iwlhat examples of mmldc-zration, jufiice anéi
magnanimiity did our anceflors exhibit. Among
themi are Wfeen no iivagrant mifcmanits roaming in
foreign Aclimeis in purfuit of tliaf wealth whiéh ig.-V
normice or vice prevented them from acquiring in

A th¢3i1‘*0Wn; but illumined and difézerning minds, ’

prompted byiiiiiithei‘ noblefi of motives, the attain»
ment of civil and religious lib:-arty, ‘1"€1iI‘1qul"fl1i1”1g.
eflates, kindred and icounitry, traveriing a. widely
ext:ended ocean, encountering u11accuflon1edi11~
clemeiicies cnfifeafon, ‘ inhofpitablei wilds, *ainidi’a*1i§
the uncertainties of a1’1i_i1‘1f-‘E11'1iIf€‘i2fl€3I1‘1€"I1'1i.'; A iRega1'd-

leis of royal grantsiior_ng.;\ga*tory ciizmzers, the {port i

0fphi1ofophy,ii‘iand thairidiculei (if iéafon, they oc-
cilpieiiinti ‘portion? of the foil until they had exg:
r5han"gc;=d“ with its p’o‘If&H‘ors 7'? an amplié ieguival ‘T
Incflead of Vfpriéading mifery andi ciefolation in the
i‘fl1.0d¢éTiQfhappihei’S and peace, they infiruéied thf:
favage natives in the arts, ‘anti {applied their wants
withiithe iiiconvenicanceis A of.civi1izc.=:d Iifei.i They 

i pemd; their ifmzociousi mannersi by Ediifsminatiing

iamongihem they t1:u1il1s~of that religion, whofc pifez-7

V «septa are pe:ace,i2xnd:whofe foundationii is humanity”

M ‘A 31:"; km” cifilié xralué 61’ that 1iib<erty~ which they 
hgdmimade foiim?ar;yiifacv11iifice$150 atitaizi, ithéiri firii at-»
ttgntionixmsii ppinted toithemieans of {muting ii: foiri

8 A   ii an .0 R NA T  O N.

their children. = Henc;e originated thofe literary in...
fiitutions, which . have diffufeel a degree of infor-«“
mation unknown in thefe enfiaved countries where

learning, like othernatural rights, has been rno“--r

nopolizedhy the few, onlyto multiply, to fubtila

ize, and refine the miferies of thelmanyu %Henc:e

alfo thole diflributive laws, which render the «pol?

fefiion of property comparatively equal. Wi_th us
no elder born ex.cl.ufively riots %cmA the fpoils of pa-_
trimonial induftry, not r1iervelefs.la‘t=meor vacant head
burlefques a title cenferrecl by public aclmiration
on a wife or yvlaliarxt aricellor. A Intelligence, indufl
trious habits and facial equalitywere the legacies
which our fathersltranfmitted to their poPcerity,lancl
experience has  rprocvedwthem merel powerful lpre-he
 froni      aaatymnyl 
houncled opulenceeor veteran armies.  i A

i ALTHOUGH perfecutiorrcaufed the migrationto
this country, its inhabitants fiill cheriihecl; the
warmth of filial affeélion to the parent fiate. This
?v,{a%s eviricefl by a patient acquiefcencel in a mag

nopoly of trade, arid many arbitraryrefiriftions on:
manufaélures. Even when the "defpotic ediélt ,Warsi~
ifiued, which declaredher right to bind her %% t:olo-- A A

nielsllin all cafes whatfoever, their firfireceiirfel was

to lfixpplication ancl entreaty. In vain; ht3wejve1*, A
«aid they addrefs the juftice axidmlagnahimityiefi

Bfitailn, A

A-NQRATIOIWL 3;,

Britain, and conjure her by the ties of kindred’?
only to lighten the accumulated load of opprefm
fion.~ Invain did they approacla lmrxvitll humble
petition and 1*efpe€lfui 1*emon{h*ancee%: to petition,
{he replied by irjjury ; to remonfimnce, {he an-

efwered by arms. That flame,ix~vI1ie11aEE'e@.:i«311 anal

prudence had I?) long reprefl"ed, now burfl “fcmh.
with irrefifiible fu1'y. Reitemted injuries and n'1u{L
ztiplieci opprefliam, hat} enkifncfled an e11.t:}1ufiaf111
umzontmled by the idea. of irne1')1¢aw.éfiic;;1bi1it:_y or dame»

ger, and at a moment w1'1enemvete1'az1 armies were %

mvagizig bur Cflzlfllfi, zincl t1*iumpl’1z,mt fleets xnexazi;
ei11g0uerfl1ores, the birth of our natieon was any
nmmced. America fem up an app1'oving,ex111ting;
flmut, her morning ifitms fang for j«:..wy, x~JI.’1i1e%tI1e
x*e;{'p0meiive%eeartI1echoved t11e:ijr xnelodiaus 11O%tes% with

,fg,§1r_>w.in9" emulatian.
,. Q

‘ T1-uaiHeufh*i0useeV patriot, whofe gnzmfie Vfir.*Pt fame»-
tinned the zaugufi decr'ee,e which gave exif‘ue11ce to
an empire, c:gu1not be A ‘1T€COH€f€C€d Withcmu: minglegi
emotions of grief and admi1*ati0n. Th‘a.txroice:10w
Heaps in ete1'na?1 filence, whofe animated fl1*zu'ns,:i1i
yonder 113.11 of Iibfiwty, once mufed y0u1‘t.2urdyre¢
femments, and ixaqpelled your fouls to heroic refo-A
lution. '1"11at hea11‘i‘,3'w'h0I‘e expanded affefiiohs em-«A
hféieecl all your c,Once1*It1s with the étrdor 0f pz:,t;z*igt-«M

 % % AB  eV % Mm,

m   AN 0 R. A  140 

ifm, new has cminpreifeczlhy ache clod ofethEe1e¢.hva.11ey%
His i1h1ft1'i0Lzs" deeds are} engmven cm the%hea1'ts
‘emf his Cotimtryxnen, and E12111 he called; to grateflfl
x'ec011e€’cioe11,¢oft as the ammal" aeclamationhs of
eeemancipatefl myfriads hflnall hail the ret1h11'r1 of this
zzufpicious day,which confecieted :3; new era in the
aimals of freedom. h
  '.'§_"z—:h.«u'h 1‘e}’.ia.t1eeh0n the Supreme Ruler of the uni»
vehfe exprefied in the firfl naticnal aet, amdwhich
'zzu'1<er5i the condufi ofhour 1'u1e1*:s' chxring the M1013
{Maggie for fi*e¢ec'{0n1, will zzccount f<:;»1* their confif-L

jfem: fleadyh attention tfiohthepuhlic welfare, at the ex.»

peace, rega1*d1efs0f airy fame, our the g1‘zxt:ifieca.tio1"a«

penfe of ail pzwty views, or priirzxte c011fic1e1'ati01'is.

Ehtliuefiafm, e:xeii;edh%by%%t11e fe:*vid% hem‘ of tmnfierxt
pm-i‘oc1fm,naa;r fétxre‘ as  £em~;,«0~mryeh5 W1“ A

religioxl, but cam never pennzzz-nently fupply its

alaee. Men of fix e1"i01*htale11ts5~ u11Co11tf01ecI h“
1 ‘ A P A Y V

anyprinciple fl1‘Q11ger than the ixznpulfe of pafiimiz,
mfn with equal ardor Mime oppofite ezetijexnes, em
hibit the mofi. fuhlime and mcfltatrcweioxxs au5‘tic>:"1s,
andinfpire alternate love and detefiation. A But the
uniform inflexible pa.t1*i0t, 'eqL1a1ly quzihfied to dif».
play the magnarximous energies requifite in the
tempefiuoues feafonhof public ca1ae1'x1ity, or the mild!-
er Virtues which fecurelmappixzefs in the calmof

0 if"

 0 A 1:2. A *T  I 0  ii-1

fiffi 1?‘1%”)‘.1’TK”1iii1'1?;’aE‘}? 13t>p»z.1}%ar hz.1m0m"s, Afiill r mzzkc-2:; the”

i1n’e1~ring“‘ 11116 of r&{:%itud.e his guidcay and zlppmlsfmi‘

appr033ati£3n to his G011. Cl‘xaraf:3;e1*$}i.§<:e 't!‘1isad<;)1"11-- .

ed tile‘./&~m1‘erb;:21n“rev%01uti0n, anti *pz*c:fl*:rs'edLmani.m4~e%
ity*unpar2:11::%1ed in the hifiory ofany 0the1* coun-

tiy; zkz%n011gthe firfi of tlzefe ~zme 1':mI%:. the ve2';<a1';éi4’¢%

fie h;;,;c,%who,%21:ftm' 21 lung umfuflicad life 0!’ pat:-mtic
Iabmms, IIUW’ <1igr1i§ic=:s the firfi, ofiice hi this State,
by t§w“m% 1;nmbate:d% cxc:=2'§i£>n of exi.1'21orc1i2’1a1*y talmts;

:£m<.1 Vi'i"::uCs.

A A coN'r1§VsT;A   o1'igiVmat§n§..§   'the.#put"£:“fE mwiififfu

was r:1*eVimr241<2::1 wvith the rnefh difiinguifiwzd fucct‘:{'s,%
and; the %ninth1'mr01vi11gf1::afm1 b{'l‘1"1€”)1‘d our camztry
in thecomplete p0iTeHio11 of 1362.93, libemgv, an«:1i11~«

dep‘c.mdenAce.

VV1m:ou1a4:mc¢15e expgaea of  that in the
mmultuous yez1%1's of mfiflance, A they“ fhould have
been 290163 to 0f1‘€{ai114éar1(1%%€r€38: t11ofepcz:rfe€% modes
of gr3verx1me:1t,v that flnouid remain the permanent
pillars 0f civil Iibe1‘ty.  Nmf can i‘:{‘u1~prife us,tha.t

the%fi1*fi moments of quiet afte'r1~e€€:nt canvulfion, A

fhould 11otf11dc1e111y furniih the means of ample
1*ewmidV tothe 1neritorim1s.%A But mlaxaticn, dczzbil-«

    ity, arid difimion 1:00 fl:r»dng1y~ma1*ked%%the fucceed-
%i.ng period» OuV1*i4Tcou:1t‘r;r beheld with%gto0%g'reati11«

é3.ifFe1'es_1ce 1-rzjen who, to%fecu1*ethefreed0ma%nd;pea;Cfi

15;: i {am  R ‘A T I‘ O N.

of its citizcetis, had encouriterecl the harclfhips of thus

4 fielcl, the perils anclvitciflitudes of war, finlting l1:m-=

itew3.1"oled,into indigence and wretcheclnefs, This

neglefi compelled themto facrifice the evidence of
their demamls againft the public, and to this fource

L may be jiraceol that injuilice, the odiumof which

clifcontehted min&s have, with feclulous affiduityg,
at%temptecl to throw on the p1'efe11t government. A
government which, like molt lmmati blelfings, is
unclervatlu;ed only by thofe who enjoy its benign
nant infl ‘I.€.‘I1CE. Its bafis; at conflitution fabriczttecl.
by the collecftecl wifclom of the continent, by thofe
fages? anal heroes; whole uniteclpmdence and ‘Va:-e
lour had ernancipatecl their country from the yiolte
0§)f‘fOl‘€lgl1,\OPpi'filfi0fl, »  conflitutionl not focldem

ly reimeato as ratings fromVintei*ih?2i“llit~llltctoiltfttldl 

hon, or 21 fafeguarcl from foreign violence, but

 ealtrily clifcullecl eancl clelibe1*atelyi%adop4ted by it an

illuthiiiecl people, when the voice of fzzélion had
lohg been httfhecl, zmcltltte milcl wliifpers of peace
were lieattl throughout the land.

This united voice of the people has repeatedly
fummoribtl to preficle in the national governnieiit,
tl1atillull1*ious patriot, wltofe fuccefsfullefforts in
M18 tfifilfil l1«-M T0‘ Often‘ conduélecl their a1'1'x‘l.:l€S~ to
vitEloi'y.t . The exalted heaclz, which lmtl been en-»

eireleclthyal:mo1'e verclzmt laui*eltl1an*that which _

t adomefl A

AN ORATION. 

aclorned the brow of F abius, new wears a Wreath

more glorious than that Wllich A ciligniffied the term

ples of Solon. The unequalled General {lands A

the unrivalled llatefman. A To draw a jail. portrait
of acharafier fo exalteel is equally beyonclthe lim-V
titsof the occafion and the abilities of the fpealcer.
?Beefo1-e an allembly of Americans the attempt is
un11ece{la1*y. Tothem the name of W'AsmNG'ro’N,

the fplendor of his axflions, anal tlneglorr of lris

Virtue are i11fc1'il3ed on ever 2' atrlallc feene wlfich is
V . 2 } 1 %

intereiling % either in receflleéllonr or .inprofpeEt. A

And the ettlogiurn, which their mingled grz1tit1,1cle,
efieem and aclmiratien demancl, is as much above

J-VJ

the power “of laruguage to e::rp1'efs, as tlee rewarcls

lClI.1(3t0l1lS piety, magnanimity zmcl patriotifm e‘:~:.-

ceede the  xwmeenfe of a1lt¢1*1"€llria1 Crowns and
honors. “ A A

T rm etfefts of the event we this day c0mmer::e~‘
rate were not tronliined to our OWI1 country, lmlt
fem1 extended racrols the atlantic. A The proJ"pe€it

of llumbling» a powerful rivarl irrclrrced an .arb”itrar*y

prince’ t aid the Anleriearx caulme with r1urr1e1‘0us,

arrnies‘ a7n«:l.? powerful fleets, errlaibitixrg tl1erpa1*a=dlo:;+ A
A ical app'earance of llavery tiglrtitzg the battlles bf

freedom. The fiabjeéts of del'pcrt;ifi*nArfere11ltnlaibed
tltie principles they were employetl to defend", aml
car.1gl1lt %tl1e arcl r wlrlelz rflametl in tlr;eArneriezm

A laefern. A

14 AN‘ 0  A T IO N.

.., bofom. Surrounding circumflatices led to re'llee»-4

tions highly iinfaiiorehle to their own fituation.

» They perceived the tree of liberty profufely water‘;

ed with their blood, its foliage jfpreading, yet yield»
ing them no fhelter, its fruit blooming and meléi
lowingi11,luXLtriar1ce,yet denied the delicious trifle,
it excited nopafiion but defpair. ‘When the man»
date of their fove-reign fuminoherl them to their
native lhores :1 deeper horror feemed to fhade the
darlgiuefs of defpotifm. They beheld withirniti;
gletl grief and indignation it people in the moil
fertilevcountry of Europe, , amicl the profufiori of
the hounties of nature, obliged to liveion the g1ean~
rings their own Lli‘1(.lUl_.ll;1’y'. The rfczmty pitt.ance,l”

A faiiedll’19ioir1 tlie jeafiliohs of &Tlii.t1fE&l”y_A.]§1CJW€3,1'.,_,yl_§3\ld4~i
ed by ignomilce and fttperftition, to fatisliy tllei

houridlefs demands of 21 rapacious clergy. A king»-
dom converted to zi haflile, in which the mind was
irnpi-ifoned by la triple imperietrixble wall of ig1’1‘01‘--
ance,«1"uperfiition arid del"potifm. The fervid fpirit
which glowed within them, foori pervaded their

couritry, and threatenedldeflruélion to their govn “

errtment. On the firll favorable eontinigeticy, the

aeritliufiaflic energies of reviving; freedom hurfl: the

eearments which had confined it for two thio11fai1d
yea1~s,,,,%;mdt the gothic fabric of feudal sabfurdity,

withiall itis,po;r3pou.s pageants, coloflal pillars and

, profcriptive

pfcofcriptive btilwafizsg the woneier and veneration
of ages, Wasooooinfltanetly levellefi with the dL1fi.,

AN aftonifl1edwofld viewed with awfu1Aadzni%ra« 

tioI1°thefiupendous wreck. They beheld with

Wleaofincr ezazultadon the fair fabricoof freedom rifinrr

 fimple proportion and majeflic V grace upon. the

mightymin. The gloomy horrors of defpoti1"m,

fled before the fplez1dio‘l effulgezace of the fimof

Fliberty.’ The potent rays offcience pierced the

mifl: of ignorance and error, “republican. jvifions

were x'e21liz;ed5 and the 1"eeig;1"i o%f%1"eafor1appeared to

%cornmence its fplendici prog1~eI's.” But the whi1?1--
windof difcord threatexned to mze the fa_brie from
its foundation. The lowering clouds of contention

hung around and cignlgexmed the horizoz1. _Fayet;te,

the apoiile ¢~re‘1;bmy,was abandoned  the poo-~
pie whom he flwed, and became a Vifiixxz to d.efpo~
tic c1ju.e1ty mod cowardice. The damp poifonous
e:»:Lha1ations of :1 gloomy dungeon now encircle an&
chill tI‘1-at bofom, whole phiL«:mth1*opy was coextenm
five with the univerie, whofe pa-2.tx'io.tiI*m no power
could, extinguiflz, no dangers appal. But illua
mimted by the 1'e{:1itude of thy‘ heart and the mzi4g~
:oa.11i'mityoofthy vi1't;ue,thet1'iek1i1'1g dews,of::I1y; prifon
walls, {hall fparkle with more emviableltlfire tllaxi
the znofl luminous V%o‘.iade%m A that glitters on the

h2.<o'<..v of the 3:1augl1'tifi‘{}. e3:nperorn CAN Doe.

15 ANA V R A  I O N.

_CANDOR wifl %ma1§e%evc~;*ry allowance fcxitha firm
reg1.11{a.ri::ies¢ [of an immenfe people who W£3«1F€p1‘€--
cipitated into i:.1fL11~1~e&ion by the erxztreme of ma-
%ti0"na1ca1arnity. "W110 haul not been previoufly

A prepzu‘€dfor a%reV*01ut%i011 by the flow progreffive
imgwoveznents of eclucation. They poflefled 110%

}1app}r«c0nfiit11ti0n, ixlchlding witllin itfelf the fafe
a11d1*egL1}ar means of redrefl"1ng fuchabufes as

esapexflénce muflz difcover, or fuch inconvenieng

tea as an altémtioli of ci1fcL1mf’cances muI7t“pr0~
p1'0c1:1ce in the 135253: fyfiem ‘Of govemtrnent. Their

political infiitutions, the acscumuiated abtzfes of’

Lag'eswe1‘e fo entirely corrupt, that they v<v'0u1%d%a’fl--
mit 0f no raaform, nor coulclany reznedy be appliw
ec1‘1efs;powe1“fu;4I %tha.n%r&gene1"ati0n. In attempting
this Wa:>1'E< t}‘1e}} v«?cii‘e:%opp0i1iciBjfAVfh0fe1’fi1m%ei“Oiis%0r-~
dcrrs of clwgy amd 11obi1mity, W110 Iliad I1”) long 1‘n0-
nopolizecl the mrcaltlrand power of the nation; W}:
‘by the jféilfifil defiwaof amzaa a1~tf"u1,fa.&imL1s):neng
M10 21re ccmntintmlly raifizng 1:#0pu1:.2.r“ commotions,
th.a.t they :may by then: accomapliih their c1e%t,e:i’r.:.»a.bI<i'

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di;€fic11VI%ti%%es,t'hey w<~21'e-. atmclmd from Wiglxout by nu»-
tmfzzrous afmiés 0fcorn'b i1md l;ingsA, whofe a*v0wcfl1
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 the commiffion of crimes? Great as Vthe'I'e‘%I1ave

 I:>een, are not  the 1anna.1s_ of f3.1cce{'sfL11 fiefpotifm

blackened with {till deeper horror ? Renmtely fim»

' ated as we are from the fcene of aftion, Our fourees

pof iriforrn-ation few, and thofe difcolourw by party‘ 4

end corrupeteed by faflion, we crannat “detemnine

fisvhere etexceneefure or how far to applzmd. This
 ‘uncertainty enmfi: remain until the tumult of paflion

has fubfided and fsfts {hall be fairly eafcertained.

A from thepene of eanimpartial hiflaxiian. 1 

A QUESTION of the highefi magnitude remaim»

71:0 ebee ‘dfltelf-fpjinfd  tlmeevent of the preferit 3311-
ropean econtefi. A queflion, which afi”e€’cs not

F lfinee, not the prefent age Qnly, bL1tfw.._rhic11 cm»

A M braces  W V eh?  Wfiole  M fiforld
A «and¢ itsHrem0?tef’t€pof1:erity. A Should thatw fiation be
¢fifl3due<fI by exter1m 1force or intex*na%}. t2~eache1'y,

the tyrants who now totter on their thrcmes, will

exalt: in_pe1"fc& fecurity, and the ihackles of flave—~
my be more firmly rivefteci on the fubjeEiEse0f‘t%hei1*

arbitrary governments. e But flmuld ihceefs crowxsn

their efibrts, and republicanifm, unfuilied by %:m-
archy, be eflablifhed among them, defpotifiti will
be defiroyeci, and the principles of c111ig11tened
Mberty pervade tlmumiverfea W  A

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SEPARA.T 1~ZD by an §m%n1s:fi'2i‘6 Acacean Wefaii§1cH§;

  L'10ped*;V{:0 remain unihakenby the convufiiansjcii

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fiomifning mms:r1e1'ce, has d€fe'aAtefc:I the illuimy ex;-
peficatiofi. Pzmicaz fpolizitiansr have been chm-=+
mittedtmder colour of 2». Britifh ediéi un‘f0*£m.daed

in the laws of naturae or nations. The favages  %
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f":)2‘eaditi?:31f0vm“ our heamif hczre and threaten ta
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paw‘ forth 2:. deluge of xnifery on our %&evote&
ihores.   But the cLt>ud. is broken and fczxttéfifig

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:é1ttie1"e, anfl fplendid cities rife to cheer the gkizomy

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 precepts of reafon,” prefenting, inflead of the zfasnk

lmzuriance of natural licenttiouifnefs, the co2~re&eri

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