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the numi:;-r 316 m a k c h 24 1775 north-carolina gaz et'i'e with the latcit advices foreign and domeirick semper pro libertatej et bono purlico htm™t«gwy ' ■■■<■■' address to hi m.ajefly iswtfxedtoa'pa i let iufi fubujbed ml intituled > 4ft summary \ lew if the rights tjl britilh a " mericb to the k i n g % . c t tj p there is not a man o f thoii ht in il v/uohi ■• i ". >-'"" >■•"- kllt clpouie bad . e : re from b principles but ia jaftly cluuu .;, and ferioufly anxious forthecom mo 1 soodi affi it of foch mi ;: nitide now employ the public attention as feein to involve in i icm the pate of kmphu i'he timts are big ■■'"''- greaj eveni . what will k the c^oafequen e '• not i h man sagacity to foretcl but if • ' ■' syftcm ba porfued which for a long i n kath emplovad the attention df yo'ir majefty'f minifters they ouglu to tremble for their m ads the-prefent con ten tioni with amctici if not foon happily cerminattd ra •. din iuch ! of trouble blooithe and dcvailation v.v'..n in contemplation alone ihotfk u - with il^or but little time remain f>r deliberation or ch ■■• ■; a blow will lead 011 to the decirlvtt v nc ; and h sword mint end what i yranny began this ■. a of your maiclly's reig'i is likely u '...■rnarl d with t'ne moil important ch.inub r j i • ipotublc ;■: subjects to hand by d\c una&b&d spodlal , when they fee thc ; r sovereign and t mfelves nearly involved in dill re i , which fot wght h can forefce may cud n the !'•;;: of r/oth j ; u sir may loie your sov ignty and honourj our liberties fortune sind live r l'he charge of prefumption upon indivi2ttils for fpeaking freely upon tiieie ut.poftant tlnugsj i at once i!iken oft by the kvidcivi of the i hingi themfelves an<l the trtnfeentuift larereil thai every mwr-h^t in thrift qi ac .•#>'•■■■*' t.irr»m on the weighty aft'iir of suae ; of the artifice cuq niup addrdw iod subiilty at courts it i the general lot to be ignorant ; but i the grtat priv c/afof government etpecially uf i iii tree state opihofc j a-as and piocccding6 that are either fuhvfcrfive or corrol~orativ . the syftfiti many are xs liable to judge a any mia:ft*f em loyed in hi majelty service i •■: laws of riatlt the pr tjgttivei - fman ; man s cie ty win the facred • . 1 1 n um l • ■■■"' "•■! - "» equity modcrittiou aod a'ifd >, wro-.fuily td detftan4 who were haw i to»ed trt ruj»ceived at court ; v.her in '■a t for : ■•■■rood i'.rt men arc tm»e likely r lofe ih*n v : ". bccnmte ld • of thcie thing i bei are not . ■■■png the arcand imperil ; we can ; .;.;. t i ; and have a fiur un.ioubte.i conftitui ul hight as j-ee sobjefls who claim liberty bj bir h . bt a .•! enjoy u by the laws to apply thd 1 pri i ' i 0 the p ■■1 sat condua of your maje-ly's j it and in juftice bound to our country u crtelves md that l-idciiiy we o^w ■, sir i you m our sove mgn we oper.lv de r thai :■• whol proceed ings ajjainfl our brethren in amerka who ac entitle in totnraoa with ourl=!v to the pxrvi legasofmeh and the libortret fr«nchi»*es w protaftion of englifhmen are in ope violation a the unnatural laws ot l juity and juftice } and um parallelled fnitadion upon the principles and promulgated laws of this frfee stats not fo fay that every dea of good policy i fa ris^cd to main tain and inforce the inoft victona and ilsn^erous syftem that eve infatuated defpots purfued pruftlefs were t!v i>->eo that thefc few pagfes will eftect what the fagetl counfek tin moil-cqa famate wifctotn and plaineft iu-morilir.uices af fooie of the wifclt ind be t m::i of the prefent age have not been able rt n:comp!ill but if the peru fa either by your ivlajcity or yoor minillers jhotdld for a moment iuiperld their fatal cbanfeh or d?iip.ns which are r,o tak:!i offeem fyftema •■ally^tehncd to overturn american liberty i hall think my labours well rewarded god is n>y ''-'. miefs that i write n<r theft things to excite sedi^bi or ftir up rebeufon j i fliould deem ray life wji dupofed of if by the sacrifice your m-'uci>y w'on t i rn the vit"k>m of righteous go veenmerrt and your minifters be taught to cotonfel a«od thi'n-j happy fh dd i be to convince yo r usttti wn«rc legal authority ends ana ryranny bceuisj and that jn>ur dignity alone confifts ih the ilappibcft ci yoor subject ; and that v.-'ien virtoe i ;;■: : iii'.i c^rprfnke your coumfus error and ruin j i : . j ■■. •;. with y ir iajeitj ': i j i j;11 ;. ■v no jq • r ii .. any j'i ne we \ • ■. , ■'. . e.-.t iniin .•>. , tlut pity has long •• :. h • .: ■- averted irio abhorfl'iirr from the \\ kk i , efs o then conoids anj the lojuitice bl theii i !;■•■' . iiy ihi lireacktb updh your prerogative yir ! •;..-,- .;..-.■■_• :■.. k :-, r;>.-.v ihe i a barriers of tta qmilinuuir -.^.'■'■; "/$&£& pi<*»n:*i of '. ■■enimenf ; » ht-y nave crur.^fd or aitetnpjf j to d ir.ge i vfu fpfteflion into aft*»itrafy dominion ; . ill ia i iv ma.l career they may endeavour t ; '.'• .!)■.'•■.'-'.■;■. cci^u dilvnce ui i every filing | - tii^i eiiii :!':.. hi r.s o ubf.'di nee flfind i thin ivit;.n . ; convert fuc fnli uutj o sabjeoft nio in ■'...»; ; ' :>, wiii.'>tuc j;re;'.t and prirfjkry i .■•->■} \' v.ure '- ■: v > . , i •..'.' v:jvry ■thofe irud in cxpetii i - tyr.iniiieul mcaiuij which hrlt they .,!,.. '. refpet'ting arnmca sptwithtlaniiii;g the i perilous '• '.- umitances into vvhmt they have biought i ' , 1 '..■". ...;.,.. lj and our-own country the r >. vjoiiiully in ; da li they couid peri'ia-le us that ;•.•;.:. vi.i.k •.• \'."' integrity art opui (! i ,'>■•' : ; btatc kec ..::■■i'heii ■jyhem,i net : only bin nil i ly u i,:i.u to the law of this state i t ii ruin court's to the whole bream of j^rhoriiy and i ... ruupjui derived irciu t'i vari(a li ■". -> or tlic le\ev.:i blares ui the v\'or!d fju.;i them they ! nughr to have irn.'l rhr.r ccnadentc i ilie kilt nd ltrui^e'i principle 01 obeudrnce and whiui once lo:t ii leldoin iccovertd ; 4»d that aimolt ii otr'.^l /.'! '• i'jerty airahiit j>uii;ikc - 11 -* *-^'- > " fill i vmi en crowed with bucojis ; ami , without i ;;*}'. v !.. ■.■.., r i-iit:jnc vu eruing providence ina prevail a court ivvc „;•.■1 . . ah ; succefs 10 the interpoiiuon ot rleaven ; and 10 heaven the americans now jpp l and v.ou^d tc f_'(.ni tliat p.r'y accomir.(,>datiofl could folten i!a)ic rigouri which your majci ■/'.> v jilters lccmcd dc 1 tcriiiinfd o purfuc iuc ;: lv.'>.nl»jhm no equivo ] ;: i but /. , v ty will be.xt^^iblpbhlu s*i<4 : ! in us tin ailronls which the honcit btrugglea jor freedom have given 5 under the rreteftce ot law natural i ■■'■• e autl equity tjiu defeated ; aod the conilitut ii rs v aurded • nder the seihblance ci a temporary cure.-^youf winiftcrs sir arc total stmagers to thofe nit tempexanunts and allays to in^ig«i the evils and maiaii fthi tatc in whi'.h u h of the wilcioin 1 g o vei .....■■. i'htj flriin where they oaght to 1 ux ; and thii to aixompjilh bj excrtiua what they warn abi lities to ci 1 1 by ltfu.ient .'■i •:';"•.. — - id ■la r»ot fee i.'.'v h ippy medim . to leifary in the ad julhufeii'ts oi great aitairs b which authority is preterved ou the one hand and allegiance feenr cd ( 1 die other rhefc impracticable men renounce ay ij^p^dicuis but power i l»e l.-.-.v 1 re laffe to ar ■-, wiirn they fn u ■q y kxk counlei — they ! .. -. ■: ipt th it by opprcccn which uilicc well aa ' jiiinj v '.■'.. would more e/fechially ac."omplilh a hey 19 i 1 . entbrcing c e 1 l«us when the ■re violat^rsg thfi coniutuuon ; and lrge liic neceflkies of state v.-in-m thijy tllcniielvcs are the authors of the very '• tities of which they complain they arv for •.' . . th-rt in t free statej winch the tnort dcfpotic in like circuraftances if wife would carefully avoid — what is there sir w coun'te nancc fo grcs.t a hazard ot ruining america ind dtitrtfling ourfclvcs ; of exciting therrr to arms and oiii'ieivo to the slaughter of our sons ? have your ' miniftersj sir dilcovefed mines of inexhauftable c ches in america vvhich they wilh to plunder to difciiarge our enormous national debt alai tjiey will tiud no other riched but what h ftrenuoijs induftry rfas gaiited ; virtue which the love of liberty has inspired ; and a race of men not de generate enough to p.irt with freedom without i noble stniggie before tlicir charters were violat ed their law infringed their trade opprellcd one oiihcir chief ciiifs and its inhabitants pro fcribed and military expeditions fent to awe and intimidate them their lives and fortunes were at our diipoia ; can subje&s orter can they give more ' will be boll to declare to y ur majelly tiiat before thele fatal proceedings no nation i.i the known hiftory of the world coufidering t!.-j growing strength grandeur and extent o that mighty fcm-pire chough dependent coukl ever boail fucn c nftdence and p,bcdtence as g.rea brit.ii.i did in her colonies — 1 t^-u are n&w in danger of being irrecoverably loft not by their defection but our own unaccountable toll w dt.;is vu/t j trdtrtt tot friuj jc.y.entati ( yi ; " i 1 1 , ; ir i as tyrants ever do jui'if tli 1 ,: , , j y \ : - j.''!.!l."i • th ■have met w ith ; ::;; i : :..:..■7 ifcd pon th ir prince 1 ■':,..: i ■■ii..,';ii '...,) iviiich the llonour am i)i nil oj ■; y>v ■;'.).:].' r r eivc up n tl'.eir ii:ppoii.'d '. lolation iiatjal 1 , i>ii ! the dignity and honour of th cax.yn ; t»t let you miiiiflcrs bc vvave t!i r iey i > . : '.:■. '»;',•-.• your ciown t «!«« ■iin ;.•:.' inipr d li ■•,!» ■ic ■!.-■, df fatiti nu its l.f'ii'mii ciui ( ma .'. .: ing i ■> j i's.\i.'r >'. 1 vviil i :■i ! v a'iirni sir diat i tr di;a.uy aid honour o the cro'an a:c .«* !,_■; . .■,:.■.!..■,: il the r..ie jour mini.'ej . i in to ciliinate tli ni that the i'mc will ('•.■ijvld roo iear by v i<d and irluous matt in the n iticp ah-.l l.i.e sn ! i 11 ';-- j pifanr>;iut vour jvliuif r . ;';■: '_ \. . .: ■/ iour l : ::■1 — ths 1 ;. .: . h ■.< : ! ■•. .- v«:t jcv'.h ' the liav'c 1 i linvv 1 ni i • : .■.". ii.:vj:fotf — their bubmijlioh ii (■) h !■!:■:. /, ■! t i i:anjto cafily be difiei.fcd i '■. ■■:.. m tiui'tfi and they will cfteem j m -\.-> . ... ■, '; i:-y m,;_iil c.!l i;.i a favour .. . v i w i '„■;■, ■/' tl-.ey vs 1.i im as their i/j/ir 1 it i;.'-v •.■•:•• u k ],. m i tiic following f.i^es • ; i ".■•• ■; ; i 1 b'ulw^ioti i ciltr to your !:..:./, uiil u jl imherto they have kept ;■iii'v.'vcs i:u:i p'i per timiti ; and have ex u c 1 ;:.■;;■j..';juli iiomrthci than tliey were c;>i 11 ■• •■■id by ibe l.awsfand that friendly pro tj i ;.. ■• .:•':, from our cbuitry ad rcafoa i.h t ij i'1'it ia.-ilicr ojaeffions sir may pro hablj cii tr • - i i h j obuit allegiance will lor (.:.<:- j;'b.v its wiiut.ui iiiilf c .. .: i teri!.c-udle ii tlj^ralegulation of kxtre iiii ; v.'.i wi.uc can ir.berate the conduct of i>l.'p:jr - — '.'. iv 1 daii iswrtound m 1 -", they arc 1101 very uke in the mci bomjfi salvation . j\.ad the ' c : ! y me;iti3 of e.vficating will appear 1 he jrigf.-t — v/hcn our i'ri jp jfifie up tt ; o]-prefx 1 . , it ii pai jonable and jqbfcme <»• tar ' our tc sion / am 1 ■■.-'■t f o ''".•', '" ■• anh t^ll(^iat:ce jl m tj}y*s faitbfui subjefl t 1uuu n u s mr crvc r's speech 0 '< } .../.:. the 6tb cf tie cetnl ', .-. a , teat . !•■■■';, 1 •■iimrican jjtiit mr pt .-. '•, irisfcl to d liver my sentiments en this impor ■'.: ni;!i;i ; fj -' -. : •■■. dijf'denct and which mutf i'.rikc tiic mind on ihc firil attempt to peak before fo auguft an aitembly had i re nt on this occajioit % hiwd have con dcnincd t\ya.-lffafr d fertiag 1 c;.;;.'e v/hich it is my ). utj to eij 0 ife i nnot bu be heard with can di 1 by .' .. ■7 whea what i tinker is diautwd by a l6 u to my country . i am far rvom approving il the proceedings ia america ;;:;'!•}■vt their meaiurcs liayc been 9 di lie war to tiieir c.'auie their iligkj jwjghj ha.ve been siherted iviibaut vicltilet ; and wcir-cwiew ilated with 7"cm)er ar well as t'otnii^i ijut per mit me to fay mr that if t!uy l*'avo erred it may be conf;t!ercd as a failing t)i human nature ; a people ..''• natcd k.itii al^ce ofhihtriy and alarm bd wit ; h t rprchenfions of its being in danger will unayoidablj iuu into excefles the hiftory of mankind icclaraa it in evejy page ; and ijritnn ought t view v.ith an eye of j'enderr.eis fuch acti of hnpruax'tite to which their fellow subj<t£u in auierica may have o'..ii hurried not as has b.vu unkindly ud by a /«■btllloui spirit but by that qentrcus sjurit off ..•; which has of'un led ch«ir otv'a amefion iiuo jncjif cicri.111 ifts of severity ate far from having a tctd/xbl to eradicate jtakufits \ on the contrary they mult produce ikw fenrj and lyduni that att^^.iaiii ne which kindntfi mi^ht jiave enjmed no councry sir has been more happy in her colonies than grc.ic britain j cemented by mutual i tereft's till the . ira af that fatal tramp a tliey iiouutiied in an irrtercourfe^of amjty proteiuon arid gbediein_e fuf porting and fupportcd by eatl cthctx before thut period we meet with no difobtstfience to your laws no denial of the jurifdiftion oi par/iatturnr no marks cfjtaleufy and^qij'cgtzt/nt ; but they evtr loved l ty j it paflion is coeval with ih^ir f;:i ; . emigration to airericii ; they were perfecuit-d fax it in thi country ; they fought a ban&uary in the unexplorc i reg ns ot that ; there they pgale fully cleared their iahoifiiallt wilhsj culu»au4
Object Description
Title | North Carolina Gazette |
Masthead | North Carolina Gazette |
Date | 1775-03-24 |
Month | 03 |
Day | 24 |
Year | 1775 |
Issue | 316 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 400 dpi. The original file size was |
Creator | James Davis |
Date Digital | 2009-04-07 |
Publisher | James Davis |
Place |
United States North Carolina Craven County New Bern |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The March 24, 1775 issue of the North Carolina Gazette a newspaper from New Bern North Carolina; this paper has substantial damage |
Rights | The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers. |
Language | eng |
OCLC number | 601565156 |
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Title | North Carolina Gazette |
Masthead | North Carolina Gazette |
Date | 1775-03-24 |
Month | 03 |
Day | 24 |
Year | 1775 |
Issue | 316 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 400 dpi. The original file size was 1903840 Bytes |
FileName | 18cen02_17750324-img00001.jp2 |
Creator | James Davis |
Date Digital | 2009-04-07 |
Publisher | James Davis |
Place |
United States North Carolina Craven County New Bern |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The March 24, 1775 issue of the North Carolina Gazette a newspaper from New Bern North Carolina; this paper has substantial damage |
Rights | The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers. |
Language | eng |
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the numi:;-r 316 m a k c h 24 1775 north-carolina gaz et'i'e with the latcit advices foreign and domeirick semper pro libertatej et bono purlico htm™t«gwy ' ■■■<■■' address to hi m.ajefly iswtfxedtoa'pa i let iufi fubujbed ml intituled > 4ft summary \ lew if the rights tjl britilh a " mericb to the k i n g % . c t tj p there is not a man o f thoii ht in il v/uohi ■• i ". >-'"" >■•"- kllt clpouie bad . e : re from b principles but ia jaftly cluuu .;, and ferioufly anxious forthecom mo 1 soodi affi it of foch mi ;: nitide now employ the public attention as feein to involve in i icm the pate of kmphu i'he timts are big ■■'"''- greaj eveni . what will k the c^oafequen e '• not i h man sagacity to foretcl but if • ' ■' syftcm ba porfued which for a long i n kath emplovad the attention df yo'ir majefty'f minifters they ouglu to tremble for their m ads the-prefent con ten tioni with amctici if not foon happily cerminattd ra •. din iuch ! of trouble blooithe and dcvailation v.v'..n in contemplation alone ihotfk u - with il^or but little time remain f>r deliberation or ch ■■• ■; a blow will lead 011 to the decirlvtt v nc ; and h sword mint end what i yranny began this ■. a of your maiclly's reig'i is likely u '...■rnarl d with t'ne moil important ch.inub r j i • ipotublc ;■: subjects to hand by d\c una&b&d spodlal , when they fee thc ; r sovereign and t mfelves nearly involved in dill re i , which fot wght h can forefce may cud n the !'•;;: of r/oth j ; u sir may loie your sov ignty and honourj our liberties fortune sind live r l'he charge of prefumption upon indivi2ttils for fpeaking freely upon tiieie ut.poftant tlnugsj i at once i!iken oft by the kvidcivi of the i hingi themfelves an |