North Carolina Gazette

              august 21 1778 the number 442 . north-carolina gazette with the lateft advices foreign and domestic semper pro libertate et bono puelico london miy 7 entire year for he up a'l the ztii f.nce the lo'.h of fcbr xitry 1763 cne infamoos aera cl the peace of paris by hich the moit valuable cocquefls of a gloriar.s war were facrificed wfiecce can luch a change ai ife r 1 obierve s;r that fcveral gentlemen have t'^is day mentioned this raw f.on t the sera and ciufe a very learnei advec^te henry dund«s efq lord advocate for scotlanc has fnid that he v.as converted^whea sir william howe us f rccd to retire from the jeriles another honorable gtn:itman charlrs bsidwjo efq member for shrop(hire tells u thac he was convened when jcceral burgoyne capitulated at sa-atoga washington and gates sir arc certainly very powerful apolllcs i qtuuid not ce lu-prized if general howe himfelf was at lit converted 1 be ieve the eera of the ncbie lcrg's conversion is r.ot far difi^nt i fafpe it h^pper,ld at the fucceftfall moment of the la;e ameri can segociarjon in france which 1 greatly ear has eilaoiiihtd rhe ; r indefemkmct it is impcfsble not to be charmed wih the gentle meek fapplicadcg humtliadng tone i,f the nob'e l:-d at tr.e prefent moment we hear no more of the vengeance of the fiate againfi daring rebth the haiflidilcord of war no longer grates on cur ears peace harmony reconciliation w-.:h uur brztbnn are the enchanting founds with which we are now ra viihed the terribie exteimiaa-.in j jninifter of wrath no longer ;\\* m the revolted co'oniits with fues go the noble lord with no lefi policy than pity foothes inem knd in mi;d accent fays motos pratjiat comf-eneri fiufms i much fear however sir the co lonies wjil never be gathered together again under tis minitterial wing " mr wilkes speech in the house of commons en the third reading of the two concihatary bills rejpetting a-ntricu mr speaker \ i have not givenvthe leafl opposition to the prog reft of either of the conciliatory bills which have been brought into thu hoaie by adminiitration i hought ic the art of card>ur to acquidce to fu tier the bills to go through the committee without interruption and to receive every improvement which the noble lord with the blue ribband l ci north who firfl introduced them among as or any of his fncr.ds en the other fide of the iloufe chefe to foggeil or adnpr we aie new sir in pofleflaon of a plan with much care reviled aud corrected by the often/ibu miniilcr here in the full expectation of its being equally j leafing and palatable on both fides the a ian tick as well as this hnute the gre outline indfed sir op-po fiticn routl approve for thry are undoubtedly iheir own they were long ago traced out by themielves although the fpirit oi the 1 ; r r"-«v q^r\e o-hrr mems than th'>fe or coercion have been ior.g readily urged the rcoole loid with the blue ribband has as liberally borrowed their ideas as the chanctllor of the cx chrruf r means to borrow their money en friday when he opens ihc budget the gentlemen on this fide the houie have frequent ly prrpefed a rewfitm of a!l the ads complained oi by our ameri a brethren above three years a«o a pa-iiam?n;ary rtviftdoi thofe llatu'es was warmly prc-ited on tht miniver and it is not three months fince i had the hor.or of fubmiiting to the houfc a moticn for the repeal of thofe very eis which in a lefs coclhta tior;ij mr>de conimifticntrs are now to be authorized to jk/pend i made thct motion sir while america was hill free to negotiate fhll free from ail foreign tuatic » r f \< mo engagements as in depei dent hates with any of the great powers of europe there ih fcarce an idea in either of tb two afb for gentlemen ft-em to agree to confider tl>£m together which has not been fuyg^rted by tppefyiom * the eeflvuon of h ftiiities on the part ol his ma jeny's forces by fca and land fi i he granting a pardon or par dons to any number or description of pt rfi»ns wi:hin the faid co ionic provinces or plantations " the treating ennfuhin and agreeing with any bedy or bodies politick and corporate or with any afietnbly or il mblies of men ( r with any perfon cr peribns whatfoever of cr concerning any grievances or com plaints of grievance exifting or foppofed to exift in the govtin inent of any of tl.t aid colonies provinces or plantations refpec fively or in the aw,s and ftaiutts of this realm refl»eftir.g the fame " the treating c : . any aid or contribution to be fumifh nl by any of the c loaies provinces or plantations reipefiirely i the not iospefing any duty tax cr a!fvf(ment whatever pay able in any c his wajsfty'a colonies provinces and plantations in north america excepl only fuch duties as it may be expedi ent to iii!j of tor the regulati n of commerce all theie im portant ck nfidera.ions have been repeatedly urged to the minilier while the fword llill fie t in the fcabbard before the late deluge of the blood of the fu j s of theempire in an unjult and unna tura war at lafl m^re is effered than was afted a repeal of all the obnoxious acts ftr.ee the year 1763 only was propufed the minifter new agrees to facriiice the liacutes of almoll another the fwo conciliatory bill are in my opinion m re calculated far this country than america they rptar cai uuan to quiet the minds of the people here and to amufc this kingdom uot to re gain the colonies j but i truft the day of reckoning and of exem platy punifhmerst approaches the prefent dead calai forbudes a furious trmpclt th bills hold out what miniilers know to be a fallacious hope a reconciliation with the colonirts on terms ftort of independence the cbjtrcl is merely to fc een miniltry from the inclination of the public and ihe vengeance of the people there can be little doubt of this when the very words of the aft in the ftate they firft appeared here are considered the preamble of one of the afts was " whereas the exercife of the right cf taxation by the parliament of great britain for the purpoie cf raifing a revenue in his msjefty's colonies provinces and plantations in north america has been found by expe-ience to occafion great uneafmeffes and diforders and has by jundrj mif rtprefentations been made the means of m:j coding many oj ku maiefy's faithful fubjtas thefe words are a kind of fecond declaratory ad in which the right of taxation is aflerted at the imunc ou give ccr.imiflsoners powers to jufpend it was this meant as a healing meafure ? coald minillers really intend to confer a favour as they affecled to think andjetchofe the inoft oftengve the m oft obnoxious the moft galling expreffiuns the preamble to the ether conciliatory bill is liable to the farre itrong objection it is " for quieting and extinguifhing of divers jealoupes and mtfepre jsntations of danger to their liberties and itgm rights nx.htco bwvt mijled many of bis majejiy s juhjttts in the colonies provinces c mull not lulh exprtiiuns tic neceflarily coniide/ed o ; tne c n greis as the language of high and dired infult ? the commiffi