North Carolina Gazette

              i november 14 j 778 the number 454 worth-camrolinma gazette wj\th the lateft advices foreign and domestic semper pro libertate et bono publico taxes by the parliament cf great britain and the i revocable jovment of every privilege consieni with that union o intel-cits and force on which our mutual profperiy and the f afety q f our common rtl.pion and liberty d-*r*-en<*t we again v,t rt that the members oi the congrefs were rot authorised by th e i r ' c onltitu ti on either to rejeft our offers without rhe previous '- 0 nfideratioa and confent of the feveral affemblies and convrntioi t h e i r co o flituents or to refer us to pretended foreign treaties w hi c h they know are delufi very framed in the firft indance and w.hich have never yet been ratified by the people of this continent . a^d we once more remind the members of ihe congrefs that they a re re  fpoi'fible to their countrymen to the world and to g d for k e continuance of this war and for ail the mifeiies with which it mult be attended philadelphia th e contempt ible figure which the bririfh king and minillry fci cut in the prefent war cannot be bet ter-(hewn tli an in the following proclamatioa which has been 1 ely publilhed at new yoik by carlifle clinton an d eden thofe gentlemen feem to con jider their matter's con.i nifiion as a fort of a pafs to go a begging with ; for if any thing can juflly be called begging this laft per formance cftheir's deterves that i ame it is in the true ftile of " god blefs your honour beftoiv your charity for the lord's fake pr-or devils ! why don't il.ey get home and mind their hardware a-d broadcloth and not p eller us with fcribbling letters and pe titionary proclamations but tfnfe geniufes have another bufinefs in hand befides beg ting and shut is lying taft winter their newfpapers were hufkd witn every fallhocd cney could invent respecting the friendly and pacific difpofition of fraj ce towards britain and we were tcid a thoufand limes ove by il e minillry and gen howe that france would ive us no affiitanoe : but as the lie cf that day is over aud france has actually j in d as thole fame mean and pitiful mor tals have changed their laote and aie now as bufy in abufing france as they before we p in crying her up and abufing us but the poor devils will abu e any b.:dy now their h tnd is in and it is hoped the gocd per de of france and america will confider them as men cut of thei r fenfea and treat h.m accordingly to the general aflembsea find conventions of the different colonies plantations and provinces above-mentioned we now fepa.ately make the offers which we originally tranfmitted to the congrefs and we hereby call upon and u-ge them to meet ex prefsly for the purpofe of confidering whether every motive po litical as well as moral mould not d-cid their refduti n to em brace the occafion of cementing a free and firm coalition with great bfitain it has not been nor is it our wifh to feek the of-jects which we are commiflioned to purfuc by fomenting popu lar divifi ons and pariij cabals ; we think fuch conduft would be ill fuited to the gcne^us nature of the offers made and unbe coming the dignity of the king and the ftate which makes them but it is both our wilh and our duty to encourage and fiipport a r.v m^n or bodies of men in their etarn cf loyalty to our fove rtign and of affection to cui fellow fubjefls to all others irte inhabitants of ras once happy empire we alfo addref oufelves i>ucn of them as a.-e actually in aims of whatfoever rank or defcription wii do well to recollect , that the grievances whether real or fuppofed which led them into this rebellion have been for ever removed and that the jufl occafion is atrived for their returning to the clafs of peaceful citizens but if the honours of a military life are beccme their object let them feek tfiofc honours under the banners of their rightful ove reign and in fighting the battles of the united britifh empire a gainit our late mutual and natural enemy to thofe whefe profeffion it is to exercife the functions cf reli gion on this continent it caanot furely be unknown that the foreign power wiih which the congrefs is endeavouring to con nect them has ever been averfe to toleration and invetcrately op pofed to the in:erefls and freedom of the places of worlhip which they ferve and that great p.rnain from whom they are for the pre lent feparatcd mutt both from the principles of her ennftitu ticn and of protefuntifm be at all times the bell guardian of reli gious liberty and moft difpefed to promote and exend it to ail thofe who caa effimare thc blefungs of peace and its i n - haence over agriculture arts and commerce who can feel a due anxiety for the education and effablifr.ment of their children or who can p!ice u jaft vahe on ddmeilic fecarity we think it fuffi o obferve that they are made b tneir leaders to continue involved in all he caiamitie3 cf var vi:h at having either a juft o j'ft to purfu or a fabfifting grievance which may net i.iflant ly be redrefted but if there be anv perfe-n who diveftca of mifhken refent ments and un influenced by feliih incerefis really think that it is for thc benefit of ihe colon to leparate lierr.feives from great p-ritalnj and that fo feparared they wil find a connotation more mild rr.r-e free and batter calculated for their prefperity than that which they heretofore enjoyed and which we are empowered and difpofed to renew and improve ; with fuch peribr.s we will not hifpure a pofltion which fc-emj to b fofficiently contradicted by the eyecrierce they have bid eur wc thick it right to leave manifesto a :: o proclamation to the mat hers if the congrefs he m-mheis of toe general affemblies or com entiens of tbefeveral colonies plantations and provinces of nfoj havipfoire maffazkv.jctts bay rhode ifland cinnedi cit new tcri new jerfey pennfylvania the three lower counties on delaware maryland virginia north c-trolina ii-iuth carolina end georgia and all ethers fret inhabitant of the faid colonies of evt*f fani and denomintttien rt the earl of caklisib sir he.-jhv clintos hwwm eden e/'q commiffioners appointed by bis may efiy in purfuanct of an ad of parliament made and pafifed in tbe l#th year of his majefiy's reign to enable his m«jefly to appoint commi£ioners to treat confult and eigree upon tbe means of quieting the df orders now j'ubffii/tg in certain of the colonies plantations and provinces in i\orth america having amply and repeatedly made known ro the con grefs and having a'.u proclaimed to the inhibitants of v-ioi th america in general ri * benevolent overtures ot great f»ri t nn towards a reunion and coalition with her colonies we 60 not think it confiftent eiii.er with the duty we owe to our coun tiy or with a jr.lt regard td the charters we bear 0 per fill in holding out offers which ir ur efimation required only to be kiv wn tc be meft gratefully accepted ; and we have accordingly excepdeg rn the c/rurhandcr in chie f who will be detained by mi,.ita.-y dnties refolved to return to england a few weeks after tiue date of ims maeifcllo and p»cc!amati r previous however to this decifive ftep e are led by a jufi anx iety for the great objefls of cur u-iffion to enlarge en feme points rvhich may nor hive bv r fuffictenrfy nnderft od to recapitulate to oar felhw fubjeafs he bie3iags which we ate empowered to confer and to warn ic:r of the continued tram cf evils to which they aie at prefect blindly and obftiuatrly txpof.ng thcmfelves to the members of the ccngrefs then we again d-rclare that we are ready to concui ir all fatisfaclory and j oft arrangements for bearing to them ard their rfipeetrve conftituents ihe re-etta biifiinita c peace with the exemption lrom any impefidon of