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in danger of this,

in danger of this, than many of our honest citizens may imagine. Is there not reason to apprehend, that even those who are inimical to our cause may steal into places of the highest trust. I need not remind you that men of this character have had seats in congress from the begining. Where is galloway, low, allen alexander.if it was so in those times of vigilance zeal, how much more is it to be expected, when the love of many is waxen cold, their minds are distracted with the pursuit of pleasure exorbitant riches. We cannot be perswaded to believe that bad men have been sent by their states with a view of

duty, to make every

duty, to make every proper exertion in our respective states to revive the old patriotick feelings among the people at large, and to get the publick departments, especially the most important of them, filled with men of understanding inflexible virtue. It would be indeed alarming, if the united states should ever entrust the ship in which our all is at stake, with inexperiencd or unprincipled pilots. Our cause is surely too interesting to mankind, to be put under the direction of men, vain, avaricious or conceald under the hypocritical guise of patriotism, without a spark of publick or private virtue. We may possibly be more

he gulped. There wasanother.

he gulped. There wasanother. She wouldnt divorce me. Your sin has found you out, declared the selfconstituted judge of the dead with a dismal sort of relish. Yeh. Thats all right. Ill pay for it. But shes paid already. As she lived so she has died, in sin, the inexorable voice answered. Let her seek burial elsewhere. Mr. Hines leaned forward. His expression and tone were passionless as those of a statistician proffering a tabulation his words were fit to wring the heart of a stone.

base depraved minds. You

base depraved minds. You will ask, when that will be. Perhaps not in this age. But the historian will in some future time draw forth the proofs of his patriotism, unprejudicd posterity will acknowledge that arthur lee has borne a great share in defending establishing the liberties of america. I say posterity for i believe that a wiser generation will enjoy the fruits of the toil of patriots heroes in the present day. My friend, we must not suffer any thing to discourage us in this great conflict. Let us recur to first principles without delay. It is our

Monarchs have their favorites

Monarchs have their favorites who serve as pimps on their honest subjects. But republicks should examine the conduct of their servants with an impartial eye and it discovers the want of publick virtue, as much, to withhold their smiles from the wise and good as to bestow them on the wicked unfaithful. Mr lee has as yet had neither smiles nor frowns. I am still in hopes, he will meet with the rewards which i am sure he would have receivd if he had returnd a few years ago. He will have them, when the trustees of the publick shall have fortitude enough, to be uninfluencd by great names characters given to men of

said to my boston

said to my boston friends, who are sollicitous to know what treatment he meets with here. The more i have conversd with him, the more i have been confirmd in a good opinion of him, and lamented the mistakes and prejudices of some men the wickedness of others. His enemies, i think, dare not openly attack his reputation or conduct. But the whispers of envy malice, have sometimes influence enough to prevent the justice due to the virtuous citizen. When this is the case, it affords a symptom of the decay of publick spirit, more threatning to the liberties of a common wealth than hosts of foreign enemies.

transplanting themselves into what

transplanting themselves into what they called this outside of the world. But i fear i shall say too much. I love the people of boston. I once thought, that city would be the christian sparta. But alas. Will men never be free. They will be free no longer than while they remain virtuous. Sidney tells us, there are times when people are not worth saving. Meaning, when they have lost their virtue. I pray god, this may never be truly said of my beloved town. Adieu. My respects to mrs scollay family believe me to be sincerely your second letter came to hand in due season. My much esteemed friend mr arthur lee will take the charge of this. I will say to you as i have

religion. I confess, i

religion. I confess, i am surprizd to hear, that some particular persons have been so unguarded as to give their countenance to such kind of amusements. I wish mr would recollect his former ideas when his friend whitfield thunderd in the pulpit against assemblies balls. I think he has disclaimd diversions, in some instances, which to me have always appeard innocent. Has he changd his opinions, or has the tendency of things alterd. Do certain manners tend to quench the spirit of religion at one time are they harmless at another. Are morals so vague as to be sanctified or dispensd with by the authority of

in states, in cities,

in states, in cities, or what, let me hint to you is of the last importance, in families. Of what kind are those manners, by which, as we are truly informd in a late speech, not only the freedom but the very existence of republicks is greatly affected. How fruitless is it, to recommend the adapting the laws in the most perfect manner possible, to the suppression of idleness dissipation extravagancy, if such recommendations are counteracted by the example of men of religion, influence publick station. I meant to consider this subject in the view of the mere citizen. But i have mentiond the sacred word

post has been very

post has been very irregular of late, our letters grow old before we receive them. It is a shame that the mail has been catchd a second time in the same trap. I inclosd to you a warrant on mr appleton for the amount of your demand for boarding the orphans of our late friend genl warren. I think i did not send the letter by that post. But being uncertain i informd you in a subsequent letter of my having sent the warrant, and desired you to inform me whether it had come safely to hand. I expect to hear from you in answer to my last at least, shall then conduct the matter if necessary, as you have proposd.

Our government, i perceive,

Our government, i perceive, is organizd on the basis of the new constitution. I am affraid there is more pomp parade than is consistent with those sober republican principles, upon which the framers of it thought they had founded it. Why should this new aera be introducd with entertainments expensive tending to dissipate the minds of the people. Does it become us to lead the people to such publick diversions as promote superfluity of dress ornament, when it is as much as they can bear to support the expense of cloathing a naked army. Will vanity levity ever be the stability of government, either

foot of ground in

foot of ground in any part of it. Adieu. To john scollay. Ms., samuel adams papers, lenox library a portion of the text, with modifications, is in w. V. Wells, life of samuel adams, vol. Iii., pp. 114, 115. Philade decr 30 1780 my dear sir i receivd your favor of the 6th instant, but not till the 25th. The

Bribery. Boomed the sexton.

Bribery. Boomed the sexton. He drew out the roll of bills and let it fall from his contaminated fingers. Sure. Bribery, railed the other. Whatd you think. Aint it enough for what im asking. The two men glared at each other. I broke the silence. Exactly what are you asking, mr. Hines. File thathe touched the documentand forget it. Let min rest out there as my wife, like she ought to have been. Why didnt you make her your wife. Thundered the accuser. Some invisible thing gripped the corded throat of mr. Hines. Couldnt,

the beginning of this

the beginning of this contest, have lately sufferd so much for the sake of american liberty, would not only be unjust to them, but in a high degree impolitick. In every view we see the necessity of a sufficient naval force. A few ships of war at the bar of charlestown, a frigate or two in stone river, might at this time effect the recovery of that city. I need not inform you, what an effect the sight of a sixty gun ship would probably have at penobscott. Do not our enemies conceive the idea of uti possidetis. And can there be peace in america while britain holds a

water, breathe the same

water, breathe the same air. You are the buds, can there be fruit if the buds are nipped off. These are forceable words, which express their own sense of the necessity of their union with us for their very existence. They are a sagacious as well as a powerfull people, an alliance friendship with them is of importance to all the united states. The people, of whatever nation, who shall possess georgia south carolina, will be, the leaves of their trees. It is my opinion, that even a thought of leaving the inhabitants of those states to be subject to any foreign power, who so gallantly defended themselves in