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A Dialogue, Containing Some Reflections on the Late "Declaration and Remonstrance" - 5
12017-01-14T12:04:04-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a72001(annotation)plain2017-01-14T12:04:04-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650adeclare my honest real Sentiments: And so. Gentlemen, upon the Liberty you have just now granted me, I shall proceed in as brief a Manner as I possibly can. First then, I shall take Notice of the Title Page of your REMONSTRANCE.-After your courtly Compliments to the Honourable the Governor and Assembly, &.-Shewing the Causes of your late Discontent and Uneasiness, and which you humbly pray to have redress’d!-What Man in his Senses can help smiling at such a flagrant Piece of Contradiction? Pray when was it ever known, that after a Herd, or Number of Rebels and Violent Men, had’ contrary to Reason, Religion, and the Laws of Nations, as well as in Defiance of the good Laws of Government where they liv’d, had murder’d, kill’d, and cruelly massacred a Number of Men’ Women and Children, who for so many Years had proved themselves to be peaceful Subjects of the Government, and good Neighbours amongst those where they resided; in such a Case was ever such Audacity known, for People who have, and must be conscious they have so heinously offended, to pray to have Grievances redress’d, when they themselves are the known Agressors? Add to this their clamorous Threats against some of the most worthy, useful and publick-spirited Men in the City and Country, is something very daring and- Posit. Interrupting. Why, Mr. Lovell, you talk strangely! You must certainly know that a great many of our Friends and Neighbours have been cruelly massacred, and others carried into barbarous Captivity amongst the Indians. You know Revenge is sweet; and ’tis a common Saying, BLOOD REQUIRES BLOOD. Lovell. Well, Mr. Positive, you’ve had it, and in your own Way too, and yet you are not satisfied.-Now had your Vengeance fell on the Guilty, it would have much alter’d the Case. Suppose a Brother of mine had kill’d a Relation of yours, would it be just in you to kill me? That is as the Proverb is, not putting the Saddle on the right horse. Posit. But does not our little Book justify us? where
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12016-08-19T12:59:33-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aA Dialogue, Containing Some Reflections on the Late "Declaration and Remonstrance" - 51A Dialogue, containing some reflections on the late declaration and remonstrance, of the back-inhabitants of the province of Pennsylvania. With a serious and short address, to those Presbyterians, who (to their dishonor) have too much abetted, and conniv'd at the late insurrection. By a member of that community. [Four lines from Thomson]2016-08-19T12:59:33-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
