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An Answer to the Pamphlet Entitled "The Conduct of the Paxton Men" - 6

late Honour, the Governor, with the Commissioners, was present. How could that be a privacy when acted publickly? And he sayeth by permission of his Honour:---Excuse him he is no Adept in politicks.---But all this they have done, sayeth this Writer, without so much as including the simple Menonists, from whom they have extorted large Sums of Moneyy, to support their Expence. (The meaning of the Word Extort is this) to exact Illequally, or get, or take violently and by unjustifistificable Means, to abuse Authority) this must be a false Assertion.

Let the Menonists Answer for themselves. But the Truth is, that the Menonists, as a Society of good Religious people, by the way of Simele collected Money and desired the Quakers to hand it to the suffering people on the Frontiers, to serve their Necessities. Is this extortion in the Quakers? I leave the Candid Reader to judge. Or doth it shew the Menonists to be a simple people? No; it’s evident that the Menonists, were a compassionate people, not regardless of their fellow Creatures sufferings, and willing to contribute towards their Support. (observe) here is a positive Assertion, when he sayeth---”Nay with the most matchless impudence, insenuated to the Indians, that they were Rulers and Governors.” (Well let us hear his proop:) As plainly appeared, at the late Treaty at Lancaster, where the principal Chief “and Speaker told Mr. H-------n, then Governor, that as he understood there were two Governors in the province, he would be glad to know which he was to Treat with.” In Case

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