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12017-06-20T06:01:12-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a72001(annotation)plain2017-06-20T06:01:13-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650amightily averse from shedding blood; for we never saw people have a better Gou for that business than some of you had, when his Majesty’s subjects were like to come in your way. But whether it proceeds from a love to his Majesty, from a hatred of the Proprietor, from some hopes of keeping the people under a Quaker-yoke for ever by this scheme, or from a desire to throw down the whole fabric together, if you must fall,---whatever is the motive,---you are determin’d on having a King’s government.
But as our Assembly adjourn’d without granting any supplies, in order to consult their constituents (of whom you are at present no inconsiderable part) whether we shall petition his Majesty to take this government under his immediate care, &c. And as we find you are forwarding this petition with great vigour, we would humbly beg to know whether it might not be consistent with Quaker politicks, to instruct you Representatives to prepare the Supply Bill first, so that it may pass; and to petition afterwards, if necessary. If the Bill be unjust, they may protest against the oppression, and give the Proprietor as many sur-names as they please; but at the same time raise troops for the security of the miserable inhabitants; his Majesty will not be the least more unwilling to take care of us, upon hearing that we have rais’d money for the support of his subjects, tho’ we should do it under oppressive circumstances; I should think that
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12016-08-19T13:01:07-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aThe Plain Dealer, Numb. I - 101The plain dealer: or, A few remarks upon Quaker-politicks, and their attempts to change the government of Pennsylvania. : With some observations on the false and abusive papers which they have lately publish'd. Numb. I. To be continued.2016-08-19T13:01:07-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
