[144] "Veneris, 10 March, 1642. Whereas the plantations in New England have, by the blessing of the Almighty, had good and prosperous success, without any public charge to this state, and are now likely to prove very happy for the propagation of the gospel in those parts, and very beneficial and commodious to this kingdom and nation: the commons, now assembled in parliament, &c. &c. &c." See Governor Hutchinson's History. B. V.
[145] Georgia has since acceded, July, 1775.
[146] Supposed to allude to certain passages in the Journals of the house of commons on the 4th of April, 1748, 28th January, 1756, 3d February, 1756, 16th and 19th of May, 1757, 1st of June, 1758, 26th and 30th of April, 1759, 26th and 31st of March, and 28th of April, 1760, 9th and 20th January, 1761, 22d and 26th January, 1762, and 14th and 17th March, 1763. B. V.
[147] See Dr. Price's Appeal on the National Debt. B. V.
[Reprobation of Mr. Strahan's parliamentary Conduct.] [148]
Philadelphia, July 5, 1775.
Mr. Strahan,
You are a member of that parliament, and have formed part of that majority, which has condemned my native country to destruction.
You have begun to burn our towns, and to destroy their inhabitants!
Look at your hands!—they are stained with the blood of your relations and your acquaintances.