The Bellwethers jingled merrily, and roared " out, ' Liberty,' and 'Property," and 'Religion,' and a multitude of " cant terms, which every one thought he understood, and was egregi- " onsly mistaken ; for you must know the Shepherdskept the Dictionary "of the Day ; and, like the Mysteries of the ancient Mythology, it was " not for profane eyes and ears. This answered many purposes: the "simple Flock put themselves entirely under the protection of these " most excellent Shepherds.

" By-and-bye, behold a great metamorphosis, witboiit the help of Ovid " or his Divinities ; but entirely effectuated by two modern Genii, the "God of .\mbition and the Goddess of Faction. The first of these " proiupted the Shepherds to shear some of their Flock; and, then, in "conjunction with the other, converted the Bellwethers into Sliepherds. " That we have been in hot water with the British Parliament, ever "since, every body knows : consequently these new Shepherds havehad " their hands full of employment. The old ones kept themselves least in "sight ; and a want of confidence in each other was not the least evil "which followed. The Port of li'intoii has been shut u]). These Sheep, "simple as they are, cannot be gulled, as heretofore. In short, there is " no ruling them ; and, now, to leave the metaphor, the heads of the " Jlobility grow dangerous to the Gentry ; and how to keep them down " is the question.

"While they correspond with the other Colonies, call and dismiss "popular ,\ssemblies, make Resolves to bind the Conscit-nces of the rest "of Mankind, bully poor Printers, and exert with full force all their "other tribunitial powers, it is impossible to cnrb them. But .\rt some- " times goes farther than Force ; and, therefore, to trick them hand- "soniely, a Committee of Patricians was to be nominated ; and into their "hands was to be committed the Majesty of the People ; and the highest " trust was to be reposed in them by a mandate that they should take "care, quod rt!t>pnhlica non capitU iujuriam.