"The remains of it, however, will give the wealthy people a superiority, " this time ; but, would they secure it, they must banish all Schoolmas- " ters and confine all Knowledge to themselves. This cannot be. The "Mob begin to think and to reason. Poor Reptiles ! it is, with them, a " vernal Morning ; they are struggling to cast off their Winter's Slough ; " they bask in the Sunshine ; and, ere Noon, they will bite, depend "upon it. The Gentry begin to fear this. Their Committee will be "'appointed ; they will deceive the People; and, again, they will forfeit "a share of their Confidence. And if these instances of what with one "side is Policy, with the other Perfidy, shall continue to increase, and " become more frequent, farewell, Aristocracy. I see, and I see it with "fear and trembling, that if the Disputes with Great Britain continue, "we shall be under the worst of all possible dominions; we shall be "under the domination of a riotous Mob.
" It is the interest of all men, therefore, to seek for re-union with the "parent State. A safe Compact seems, in my poor opinion, to be now "tendered. Internal taxation to be left with ourselves. The right of "regulating Trade to be vested in Britain, where alone is found the "power of protecting it. I trust you will agree with me, that this is " the only possible mode of union. * * * *