" The farmer is brought up to peace and tranquility ; " politics, and the designs of crafty men are strangers " to his honest minds ; his care and toil, with the " sweat of his brow, is to turn the furrows which give "us subsistence: It is from industry, that worlhy " merchants are enabled to extend their commerce, -- " commerce ! the vitals of a nation, every country has "its share in different commodities, designed by the " will of an omnipotent Being to depend on each other, " linked in a chain of civil society. I presume it will "not be improper to see what part of this advantage "providence has allotted us; the question may be " easily solved ; we are placed in a fertile land, teem- " ing forth, in abundance, the necessaries of life for " ourselves, and a superfluity, which brings the wealth " of other nations to our own coffers. -- Every individ- " ual enjoys his share according to his industry and " situation in life ; he is protected in his possessions, "by what? 'Tis by the paternal care, the penetrating " eye, and the mighty arm of his mother country ; who " like a hen, when the hawk is near, hovers round her " chickens, takes them under her wings, and preserves " them from the enemy. I think I have accounted " for your inattention to political matters, as not being "within the sphere of your occupations, but confined " to the laudable pursuit of your own business ; and, "I sincerely wish it to continue without interruptiou ; " to effect which, there is only one method left. -- I "have already observed, that our good intentions, " kept in silence, are not sufficient to distinguish our "loyalty; It may do amongst ourselves; but let us " consider facts which we know to be true ; they are "recent in our memories, and need not recapitula- " tion ; it is sufficient that we are informed of the con-