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‘There is no exception. And we find the Roman: 
catholics make zealous and attached citizens’ to the: 
new states. Their religious principles we do not: 
fear. The American sense of liberty is so high,. 
that we are sure they would not withto give them- 
sélves a master even in the Pope. If their prin- 
ciples were arbitrary, they are too few in nu-aber toy 
meditate any injury to the state. But, in reality, so 
far are they, both from servility and immorality,. 
that we esteem them «: least as pious men, and as: 
good citizens as the members of the Church of 
England. 
-** Are there no feuds, or oppositions. of interest, 
hetween the several states of union? are these in 
ahy way of being lefsened? or are there any propo- 
sals of creating new states to turn the balance: this 
or that way ?” 
There have been several differences between some 
of the states with regard to territorial claims, found~ 
ed on the charters’to the late colonies that constitute 
the present states of America; which charters were 
granted with fhameful ignorance and indiscretion, 
and with such absolute inattention to the most 
simple principles of geography, as plainly fhows 
how little the interests or happinefs of this country, 
were formerly regarded by the court, of Great, 
Britain. Some of these disputes, however, have 
been amicably settled ; those particularly between 
Pensylvania and Virginia; and between Connecti- 
cut and Pensylvania. Others are in the way of 
peaceable accommodation. And I believe, they will 
sll be decided, if not with universal satisfaction, at 
