Sr. 
THE BEE, 
ZITERARY WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, 
FOR 
‘WEDNESDAY, JULY 4. 1792. 
Sr, To the Editor of the Bee. 
“Tnovcn I have not the pleasure of ‘being of your 
acquaintance, yet I so much liked the plan of your 
work, that I became an early subscriber to it; and I 
am. convinced, that if you have fortitude of mind. 
enough, and vigourto go on with it, in a spirited 
manner, without the dread of power, or the virulence 
of party spirit, you may, in time, become the means 
of benefiting the country ina high degree. From 
this hope, I now beg leave to offer a few thoughts 
on an important subject; which, if you approve of, 
may, perhaps, be followed by others on similar to- 
pics. 
Scotland, my good Sir, has not yet acquired that 
wigour of thought, with respect to personal freedom, 
that England exercises; so that many kinds of op- 
prefsion are still tolerated here, which would not be 
allowed in England. If you are not of a pusillani- 
mous disposition, (which I think you are not, } 
like most -of our countrymen who have the charge 
of conducting periodical works, you would do well 
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