GENERAL PREFACE 



bound to England for life. My notions of allegiance to country ; 

 my great and anxious desire to assist in the restoration of her 

 freedom and happiness ; my opinion that I possess, in some 

 small degree, at any rate, the power to render such assistance ; 

 and, above all the other considerations, my unchangeable attach 

 ment to the people of England, and especially those who have 

 so bravely struggled for our rights : these bind me to England ; 

 but, I shall leave others to judge and to act for themselves. 



WM. COBBETT. 



North Hemps ted, Long Island, 

 z-Lst April, 1818. 



