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, 10. I wish it to be observed, that, in any 

 thing which I may say, during the course of 

 this work, though truth will compel me to 

 state facts, which will, doubtless, tend to in 

 duce farmers to leave England for America, I 

 advise no one so to do. I shall set down in 

 writing nothing but what is strictly true. I my 

 self am bound to England for life. My no 

 tions 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 

 attachment to the people of England, and es 

 pecially 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 them 

 selves. 



WM. COBBETT. 



North Hempsted, Long Island, 2lst April, 1818. 



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