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are not destined to be the only means of de 

 stroying the Trojan Boroughmongers. 



204. Having introduced a Judge here by 

 name, it may not be amiss to say, for the in 

 formation of my English readers, what sort of 

 persons these Long-Island Judges are. They 

 are, some of them, Resident Judges, and others 

 Circuit Judges. They are all gentlemen of 

 known independent fortune, and of known ex 

 cellent characters and understanding. They re 

 ceive a mere acknowledgment for their services; 

 and they are, in all respects, liberal gentlemen. 

 Those with whom I have the honour to be ac 

 quainted have fine and most beautiful estates ; 

 and 1 am very sure, that what each actually 

 expends in acts of hospitality and benevolence 

 surpasses what such a man as Burrough, or 

 Richards, or Bailey, or Gibbs, or, indeed, any 

 of the set, expends upon every thing, except 

 taxes. Mr. JUDGE LAURENCE, who came to 

 invite me to his house as soon as he heard of 

 my landing on the Island, keeps a house such 

 as I never either saw or heard of before. My 

 son JAMES went with a message to him a little 

 while ago, and, as he shot his way along, he was 

 in his shooting dress. He found a whole house 

 full of company, amongst whom were the cele 

 brated Dr. MITCHELL and Mr. CLINTON, the 



