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CHAP. XI.] CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE. 351 



Borough mongers it is a question of purses and 

 strong-boxes, of goods and chattels, lands and 

 tenements. " Confiscation" is their word ; and 

 you must submit, be hanged, or flee. They 

 take away men's property at their pleasure, 

 without any appeal to any tribunal. They ap 

 point Commissioners to seize what they choose. 

 There is, in fact, no law of property left. The 

 Bishop-begotten and hell-born system of Fund 

 ing has stripped England of every vestige of 

 what was her ancient character. Her hospi 

 tality along with her freedom have crossed the 

 Atlantic ; and here they are to shame our ruf 

 fian tyrants, if they were sensible of shame, and 

 to give shelter to those who may be disposed to 

 deal them distant blows. 



353. It is not with a little bit of dry toast, so 

 neatly put in a rack ; a bit of butter so round 

 and small; a little milk pot so pretty and so 

 empty; an egg for you, the host and hostess 

 not liking eggs. It is not with looks that seem 

 to say, " don't eat too much, for the taxgatherer 

 " is coming." It is not thus that you are re 

 ceived in America. You are not much asked, 

 not much pressed, to eat and drink ; but, such 

 an abundance is spread before you, and so 

 hearty and so cordial is your reception, that 

 you instantly lose all restraint, and are tempted 



