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or their characters ; and how can such a man 

 be a judge of the effects of their institutions, 

 civil, political, or religious? 



1061. I have no doubt, however, that the re- 

 views&nd newspapers, in the pay of the Borough- 

 mongers, will do their best to propagate the 

 falsehoods contained in this man's book. But 

 what would you say of the people of America, 

 if they were to affect to believe what the French 

 General said of the people of England ? This 

 man, in a book which he published in France, 

 said, that all the English married women got 

 drunk, and swore like troopers; and that all 

 the young women were strumpets, and that the 

 greater part of them had bastards before they 

 were married. Now, if the people of America 

 were to affect to believe this, what should we 

 say of them? Yet, this is just as true as this 

 FEARON'S account of the people of America. 



1062. As to the facts of this man's visit to me, 

 my son William, who is, by this time, in Lon 

 don, can and will vouch for their truth at any 

 time, and, if necessary, to Fearon's face, if 

 Fearon has a face which he dares show. 



1 063. Since writing the above, the New York 

 papers have brought me a specimen of Mr. 

 FEARON'S performance. I shall notice only his 

 account of his visit to me. It is in the follow 

 ing words : 



