Whe Sr Cabarete Ate Nas Lars. Se 
* neither mufkets nor ftaves; but if you mock them, they will 
I'll leave blanks for the fagacity of the houfe 

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tO mine psi 
Lorp Ongly reprobated the idea of threats, notwithftanding 
he was a petitioner, and voted in this inftance with the mi- 
nority. h 
“ TLorp Ongly reprobated, in fevere terms, the connection: 
« that fubfifted between the petition and county affociations..’ 
“¢ ‘Threats had been hinted, and more than hinted, if the prayer 
“ of this and of other fimilar petitions fhould be rejected. This. 
« alone, in his lordfhip’s opinion, was fufficient to damn the 
“ petition. It puts me in mind, faid he, of the man who went 
« about robbing, under pretence of felling rabbits. He held 
* out the rabbits in one hand, and a piftol in the other, and 
« very civilly afked thofe he chanced to meet, whether they 
‘¢ chofe to buy any rabbits. Such is the conduct of the peti- 
« tioners in the different counties; a conduct, which, if it is 
«© not checked in the bud, may be productive of the moft fatal. 
* confequences to the liberty and happinefs of this country.” 
Tue clamor continued. I was attacked in the papers, and L 
put an.end to the war by the following anfwer.. 
x: Downing, March 3, 1780. 
Mr. Monk,, 
ERMIT me, through your paper, to thank the gentleman- 
like freeholder of the county of Flint, for his explanation of 
the myfterious word Affaciations. I fo fully approve the end 
which he intends, that (provided he would fecure them from 
proceeding 
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