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of this charader, muft be a work of great dif- 
ficulty ; and no fmall fliare of addrefs will be 
neceflary to reduce them to obedience, I do 
not confider it as impoflible, that, (baking off 
the yoke, they may fome day didate laws to 
the head of the colony ; and that day will be 
when a man of abilities, gaining the minds and 
confidence of the multitude, fliall prefent to 
them, under feducing colours, a view of inde- 
pendence and liberty. They are already too 
fenfible of the facility with which fuch an en- 
terprife may be undertaken ; and of the advan- 
tages that will refult from its fuccefs. Nothing 
will be neceflary but to put them in mind 
that they are about ten thoufand in number^ 
all crafty and refolute, and all accuftomed to 
hunting ; that every fhot they may fire will 
do execution ; that without difficulty, and 
without danger, they may beat and deftroy 
any forces with which the governor may 
oppofe them ; that they will enjoy abund- 
ance the moment they ceafe to acknowledge 
the irkfome and often tyrannical laws of go- 
vernment, which are contrary to every kind 
of private profperity ; that placed in a delightful 
climate, the poffeflfors of the fineft fields and 
the moft beautiful woods in the country, 
y 2 , abundantly 
