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his country for his actions", used every argu- 
ment, and brought forward every instance of the 
noble conduct of their ancestors, to induce such 
as had deserted the cause, to re-embrace it with 
hand and heart. He expatiated at much length 
on the disgrace in the eyes of the world, and the 
sin in the eyes of God, upon the line of conduct 
they had adopted towards their country and 
their relatives would inevitably draw down on 
them ; and as an excitement to a return to 
their duty, he painted in very pleasing colours, 
the happy and respectable state of that country 
whose chiefs and inhabitants, having successfully 
used their joint endeavours to defend it from the 
encroachments of an inveterate enemy, enjoyed 
the fruits of their labours, with the satisfaction 
of a good conscience, and the comforts of a so- 
cial and quiet life. 
I could quote numerous other similar argu- 
ments made use of by many of them, but as I 
suppose the object that I had in view in doing so 
at all is gained by what I have just stated, I shall 
not weary myreaderwith unnecessary matter, and 
shall therefore merely say that these people are 
far from being that savage unsophisticated race 
of mortals, which they are by many supposed to 
be ; and, in my humble opinion, want but long 
and uninterrupted intercourse with enlightened 
nations, and the introduction of the Christian 
