Remenbrancer Volume 16 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1783 Excerpt: ...and the blood of others, without making one generous effort to repay the debt of honour and of gratitude? In what part of the Continent shall we find any man, or body of men, who would not blush to stand up, and propose measures purposely calculated to rob the soldier of his stipend, and the public creditor of his due? And were ic possible that such a flagrant instance of injustice could ever happen, would it not excite the general indignation, and tend to bring down, upon the authors of such measures, the aggravated vengeance of Heaven: if after all, a spirit of disunion, or a temper of obstinacy and perverseness should manifest itself in any of the States; if such an ungracious disposition should attempt to frustrate all the happy effects that might be expected to flow from the union; if there should be a refusal to comply with requisitions for funds to discharge theannual interestof the public debts, and if that refusal lhould revive all those jealousies and produce all those evils which are now happily removed: Congress, who have inall their transactions shewn a great degree of magnanimity and justice, will stand justified in the sight of God and man And that State alone, alone, which pats itself in opposition to the aggregate wisdom of the Continent, and follows such mistake and pernicious councils, will be responsible for all the consequences. For my own part, conscious of having acted, while a servant of the public, in the manner I conceived best suited to promote the real interests of my country.; having, in consequence of my fixed belief, in some, measure, pledged myself to the army, that their country would finally do then complete and ample justice, and not wiihing to conceal any instance of my official conduct from the eyes of the world, have ...