From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. June 1.—Among the many errors America has been guilty of during her contest with Great Britain, few have been greater, or attended with more fatal consequences to these States, than her lenity to the Tories. At first it might…
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Remarks Respecting America
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. March 17.—It may not be amiss to observe, by way of refreshing some people’s memories, that the continent of North America extends from the frozen regions of the north, where the sun scarce deigns to cast a look, to…
Justice and Revenge
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. The good of the community, the safety and security of the individuals, is the direct and ultimate end of civil government. Therefore, that is politically and really just, which is necessary to this end. Goodness and benevolence to the…
The Commissioners and the Americans
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. The conduct of the British commissioners since their arrival on this continent, has been such as deserves the highest encomiums from every friend of truth, virtue, and humanity, and the contrast that appears in their conduct compared with the…
Appeal to the Tories
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. A writer in New York offers the following appeal to the loyal inhabitants of America: My honest countrymen:—I presume you have, for the most part, read such articles of a treaty between France and the Congress, as the latter…