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56 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
Mayor, Aldermen and Livery of London, there is this Paragraph, vizt:
" North America, my Lords, wishes most ardently for a
lasting connection with Great Britain on terms of just and
equal liberty."
From these testimonies it appears extremely evident that to charge the Congress with aiming at a
separation of these Colonies from Great Britain, is to
charge them falsely and without a single spark of
evidence to support the accusation. Many other
passages in their Journal might be mentioned, but as
that would exceed the limits of this paper, I shall
reserve them for some future publication.
It is much to be wished that people would read the
Proceedings of the Congress and consult their own
judgments, and not suffer themselves to be duped by
men who are paid for deceiving them.
jay to marinus willett.1
Sir :
It is much to be regretted that all human affairs are
liable to errors and imperfections, and that real as
well as imaginary evils are so widely spread thro the
world.
The subject of your letter deserves attention ; it is
however unnecessary for me to repeat what I have
already said relative to it, except again to assure you
that my endeavours shall not be wanting to obtain for
you an appointment equal to your merit. General
1 Marinus Willett, lately captain in McDougall's regiment, and subsequently
lieutenant-colonel in the New York Continental Line; mayor of New York, 1807.
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000087 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 56 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. Mayor, Aldermen and Livery of London, there is this Paragraph, vizt: " North America, my Lords, wishes most ardently for a lasting connection with Great Britain on terms of just and equal liberty." From these testimonies it appears extremely evident that to charge the Congress with aiming at a separation of these Colonies from Great Britain, is to charge them falsely and without a single spark of evidence to support the accusation. Many other passages in their Journal might be mentioned, but as that would exceed the limits of this paper, I shall reserve them for some future publication. It is much to be wished that people would read the Proceedings of the Congress and consult their own judgments, and not suffer themselves to be duped by men who are paid for deceiving them. jay to marinus willett.1 Sir : It is much to be regretted that all human affairs are liable to errors and imperfections, and that real as well as imaginary evils are so widely spread thro the world. The subject of your letter deserves attention ; it is however unnecessary for me to repeat what I have already said relative to it, except again to assure you that my endeavours shall not be wanting to obtain for you an appointment equal to your merit. General 1 Marinus Willett, lately captain in McDougall's regiment, and subsequently lieutenant-colonel in the New York Continental Line; mayor of New York, 1807. |
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