never be
rooted out so long as it shall please Him to continue the
celestial orb to roll in yon azure expanse.

Ah! Britons! Britons! had your counsellors been just, and had they
listened with attention, and followed the advice of the immortal
_William Pitt_[K], Britain and America might have been one until
the present hour; and they, united, in time might have given laws
to the inhabitants of this terrestrial ball.

Many of you, my friends, have voluntarily embraced this loathsome
prison rather than betray your country; for by the laws of your
country, to aid or give any assistance to an enemy, is treason, is
punishable with death. I hope, therefore, that your country will
reward you abundantly for your toil. And one and all, let us
embrace the icy arms of death, rather than cherish the least
symptoms of an inclination to betray our country. Some have done
it, who have pretended to be Americans, so far as to shield
themselves under the name.--Whether they were _real_ Americans or
not, it is hard for me to say; but if they were, they have put
their hand to the plough, and not only looked back, but have
_gone_ back. I have not the least doubt but they will meet their
reward; that is, they will be spurned at by those very people that
laid the bait for them. Such characters will forever be condemned,
and held in detestation by both parties. Therefore all you who
feel the tide of true American blood flow through your hearts, I
hope never will attempt to flee from the allegiance of your
country. It is cowardice, it is felony; and for all those who have
done it, we may pray that the departed spirits of their fathers,
who so nobly fought, bled, and fell in the conflict to gain them
their liberty, will haunt them in their midnight slumbers, and
that they may feel the horrors of conscience and the dread of a
gallows! Also, that they may have no rest, but like the dove that
Noah sent out of the ark, be restless until they return to the
allegiance of their country.--And now, my countrymen, let us join
in unison to correct our own morals; let us be vigilant over
ourselves while in this situation. And although it is not in our
power to assist our countrymen in the present conflict, yet if we
are good the power of Heaven will fight for us; for the good must
merit God's peculiar care. Th