t us sound the trumpet of liberty and patriotism, that
will conquer them in America, I know; let us try to storm them here with
the united whole, and if by a base majority they still carry their
point, we can nevertheless wash our hands and be clean.

LORD RELIGION. From the pulpit, in the house of God, have I spoken
aloud, I have lifted up my voice like a trumpet. O Britain, how art thou
fallen! Hear now, O house of Britain, is it a small thing for you to
weary man, but will you weary your God also? In the house of Lords have
I borne my testimony: Hear now, O ye Princes, and I will yet declare in
Britain, and shew forth in America, I will not cease till I bring about
(if possible) unity, peace and concord.

LORD WISDOM. Much to be wished for; but alas! I fear it's now too late;
I foresee the tendency and consequence of those diabolical measures that
have been pursued with unrelenting fury. Britain will ruin her trade,
waste her wealth, her strength, her credit and her importance in the
scale of Europe. When a British king proves ungrateful and haughty, and
strives to be independent of his people (who are his sole support), the
people will in their turn likewise strive to be independent of him and
his myrmidons, and will be free; they will erect the anfractuous
standard of independency, and thousands and tens of thousands will flock
to it, and solace themselves under its shade.--They has often been told
of this, but affected to despise it; they know not America's strength,
they are ignorant of it; fed by the flatt'ry of every sycophant tale,
imagine themselves almighty, and able to subdue the whole world. America
will be lost to Britain forever, and will prove her downfall. America is
wise, and will shake off the galling yoke before it be rivetted on them;
they will be drove to it, and who can blame them? Who can blame a
galley-slave for making his escape?--Britain will miscarry in her vile
projects, her knight errant, her Don Quixote schemes in America: America
will resist; they are not easily to be subdued (nay, 'tis impossible);
Britain will find it a harder task than to conquer France and Spain
united, and will cost 'em more blood and treasure than a twice Seven
Years' War with those European powers; they will stand out till Britons
are tired. Britain will invite her with kind promises and open arms;
America will reject them; America will triumph, rejoice and flourish,
and become the glory of the earth; Britain will