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Letter to Editor
January 19, 1770
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Tom Sturdy encourages perseverance in the non-importation plan against British enemies' efforts to undermine it, warning of a crisis and the need to hold traders to their contracts to avoid tyranny and ensure liberty for posterity.
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Messieurs Edes & Gill,
When we see the Enemies of our Country using every Art to prevent the Plan of Non-Importation from taking Effect, we are from thence encouraged to hope it will answer the valuable Purpose intended; & that our Enemies themselves think so. They are done Laughing at it as the Efforts of an expiring Faction, & treat it as indeed it is, a Matter of the last Importance; knowing that if we hold out, it must and will defeat their cursed Plot to enslave & ruin us. They now tell us, that the Troops will be ordered to do that which Art and Chicanery would not effect. But all we have to do is to persevere and scorn them. We seem to be near, very near a Crisis. There undoubtedly is an united Scheme of the whole Cabal, to annoy us; but let the Friends of Liberty and their Country take Care and hold the few (I do not hear of more than four or five) to their Contract; oblige them to fulfil their Agreement; let us hold out only a few Months longer, and we and our Posterity are safe from the Jaws of TYRANNY.
TOM STURDY.
When we see the Enemies of our Country using every Art to prevent the Plan of Non-Importation from taking Effect, we are from thence encouraged to hope it will answer the valuable Purpose intended; & that our Enemies themselves think so. They are done Laughing at it as the Efforts of an expiring Faction, & treat it as indeed it is, a Matter of the last Importance; knowing that if we hold out, it must and will defeat their cursed Plot to enslave & ruin us. They now tell us, that the Troops will be ordered to do that which Art and Chicanery would not effect. But all we have to do is to persevere and scorn them. We seem to be near, very near a Crisis. There undoubtedly is an united Scheme of the whole Cabal, to annoy us; but let the Friends of Liberty and their Country take Care and hold the few (I do not hear of more than four or five) to their Contract; oblige them to fulfil their Agreement; let us hold out only a few Months longer, and we and our Posterity are safe from the Jaws of TYRANNY.
TOM STURDY.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Constitutional Rights
Economic Policy
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Non Importation
Enemies Of Country
Liberty
Tyranny
Crisis
Cabal
Persevere
What entities or persons were involved?
Tom Sturdy
Messieurs Edes & Gill
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Tom Sturdy
Recipient
Messieurs Edes & Gill
Main Argument
persevere in the non-importation plan to defeat the enemies' plot to enslave the country; hold the few traders to their contracts for a few more months to ensure safety from tyranny.
Notable Details
Enemies Using Art To Prevent Non Importation
Troops To Enforce What Chicanery Cannot
Near A Crisis With United Cabal Scheme
Safe From Jaws Of Tyranny If Hold Out