The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

To the PRINTER.

I HAVE lately taken a tour through several of the provinces, and find to my great satisfaction, the country in as flourishing a state as ever I saw it. -- The late oppressive acts, have been an advantage to the people in the country towns, by inducing them to manufacture their own wear; whereby they save the little money they get, to pay their taxes. Therefore the whole weight of the present burdens, fall on the trading towns; which I think make it reasonable that the people in the country towns should at this time, pay more of the public expenses. And I trust the illustrious Assembly of the Massachusetts; will consider the great difficulties the trading towns have laboured under, and grant them some relief by lessening their taxes; especially Boston, whose inhabitants have suffered incomparably more by the late oppressions, than any other people on the continent: And have generously sacrificed their interest, and suffered every thing but death, in supporting the RIGHTS of America. -- I hope all the assemblies on the continent will grant relief to the trading towns in the several provinces. Nothing can be more reasonable for as all the inhabitants of the country, are equally concerned in the preservation of their rights, they should equally bear the expense of supporting them; and no doubt they will cheerfully acquiesce in what is so just. This will best secure the liberties of the country, by enabling the citizens to enter into agreements of non-importation, or any other measures which will best disappoint the machinations of our enemies. -- We must not fold up our arms to sleep in security when the acts, of which we now complain are repealed. --- No, my countrymen, we must always be in the watch-tower, and keep a vigilant LOOK-OUT, for we shall always have false brethren, who will be spying out our liberties, and endeavouring to bring us into BONDAGE!

A COUNTRYMAN.