The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Extract of a Letter from Philadelphia, July 16.

You will see by the Pennsylvania Chronicle of yesterday the whole of our public transactions respecting the defection of New-York : on which I would here observe, that the meeting at the State-House was numerous and respectable, and the resolutions quite unanimous, nor was there any debate, unless it was on the insertion of some very hard terms and epithets which all acknowledged the Yorkers deserved, but we thought were below the dignity of our city and censure to insert.' You may depend on it, that the resolutions will be practiced as well as voted as we are well assured It grows a more and more prevailing opinion here, that you and Connecticut will also, and we care little about the rest.--- that the Southern Colonies will concur with us, and expect that can very well do without English goods, except a very few articles, and be better without, than with them, though the beginning to all the force of corrupt appetite, which nevertheless is soon succeeded by that easy, natural, and happy flow of spirits, which arises from a temperate use of necessary refreshments, we do really begin to get over the first of these mortifying feelings, and have a little of the other ; for 'tis observed here already, that money is much more plenty than usual, families less extravagant, and more industrious, which will soon supply our wants : it becomes reputable to be frugal and industrious, and we think ourselves much more happy, at home than in negociating distant and largely extended connexions, while busied about some manufacture immediately under our view, which never fail to be attended, more or less, with risk, vexation and disappointment, and at best leaves but a poor inheritance to a family; nothing being more liable to be dissipated by a young unexperienced heir than a trading stock : so that, we think, if we do not grow rich so fast in a manufacturing as in a trading way yet we can make what we do get at home, more durable, and more likely in the end to establish our families.--In fine, we have not a thought of giving back, till we are basely deserted. by the other colonies, another instance of which we can hardly expect.---- Indeed we grow easy about the importation, in the view of interest, as well as that of resentment against Great-Britain, or that of .a means of redress of grievances.--My paper is poor, but 'tis American made, which I hope will give you patience in reading and pleasure in reflection.