The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Messrs. FLEETS,

Have lately read in one of the Papers the pompous Expression; "The Omnipotence of Parliament," which appears to me somewhat too much exaggerated; as the whole Puissance of that Assembly cannot stop the Sun in it's Career, nor stay the Bottles of Heaven; so as to impede the most chearing, fructifying Influences of the one, and frequent refreshing Showers from the other, reaching these American Territories. For, however it may be allowed that they can do almost any Thing, and every Thing that may be doable by human Power, yet it is presumed that changing the Ordinances of Heaven is beyond their Reach, as we have heard of no Bill brought in for that Purpose. We have in the Country Towns the most reviving Prospect of almost all Kinds of the Products of the Earth. Laetissimus annus. If these happy Prospects continue, £50,000 sterling for supporting the Guardians of Boston Harbour and Common, with our Superfluities, may be no despicable Addition to our circulating Medium; and after all, enough may be left for free and grateful Donations to our much respected Metropolis, to render Boston indeed, what it seems to be constituted by the united Voice of all the Colonies; The Granary of America.

O Boston surrender not the Liberties of this Continent.--- The Eyes of a great Part of Europe and of all these Provinces are upon you. The Hearts and Hands of the latter are open to you. You cannot starve, till by another Act of Parliament all Donations of Provisions by Sea are prohibited; nor would that avail, unless, as in the Days of Shamgar, our High-Ways should be unoccupied, by reason of an armed Force posted to lie in wait by them. But as three Governments united in a Fast the 14th instant, let us wait the Issue. Our Strength is to sit still. We have all along hitherto been a People saved of the Lord. If any, trusting to the abundance of their Riches, will presume to magnify themselves against this People of the Lord of Hosts, by whose kind Interpositions of Providence they have been so often delivered, they may, perhaps, find to their Cost, that their Redeemer is mighty, and will plead their Cause.

RUSTICUS AMERICANUS.