The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

To the Publishers of the New-Hampshire Gazette.

I find there is some doubt among your readers whether the piece in your paper, May 11, subscribed A Stanch Tory, contained the real sentiments of the writer, or was designed as an irony on the political principles of those who have heretofore pass'd under that denomination of parties; and under a show of approbation took occasion to exhibit to view some of those leading principles, as they affect the people, taking it for granted, what somebody says of vice in general, that it makes such affrightful appearance, when set in proper light, there needs no more than a view of it to make every one abhor it. Whatever was the true motive the author of the said performance, whether grown impatient at the liberty so often taken in these licentious times to ridicule his darling political notions, and so must needs show his opinion that he might be refreshed, or whether he mentions those notions to expose them and raise in your readers an aversion to them; be that as it may, I think the Political Creed of the Tory, published in the Freeholder by Mr. Addison (not being in many hands) will make a very good supplement to your correspondent's thoughts on the subject in your paper. If you please therefore to give it a place herewith, it may be pleasing to some of your readers.

By a thorough Whig.

The Political Creed of a TORY.

ARTICLE I. That the Church of England will be always in Danger, 'till it has a popish King for its Defender.

2. That for the Safety of the Church, no Subject should be tolerated in any Religion different from the establish'd; but that the Head of our Church may be of that Religion which is most repugnant to it.

3. That the Protestant Interest in this Nation, and in all Europe, could not but flourish under the Protection of one, who thinks himself obliged, on pain of Damnation, to do all that lies in his Power for the Extirpation of it.

4. That we may safely rely upon the Promises, of one, whose Religion allows him to make them, and at the Same Time obliges him to break them.

5. That a good Man should have a greater Abhorrence of Presbyterianism which is Pervereness, than of Popery, which is but Idolatry.

6. That a Person who hopes to be King of England by the Assistance of France, would naturally adhere to the British Interest, which is always opposite to that of the French.

7. That a Man has no Opportunities of learning how to govern the People of England in any foreign Country, so well as in France.

8. That ten Millions of People should rather choose to fall into Slavery, than not acknowledge their Prince to be invested with an hereditary and indefeasible Right of Oppression,

9. That we are obliged in Conscience to become Subjects of a Duke of Savoy, or of a French King, rather than enjoy for our Sovereign a Prince who is the first of the Royal Blood in the Protestant Line.

10. That Non-resistance is the Duty of every Christian, whilst he is in a good Place.

11. That we ought to profess the Doctrine of Passive-Obedience, until such Time as Nature rebels against Principle, that is, until we are put to the Necessity of practising it.

12. That the Papists have taken up Arms to defend the Church of England with the utmost hazard of their Lives and Fortunes.

13. That there is an unwarrantable Faction in this Island, consisting of King, Lords, and Commons.

14. That the Legislature, when there is a Majority of Whigs in it, has not Power to make Laws.

15. That an Act of Parliament to empower the King to secure suspected Persons in Times of Rebellion, is the Means to establish the Sovereign on the Throne, and consequently a great Infringement of the Liberties of the Subject.
The following Articles were omitted in our last for want of Room.

About the foregoing Creed.