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Letter to Editor
May 17, 1765
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In a 1765 letter from the New-London Gazette, the author argues that colonial trade restrictions, though burdensome, are interconnected with Britain's economic interests. He urges patience, believing Britain will redress grievances to benefit the whole empire.
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From the New-London Gazette, April 17 1765.
The state of our trade in these colonies, like the state and disposition of the atmosphere, is become a common place for every one's observation and remark; I am almost barr'd to death with the word Imposition.--Pray, ought not every member to be subservient to the whole of which it is a part? And what if Great-Britain, not apprehending the progress we might make in the world, and consequently ignorant of the ratio we should one day bear to her in our infancy, or whilst in embryo, granted us privileges, the enjoyment of which, is now found incompatible with the good of the whole, are we to be indulg'd to the detriment of the nation in general?
I ask the considerate a plain question--can I have only supposed the case: But on the other hand; the best plea (for the removal of our burthens) that I have heard from the best of men, rests, and they are willing to have it rest on this, namely, that the restrictions on our trade are inconsistent with the interest of our mother country--I believe them--and will she not, then, redress these our grievances? assuredly she will; there is a certain connection between the manufacturers in England and our Purses; between our means to fill, and their ways to empty them; it consists of a number of wheels in one large movement, depending on, and mutually assisting each other; the failure of one is necessarily felt by all; and if the welfare of our mother country is injured hereby, as it seems it must be, matters will undoubtedly be put to rights; only give her time, ye discontented! to see for herself, and me room to breath--amidst your continual murmurs and incessant complaints, and I'll be more than ever Yours:
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The state of our trade in these colonies, like the state and disposition of the atmosphere, is become a common place for every one's observation and remark; I am almost barr'd to death with the word Imposition.--Pray, ought not every member to be subservient to the whole of which it is a part? And what if Great-Britain, not apprehending the progress we might make in the world, and consequently ignorant of the ratio we should one day bear to her in our infancy, or whilst in embryo, granted us privileges, the enjoyment of which, is now found incompatible with the good of the whole, are we to be indulg'd to the detriment of the nation in general?
I ask the considerate a plain question--can I have only supposed the case: But on the other hand; the best plea (for the removal of our burthens) that I have heard from the best of men, rests, and they are willing to have it rest on this, namely, that the restrictions on our trade are inconsistent with the interest of our mother country--I believe them--and will she not, then, redress these our grievances? assuredly she will; there is a certain connection between the manufacturers in England and our Purses; between our means to fill, and their ways to empty them; it consists of a number of wheels in one large movement, depending on, and mutually assisting each other; the failure of one is necessarily felt by all; and if the welfare of our mother country is injured hereby, as it seems it must be, matters will undoubtedly be put to rights; only give her time, ye discontented! to see for herself, and me room to breath--amidst your continual murmurs and incessant complaints, and I'll be more than ever Yours:
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What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
Economic Policy
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Colonial Trade
Trade Restrictions
Great Britain
Economic Interdependence
Grievances
Imposition
What entities or persons were involved?
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Letter to Editor Details
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Main Argument
colonial trade restrictions are burdensome but interconnected with britain's interests; britain will redress these grievances if given time, as harming the colonies harms the empire.
Notable Details
Compares Trade State To Atmosphere
Metaphor Of Wheels In A Large Movement For Economic Interdependence