Byreferringthematterfromargumenttoarms，anewaeraforpoliticsisstruck；anewmethodofthinkinghatharisen。
Allplans，proposals，&c。priortothenineteenthofApril，i。e。tothecommencementofhostilities，arelikethealmanacsofthelastyear；which，thoughproperthenaresupersededanduselessnow。Whateverwasadvancedbytheadvocatesoneithersideofthequestionthen，terminatedinoneandthesamepoint。viz。aunionwithGreat-Britain：theonlydifferencebetweenthepartieswasthemethodofeffectingit；theoneproposingforce，theotherfriendship；butithathsofarhappenedthatthefirsthathfailed，andthesecondhathwithdrawnherinfluence。
Asmuchhathbeensaidoftheadvantagesofreconciliationwhich，likeanagreeabledream，hathpassedawayandleftusaswewere，itisbutright，thatweshouldexaminethecontrarysideoftheargument，andinquireintosomeofthemanymaterialinjurieswhichthesecoloniessustain，andalwayswillsustain，bybeingconnectedwith，anddependentonGreatBritain：
Toexaminethatconnectionanddependence，ontheprinciplesofnatureandcommonsense，toseewhatwehavetotrustto，ifseparated，andwhatwearetoexpect，ifdependant。
Ihavehearditassertedbysome，thatasAmericahathflourishedunderherformerconnectionwithGreatBritainthatthesameconnectionisnecessarytowardsherfuturehappiness，andwillalwayshavethesameeffect。