Pennsylvania,Jersey&NYorkarecomingmajesticallyroundtothetrueprinciples。InPensylva,13。outof22。countieshadalreadypetitionedonthealien&seditionlaws。Jersey&NYhadbegunthesamemovement,andtho’therisingofCongressstopsthatchannelfortheexpressionoftheirsentiment,thesentimentisgoingonrapidly,&beforetheirnextmeetingthosethreeStateswillbesolidlyembodiedinsentimentwiththesixSouthern&Westernones。TheatrociousproceedingsofFrancetowardsthiscountry,hadwellnighdestroyeditsliberties。TheAnglomenandmonocratshadsoartfullyconfoundedthecauseofFrancewiththatoffreedom,thatbothwentdowninthesamescale。Isincerelyjoinyouinabjuringallpoliticalconnectionwitheveryforeignpower;andthoIcordiallywishwelltotheprogressoflibertyinallnations,andwouldforevergiveittheweightofourcountenance,yettheyarenottobetouchedwithoutcontaminationfromtheirotherbadprinciples。
Commercewithallnations,alliancewithnone,shouldbeourmotto。
Acceptassurancesoftheconstant&unalteredaffectionof,dearSir,yoursincerefriendandservant。
FREEDOMOFMIND
_ToWilliamGreenMunford_
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