I Thank God, I Have Been Able,

Slavery Discourages Arts And Manufactures.

The Augmentation Of Slaves Weakens The States; And Such A Trade Is Diabolical In Itself, And Disgraceful To Mankind.

I Have Been For Some Time In Retirement, And Shall Not Probably Return Again To Public Life; Yet My Anxiety For My Country, In These Times Of Danger, Makes Me Sometimes Dabble A Little In Politicks, And Keep Up A Correspondence With Some Men Upon The Public Stage.

All Men Are By Nature Born Equally Free And Independent.

Who Are The Militia? They Consist Now Of The Whole People, Except A Few Public Officers. But I Cannot Say Who Will Be The Militia Of The Future Day. If That Paper On The Table [the Constitution] Gets No Alteration, The Militia Of The Future Day May Not Consist Of All Classes, High And Low, And Rich And Poor.