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IC.783.043
23 Oct 1783:31 (16/612)
London. . . August 2. It seems that the Americans who
revolted rather than pay taxes to the mother country, are
now averse to paying any taxes; and having overturned the
government under which they were born and bred are unwilling
to submit to any kind of government. The sweets of
independence do not seem to be within their reach at
present.
The definitive treaty, exciting so much attention at
present, the following quotation from a witty writer is not
inapplicable. "If we consider most of the treaties for
these 100 years, what are they but political comedies with
here and there a tragic scene interspersed, and sometimes a
tragical catastrophe; truces may be compared to farces,
which divert people after a doleful tragedy."
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