publicfunds，andtherebyplacingourpublicfinancesundertheircontrol；thattheyhaveintheiralliancethemostinfluentialcharactersin&outofoffice；whentheyhaveshewnthatbyallthesebearingsonthedifferentbranchesofthegovernment，theycanforceittoproceedinwhateverdirectiontheydictate，andbendtheinterestsofthiscountryentirelytothewillofanother；whenallthis，Isay，isattendedto，itisimpossibleforustosaywestandonindependentground，impossibleforafreemindnottosee&togroanunderthebondageinwhichitisbound。Ifanythingafterthiscouldexcitesurprise，itwouldbethattheyhavebeenablesofartothrowdustintheeyesofourowncitizens，astofixonthosewhowishmerelytorecoverself-governmentthechargeofsubservingoneforeigninfluence，becausetheyresistsubmissiontoanother。Buttheypossessourprintingpresses，apowerfulengineintheirgovernmentofus。Atthisverymoment，theywouldhavedrawnusintoawaronthesideofEngland，haditnotbeenforthefailureofherbank。Suchwastheiropen&loudcry，&thatoftheirgazettestillthisevent。AfterplungingusinallthebroilsoftheEuropeannations，therewouldremainbutoneacttocloseourtragedy，thatis，tobreakupourUnion；andeventhistheyhaveventuredseriously&solemnlytopropose&maintainbyargumentsinaConnecticutpaper。
Ihavebeenhappy，however，inbelieving，fromthestiflingofthiseffort，thatthatdosewasfoundtoostrong，&excitedasmuchrepugnancethereasitdidhorrorinotherpartsofourcountry，&
thatwhateverfollieswemaybeledintoastoforeignnations，weshallnevergiveupourUnion，thelastanchorofourhope，&thatalonewhichistopreventthisheavenlycountryfrombecominganarenaofgladiators。MuchasIabhorwar，andviewitasthegreatestscourgeofmankind，andanxiouslyasIwishtokeepoutofthebroilsofEurope，Iwouldyetgowithmybrethrenintothese，ratherthanseparatefromthem。ButIhopewemaystillkeepclearofthem，notwithstandingourpresentthraldom，&thattimemaybegivenustoreflectontheawfulcrisiswehavepassedthrough，andtofindsomemeansofshieldingourselvesinfuturefromforeigninfluence，political，commercial，orinwhateverotherformitmaybeattempted。IcanscarcelywithholdmyselffromjoininginthewishofSilasDeane，thattherewereanoceanoffirebetweenus&theoldworld。
Aperfectconfidencethatyouareasmuchattachedtopeace&
unionasmyself，thatyouequallyprizeindependenceofallnations，andtheblessingsofself-government，hasinducedmefreelytounbosommyselftoyou，andletyouseethelightinwhichIhaveviewedwhathasbeenpassingamongusfromthebeginningofthewar。