首页 >出版文学> The Rights Of Man>第21章
  IhadbythistimesocompletelygainedtheearandconfidenceofAmerica,andmyownindependencewasbecomesovisible,astogivemearangeinpoliticalwritingbeyond,perhaps,whatanymaneverpossessedinanycountry,and,whatismoreextraordinary,Ihelditundiminishedtotheendofthewar,andenjoyitinthesamemannertothepresentmoment。Asmyobjectwasnotmyself,Isetoutwiththedetermination,andhappilywiththedisposition,ofnotbeingmovedbypraiseorcensure,friendshiporcalumny,norofbeingdrawnfrommypurposebyanypersonalaltercation,andthemanwhocannotdothisisnotfitforapubliccharacter。
  WhenthewarendedIwentfromPhiladelphiatoBorden—Town,ontheeastbankoftheDelaware,whereIhaveasmallplace。
  CongresswasatthistimeatPrince—Town,fifteenmilesdistant,andGeneralWashingtonhadtakenhisheadquartersatRockyHill,withintheneighbourhoodofCongress,forthepurposeofresigninguphiscommission(theobjectforwhichheaccepteditbeingaccomplished),andofretiringtoprivatelife。WhilehewasonthisbusinesshewrotemetheletterwhichIheresubjoin:
  "Rocky—Hill,Sept。10,1783。
  "IhavelearnedsinceIhavebeenatthisplacethatyouareatBorden—Town。
  WhetherforthesakeofretirementoreconomyI
  knownot。Beitforeither,forboth,orwhateveritmay,ifyouwillcometothisplace,andpartakewithme,Ishallbeexceedinglyhappytoseeyouatit。
  "YourpresencemayremindCongressofyourpastservicestothiscountry,andifitisinmypowertoimpressthem,commandmybestexertionswithfreedom,astheywillberenderedcheerfullybyonewhoentertainsalivelysenseoftheimportanceofyourworks,andwho,withmuchpleasure,subscribeshimself,Yoursincerefriend,G。WASHINGTON。"
  Duringthewar,inthelatterendoftheyear1780,IformedtomyselfadesignofcomingovertoEngland,andcommunicatedittoGeneralGreene,whowastheninPhiladelphiaonhisroutetothesouthward,GeneralWashingtonbeingthenattoogreatadistancetocommunicatewithimmediately。IwasstronglyimpressedwiththeideathatifIcouldgetovertoEnglandwithoutbeingknown,andonlyremaininsafetytillIcouldgetoutapublication,thatIcouldopentheeyesofthecountrywithrespecttothemadnessandstupidityofitsGovernment。IsawthatthepartiesinParliamenthadpittedthemselvesasfarastheycouldgo,andcouldmakenonewimpressionsoneachother。GeneralGreeneenteredfullyintomyviews,buttheaffairofArnoldandAndrehappeningjustafter,hechangedhismind,understrongapprehensionsformysafety,wroteverypressinglytomefromAnnapolis,inMaryland,togiveupthedesign,which,withsomereluctance,Idid。SoonafterthisIaccompaniedColonelLawrens,sonofMr。Lawrens,whowasthenintheTower,toFranceonbusinessfromCongress。WelandedatL'Orient,andwhileIremainedthere,hebeinggoneforward,acircumstanceoccurredthatrenewedmyformerdesign。AnEnglishpacketfromFalmouthtoNewYork,withtheGovernmentdispatchesonboard,wasbroughtintoL'Orient。Thatapacketshouldbetakenisnoextraordinarything,butthatthedispatchesshouldbetakenwithitwillscarcelybecredited,astheyarealwaysslungatthecabinwindowinabagloadedwithcannon—ball,andreadytobesunkatamoment。Thefact,however,isasIhavestatedit,forthedispatchescameintomyhands,andIreadthem。
  Thecapture,asIwasinformed,succeededbythefollowingstratagem:—Thecaptainofthe"Madame"privateer,whospokeEnglish,oncomingupwiththepacket,passedhimselfforthecaptainofanEnglishfrigate,andinvitedthecaptainofthepacketonboard,which,whendone,hesentsomeofhisownhandsback,andhesecuredthemail。Butbethecircumstanceofthecapturewhatitmay,IspeakwithcertaintyastotheGovernmentdispatches。TheyweresentuptoParistoCountVergennes,andwhenColonelLawrensandmyselfreturnedtoAmericawetooktheoriginalstoCongress。
  BythesedispatchesIsawintothestupidityoftheEnglishCabinetfarmorethanIotherwisecouldhavedone,andIrenewedmyformerdesign。ButColonelLawrenswassounwillingtoreturnalone,moreespeciallyas,amongothermatters,wehadachargeofupwardsoftwohundredthousandpoundssterlinginmoney,thatIgaveintohiswishes,andfinallygaveupmyplan。
  ButIamnowcertainthatifIcouldhaveexecuteditthatitwouldnothavebeenaltogetherunsuccessful。
  29。Itisdifficulttoaccountfortheoriginofcharterandcorporationtowns,unlesswesupposethemtohavearisenoutof,orbeenconnectedwith,somespeciesofgarrisonservice。Thetimesinwhichtheybeganjustifythisidea。Thegeneralityofthosetownshavebeengarrisons,andthecorporationswerechargedwiththecareofthegatesofthetowns,whennomilitarygarrisonwaspresent。Theirrefusingorgrantingadmissiontostrangers,whichhasproducedthecustomofgiving,selling,andbuyingfreedom,hasmoreofthenatureofgarrisonauthoritythancivilgovernment。Soldiersarefreeofallcorporationsthroughoutthenation,bythesameproprietythateverysoldierisfreeofeverygarrison,andnootherpersonsare。Hecanfollowanyemployment,withthepermissionofhisofficers,inanycorporationtownsthroughoutthenation。
  30。SeeSirJohnSinclair'sHistoryoftheRevenue。Theland—taxin1646wasL2,473,499。
  31。SeveralofthecourtnewspapershaveoflatemadefrequentmentionofWatTyler。Thathismemoryshouldbetraducedbycourtsycophantsandanthosewholiveonthespoilofapublicisnottobewonderedat。Hewas,however,themeansofcheckingtherageandinjusticeoftaxationinhistime,andthenationowedmuchtohisvalour。Thehistoryisconciselythis:—InthetimeofRichardII。apolltaxwasleviedofoneshillingperheaduponeverypersoninthenationofwhateverestateorcondition,onpooraswellasrich,abovetheageoffifteenyears。
  Ifanyfavourwasshowninthelawitwastotherichratherthantothepoor,asnopersoncouldbechargedmorethantwentyshillingsforhimself,familyandservants,thougheversonumerous;whileallotherfamilies,underthenumberoftwentywerechargedperhead。Polltaxeshadalwaysbeenodious,butthisbeingalsooppressiveandunjust,itexcitedasitnaturallymust,universaldetestationamongthepoorandmiddleclasses。
  ThepersonknownbythenameofWatTyler,whosepropernamewasWalter,andatilerbytrade,livedatDeptford。Thegathererofthepolltax,oncomingtohishouse,demandedtaxforoneofhisdaughters,whomTylerdeclaredwasundertheageoffifteen。Thetax—gathererinsistedonsatisfyinghimself,andbegananindecentexaminationofthegirl,which,enragingthefather,hestruckhimwithahammerthatbroughthimtotheground,andwasthecauseofhisdeath。Thiscircumstanceservedtobringthediscontenttoanissue。TheinhabitantsoftheneighbourhoodespousedthecauseofTyler,whoinafewdayswasjoined,accordingtosomehistories,byupwardsoffiftythousandmen,andchosentheirchief。WiththisforcehemarchedtoLondon,todemandanabolitionofthetaxandaredressofothergrievances。
  TheCourt,findingitselfinaforlorncondition,and,unabletomakeresistance,agreed,withRichardatitshead,toholdaconferencewithTylerinSmithfield,makingmanyfairprofessions,courtier—like,ofitsdispositionstoredresstheoppressions。WhileRichardandTylerwereinconversationonthesematters,eachbeingonhorseback,Walworth,thenMayorofLondon,andoneofthecreaturesoftheCourt,watchedanopportunity,andlikeacowardlyassassin,stabbedTylerwithadagger,andtwoorthreeothersfallinguponhim,hewasinstantlysacrificed。Tylerappearstohavebeenanintrepiddisinterestedmanwithrespecttohimself。AllhisproposalsmadetoRichardwereonamorejustandpublicgroundthanthosewhichhadbeenmadetoJohnbytheBarons,andnotwithstandingthesycophancyofhistoriansandmenlikeMr。Burke,whoseektoglossoverabaseactionoftheCourtbytraducingTyler,hisfamewilloutlivetheirfalsehood。IftheBaronsmeritedamonumenttobeerectedatRunnymede,TylermeritedoneinSmithfield。
  32。IhappenedtobeinEnglandatthecelebrationofthecentenaryoftheRevolutionof1688。ThecharactersofWilliamandMaryhavealwaysappearedtobedetestable;theoneseekingtodestroyhisuncle,andtheotherherfather,togetpossessionofpowerthemselves;yet,asthenationwasdisposedtothinksomethingofthatevent,Ifelthurtatseeingitascribethewholereputationofittoamanwhohadundertakenitasajobandwho,besideswhatheotherwisegot,chargedsixhundredthousandpoundsfortheexpenseofthefleetthatbroughthimfromHolland。GeorgetheFirstactedthesameclose—fistedpartasWilliamhaddone,andboughttheDuchyofBremenwiththemoneyhegotfromEngland,twohundredandfiftythousandpoundsoverandabovehispayasking,andhavingthuspurchaseditattheexpenseofEngland,addedittohisHanoveriandominionsforhisownprivateprofit。Infact,everynationthatdoesnotgovernitselfisgovernedasajob。EnglandhasbeenthepreyofjobseversincetheRevolution。
  33。Charles,likehispredecessorsandsuccessors,findingthatwarwastheharvestofgovernments,engagedinawarwiththeDutch,theexpenseofwhichincreasedtheannualexpendituretoL1,800,000
  asstatedunderthedateof1666;butthepeaceestablishmentwasbutL1,200,000。
  34。Poor—ratesbeganaboutthetimeofHenryVIII。,whenthetaxesbegantoincrease,andtheyhaveincreasedasthetaxesincreasedeversince。
  35。Reckoningthetaxesbyfamilies,fivetoafamily,eachfamilypaysonanaverageL127s。6d。perannum。Tothissumaretobeaddedthepoor—rates。Thoughallpaytaxesinthearticlestheyconsume,alldonotpaypoor—rates。Abouttwomillionsareexempted—someasnotbeinghouse—keepers,othersasnotbeingable,andthepoorthemselveswhoreceivetherelief。Theaverage,therefore,ofpoor—ratesontheremainingnumber,isfortyshillingsforeveryfamilyoffivepersons,whichmakethewholeaverageamountoftaxesandratesL1417s。6d。ForsixpersonsL1717s。ForsevenpersonsL2O16s。6d。
  TheaverageoftaxesinAmerica,undertheneworrepresentativesystemofgovernment,includingtheinterestofthedebtcontractedinthewar,andtakingthepopulationatfourmillionsofsouls,whichitnowamountsto,anditisdailyincreasing,isfiveshillingsperhead,men,women,andchildren。Thedifference,therefore,betweenthetwogovernmentsisasunder:
  EnglandAmericaLs。d。Ls。d。
  Forafamilyoffivepersons14176150
  Forafamilyofsixpersons171701100
  Forafamilyofsevenpersons201661150
  36。Publicschoolsdonotanswerthegeneralpurposeofthepoor。Theyarechieflyincorporationtownsfromwhichthecountrytownsandvillagesareexcluded,or,ifadmitted,thedistanceoccasionsagreatlossoftime。Education,tobeusefultothepoor,shouldbeonthespot,andthebestmethod,Ibelieve,toaccomplishthisistoenabletheparentstopaytheexpensesthemselves。Therearealwayspersonsofbothsexestobefoundineveryvillage,especiallywhengrowingintoyears,capableofsuchanundertaking。Twentychildrenattenshillingseach(andthatnotmorethansixmonthseachyear)wouldbeasmuchassomelivingsamounttointheremotestpartsofEngland,andthereareoftendistressedclergymen'swidowstowhomsuchanincomewouldbeacceptable。Whateverisgivenonthisaccounttochildrenanswerstwopurposes。Tothemitiseducation—
  tothosewhoeducatethemitisalivelihood。
  37。Thetaxonbeerbrewedforsale,fromwhichthearistocracyareexempt,isalmostonemillionmorethanthepresentcommutationtax,beingbythereturnsof1788,L1,666,152—and,consequently,theyoughttotakeonthemselvestheamountofthecommutationtax,astheyarealreadyexemptedfromonewhichisalmostamilliongreater。
  38。SeetheReportsontheCornTrade。
  39。Whenenquiriesaremadeintotheconditionofthepoor,variousdegreesofdistresswillmostprobablybefound,torenderadifferentarrangementpreferabletothatwhichisalreadyproposed。
  Widowswithfamilieswillbeingreaterwantthanwheretherearehusbandsliving。Thereisalsoadifferenceintheexpenseoflivingindifferentcounties:andmoresoinfuel。
  Supposethenfiftythousandextraordinarycases,attherateoftenpoundsperfamilyperannumL500,000
  100,000families,atL8perfamilyperannum800,000
  100,000families,atL7perfamilyperannum700,000
  104,000families,atL5perfamilyperannum520,000
  Andinsteadoftenshillingsperheadfortheeducationofotherchildren,toallowfiftyshillingsperfamilyforthatpurposetofiftythousandfamilies250,000
  ——
  L2,770,000
  140,000agedpersonsasbefore1,120,000
  ——
  L3,890,000
  Thisarrangementamountstothesamesumasstatedinthiswork,PartII,linenumber1068,includingtheL250,000foreducation;butitprovides(includingtheagedpeople)forfourhundredandfourthousandfamilies,whichisalmostonethirdofanthefamiliesinEngland。
  40。IknowitistheopinionofmanyofthemostenlightenedcharactersinFrance(therealwayswillbethosewhoseefurtherintoeventsthanothers),notonlyamongthegeneralmassofcitizens,butofmanyoftheprincipalmembersoftheformerNationalAssembly,thatthemonarchicalplanwillnotcontinuemanyyearsinthatcountry。Theyhavefoundout,thataswisdomcannotbemadehereditary,poweroughtnot;andthat,foramantomeritamillionsterlingayearfromanation,heoughttohaveamindcapableofcomprehendingfromanatomtoauniverse,which,ifhehad,hewouldbeabovereceivingthepay。Buttheywishednottoappeartoleadthenationfasterthanitsownreasonandinterestdictated。InalltheconversationswhereI
  havebeenpresentuponthissubject,theideaalwayswas,thatwhensuchatime,fromthegeneralopinionofthenation,shallarrive,thatthehonourableandliberalmethodwouldbe,tomakeahandsomepresentinfeesimpletotheperson,whoeverhemaybe,thatshallthenbeinthemonarchicaloffice,andforhimtoretiretotheenjoymentofprivatelife,possessinghisshareofgeneralrightsandprivileges,andtobenomoreaccountabletothepublicforhistimeandhisconductthananyothercitizen。
  41。Thegentlemanwhosignedtheaddressanddeclarationaschairmanofthemeeting,Mr。HorneTooke,beinggenerallysupposedtobethepersonwhodrewitup,andhavingspokenmuchincommendationofit,hasbeenjocularlyaccusedofpraisinghisownwork。Tofreehimfromthisembarrassment,andtosavehimtherepeatedtroubleofmentioningtheauthor,ashehasnotfailedtodo,Imakenohesitationinsaying,thatastheopportunityofbenefitingbytheFrenchRevolutioneasilyoccurredtome,Idrewupthepublicationinquestion,andshowedittohimandsomeothergentlemen,who,fullyapprovingit,heldameetingforthepurposeofmakingitpublic,andsubscribedtotheamountoffiftyguineastodefraytheexpenseofadvertising。Ibelievethereareatthistime,inEngland,agreaternumberofmenactingondisinterestedprinciples,anddeterminedtolookintothenatureandpracticesofgovernmentthemselves,andnotblindlytrust,ashashithertobeenthecase,eithertogovernmentgenerally,ortoparliaments,ortoparliamentaryopposition,thanatanyformerperiod。Hadthisbeendoneacenturyago,corruptionandtaxationhadnotarrivedtotheheighttheyarenowat。
  TheRightsOfMan:AppendixAsthepublicationofthisworkhasbeendelayedbeyondthetimeintended,Ithinkitnotimproper,allcircumstancesconsidered,tostatethecausesthathaveoccasioneddelay。
  Thereaderwillprobablyobserve,thatsomepartsintheplancontainedinthisworkforreducingthetaxes,andcertainpartsinMr。Pitt'sspeechattheopeningofthepresentsession,Tuesday,January31,aresomuchalikeastoinduceabelief,thateithertheauthorhadtakenthehintfromMr。Pitt,orMr。Pittfromtheauthor。—
  Iwillfirstpointoutthepartsthataresimilar,andthenstatesuchcircumstancesasIamacquaintedwith,leavingthereadertomakehisownconclusion。
  Consideringitasalmostanunprecedentedcase,thattaxesshouldbeproposedtobetakenoff,itisequallyextraordinarythatsuchameasureshouldoccurtotwopersonsatthesametime;andstillmoreso(consideringthevastvarietyandmultiplicityoftaxes)thattheyshouldhitonthesamespecifictaxes。Mr。Pitthasmentioned,inhisspeech,thetaxonCartsandWagons—thatonFemaleServants—theloweringthetaxonCandlesandthetakingoffthetaxofthreeshillingsonHouseshavingundersevenwindows。
  Everyoneofthosespecifictaxesareapartoftheplancontainedinthiswork,andproposedalsotobetakenoff。Mr。Pitt'splan,itistrue,goesnofurtherthantoareductionofthreehundredandtwentythousandpounds;andthereductionproposedinthiswork,tonearlysixmillions。Ihavemademycalculationsononlysixteenmillionsandanhalfofrevenue,stillassertingthatitwas"verynearly,ifnotquite,seventeenmillions。"Mr。Pittstatesitat16,690,000。Iknowenoughofthemattertosay,thathehasnotoverstatedit。Havingthusgiventheparticulars,whichcorrespondinthisworkandhisspeech,Iwillstateachainofcircumstancesthatmayleadtosomeexplanation。
  Thefirsthintforlesseningthetaxes,andthatasaconsequenceflowingfromtheFrenchrevolution,istobefoundintheADDRESSandDECLARATIONoftheGentlemenwhometattheThatched—HouseTavern,August20,1791。AmongmanyotherparticularsstatedinthatAddress,isthefollowing,putasaninterrogationtothegovernmentopposersoftheFrenchRevolution。"Aretheysorrythatthepretencefornewoppressivetaxes,andtheoccasionforcontinuingmanyoldtaxeswillbeatanend?"
  ItiswellknownthatthepersonswhochieflyfrequenttheThatched—HouseTavern,aremenofcourtconnections,andsomuchdidtheytakethisAddressandDeclarationrespectingtheFrenchRevolution,andthereductionoftaxesindisgust,thattheLandlordwasunderthenecessityofinformingtheGentlemen,whocomposedthemeetingofthe20thofAugust,andwhoproposedholdinganothermeeting,thathecouldnotreceivethem。*[41]
  WhatwasonlyhintedintheAddressandDeclarationrespectingtaxesandprinciplesofgovernment,willbefoundreducedtoaregularsysteminthiswork。ButasMr。Pitt'sspeechcontainssomeofthesamethingsrespectingtaxes,Inowcometogivethecircumstancesbeforealludedto。
  Thecaseis:ThisworkwasintendedtobepublishedjustbeforethemeetingofParliament,andforthatpurposeaconsiderablepartofthecopywasputintotheprinter'shandsinSeptember,andalltheremainingcopy,whichcontainstheparttowhichMr。
  Pitt'sspeechissimilar,wasgiventohimfullsixweeksbeforethemeetingofParliament,andhewasinformedofthetimeatwhichitwastoappear。HehadcomposednearlythewholeaboutafortnightbeforethetimeofParliamentmeeting,andhadgivenmeaproofofthenextsheet。Itwastheninsufficientforwardnesstobeoutatthetimeproposed,astwoothersheetswerereadyforstrikingoff。Ihadbeforetoldhim,thatifhethoughtheshouldbestraitenedfortime,Icouldgetpartoftheworkdoneatanotherpress,whichhedesiredmenottodo。InthismannertheworkstoodontheTuesdayfortnightprecedingthemeetingofParliament,whenallatonce,withoutanypreviousintimation,thoughIhadbeenwithhimtheeveningbefore,hesentme,byoneofhisworkmen,alltheremainingcopy,decliningtogoonwiththeworkonanyconsideration。
  ToaccountforthisextraordinaryconductIwastotallyataloss,ashestoppedatthepartwheretheargumentsonsystemsandprinciplesofgovernmentclosed,andwheretheplanforthereductionoftaxes,theeducationofchildren,andthesupportofthepoorandtheagedbegins;andstillmoreespecially,ashehad,atthetimeofhisbeginningtoprint,andbeforehehadseenthewholecopy,offeredathousandpoundsforthecopy—right,togetherwiththefuturecopy—rightoftheformerpartoftheRightsofMan。ItoldthepersonwhobroughtmethisofferthatIshouldnotacceptit,andwisheditnottoberenewed,givinghimasmyreason,thatthoughIbelievedtheprintertobeanhonestman,Iwouldneverputitinthepowerofanyprinterorpublishertosuppressoralteraworkofmine,bymakinghimmasterofthecopy,orgivetohimtherightofsellingittoanyminister,ortoanyotherperson,ortotreatasamerematteroftraffic,thatwhichIintendedshouldoperateasaprinciple。
  Hisrefusaltocompletethework(whichhecouldnotpurchase)obligedmetoseekforanotherprinter,andthisofconsequencewouldthrowthepublicationbacktillafterthemeetingofParliament,otherwaysitwouldhaveappearedthatMr。
  PitthadonlytakenupapartoftheplanwhichIhadmorefullystated。
  Whetherthatgentleman,oranyother,hadseenthework,oranypartofit,ismorethanIhaveauthoritytosay。Butthemannerinwhichtheworkwasreturned,andtheparticulartimeatwhichthiswasdone,andthataftertheoffershehadmade,aresuspiciouscircumstances。Iknowwhattheopinionofbooksellersandpublishersisuponsuchacase,butastomyownopinion,Ichoosetomakenodeclaration。Therearemanywaysbywhichproofsheetsmaybeprocuredbyotherpersonsbeforeaworkpubliclyappears;towhichIshalladdacertaincircumstance,whichis,AministerialbooksellerinPiccadillywhohasbeenemployed,ascommonreportsays,byaclerkofoneoftheboardscloselyconnectedwiththeministry(theboardoftradeandplantation,ofwhichHawkesburyispresident)topublishwhathecallsmyLife,(Iwishhisownlifeandthoseofthecabinetwereasgood),usedtohavehisbooksprintedatthesameprinting—officethatIemployed;butwhentheformerpartofRightsofMancameout,hetookhisworkawayindudgeon;andaboutaweekortendaysbeforetheprinterreturnedmycopy,hecametomakehimanofferofhisworkagain,whichwasaccepted。Thiswouldconsequentlygivehimadmissionintotheprinting—officewherethesheetsofthisworkwerethenlying;andasbooksellersandprintersarefreewitheachother,hewouldhavetheopportunityofseeingwhatwasgoingon。—Bethecase,however,asitmay,Mr。Pitt'splan,littleanddiminutiveasitis,wouldhavemadeaveryawkwardappearance,hadthisworkappearedatthetimetheprinterhadengagedtofinishit。
  Ihavenowstatedtheparticularswhichoccasionedthedelay,fromtheproposaltopurchase,totherefusaltoprint。IfalltheGentlemenareinnocent,itisveryunfortunateforthemthatsuchavarietyofsuspiciouscircumstancesshould,withoutanydesign,arrangethemselvestogether。
  Havingnowfinishedthispart,Iwillconcludewithstatinganothercircumstance。
  AboutafortnightorthreeweeksbeforethemeetingofParliament,asmalladdition,amountingtoabouttwelveshillingsandsixpenceayear,wasmadetothepayofthesoldiers,orrathertheirpaywasdockedsomuchless。SomeGentlemenwhoknew,inpart,thatthisworkwouldcontainaplanofreformsrespectingtheoppressedconditionofsoldiers,wishedmetoaddanotetothework,signifyingthatthepartuponthatsubjecthadbeenintheprinter'shandssomeweeksbeforethatadditionofpaywasproposed。Ideclineddoingthis,lestitshouldbeinterpretedintoanairofvanity,oranendeavourtoexcitesuspicion(forwhichperhapstheremightbenogrounds)thatsomeofthegovernmentgentlemenhad,bysomemeansorother,madeoutwhatthisworkwouldcontain:andhadnottheprintingbeeninterruptedsoastooccasionadelaybeyondthetimefixedforpublication,nothingcontainedinthisappendixwouldhaveappeared。
  THOMASPAINE