. Narrative of the life and suffering of William B. Lighton. (minister of the gospel.) Who was a soldier, bound for life in the British army and in which is contained an account of its character, and the barbarous method practised in punishing their soldiers; with an interesting account of his escape from his regiment, his capture, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to death; his subsequent sufferings, and final escape from captivity, and from the British dominions. lowest state of poverty ; they are indeed themost miserable of men ; they are turned intopaupers and beggars. By what ? By the
. Narrative of the life and suffering of William B. Lighton. (minister of the gospel.) Who was a soldier, bound for life in the British army and in which is contained an account of its character, and the barbarous method practised in punishing their soldiers; with an interesting account of his escape from his regiment, his capture, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to death; his subsequent sufferings, and final escape from captivity, and from the British dominions. lowest state of poverty ; they are indeed themost miserable of men ; they are turned intopaupers and beggars. By what ? By the in-supportable and heavy weight of hearts have sunk under the oppressiveburden, that they are no more, and will be nomore,except some speedy remedy is on oppressive is the present state of thingsthat there has been more burglaries and rob-beries committed than ever man remembered,which arises chiefly from TAXATION, thatdead weight. The farmers are paving highrents, and parish rates become so high thatthey can scarce be said to live. England cannever prosper, as it has done, so long as PAUPERISM prevails in the countries have got its mode of manufac-turing, and are in consequence thereof, lessburdened with that destructively dead weight,so that they can bring their goods to Englandand have a remunerative profit. Such my son,is the deplorable situation of the unhappy Enjglisman. As for my part, I am in a prosperous.
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