. The craftsman. ring Him into a thoufand Pieces. <* Thus fell the infamous i?^»aj, a Sacrifice to po-* pular Rage; and though his Death was violent, yet was it natural; for however wife Men may condemn* fuch extrajudicialPunijhtnejits, it is impoflible to re- ftrain the Fury of the People, when They find Them- felves grievoufly opprefsd, and deprived of all other** Means of Relief. I have already madefome Apology for fending Yoiithis little Piece of Hiftory, and fhali conclude with ob-ferving, that although it does not appear exaftly parallel,in every Circ umftance, to the Charader of any
. The craftsman. ring Him into a thoufand Pieces. <* Thus fell the infamous i?^»aj, a Sacrifice to po-* pular Rage; and though his Death was violent, yet was it natural; for however wife Men may condemn* fuch extrajudicialPunijhtnejits, it is impoflible to re- ftrain the Fury of the People, when They find Them- felves grievoufly opprefsd, and deprived of all other** Means of Relief. I have already madefome Apology for fending Yoiithis little Piece of Hiftory, and fhali conclude with ob-ferving, that although it does not appear exaftly parallel,in every Circ umftance, to the Charader of any oneMan now living ; yet if your Readers will give Them-felves the Trouble to look round the World, it is notimpoflible that They may fomewhere or other find aPer/an in Ponxjert who bears a near Refemblance to it,in many J am. Sir, SiC. E 3 SATURDAY. 54 2^/5^ Craetsman. N^4^6. N<^436. Saturday, November g^ ly^4., The Dissertation upon Parties ^ C A L E B D*A N V E R S, Ef<iv Sir,. V. !i^v obferved already that the Con-flitulion of the Brttijh Government fup-pofes owx Kings msy abufe their Power,and our Reprefeniatirues betray their TruiUand provides againft both thefe Contin-gencie?, ub well as human Wildora can provide. Herelet us obferve that the fame Conjiitution is vtry far fromfuppcfingthe People will ever betray Themlelves; aniTyet this Cafe is poffibe, no Doubt, We do not think, ofm >re than* one Nation, who TefakdLiierty,v/ben it was cjfei d to 1 hem ; but We read of many,.and have almoft feen fome, v^^ho loft it through theircv/n Fault, by the plain and necefiary Confequencesof their own Condu^, when They were in full PofielTionof it, and had the Means. of fecuring it eiFedually intheir Power. A wife and brave People will neither becozend, nor bull)d out of their Liberty i but a wifeand brave People may ceafe to be fuch 5 They maydegenerate; They may fink into Sloth aud Luxury ;They may reiign Themfelves to a treacherous Con
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