Life of Charles Carroll of Carrollton . ; as subjectsthey were entitled to the benefit of our laws, andought to have been tried and found guilty beforethey could be punished, and to punish them all,all ought to have been tried and convicted. Ifthey are deemed enemies they ought to be treatedas such and maintained as prisoners of war. Butno care has been taken here in that respect. These poor people for their numbers were per-haps the most happy of any on the globe. Theymanufactured all they wore, and their manufac-tures were good; they raised in great plentythe provisions they consumed; their
Life of Charles Carroll of Carrollton . ; as subjectsthey were entitled to the benefit of our laws, andought to have been tried and found guilty beforethey could be punished, and to punish them all,all ought to have been tried and convicted. Ifthey are deemed enemies they ought to be treatedas such and maintained as prisoners of war. Butno care has been taken here in that respect. These poor people for their numbers were per-haps the most happy of any on the globe. Theymanufactured all they wore, and their manufac-tures were good; they raised in great plentythe provisions they consumed; their inhabitationswere warm and comfortable; they were all upona level, being all husbandmen, and consequently asvoid of ambition as human nature can be. Theyappear to be very regular and religious, and thatfrom principle and a perfect knowledge of theirduty, which convinces me that they were blessedwith excellent pastors. But alas, how is their casealtered. They were at once stripped of every-thing but the clothes on their backs; many have. The drive leading to tlic Manor
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