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_005457212	Lenhart, John M. (John Mary), 1873-1969.	Catholics and the American Declaration of Independence (1774-1776)	1934		.txt	text/plain	19289	1039	69	The Americans regarded this as one of the intolerable acts whereby the free Pro- testant colonies were hemmed in and Popery was established in the neighboring province of Canada. U1II~. against the free Protestant colonies, a wicked ministry shall chuse so to them 55 ); that by being disunited frODl (Americans), detached from our interests, civil as well as religious prejudices, that their (Canadians) numbers daily swelling Catholic emigrants from Europe, and by devotion to administration, so friendly to religion, they (Canadians) might be(!OIrle midable to us, and on occasion, be fit ments, in the hands of power, to reduce ancient, free Protestant colonies to the state of slavery with themselves; ... and extremely dangerous to our liberty and we cannot forbear complaining of it, as to British America 56 ) ; that the u· UJ.<.UJ.IIiCIiIt .. (of Canada), deprived of liberty, and artf'nlhl 55) Memorial to the People of Great J.HJlocUl1.	cache/_005457212.txt	txt/_005457212.txt