...after thinking about it a bit more, it could also just be part of an overall propaganda in the "cultural wars". Some people will be against the actions of t

...after thinking about it a bit more, it could also just be part of an overall propaganda in the "cultural wars". Some people will be against the actions of the government in this case, while others will instinctively defend it. Certainly it is easy to get a "He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance." ...vibe from the article. Which is not so different from the "For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States" ...vibe that has also been making rounds lately.